Victor Frankenstein (2015)
“What you’re doing is wrong.” In essence, there is little convention to the Frankenstein story or its mythology. Creating life from death should be spectacular, controversial, and dazzling. Victor Frankenstein is just […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
“I feel like you ask a lot of questions.” Sometimes, the more answers we get, the less interesting things become. As is the case with Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, a […]
Z for Zachariah (2015)
“It’s just crazy this is still here.” Z for Zachariah is a lesson, both good and bad, in the importance of brevity. Its shot choices early on are inspiring, relying on […]
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 […]
Spring (2015)
“Choose your poison.” Spring is a little horror movie with a little hint of romance that does well enough to make the grade. It passes. Visually though, this is absolutely stunning, […]
Pixels (2015)
“Let the nerds take over.” Pixels is the kind of movie that, for the sake of moviegoers everywhere, needs to be hated. The Adam Sandler brand needs to become as uncool […]
Ant-Man (2015)
“One question… Is it too late to change the name?” At the end of Ant-Man, after the two post-credit scenes finish, we get a proclamation as awkward as the rest of the […]
Terminator Genisys (2015)
“I’m old, not obsolete.” Multiple times over the course of Terminator Genisys, the terminator reprised by Arnold Schwarzenegger uses the word “theoretical.” That, theoretically, their plan to stop doomsday could actually work. […]
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