Have you heard of Jeremy Saulnier? No? Well familiarize yourself with him because he is one of the finest rising filmmakers around. A few years ago he wrote and directed the brilliant Blue Ruin and now he returns with the great Green Room. The film basically pits this young punk rock band against a group…
This has been a particularly hard week. I told myself I would not read any reviews for the film, but I was unable to fulfill that promise. I started reading these reviews wrought out of hatred and malcontent. Naturally I prepared myself for the worst, but still had hopes of a good film. Now that…
This is an interesting film to review because of how bad it is. If I am to evaluate the film purely on its content, then I would give Gods of Egypt a big fat 0. However, this film is so bad that I found much of it quite funny so at the very least it…
Unless you have been living under a rock, you might be aware that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is nearly among us. This is a very exciting time because these two juggernauts have never shared the movie screen before. While I am incredibly excited, I am exercising caution. The fact of the matter is:…
I do not review many horror films, not because I do not like the genre but because most of them are not very good. Horror films do not require a big budget, and most audience members will go see it even if it is not very good. Because of this most horror films are lazy…
This is the first 2016 release that I have seen, and by god the year is off to a good start. Deadpool is the sixth film on my most anticipated list, and I could easily see it making my top 10 list of the year. Even with its minor flaws, this film never fails to…
The point of a trailer for a film is to entice audience to go and see that film. When I saw the trailer for Spotlight I thought that it would be a bland journalistic film, and boy was I wrong. While it may not be a perfect film, it certainly comes close and ranks as…
Whenever someone asks me who is my favorite director, Tarantino is a name that always comes to mind. He is not my favorite, Stanley Kubrick has that pleasure, but Tarantino is certainly up there (for me at least). I think all his films are great, and The Hateful Eight is no exception. It has a…
The most important information I can give you regarding The Big Short is that you will most likely leave the theater a little bit confused. However, if you are anything like me you will spend some time doing research to understand what you just watched. Any film that can make me do some extra research…
As 2015 comes to a close, I realize that next year is quite an exciting year for films. I could have easily made a top 20 list instead of a top 10 list, but I want to narrow down the list to the films that I absolutely cannot wait for. Without further ado, here is…
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