Review: ‘Office Christmas Party’ a Grinch of a movie, or what?
Here’s a get rich quick scheme: take all the money you’d otherwise spend on “raunchy holiday comedies” and invest it. Actually, that’s not fair. Last year’s “The Night Before” was…
Here’s a get rich quick scheme: take all the money you’d otherwise spend on “raunchy holiday comedies” and invest it. Actually, that’s not fair. Last year’s “The Night Before” was…
“Moana” is finally here, everybody. The first Disney animated feature since — well, Zootopia earlier this year. But it is the first Disney animated musical since Frozen three years ago.…
Oh, how wonderful it is to return to the wizarding world of Harry Potter. But wait! “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is, from a storytelling and tonal standpoint,…
How often does a movie change your life? I’m an emotional guy. I cry during movies all the time. But never before Arrival had I openly wept due to the…
I don’t want to know how a superhero became a superhero ever again. Marvel has been doing expectation-shatteringly well with its Cinematic Universe. No matter how tired you are of…
“Ah, another ultra-nationalistic war movie I don’t want to see”, my inner skeptic groaned when I first saw the trailer for Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge.” The last thing I wanted…
Director Gavin O’Connor made two films just before The Accountant: The Warrior (which was outstanding) and Jane Got a Gun (which was a mess). Because of the high variance in…
Everybody loves a good whodunit. Not only is it delightful that “whodunit” is a legitimate genre and actual word, but mystery films are usually captivating by nature. Anybody with a…
If you haven’t heard of Deepwater Horizon the movie, you’ve come to the right place. If you haven’t heard of Deepwater Horizon the oil rig, you might have heard of…
Of course Tim Burton directed a movie revolving around the word ‘peculiar’. It’s no surprise that his newest project is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: an adaption of a…
Fact: Edward Snowden is an American hero. Ok, perhaps that’s more a matter of opinion — but the perception of Edward Snowden is a global issue. The famous dissenter blew…
Well, the summer movie season came to an end after the long weekend, and what a disappointing summer it was. The blockbuster machine stalled to a half-hearted halt this year,…