Short Term 12 reaches perfection for nearly 2/3 of its run time before giving over its natural storytelling to forced drama that just doesn’t work anywhere near as well as the rest of the film.
Read more "Film Review: Short Term 12"Ain’t Them Bodies Saints is an impressive debut from David Lowery and is just a smidgen shy of complete excellence.
Read more "Film Review: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints"Lauren: It’s hard to beat The Strangers when it comes to terrifying home invasion films. Just ask The Purge from earlier this year, which lost itself in the bog of a message forced into what should have been a scary fun film of a family defending their own. What a disappointing fail. Good thing You’re […]
Read more "Dissecting You’re Next: A Strong Reminder To Lock Your Doors"The Spectacular Now, from James Ponsoldt, is a grounded look at the coming of age story, but it comes apart when you realize it doesn’t have much depth or anything new to say in the genre.
Read more "Dissecting The Spectacular Now: Coming of Age the Wrong Way"Edgar Wright’s latest, The World’s End, is fighting to not be his weakest film overall, yet it’s still great and one of the better films of the summer.
Read more "Film Review: The World’s End"I didn’t think I would say this after how much hatred boiled up from the depth of my soul after ending Cassandra Clare’s novel, but I actually enjoyed the movie adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
Read more "Film Review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"During a time in which superhero films are running rampant, it was no surprise that the subgenre of the normal man fighting crime would quickly get in on the action. Super, Griff the Invisible, and Defendor all have their places, and that’s just naming a few. And somewhere in the middle, there is Kick-Ass.
Read more "Dissecting Kick-Ass 2: Does It Live Up To Its Title?"Lee Daniels’ The Butler is an engaging look through our nation’s racial history, but tries to cram in too much and often focuses on the wrong story over the course of its run time.
Read more "Film Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler"Elysium is the much anticipated second film from director Neil Blomkamp, but it falls short of working on almost every level.
Read more "Film Review: Elysium"Woody Allen’s latest, Blue Jasmine, finds the director following a pair of sisters as they navigate life and love in a funny, but ultimately sad, slice of their lives.
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