Film: Cop Car Starring: Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Hays Welford, James Freedson-Jackson Directed by: James Watts I fondly look back on all of the dangerous things my brother and I did as a kid, whether it was jumping off the roof of our childhood home onto a trampoline or trespassing on the local cranberry bog. […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Ricki And The Flash’ Trumps Formula With Poignant Chords
August 11th, 2015 
Sam Cohen Film: Ricki and the Flash Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Sebastian Stan Directed by: Jonathan Demme It was either white picket fences and an idyllic family life or a chance at rock stardom for Ricki Rendazzo (Meryl Streep). That was 20 or so years ago when she chose the latter. Now, she’s crooning […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Fantastic Four’ Is A Moviegoer’s Nightmare
August 7th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Fantastic Four Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara Directed by: Josh Trank Despite a strong cast and iconic source material, Josh Trank’s take on Fantastic Four is one of the worst superhero films ever made. The story is simple enough. After being discovered at his high school science fair, Reed Richards is enrolled in a […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The End Of The Tour’ Is A Life-Changing Experience
August 7th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The End Of The Tour Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel Directed by: James Ponsoldt It’s amazing how one conversation can forever change the course of our lives. You could be speaking with a close friend or a stranger on the street and, without warning, find yourself seeing the world in a whole new light. […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Southpaw’ Can’t Land A Punch
August 3rd, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Southpaw Starring: Jake Gyllenhall Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Despite two incredible fights that serve as bookends to the story, Southpaw is a messy boxing film that never quite finds its groove. There are very few story elements at play in Southpaw that you haven’t seen at least a few times before, typically in other […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Vacation’ Isn’t Worth The Trip Down Holiday Road
July 28th, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Vacation Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth Directed by: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley Vacation–the successor to the last entry in the National Lampoon comedy series–opens on a series of pictures depicting seemingly idyllic families enjoying their vacations. In ye olde National Lampoon fashion, there are also a few visual gags centered […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Unexpected’ Is A Wonderfully Simple Indie Gem
July 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Unexpected Starring: Cobie Smulders, Gail Bean Directed by: Kris Swanberg Unless you’re planning for it, the news that you’re about to have a baby can be both an exciting and terrifying experience in someone’s life. For Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders), there was probably no good time for the news that she would soon give […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Trainwreck’ Cruises With Help From Amy Schumer
July 14th, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Trainwreck Directed by: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Lebron James Judd Apatow’s directorial features have been losing their comedic luster as of late, trading in laughs for more commonplace and conventional themes of parenthood and mid-life crises with This is 40 and Funny People. With Trainwreck, it’s like his spitfire […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Gallows’ Might Be The Worst Film Of Summer 2015
July 10th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Gallows Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown Directed by: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing 2015 may be the year I finally stop defending found footage/POV storytelling in cinema. It’s been a good run, more or less, but after witnessing the hundredth-plus remix of the same twelve ideas presented with little to no original twist whatsoever […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Terminator Genisys’ Is More Than A Bit Rusty
July 1st, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Terminator Genisys Starring: Jai Courtney, Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger Directed By: Alan Taylor “Old, but not obsolete.” This line reverberates throughout the narrative of the new reboot/sequel/studio machination, Terminator Genisys. As the camera lingers on Schwarzenegger’s automated façade, we see that the lines on his face are more noticeable than ever. A sign of […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Inside Out’ Is A Heartwrenching Pixar Feature
June 19th, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Inside Out Directed by: Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen Starring: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Phyllis Smith Pixar has a knack for crafting stories based in other worlds or worlds that we can’t see with characters that strike the most emotional of chords with their relatable stories. Now, the studio put emotions at the forefront, […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Entourage’ Is A Fitting Finale For HBO’s Bros
June 5th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Entourage Starring: Adrien Grenier, Jeremy Piven Directed by: Doug Ellin The boys are back, and they’re picking up right where they left off. Several years may have passed since the world said goodbye to Vince, E, Drama, Turtle, and Ari, but in the world of Entourage it has only been a few short months. […]
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