Film Review: Young Ones

Young Ones is a superb showcase of Jake Paltrow’s visual and world building skills, but misses hard on the character and story as he overstuffs and rushes his film.

Film Review: Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a great, and twisted, little thriller, with a possible career best performance out of Jake Gyllenhaal.

Film Review: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a kinetic farce of the celebrity psyche anchored by some great performances and an incredible technical presentation.

Film Review: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya is a beautiful and simple folk tale brought to life by Studio Ghibli.

Dissecting John Wick

John Wick knows exactly what it is and does what it wants pretty damn effectively.

Film Review: Gone Girl

David Fincher’s Gone Girl weaves a great and entertaining game of marital back and forth, the only criticism I can really come up with against it is that it isn’t quite at the level of Fincher’s multiple masterpieces.

Film Review: The Giver

Unlike what seems like the majority of people around my age, I actually made it through school without reading The Giver. Now that I’ve seen it, I’m pretty bummed about this.

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Perfect Blockbuster?

Guardians of the Galaxy provides audiences with the comedy and action that they crave. The well-crafted film appears to raise the bar for comic book films.

Dissecting Guardians of the Galaxy

Zac: Guardians of the Galaxy is Marvel going full space epic and James Gunn brings a sense of fun and humor that helps it stand out & above most of their cinematic universe.

Lauren: Above is a strong word.

Film Review: Ida

Ida is a remarkable film from Pawel Pawlikowski, it’s one of the most gorgeous films you will ever see while being one of the year’s best.