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: Adventure
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 […]
Insurgent (2015)
“We were never the problem. We were the solution.” Honestly, I could not tell you what Insurgent was about if I tried. It’s hard not to feel bad for these actors, forced […]
Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
“His world was tidy, uncomplicated, and he liked it that way.” Hector and the Search for Happiness asks what in my opinion is the hardest question to answer. What is […]
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 […]
The 2015 Academy Awards: Predictions and Thoughts
Every year, my alarm is set to wake up and watch the Oscar nominations through a live stream early in the morning. This year was a bit cringeworthy and just […]
Into the Woods (2014)
“Anything can happen in the woods.” Into the Woods is a beautiful looking mess. Directed by Rob Marshall, the man behind 2002’s Best Picture winner Chicago, this compendium of nearly every major Disney […]
Wild (2014)
“I’m lonelier in my real life than I am out here.” I had high hopes going into Wild knowing it was an adaptation by the renowned Nick Hornby and directed by Oscar […]
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