Movie Review: A Chaotic, Funny Cinderella Story
“Anora” is one of those films that once I heard about it, I was curious as to what sort of a tone it would take its story in. Director Sean Baker’s films are primarily character pieces that focus on people who rarely get as much attention in the media. “Anora” fits this bill […]
Movie Review: Family Cares for Each Other, No Matter What
A Real Pain was a surprising film for me as until about a few weeks ago I had never even heard of it due to a severe lack of advertisement for the film. The film is directed by actor Jessie Eisenberg who in recent years has become more involved in cinema than just acting with […]
Movie Review: A Smile is Contagious…
The original “Smile” by Parker Finn movie was one I put off watching until just recently when I was preparing to see its anticipated sequel. The movie focuses on a paranormal curse that causes those afflicted by it to experience visions of people smiling eerily at them causing their minds to question what […]
Movie Review: A Film 40 Years in the Making!
Francis Ford Coppola may sound familiar to some as the director behind some of the most critically acclaimed films of all time, such as The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now. Despite immense successes, Coppola has not had a theatrical release in over a decade until now with the release of his newest […]
Summer Blockbuster Reviews
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (May 8, 2024) The follow-up to the immensely popular Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy and one that looks to be extremely promising. It harkens back to an older form of sci-fi that we rarely see put on the big screen anymore. The film takes place a century […]
Movie Review: Civil War: A Country Splintered
The 2010s saw the release of several hypothetical films where the American government falls to a foreign threat. This trend mainly focused on how the strength of the American spirit overcomes any adversity and how we can push back any threat no matter how big it may be. Alex Garland’s Civil […]
“All of Us Strangers” Movie Review: A Love That Transcends Life and Death
Romance is a genre I have grown to appreciate more over time as an avenue for stellar emotional acting and stories that have left my heart aching. Long gone are the days of the mindset that romance movies are cheesy plots filled with cliches. It is instead a genre that houses […]
Dune Part Two: The Return of the Space Epic
The sci-fi genre is a type of movie that has consistently seen success ever since its explosion in popularity in the 1960s and 70s. In recent years, however, these types of movies have had a string of troubled releases that cast a shadow on the genre. Mainly these consisted of the new Star Wars that […]
New Lisa Frankenstein Movie Brings 80s Thrills and Nostalgia Back to Life
Hollywood as of lately has had a string of producing movies and TV shows appealing to nostalgia, by adhering to the cultures of previous decades and Lisa Frankenstein is no exception. Stranger Things, for example, revitalized a lot of love people had for the 1980s when it first released in 2016, so much so that […]