Red Sparrow delivers a thinly plotted, gratuitous espionage thriller that fails to take off despite a strong cast (with some questionable accents) At the end of Red Sparrow, the entire audience at the screening all physically recoiled when the screen cut to black. A few seconds after that, someone began to slow clap sarcastically and…
Game Night uses its talented cast to deliver one of the most hilarious broad comedies in years. ★★★★★ Similarly to 2010's Date Night and 2016's Meet the Joneses, Game Night follows Annie (Rachel McAdams) and Max (Jason Bateman), a normal married couple whose game night tradition with their best friends somehow turns into a tangle with…
Annihilation is equal parts beautiful, terrifying, and intellectual while also including an emotional truth about what it means to be human. High-minded sci-fi has defined the late 2010s with entries like Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 defining the period. Another film that could be included in that group is Alex Garland's Ex Machina. Garland explored extremely human topics by framing…
The Oscar nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards are upon us! This has easily been the most unpredictable season in recent memory for the Oscars. There is still no solid Best Picture frontrunner and most categories don't have a solid group of nominees yet. Come nominations morning — Tuesday, January 23rd — we are…
Mom and Dad is a ridiculous, campy horror-comedy starring Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair with a premise that it stretches to the absolute max. Mom and Dad comes on the heels of a line of highly successful horror movies about the anxiety of parenthood—mainly The Babadook, A Quiet Place, and Hereditary. While each of those examples is elevated…
Check out the complete list of winners from the 75th Annual Golden Globes!The 75th Annual Golden Globes are tonight, hosted by Seth Meyers. As the first major awards show of the season, the Golden Globes often leave us with talked-about moments from the fashion to the ceremony to the winners — check out our predictions…
The Last Jedi is easily the best-made Star Wars film as director Rian Johnson explores deeper and more complex themes than past films Spoiler Alert! I'm not holding back on any plot points. Based on the box office though, it seems like everyone has watched the movie already. 30-second review: Admittedly, I was never a huge fan of…
The Golden Globes, Hollywood's biggest party, is this Sunday and we have predictions in all the motion picture categories below! The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards are on Sunday, January 7th. They are the first major awards ceremony of this unpredictable awards season. Although the Golden Globes aren't seen as an Oscar predictor, they can…
This year has been one of the best movie years in recent memories with films that pushed the boundaries of filmmaking. Here are the best movies of 2017! 2017 is a year that started strong and ended even stronger, which is refreshing considering the end of the year always has an influx…
Phantom Thread is a surprisingly funny and poignant romance with stellar performances by Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, and, in particular, Vicky Krieps. I could listen to Daniel Day-Lewis order breakfast all day. In what is supposedly his final film performance, the three-time Oscar winner plays a role that encapsulates what makes him one of the greatest…
