Nick Kush

I think I was tired of this year’s Oscar season back in November. It felt like a constant barrage of anger. “Green Book‘s the worst!” “Green Book‘s the BEST!” “Netflix doesn’t deserve Oscars!” “Roma is …

To be honest, I have absolutely no venom towards any of the movies featured in this article…and that’s precisely the biggest problem. Instead of making a film of which I have a strong reaction, I …

As far as the movie calendar goes, February is like the first person of the opposite sex to show you some genuine interest and charm after a messy break-up. Your previous suitor (January) was messy, …

Sundance 2019 was my first ever time attending the illustrious festival, and it certainly lived up to all the hype. After a week of running from screening to screening, living off of way too much …

I’ve always been a massive fan of the sci-fi genre. There are so many ways to tell wholly unique stories, whether they be on a massive scale like Inception or something that is the exact opposite, …

The 2019 Academy Awards are here, and I’ve already thrown multiple tantrums about how idiotic some of the choices are…but that’s besides the point. The nominations saw Roma and The Favourite lead the pack with …

Is Happy Death Day 2U the most necessary sequel ever made? Absolutely not. The first Happy Death Day was a perfectly watchable film that knew it had something special in Jessica Rothe as a star. But …

When the Academy releases their nominations for the Oscars, two things normally happen. 1) everyone erupts in rage as the Academy continues to make the wrong choices time and time again. And 2) most people …

So “Bala” translates to “Bullet” in English. That’s right, Columbia Pictures released a hard-edged, tough as nails crime thriller entitled Miss Bullet. Shoosh, these jokes write themselves, don’t they? Did Roger Corman secretly make this film? …

I’m started to get the sense that all of these “Worst Movies of” articles are shortening my lifespan as I have to revisit some of my more painful moments of the previous month and speak …

Ah January, you stinky, obnoxious turd. We meet again! With the holiday season over, Oscar-hopeful films expanding into more theaters, and studios saving their marketing budgets for their bigger movies later in the year, Hollywood …

It’s no secret that studio comedies have struggled in recent years. Although 2018 had fun hits like Game Night and Blockers, we’ve seen far too many bland comedies that are so underwritten and lazy, which …

Although Glass has been rather hit or miss with critics and fans, there’s no question that it has been a box office success. Privately funded by M. Night Shyamalan himself, the film has just surpassed the $200 …

You don’t need me to tell you that Silicon Valley in the “in” place for technological advancement in our current business marketplace. Investors are shelling out millions with the hopes of buying early on the …

I’ve always thought that Scotland has had an underrated film scene. Everyone always blurts out Braveheart as the first Scottish film to come to mind with a just as obligatory “FREEDOM!” yell along with it. Yet that …

One of the best things that a film can do is a provide the necessary content to elicit a genuine smile, to put someone at ease and indirectly tell them that everything is going to …

It’s been quite the winding road to get to this point, hasn’t it? M. Night Shyamalan returns once again to finish arguably one of the most ambitious and fascinating trilogies in Hollywood with Glass, the follow-up …

Netflix is quietly putting together an array of hyper-violent, stunt-driven action films from around the world, and I’m so happy to see this happen. We live in a time where the standard action film is …

It always feels like animation that isn’t the standard 3D, CGI look that Pixar and Disney throws at us a few times a year is often left behind, as if it’s inaccessible like some pretentious …

So, The Upside is a thing. In its first weekend The Upside gross over $20 million in the United States, opening at the number one spot ahead of Aquaman. Whether or not this is all a good or …

I often find resolutions a bit hollow. I always chuckle to myself when I see all the resolutioners quickly begin to disappear from the gym by the third week of January, never to return until …

There’s always a few movies at the end of the year that are hoping for awards but ultimately get swallowed up by the sheer volume of films with similar aspirations. The awards season is often …

One of the positives about lackluster films is that they tend to fade from memory over time. There’s too many great things in life — including some great movies — on which to focus for …

The race to the end of the year in film is extraordinarily hectic. Honestly, I think I’ll be in a state of constant jet lag (without the actual travel) for a solid month from all …

The term “Oscar bait” gets thrown around willy-nilly these days, but I think it perfectly encapsulates what On the Basis of Sex entails: it’s the stereotypical story of a great historical figure with little to no deviation from …

With the rise in streaming companies and boutique distributors, we’re in the middle of a little boom for independent film. It’s pretty satisfying to see such an influx of smaller projects. The shear amount of …

Where do you draw the line between calling something “watchable” and “good“? That’s the dilemma I had after watching Jennifer Lopez’s latest rom-com Second Act. It simply oozes love and Christmas spirit yet it has more head …

I think every critic shutters a bit as the calendar turns to January. Just after seeing some of the best or interesting movies of the year in December as the awards push reaches its height, …

Although I praised 2018 for its wonderful additions to cinema, there’s always a few turds that come out over the year. Whether the problem is studios getting far too involved, studios not getting involved enough, a …