Film Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is an improvement on the character/story side of things for this reboot of the franchise, but lacks the action spectacle of the previous entry.

Film Review: X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse is the latest (last?) of the First Class reboot of the X-Men franchise and while it has its moments it never really excels above being average superhero fare.

Film Review: Me Before You

Me Before You is a solid little piece of romance tragedy with an incredible lead turn by Emilia Clarke.

Film Review: Warcraft: The Beginning

Warcraft: The Beginning introduces a lore that is too big to handle in a two hour film, but Duncan Jones is still able to make a compelling case for the highs this material could reach.

Film Review: The Conjuring 2

James Wan is back with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, bringing with them another case from the paranormal investigation files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. On the surface, The Conjuring 2 is a simple repeat of the premise of the first film with its terrified family and dangerously haunted house. Fortunately this is just a […]

Movie Night With Lauren: Trollhunter (2010)

This Norwegian film is much better than a title like Trollhunter suggests. Granted, seeing as I grew up with a colorful-haired, jeweled-bellied creature stuck on the end of my number two pencil, my idea of hunting trolls is much more ridiculous than the contents of this movie.

Film Review: Sunset Song

Terence Davies’ adaptation of Sunset Song is full of quiet and subtle greatness, may be a bit old fashioned, but that is exactly what the film is going for.

Film Review: The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys is another gem from director Shane Black, delivering a sleazy buddy comedy with a kid thrown into the mix for good measure.

Green Room

Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room is a master work of tension and genre filmmaking, every frame matters, every beat is earned, every devilish laugh lands as you squirm from the edge to the back of your seat as the mayhem unfolds.

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War is another great entry into Cap’s saga, but the introduction of Spider-Man and wedging in every last MCU face feels too forced, even if those elements work on their own.