Mr. Holmes (2015)
“Mr. Holmes won’t be here forever.” Mr. Holmes is a daring movie, and one that miserably fails by wearing too many faces. You must be familiar with the eccentricities and exhausting surgical […]
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Knock Knock (2015)
“I’m afraid I can’t help you.” You see the poster and you watch the trailer for Knock Knock and expect a low-budget, campy horror comedy. And to start that is what we […]
Sicario (2015)
“Nothing will make sense to your American ears.” We live in a time, or perhaps just a version of a single plane of existence, surrounded by war. No matter how […]
The Gift (2015)
“Seemed like a nice guy.” Home is where the heart is, supposedly. Also in house is the resident fear, tucked away in the shadows, creeping and creaking along the floors […]
Paper Towns (2015)
“Everyone gets a miracle.” Papers Towns opens with the above quote, and over the course of the story rarely relents its optimism, vibrancy, or sense of hope. This is an upbeat movie […]
The Overnight (2015)
“I want to stay here forever.” While sitting through The Overnight, squirming in my seat with a hand often covering my mouth, I felt a looming sense of dread. Every little this-or-that […]
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 […]
It Follows (2015)
“This thing, it’s gonna follow you.” The blending of sex and scares are the staples and hallmarks of classically made horror films. It’s strange, how similar the reactions are, how emotional […]
Ask Me Anything (2014)
“You need structure.” Judging from the poster for Ask Me Anything, you’d expect some light fare in the realm of an old Audrey Hepburn classic. So I have to ask myself why the […]
Gone Girl (2014)
“What are you thinking?” Ever heard of the Nuclear family? A set of parents and their handful of children that happily live under the same economic and social ideals as […]
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