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Avengers: Infinity War is a whole 'lotta movie - for better and for worse. It starts with a bang and never lets up over the course of its 2 1/2 hour running time. The time flies by as we jump from one gigantic action set-piece to the next. The Russo brothers deserve an enormous amount … Continue reading Review: Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel movies have been part of our cinematic lexicon for ten years now and will have released 20 films by the end of 2018. While the quality of said films have ebbed-and-flowed through the years, the achievement alone of getting to this point is unprecedented. Unfortunately, with such a large franchise, the films can all … Continue reading Rankings: The Marvel Cinematic Universe
After years of Hollywood reboots and the popularity of Stranger Things, the prospect of adapting Ernest Cline's futuristic tribute to 1980's pop culture felt more dubious than slam-dunk for audiences who may be suffering from nostalgia fatigue. However, if there was one man for the job - it was Steven Spielberg. The book, after all, … Continue reading Review: Ready Player One
There's a reason that Madeleine L'Engle's classic book has never been adapted to the screen until now. It's an incredibly dense, complicated, and outright bizarre tale at times that any adaptation would struggle. While Ava DuVernay is an incredibly talented and capable filmmaker, not even she can keep the ship from crashing into rocks. It's a … Continue reading Review: A Wrinkle In Time
The 90th Annual Academy Awards take place this Sunday night, March 4, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. We've gone through a long awards season and will finally hear Hollywood's final say on the best films of the year. Who's taking home Oscar gold this Sunday? Here are my final predictions... Best Picture Will Win: The Shape … Continue reading Predictions for the 90th Annual Academy Awards
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Alex Garland's follow-up to Ex Machina is a masterfully constructed and hallucinatory trip that is both deeply unsettling and mind blowing in equal measure. Natalie Portman anchors a terrific cast with one of her best performances. Fans of hard sci-fi searching for their next classic need look no further as Annihilation is the most boundary-pushing … Continue reading Review: Annihilation
Incredible world-building and design matched with an impeccable cast, all embodying fully-realized and dynamic characters, makes Black Panther one of the most memorable Marvel movies to date. This, coupled with the success of Creed in 2015, proves why Ryan Coogler is one of the most exciting and talented young filmmakers working today. The film effortlessly … Continue reading Review: Black Panther
It's certainly better than your average "sci-fi/horror in space" movie with a great cast, strong visuals, and an excellent original score. However it's filled with high's and low's, while mostly following familiar beats of older movies in its genre. With each great, fun idea put forward there is an equally baffling and head-scratching one not … Continue reading Review: The Cloverfield Paradox
2017 was a difficult year for many, yet through it all we were treated to one of the finest set of films in ages. This was a year for bold big-budget filmmaking and powerful indies from some the industry's very best. I've never struggled this much with picking only 10 films to highlight -- any … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2017
