Film Review: Ready or Not (2019)
byThere are two ways to deal with a ridiculous premise. You can try making sense of it all through convoluted exposition or fantastical world…
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Film Review: Widows (2018)
byA film passes the Bechdel test when it meets three criteria: “(1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2)…
Film Review: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
byQueen is about to sell a lot of albums again, or whatever is today’s modern equivalent. As audiences emerge from viewings of Bryan Singer’s…
Film Review: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
byIt would be remiss to talk about Bad Times At The El Royale without naming the elephant in the room, so let’s be upfront…
Film Review: Ferdinand (2017)
byAll credit to 20th Century Fox. Any studio that opens an animated film on the same day as the new Star Wars is either…
Film Review: The Mountain Between Us (2017)
byThere’s nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned love story, and the top of an ice-capped mountain is not a bad place for one. But…
Film Review: Battle of the Sexes (2017)
byIt wasn’t all that long ago that a film starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell would be a light-hearted comedic romp. But with Academy…
Film review: Patti Cake$ (2017)
byWhen you hear the words “white American rapper”, what come to mind? Unless you’re still riding the Eminem train, it’s likely the thoughts that…
Film Review: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
byOver the 54 years in which the Planet of the Apes’ franchise has been evolving, it has fluctuated between brilliant and forgettable. Nothing highlights…
Film Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
byYoung Adult fiction has been mined ruthlessly by Hollywood with varying levels of success. For every Harry Potter, there’s a Percy Jackson. Some are…