From the post-apocalyptic to the not-so-distant future, here are the ten best sci-fi movies of the decade (so far)! Sci-fi is one of the most interesting and innovative genres because it poses a specific challenge. How do you show tomorrow while commenting on today? At least, that’s what good sci-fi tries to do. Look at…
Raw is a body horror movie like no other with its dark tone that allows for moments of levity and profound themes Note to self: never attend French veterinary school. If it's anything like Julia Ducournau depicts in Raw, then I'm not sure how France has any veterinarians at all. That's because the often bloody hazing and jaw-dropping foray into…
Beyond the Night is an engrossing thriller filled with strong characters and an intruging central mystery that keeps you guessing. Beyond the Night is a dark slow-burning supernatural thriller set in a small coal-mining town in rural Pennsylvania. It’s the perfect setting for the movie’s mystery to be set against. The gray, frozen landscape adds to…
Dumplin’ is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food. It’s warm, filling, satisfying, and exactly what you’d expect, but that’s why it works. Dumplin’ fills a feel-good movie shaped void in 2018. And while it doesn’t completely subvert the formula it applies it incredibly well to this touching coming-of-age story of self-love directed by Anne Fletcher—best…
Jake Gyllenhaal plays an art critic that is haunted by an artist's work (literally) in the trailer for Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw. https://youtu.be/GzxMLxO0ggk Velvet Buzzsaw reunites Jake Gyllenhaal with his Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy and co-star Rene Russo. Here's the plot description: Velvet Buzzsaw is a thriller set in the contemporary art world scene of Los Angeles, where…
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Avengers: Infinity War had some of the most impressive visual effects of the year. Here's a behind-the-scenes video of how it came to life. https://youtu.be/xOpuDhWzV1I Avengers: Infinity War, with a budget of around $316–400 million, is one of the most expensive movies ever produced. It's obvious that a large portion of that budget went to CGI considering…
Mary Queen of Scots is a solid well-made historical drama with powerhouse performances by Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Mary Queen of Scots is an exemplary example of how a historical drama can feel modern and have modern themes without sacrificing the story its based on. Saoirse Ronan—following up her career-high performance in Lady Bird—is a powerhouse as the titular famed…
Coherence is a twisting, thrilling, low budget sci-fi that shows that sometimes less is more when it comes to the genre. As CGI and technology get more advanced, the stories and twists and turns of sci-fi movies get more epic in scope and complicated in plot. However, once in a while a movie comes along that…
The Last Resort explores 1970s Miami Beach, when it was a mecca for Jewish retirees, through the photographs of Andy Sweet. Before becoming the Miami Beach we all know, where Spring Breakers lost their inhibitions and where gay men found paradise in the 90s, the town was a mecca for senior citizens, predominantly Jewish, who…
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Cher pulled off an Oscar win for Best Actress over Glenn Close in 1988 for Moonstruck. This video explains how it happened. https://youtu.be/U1sSiXC_S2c Thirty years before Lady Gaga became an Oscar frontrunner for A Star is Born, Cher took home the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck. But how did a…
