Cafe. Waiting. Love finishes off a trio of excellent films that I watched over the past 24 hours. This quirky, offbeat Taiwanese comedy by director Chiang Chin-lin and written by Giddens Ho... Read more
If the Fantastic Four were a real family I’d feel terrible for them. Three films in and now they’ve struck out. Josh Trank’s reboot of the popular Marvel family is one gigantic set-up that o... Read more
Back in 2013, I attended Denver, Colorado’s Mile High Horror Film Festival, and sat down to watch the film Septic Man. With a storyline that surrounded one sewage system worker’s... Read more
Based off a popular short manga series, A Farewell To Jinu (money, that is) is billed as a ‘slice of life’ comedy that starts off strongly but slowly begins to lose interest whil... Read more
Billed as a comedy but plays out more like a comedic drama, with a lot less laughs than I imagine director Kei Morikaw was hoping for, Makeup Room fails to shine as a film that portrays the... Read more
Chris Farley was a comedic legend that died too soon. He was a burley comedian that, strangely enough, followed a similar trajectory to the great John Beluschi. They were both massive stars... Read more
As a man, it’s hard not to love boxing movies. As an American man, I find it to be even harder. There’s something about the idea of persevering, training hard, and wailing on an opponent tha... Read more
Much of the buzz surrounding Ant-Man these past few months has not been warm due to the departure of the film’s original director, Edgar Wright. His replacement, Peyton Reed, did not inspire... Read more
Hibi Rock: Puke Afro and the Pop Star comes from the award wining manga series of the same name. How true it is as an adaptation with no prior knowledge is hard to know, but after an enjoya... Read more
Let’s cut right to the chase. This is a very particular style of film and unless it hits your ‘spot’ you won’t like it. I unfortunately fall into the latter half of t... Read more
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