Film Review: Maleficent

There are few villains more revered in film lore than Maleficent. She is, in my estimation, the greatest of the early Disney villains and certainly top 5 villains in their entire history. It is with that weight and history that we find ourselves begin presented with Maleficent, another in the long line of fairytale revisions.

Film Review: Godzilla

There might not be too many movies this summer that I will be more excited to see than I was when I watched Godzilla, and probably with good reason. I can’t recall a movie in recent memory that had a more pitch perfect marketing campaign than Godzilla, whose trailers and images highlighted amazing visuals and

Film Review: Neighbors

When I walked into the theater to see Neighbors, I did so with it being one of my most anticipated films of the summer and with the promise of it being a raucously good time. For the most part, Neighbors delivers on this promise with its hilarious jokes, wonderful performances and sincerity. Though the movie

Film Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Has there been a bigger blockbuster of the past two years to come into theaters under as much scrutiny as The Amazing Spider-Man 2? There were all those photos from sets that comic book fans were eager to spoil, there was the multiple villains situation people were afraid of and of course there was the

Film Review: Under the Skin

When Jonathan Glazer made Birth in 2004, it was met with about as much enthusiasm as a trip to the dentist. However, in the years since the film has regained some critical favor, sparking many talks of a genius work that was misunderstood at the time. So it’s only fitting that Glazer follows up that

Film Review: Oculus

It’s probably not wise to start out a movie review with an exclamation like “this movie is a piece of shit” but here goes nothing. Oculus, the movie about a haunted mirror and two siblings’ quest to end it’s reign of terror is a piece of shit. There is not one thing in this movie

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