In my review of Skyscraper, I poked fun at the movie for being an “original film.” It isn’t based off anything therefor it is technically “original” but it is a highly derivative film. Then when I went to see Sorry to Bother You, I thought to myself, I haven’t seen a movie quite like this … More Sorry to Bother You (2018) Movie Review
Leave No Trace is a complex, haunting, quiet but minimalist effort. This is director Debra Granik’s follow up to her Oscar-nominated effort Winter’s Bone (which not only was seven years ago but also helped break out Jennifer Lawrence to the public). The movie is based off a novel by Peter Rock called Abandonment and follows … More Leave No Trace (2018) Movie Review
Skyscraper is the latest Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson action movie (the second big blockbuster film he is in this year). It is also an “original film”. Not a sequel, not a reboot, not based off a book, Skyscraper is a new original movie. I say this not as a mocking way to Skyscraper but to … More Skyscraper (2018) Movie Review
Marvel has really been on a hot streak. They have always been good but recently it seems like their films have been especially good. 2018 alone has already been an incredible year for Marvel Studios with Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War at the lead (both of which I loved) and now we have Ant-Man … More Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Movie Review
The Purge series has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. While I was initially disappointed with the first film not living up to the strength of its premise I realized watching the follow-up, The Purge: Anarchy, that The Purge are B-level exploitation films that are gleefully violent while wearing its politics … More The First Purge (2018) Movie Review
