Movie Reviews
It has been over 15 years since I’ve seen the 1991 animated Disney classic Beauty and the Beast. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise’s family musical and, w... Read more
Park Chan-wook is one of my favorite directors. The Korea auteur is a master of style, detail, atmosphere and creativity, resulting in films that often leave a lasting impression. Known mos... Read more
In 1981, Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince were firmly established as one of the most successful songwriter-producer/director partnership in Broadway history. Together the pair collaborated on... Read more
While the latest American remake of Godzilla was in theaters just two years ago, the original studio behind the classic monster, Toho, hasn’t made a film with its signature creation fo... Read more
Disclaimer: This review will have some spoilers Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a slave who lives on a plantation owned by a very fair (by slave-owner standards) and gene... Read more
The next film in a year chock full of primo animated features is the Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland co-directed feature, Storks. A clever take on the fairy tale of storks delivering ba... Read more
In Japan, Uzumasa is considered the Hollywood of their film industry. With many ‘jidaigeki’ (sword fighting dramas) films made over the years, there are characters within them kn... Read more
Level Up follows lay about Matthew (Josh Bowman), a twenty-something gamer without a job living in London. His successful girlfriend, Anna (Leila Mimmack), is quietly losing her patience wit... Read more
Millions of people probably wish of getting a pile of money to make movies, and on the surface that sounds like a pretty good dream. But when that money comes from an insane dictator who kid... Read more
In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found. These words either scar... Read more
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