Blog posts in category "Movies and TV"
The Beach Bum (2019)
After the laughable Serenity, it was anyone’s guess as to how Matthew McConaughey’s latest, The Beach Bum, would turn out. The stoner-riffic, seemingly Lebowski-inspired comedy looks destined to be a cult classic. Written and directed by Harmony Korine ...
Us (2019)
With one film, director-producer-writer Jordan Peele has captivated and scared audiences with his brand of horror. Known beforehand as a comedian, thanks mainly to the sketch comedy show Key & Peele, the multi-talented New Yorker has quickly set himself apart from ...
Captain Marvel (2019)
After the shocking ending to Avengers: Infinity War, many couldn’t wait for Avengers: Endgame to arrive. Obviously, Endgame may be the most anticipated release of 2019, but Infinity War opened the door for a new superhero who may be ...
Fighting with My Family (2019)
There has been a surplus of biopics recently, and Fighting with My Family, the comedy-drama written and directed by Stephen Merchant, is the latest entry in the genre. Fighting explores the professional wrestling world, an environment which hasn’t been ...
91st Academy Awards Predictions
Well, 2018 came and went, almost like a flash in the pan, but it was around long enough to leave behind a host of outstanding films. The difference being that there doesn’t seem to be a clear frontrunner in ...
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
It’s been a long time since we’ve witnessed significant filmmaking from Robert Rodriguez. The Texas-born director, who was (and is) considered a maverick filmmaker, has returned with a big budget studio film whose release has been pushed back ...
Top Ten Films of 2018
2018 was an interesting year.
The domestic box office, thanks to Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Aquaman, the five highest grossing films of 2018 helped haul in $11.8 billion. The worldwide gross ...
Serenity (2019)
Goodness, there are no words that would accurately describe how ridiculously atrocious Serenity is. The film noir, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Djimon Honsou, Diane Lane and Jeremy Strong, is one of those pictures which is bad ...
Glass (2019)
The up and down filmmaking career of M. Night Shyamalan has been trending up the past few years. The Philadelphia-based director got the ball rolling again with 2015’s The Visit, a horror film pitting siblings against their grandparents that ...
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Adapted from the James Baldwin novel of the same name, If Beale Street Could Talk is the follow up to Barry Jenkins’ award-winning picture Moonlight. Just two short years ago Jenkins announced himself as a director to watch, and Beale ...