Smart, impeccably made, with a phenomenal performance by Amy Adams, Arrival proves to be a high point in the science fiction genre Denis Villeneuve is a filmmaker that I thought could be one of the great auteurs of our generation (two of his films appeared on our list of the best thrillers of the decade). After blasting…
Interstellar is a visual masterpiece that has a human touch that propels it to greatness. It is perhaps one of the best space movies ever made. Christopher Nolan isn’t one known to be taciturn when it comes to his movies. Even his smaller movies like Momento have grand structures bolstering their simple plots. However, Interstellar is easily…
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planet boasts some strong visuals, but its muddled plot and lack of character stop it from taking off If I showed you an image from the colorful and bizarre world of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, you might guess it's one from Star Wars or Guardians of the Galaxy. You wouldn't…
Visually stunning and emotionally resonant, Deepwater Horizon is the kind of "based on a true story" movie that honors its subject, but is also eminently watchable. Disaster movies are already hard enough to pull off. But disaster movies based on a real event are even harder. You have to balance the expectations of the genre with reverence…
The Great Wall is well-made enough to forgive its narrative flaws and lackluster performance by Matt Damon Going into The Great Wall, expectations were both high and terribly low. Besides the whitewashing scandal — more on that later — the trailer wasn't well cut enough to truly ratchet up any excitement. However, the names behind the project were.…
Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla is a darker, visually stunning version of the classic movie monster despite its issues With Kong: Skull Island out today, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to go back and review the first movie in the Legendary MonsterVerse, Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. Now, hopes weren't exactly high following the trainwreck that was the 1998 film. However, with Edwards in…
Kong: Skull Island doesn't live up to 2014's Godzilla or the 2005 version King Kong, but the central action set piece is reason enough to see it. You know your movie has a problem when the most emotional image in your movie is of John C. Reilly holding a hot dog and beer watching the Cubs. However, the problems in…
DC finally gets it right with Patty Jenkin's Wonder Woman thanks to its tight direction, lighter tone, and star affirming performance by Gal Gadot. Finally, after nearly ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and four years of the DC Extended Universe has a female superhero been featured as the lead. Not only that, they've…
The nominations for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced today! The Screen Actors Guild Awards or SAG awards are a key Oscar precursor, especially for Best Picture since no winner of that category has won without at least being nominated for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. The SAG awards will air…
Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods is adapted with care, but "The Bone Orchard" takes digressions that just make the series more timely and exciting than imagined. The first third of the book American Gods is an incredible exercise in world-building. It's the kind of world-building that lends itself to a television show. It's what made Game of Thrones such prime source…
