The live action versions of Disney classics continue to fall short of their predecessors, though Beauty and the Beast may be my favorite yet. Partly by default, partly by merit.
Read more "Film Review: Beauty and the Beast"Kong is king. Plain and simple.
Read more "Film Review: Kong: Skull Island"If I was making the seating chart for a room full of movies, Table 19 will be happy to know it’s not being relegated to the back of the hall near the bathrooms. That said, it won’t be joining the lower digit tables that everyone would prefer to be sitting at either.
Read more "Film Review: Table 19"Other than the occasional animal bandanna seen donning the shoulders of certain students during elementary school, the Scouts was never something that held any interest for me. Granted had I known that the Boy Scouts could’ve prepared me for a zombie apocalypse I may have looked into finding a group welcoming to little girls.
Read more "Movie Night with Lauren: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)"In preparation for the newest X-Men movie, Logan, I saw X-Men Apocalypse against everyone’s recommendation. Logan owes me big time.
Read more "Movie Night with Lauren: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)"Lauren: I don’t care what anyone says: I’d much rather repeatedly kidnap Liam Neeson’s daughter than experience John Wick’s particular set of skills firsthand. Dude is scary.
Read more "Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 2"They came, they saw, they conquered… the ability to communicate with humanity through plate glass windows. The alien invaders have arrived?
Read more "Film Review: Arrival"When it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’ve grown accustomed to a certain heightened world. Yes it’s filled with superhuman beings, dancing trees and futuristic scientific and technological advances, but everything still feels grounded in this reality. Until now. Now, things have changed. Now, things are strange.
Read more "Film Review: Doctor Strange"I wouldn’t quite go with “magnificent” as the superlative for this remake of the classic western, but Pretty Good Seven just doesn’t quite bode as well for ticket sales. And Rootin’ Tootin’ Revolver Shootin’ Seven was a straight up veto…
Read more "Film Review: The Magnificent Seven"I was never great at sticking with any of the numerous instruments I picked up throughout my life, and boy do I feel cheated. Had I known they could be as magical as Kubo’s samisen I may have kept with one!
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