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…
In Theaters February 5th, 2016
Now that January is officially behind us, this February starts with some solid releases that promise to vie heavily for box office and critical supremacy. In the past couple of Februarys, we have seen surprising movies like The LEGO Movie, Kingsmen: The…
Streaming Weekly January 2016 5.0
January has almost faded into obscurity but worry no further, our streaming recommendations never will. We pull out three more recommendations to warm up your weekend and put off shoveling the snow for one more day. Enjoy some of the…
In Theaters January 29th, 2016
This week’s new movies finally get us some traction on 2016 at the movies. After a couple weeks of hiccups and lesser releases, the final weekend of January has a handful of new movies worth checking out. Get excited and let…
Reviewing the Classics| The General
Unlike other comedic stars of the silent film era, Buster Keaton stands above comparisons to his most obvious counterpart, Charlie Chaplin. Keaton was a different kind of man making different films. In his movies, Keaton has been described as “a…
Streaming Weekly January 2016 4.0
Another weekend, another round of streaming picks from our fabulous contributors. Streaming options are getting better all the time and this weekend is no exception. Enjoy them, rate them, and let us know what you thought! [divider top=”no”] via The…
In Theaters January 22nd, 2016
The doldrums of January can be a difficult theater-going time. While our weekly preview is not very high on most of the movies coming out this weekend, there is one limited release that promises to kick our butts and holds…
Reviewing the Classics| City Lights
Although I’ve included a few clips from City Lights, I highly recommend watching the entire 87-minute film. It moves quickly, is remarkably approachable (even to those unfamiliar with older and silent films), and available in numerous editions on YouTube, as…
In Theaters January 8th, 2016
It’s our first real release weekend of 2016! After last weekend saw only two movies opening, one of which opens beyond NYC and LA this weekend and the other having been previously previewed, we’ve finally got out first real releases…