Tomorrowland (2015)
“Just try to be a little more upbeat.” Tomorrowland, a lavishly gorgeous and incredibly realized world, had that above quote tattooed all over its underlying smarmy self. Be happy, be positive, believe […]
Category Archives: Action
Mad Max: Fury Road
“If you can’t fix what’s broken, you’ll go insane.” Mad Max: Fury Road is every critic’s dream. It’s accessible and offbeat, easily serving as a blank slate for a barrage of […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
“I think you’re confusing peace for quiet.” Marvel needs to look hard in the mirror and seriously ask itself what it is trying to do. As is the case with […]
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
“They say overweight people use humor to gain attention.” For the first time ever, I was happy to be crammed into the smallest theater in my local cinema. To experience […]
Furious 7 (2015)
“You can’t outrun the past.” To this day, I remember the pure pedal to the floor magic of The Fast and the Furious, the first in this drawn out franchise. It was impossible to […]
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
“We are first and foremost gentlemen.” Kingsman: The Secret Service is a beautiful disaster. It also is not a bloody good time, veering into unnecessary and gratuitous barbarity. The action comes at […]
The Top 50 Films of 2014
2014 was an outstanding year for cinema. From the blockbusters to the little indies, there were some truly exceptional films. I saw as many as I could, but you can’t see […]
Mortdecai (2015)
“I am loved by all who know me.” The production company Lionsgate recently announced, on behalf of star Johnny Depp, to franchise Mortdecai and its lead character, opening up possibilities for future […]
A Most Violent Year (2015)
“We all have our ambitions.” J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year certainly is exacting, enterprising fare. It’s also one of the absolute best films released this year, flawless in its technical expertise […]
American Sniper (2015)
“I don’t know what a Quran looks like.” American Sniper is as ignorant, misleading, and one-dimensional as the above quote. Instead of being a smart, well-written essay and character study, it […]
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