Me Before You (2016)
“Put yourself first for once.” To make a stranger cry is a much easier thing to do than making them care. The reactionary rush of tears come almost naturally and […]
Category Archives: Drama
High-Rise (2016)
“I am the architect of my own accident.” As a precursor to the following paragraphs, readers must know that I have yet to experience author J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise. Hopefully someday […]
The Family Fang (2016)
“If you’re in control, then the chaos will happen around you and not to you.” After sitting through Jason Bateman’s previous directorial effort, 2013’s slandering and loud-mouthed Bad Words, I came into […]
Money Monster (2016)
“It always sounds so simple and yet so moronic.” For all intents and purposes, Money Monster positions itself as a movie of the here and the now. Big stars matched by big […]
Born to Be Blue (2016)
“It makes me happy…I love getting high.” Few terms in the English lexicon match the shapeshifting f-bomb as much as the word high. Not because of an expansive list of […]
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
“Say something. If you don’t you’ll regret it.” In recent years, comic books adaptations have taken the path of big bank bailouts. Greedy and heartless. Too big to fail. Marvel […]
Louder Than Bombs (2016)
“What is the truth?” Louder Than Bombs poses a lot of dinner table questions relating to honesty. What, why, and how something happened. And for all of its prodding, the film’s […]
Midnight Special (2016)
“Ya’ll have no idea what you’re dealing with, do you” Let me get this out of the way first; Midnight Special is not a perfect movie. There are multiple character development issues, […]
The Invitation (2016)
“Why would anyone wanna’ watch that?” The Invitation is a stratified film that welcomes pain. The feeling demands to be felt, and in this overtly psychosomatic case, is ultimately dealt with by […]
The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
“You know much…but you do not know all.” It’s baffling how closely The Huntsman: Winter’s War resembles 2014’s Maleficent. Both films hail from the same producer, favor impressive visual worlds over memorable dialogue, and try […]
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