Five Things to Love About ‘Star Trek Beyond’
Star Trek is one of my favorite things. I grew up watching The Next Generation, and after J.J. Abrams first film in this reboot series in 2009, I watched The Original Series and loved it too. (Despite its campiness and…
Reviewing the Classics| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
I chose this film as my next classics piece long before the political climate of our country reached critical mass, and now it’s clear that it is a perfect choice. Frank Capra’s gem was released in cinemas at the cusp…
Review| The Wolverine
This film has one of the coolest posters of any Marvel movie, and that was enough to excite me to see it in the summer of 2013. After the canon decimating mess that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the clawed tough…
Review| The Huntsman: Winter’s War
I loved Snow White and the Huntsman, it was a lovely, dark take on the age-old story that expanded the original world into a bigger place for the imagination to dwell. You can read my review for it right here.…
Review| Snow White and the Huntsman
I love fairy tales, they are my favorite stories. The darker the better, though I do like light and funny ones on occasion too. Fairy tales are another form of parables, as they are stories with deep meanings put very…
Top 5 80s Fantasy Films
Fantasies from the 80s are among some of my favorite films in general. The use of organic effects that stretched creative effort and artistry is what gets me. They may not hold up to first-time 21st-century viewers, but I personally…
Reviewing the Classics| It Happened One Night
It’s common knowledge that most romantic comedies follow a formula. It’s not always a bad thing either. If you were to comb through film history to find the source of the rom-com formula, I would say undoubtedly that it comes…
Top 5 Romantic Comedies
In celebration of the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, it seems only appropriate to have our Top 5 reflect the most famous of Hallmark co-opted Catholic celebrations. We’ve asked fabulous and prolific contributor, Alexis Johnson, to give us her Top 5…
Art & Indie Corner| Locke
Most film producers would hear the pitch for Locke and probably respond with a great guffaw, “Who would watch a guy in a car for 90 minutes?” In truth, it’s a fair question, but I’m here to tell you it…
Art & Indie Corner| Brooklyn
I’m not against complex plots, on the contrary, I tend to gravitate toward those types of stories. Though, as I grow older, I’ve noticed a growing love for simpler tales told in minimalist styles. Everything has a place. There’s a…