‘t Resonate
Sometimes you see a movie that’s well made and impressively performed, but as hard as you might try, it just doesn’t quite resonate personally. The Diary of a Teenage Girl is such an example. It features a unique plot, great…
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THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Is A Fun Assignment Worth Taking On
With James Bond working hard to keep his newest adventures real and gritty, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. takes the reverse approach. This is no parody, but it is a love letter to the Dr. No era of espionage thrillers; it…
FANTASTIC 4 Officially Ushers in Superhero Fatigue
fan·tas·tic /fanˈtastik/ adjective imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality. “novels are capable of mixing fantastic and realistic elements” synonyms: fanciful, extravagant, extraordinary extraordinarily good or attractive. “your support has been fantastic” synonyms: marvelous, wonderful, sensational, outstanding, superb, super, excellent Given…
THE GIFT Is A Creepy Mood Piece
While horror flicks and thriller pics from Blumhouse Productions often follow supernatural tales along the lines of Insidious, Ouija and The Gallows, it appears that every now and then, the company does attempt some variations on their low-budget genre formula.…
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE Is Warm and Woolly
Shaun the Sheep made his first appearance in the Wallace & Gromit short, A Close Shave, but in the years since the young buck has become the star of a very popular children’s “claymation” series. By now, tykes may be…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE- ROUGE NATION is Ridiculously Entertaining
I want to hate Tom Cruise. Sorry. Hate is a horrid word. Despise, then. I want to despise Tom Cruise. I blame his face. And his off the screen actions. And his religious choices. See? When I put it on…
‘t have to love Legos to like A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY
You don’t have to be an AFOL to get into the new Lego documentary but it will help. Hell, after watching, you may even become an AFOL. Unless you’re a KFOL or TFOL already. Regardless of your current FOL status,…
VACATION Remake provides plenty of self-aware laughs
The Hollywood Hills echo the sound of regurgitation. A collective yack heard round the world as they recycle every plot idea they can buy the rights to. I have screamed, moaned and complained about this for years but there is…
PIXELS Features A Script With Too Many Design Flaws
Truthfully, the idea of characters from arcade games of the 80s waging war against the Earth is appealing. Pixels features a super concept, but something goes a little wonky in the execution. While the movie should have given star Adam…
IRRATIONAL MAN Is A Bit Unbalanced, But Possesses a Few Plusses
After the frothy romance of Magic in the Moonlight, director Woody Allen has veered back to the dark side. Irrational Man is a black comedy that precariously switches notes between humor and more serious drama, sometimes hitting some jarring keys…