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 […]
The Age of Adeline (2015)
“She’s not capable…of change.” Much like its main character, The Age of Adeline spends most of the time hiding what it wants to be. Is this a tale of coincidence versus fate? An […]
McFarland, USA (2015)
“You know you’re white, right?” At the heart of McFarland, USA, Disney’s latest family friendly sports film about a cross-country team overcoming insurmountable odds, is an easy-going movie I imagine most audiences will […]
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 […]
While We’re Young (2015)
“He’s not evil…he’s just young.” To watch While We’re Young is the equivalent of spending an hour and a half at a craps table, unironically partaking in a total and utter crapshoot. […]
Welcome to Me (2015)
“Not everyone is an emotional exhibitionist.” Writing about Welcome to Me, one of the most worthless and heartless movies I have ever seen, just flat-out pisses me off. Everything about this movie (I […]
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
“It’s like a menu for your future.” In Walker Percy’s novel The Moviegoer, required curriculum for film lovers, the author speaks of moments which define. For the average Joe that […]
Love, Rosie (2015)
“I know boy girl relationships can be quite complicated.” In Love, Rosie, another entry into the long line of pleasant enough yet unremarkable RomComs, the lead characters and the story allow themselves […]
Adult Beginners (2015)
“I can’t hear you mope anymore.” Adult Beginners has the solid pedigree low-brow/budget movies all want. It has the great cast. It has the Duplass brothers, kings of independent filmmaking, […]
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 […]
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