Film Review: <em>Ready Player One</em>

For the second time in the span of one month, I have encountered a movie that was not made for me. Ready Player One, along with A Wrinkle in Time, both offer valid interpretations of their very popular books. However, both movies left me cold and in many instances actively worked against me getting into

Special 2015 Film Awards

Alright my 2015 year in review is moving slowly to a close, and to start my final 3 posts on the film year, I decided to hand out some special awards. Tomorrow, you’ll get a brief discussion on my top 10 films and Wednesday, you’ll see a potential Oscar ballot if I had a vote.

Film Review: The Signal

Independent sci-fi can be a dicey proposition. Lower budgets can mean terrible special effects, the need to create intimacy can lead to poor execution. Luckily, director William Eubank avoids most, if not all of the problems, with his new film The Signal, one of the most compelling indie sci-fi films in the past few years. Read