The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
“Mockingjay, may your aim be as true as your heart is pure.” In my review of the previous installment in The Hunger Games franchise, I applauded its technical prowess while deriding its […]
Tag Archives: Adventure
Spectre (2015)
“So what’s going on, James? They say you’re finished.” James Bond is a myth, an imagination ingrained in our minds because of the lore surrounding 007. More so, James Bond […]
Goosebumps (2015)
“Every story ever told can be broken down into three parts. The beginning. The middle. And the twist.” The farther that we delve and we dig into the reasonably innocuous Goosebumps, […]
Pan (2015)
“You are not special, Peter.” I’m starting to think, and maybe even contend, that the tale of Peter Pan is one not meant for the screen. J.M. Barrie’s stage play […]
The Martian (2015)
“I’m not gonna die here.” The Martian is the ultimate crowd-pleaser of a movie. It’s an adventure unafraid to declare that being smart is cool, and that having a sense of […]
Everest (2015)
“If anyone can do it you can.” Most hear the word Everest and immediately think of the apex. The freezing, windswept, snowcapped summit of the highest point on the planet. […]
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2015)
“The war of mediocrity is the fungus of the mind.” When you watch a film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, you can expect visual flair in an over the top world of […]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
“Not very good at this whole subtlety thing, are you?” The shortest way I could think to describe The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was the phrase “aggressively harmless.” Which, if you couldn’t tell, […]
Fantastic Four (2015)
“You’ve opened a door you don’t know how to close. You don’t know anything about what’s coming.” Was that a sigh of relief or a sigh of disbelief I let […]
Vacation (2015)
“This family’s in a rut.” Family vacations are messy. You get stuck in traffic, lose luggage, get sick, start stupid fights. And that’s why they are memorable. You press on […]
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