Movie Night With Lauren: Hick (2011)

Movie Night With Lauren #1: from The 5th Wave to Hick thanks to Chloe Grace Moretz. Check out the explanation for Movie Night here.

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave was one of my favorite guilty pleasure reads of 2013 coming out of the Young Adult world. Unfortunately, the film adaptation is definitely not in the same category. It’s guilty of a lot, but being a pleasure isn’t one of them.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi might be Michael Bay’s best film, as his apolitical take on that night’s events serves as an excellent template for his action filmmaking skills.

Film Review: Anomalisa

Anomalisa is a beautifully animated creation from the mind of Charlie Kaufman, but I can’t help but be a bit disappointed with it; especially compared to his other works.

Film Review: The Revenant

The Revenant is another master class in filmmaking from Alejandro Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki, as they take us on an engrossing experience of survival; led by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Film Review: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Spoilers)

Star Wars is back with The Force Awakens, and while it is really good, often great at times, it’s held back by trying too hard to be A New Hope. ***SERIOUS SPOILERS BELOW*** Come back after you have seen the film.

Film Review: The Hateful Eight (Roadshow Engagement)

The Hateful Eight finds Quentin Tarantino operating in his smallest space (with his grandest vistas) all while a bunch of game actors entertains the hell out of you.

Film Review: Sisters

Sometime during your spree of 10 Star Wars: The Force Awakens viewings this weekend, consider being a force for good by seeing Sisters. Sisters equals happiness, which is the opposite of anger. And we all know what anger is on the path to.

Film Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I’m going to put this out there right now: I’m not one of the seemingly inescapable Star Wars fans who has been counting down to this release since the announcement. I’m not going to pretend to comprehend their relationship with the series. That said, if I were to guess I’d say this is the film […]

Film Review: The Big Short

The Big Short is one of the year’s best films; funny, informative, entertaining, and infuriating, all with a great group of actors delivering excellent work.

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