Film Review: Truth

Truth is a corny retelling of the Rather/Bush National Guard fallout that can’t decide if it just wants to present us facts or actually comment on the downfall of journalism.

Film Review: The Last Witch Hunter

Let’s start with the good: The Last Witch Hunter isn’t as bad as I, Frankenstein. Oh, you want a longer list? Oh, ok… Hm… The visual effects are pretty decent in this world full of magic and glowing eyes. What else… Vin Diesel is quite an imposing figure holding a blazing sword below a stylistic […]

Film Review: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is frontlined by a blazing script from Aaron Sorkin and another great turn from Michael Fassbender, while Danny Boyle keeps the three settings of the film feeling fresh.

Film Review: Crimson Peak

Guillermo del Toro bounces back from the let down of Pacific Rim (a movie I like) with Crimson Peak, a “gothic romance with ghosts” that delivers exactly on that promise.

Film Review: The Walk

The Walk finds Robert Zemeckis fighting against the superior documentary on the same subject, Man on Wire, but his realization of the titular walk is worth the price of admission.

Film Review: Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation is an often unflinching look at an African country’s war-torn, State vs. Rebels conflict, that director Cary Joji Fukunaga can’t quite bring together into something great.

Film Review: The Keeping Room

The Keeping Room has a pretty solid premise at its core, but for almost every moment that works I was thrown off by something else.

Film Review: Sicario

Sicario is a tense and brutal dive into the underbelly of the US & Mexican Cartel drug war, pulling no punches as it evolves into something more.

Film Review: The Martian

The Martian is an entertaining adventure on Mars, with a fantastic turn by Matt Damon at the center of a lot of drama.

Dissecting Avengers: Age of Ultron

Age of Ultron is now readily available for everyone at home, and a lot of its naysayers best give it a second look.