8 Best Romance Movies of the Decade
From the moments that make us swoon to the ones that break our hearts, here are the best romance movies of the decade (so far)! With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s time to cuddle up with your significant other or your best Valentine’s day friends and binge romantic movies. However, these aren’t your typical romantic…
A Most Violent Year Movie Review — Smart and gripping, one of the best films of the year
A great homage to the 70s crime films, A Most Violent Year doesn't need flash to be an intense thriller There’s a scene about a third of the way through A Most Violent Year that outlines exactly what the movie is about. After striking a deer on their way home from a dinner, Abel (Oscar Isaac) gets out…
The Revenant Movie Review — A flawed, but well-crafted survival
There's something to say for good filmmaking, and that's what The Revenant is — good filmmaking. It is a film that comes alive in its cinematography, editing, and sound. However, I think it's the restraint on these factors that takes it to great, and at times, impossible filmmaking. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by last year's…
10 Cloverfield Lane Movie Review — A Hitchcockian thriller with a twist
10 Cloverfield Lane easily one of the best early movies of the year with nail-biting tension that rivals Hitchcock himself I think Cloverfield is a movie that got better with age. Despite the questionable decisions of characters and odd editing choices, it was a generally entertaining disaster movie. However, its "spiritual sequel" is changing the way…
Hush Movie Review — Another slam dunk for Blumhouse
Mike Flanagan follows-up Oculus with an equally menacing and thrilling movie in Hush Blumhouse Pictures has become a horror-movie machine and the latest one off the conveyor belt is Mike Flanagan's Hush. Most people were probably introduced to Flanagan after his second feature Oculus, a movie that we loved. While Hush strips out the supernatural elements that Oculus had, what it maintains is the…
Eye in the Sky Movie Review — A Taut Political Thriller and One of the Best Films of the Year
A pitch-perfect cast, screenplay, and story make Eye in the Sky one of the best — if not the best — movie of the year There are thrillers, and then there are thrillers like Eye in the Sky. What kind of thriller? It’s one that’s not just a treat for the eye but for the brain. It’s one that…
Hell or High Water Movie Review — A modern western with four great lead performances
Hell or High Water is an entertaining visit into the western that has a modern flair and characters to make it a memorable entry. Hell or High Water is an interesting movie it’s not really a crime thriller. In fact, the heist scenes felt like an afterthought -- save for the centerpiece climax. What it’s really…
The Big Sick review — Funny, romantic, and one of the best comedies in years
Real life story The Big Sick looks and feels like a romantic comedy, but is so much more thanks to its masterful writing and performances. “So, what’s your stance on 9/11?” Yes, that’s an actual line that’s uttered in the Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon written film The Big Sick. However, in this movie, which…
Don’t Breathe Movie Review — A tense, incredibly crafted thriller
Don't Breathe boasts impressive cinematography and direction that makes the tension almost unbearable, but makes you want to instantly watch it again. 2016 has been quite the year for genre films with strong entries ranging from Green Room to Hush, but the one that truly unnerved me was Fede Alvarez's Don't Breathe. It's a story that feels familiar. It's a home invasion…
Life review — Strong on thrills, weak on character
Life is an interesting and sleek take on the horror movie in space premise, but it's too weak on character to bring anything new to the genre. Between Gravity, The Martian, and now Daniel Espinosa's Life, there has been enough movie reaffirming my decision not to go into space... ever. Although, Life has more in common…