The Nightingale
15 minutes into "The Nightingale" involves a brutal murder, two rapes and an infant baby being thrown into the walls of a cabin. It is completely horrifying to endure. In [...]
Good Boys
For as long as the genre has existed, comedies have attempted to test the limits of what can be shown on screen. Sure, their main goal is to make us [...]
The Angry Birds Movie 2
by Ben Rothrock Now that superhero movies are no longer the bottom barrel genre of the film industry, one genre still holds that title: video game movies. This is still [...]
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Thanks to the success of A Dog’s Purpose, movies about the inner thoughts of dogs are becoming very popular. There are a number of books written about the subject, and [...]
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
About 15 mins through Richard Linklater's adaptation of Maria Semple's popular novel "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" you instantly know you are in for one painful ride. Everything from the [...]
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
The story of 2017's "47 Meters Down" is an interesting one to say the least. Initially titled "In the Deep", the original film was set straight to the DVD bin [...]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
For many of us, the Scary Stories books were a critical stepping stone in our adolescence. Seen as the middle ground between Goosebumps and Stephen King, these books lit the [...]
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Disney isn’t the only studio turning their beloved animated properties into live action. Nickelodeon is also getting in on that. The studio has made an entire industry out of people’s [...]
The Art of Self-Defense
Writer-director Riley Stearns is obviously an admirer of martial arts, and with his sophomore feature "The Art of Self-Defense" he could have showed how noble things like self-defense and martial [...]
The Farewell
Following her debut 2014 romantic dramedy "Posthumous", Chinese filmmaker Lulu Wang sophomore film "The Farewell" continues her quirky traits merged with deep characters, and the film holds many great influences that consist [...]