In 1987, audiences were wowed by the original “Predator” film. Not because it was anything truly groundbreaking, more so because it seemed like something could actually kill Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, the original film is remembered fondly as a big, brash and gory action blockbuster. But as the ...
Somber and coated in shades of white and brown, “White Boy Rick” is the latest in the based on a true story genre to cover the life of a drug kingpin. The angle of this story however, is the fact that Rick was sentenced to life in prison after running a cocaine ring in Detroit in excess of eight ...
If your film contains cursing, blood, explosions, gunfights, screaming, and all about every ten minutes, then it says a lot that it still manages to be so boring and monotonous that it could put audiences to sleep. That’s the reality for “Peppermint”, a new revenge thriller with all the style ...
"Come along with me, And the butterflies and bees We can wander through the forest, And do so as we please. Come along with me, To a cliff under a tree Where we can gaze upon the water, As an everlasting dream" Way back in the first season of “Adventure Time”, in a comedic episode called “The ...
Pushing the envelope is nothing new. It’s almost become an ironic thing for a film to do, since it's not really all that groundbreaking to push it anymore. Therefore, when an idea comes along that seems genius, it requires a certain finesse to get it to a place of quality. “The Happytime Murders” ...
Routine, downtrodden, played out and exaggerated are some of the words that could describe the romantic comedy genre. This type of film is so outplayed there have been films about being haunted by dead exes, couples rekindling love while searching for buried treasure, witches using spells to make others ...
Some films have political ideas or messages riding quietly underneath their plots and characters. Some directors like to place subtle nods or hints towards ideas and references within their works. “BlacKkKlansman” is not one of those films, and Spike Lee is not one of those directors. His ideas ...
A surefire way to tell if someone is a psychopath is as follows: ask them if they liked middle school. If they reply yes, they’re a psychopath. While not equally awful for everyone, middle school tends to be such a random assortment of hormones and pre-algebra tests that no one enjoys. It doesn’t ...
Winnie the Pooh is probably the most unlikely candidate to make a comeback in today’s age of excitement and genre pushing excess. He’s slow, witty and tends to meander about. Rarely does he do anything with expediency and most of his stories tend to have an element of sadness to them. The latest ...
Love him or hate him, Tom Cruise will undeniably put himself on the line for his beloved “Mission Impossible” films. “Fallout” is no different, featuring lots of real world stunts and crazy action, but it's also unique within its own series. “Fallout” is the first film in the series to ...
