Thoroughbreds is a twisted and darkly funny coming-of-age debut film about what it means to be evil Thoroughbreds is about evil. What makes someone evil? However, it begs that question in two ways. What makes someone evil—meaning what action or actions that a person takes that makes them considered evil—and what makes someone evil—in that what…
Tense, grizzly, and incredibly well-made, Green Room is a unique and incredibly strong entry in the thriller genre. What can I say about Jeremy Saulnier's dark and twisted Green Room that hasn't already been said? It's a movie that has never truly existed until now. Maybe the general premise has, but the way Saulnier tackles it is unique in almost…
Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond shows that a blockbuster can be in the same realm as a character drama and still be successful Going into Star Trek Beyond I wasn't feeling the highest on Star Trek Into Darkness (check out my review here). I thought it was thisclose to being a great movie. But two things kept it from that. The first was…
It doesn't live up to the first movie in the franchise, but Star Trek Into Darkness holds its own as an action thriller With Star Trek Beyond hitting theaters this week I thought it'd be the perfect time to go back and review its predecessor, Star Trek Into Darkness (the title gets a negative review). I need to explain my history…
