Movie Reviews

8.8

A Different Kind of Monster

10 Cloverfield Lane

Mar 16, 2016Comments off

This is not the movie you think it is. A self-proclaimed “blood relative” to the 2008 found footage monster mash original, 10 Cloverfield Lane works

8.9

WTF, FTW!

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Mar 13, 2016Comments off

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot drops you right into an opening scene that within 1 minute, lets you know exactly what this movie is going to be.

9.5

Disney Animation > Pixar

Zootopia

Mar 10, 2016Comments off

Disney Animation just beat Pixar at its own game. Another excellent entry in Disney Animation’s computer generated renaissance, Zootopia follows two unlikely animals turned partners

8.1

Dramatic Horror

The Witch

Mar 03, 2016Comments off

I don’t know if I would consider this a horror film; more like a moody drama with standout horror elements, and that isn’t necessarily a

9.4

Instant Romantic Classic

Brooklyn

Feb 23, 2016Comments off

You don’t need to have gone through the trials of relocating to relate to Brooklyn’s central conflict between an unsure new risk and the comfort

6.8

Hail, Caesar???

Hail, Caesar!

Feb 16, 2016Comments off

I think it’s time for the Coen brothers to put some thought into changing their shtick. Hail, Caesar!, the newest film by writer/director/brother duo Ethan

7.9

Dead-On

Deadpool

Feb 16, 2016Comments off

So this is how you do a comic book character right, emphasis on character. The long awaited re-debut (see the horrid X-Men Origins: Wolverine for

9.5

Holocaust Capitalization

Son Of Saul

Feb 08, 2016Comments off

With a tragic grace, Son of Saul tells a deeply personal story while constantly but subtly reminding you of the overwhelming scale of the Holocaust.

9.1

Emotion Animated

Anomalisa

Jan 31, 2016Comments off

Anomolisa, beautiful, moving, impeccably crafted Anomolisa. Very rarely can films be so hauntingly heart wrenching and uncomfortably engaging. Yet in its dreamy, stop-motion realism Anomolisa

8.6

Eat, Sleep, Survive

The Revenant

Jan 15, 2016Comments off

This may just be the hardest and most contradictory review I’ve ever had to write, and I’m having a hard time figuring out why. Bear