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Sometimes, the Academy of Arts and Sciences leaves you saying, “wait, you chose that as the Best Picture winner?”  People have said this phrase quite a bit over the years, and there’s no doubting that the Academy…

Movies love to pad their casts with as many A-listers (and just actors in general) as possible. Just look at Avengers: Endgame (2019), for heaven’s sake. I’m pretty sure 3/4 of the budget was spent on…

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino’s cool, colorful number nine is, in my estimation, one hell of a film. Yet, while it’s certainly this year’s most groovy affair thus far, it can also be…

‘Tis the season for emotional death scenes and warfaring set pieces it seems! Between Endgame’s arrival last month and Game of Thrones’ final season, war is everywhere on our screens at the moment. Pulling off…

Superhero movies love a good origin story. If you ask me, we’ve seen too many origin story movies at this point. Do I really need to see another film where a being of some kind…

When it comes to classic fairy tale romance, Disney is king. But they’ve shown there’s more to love than princesses falling for princes. Some of their greatest love stories come from forgotten places, so we’re…

Everyone loves the story of the actor or actress that overcame all obstacles to get where they are. The rags-to-riches narrative intrigues and inspires us. But there are some actors and actresses that were literally…

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…

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…

Some actors and actresses in Hollywood get all the glory. As much as I love George Clooney, he’s pretty overrated, and usually one of the first actors that comes to mind when people think of…

My use of the word passion here does not always mean sex. I feel that the audience (well, at least me) never really want to see explicit love scenes. We are emotional beings who thrive…

Y’all ever watch a particularly scary kids movie and wonder how in the heck it only got a PG or G rating? I usually have no quarrels with the MPAA rating system. I think it’s…

With Dark Phoenix, IT: Chapter 2, and Glass due out for release next year, I felt like it was time to look at one of the main cast members of all of those films: James…

Some movies are in theaters just for their initial theatrical run only to then disappear off into obscurity shortly after. The only chance they have of being seen again is as you passively sift through…

A Simple Favor, released last month, is a bizarre cocktail of murder, mystery, and a sexy, suave elegance. Although it’s not a perfect film, its themes harken back to the style of a bygone era…

Phil Hartman was a truly multi-talented entertainer, perhaps best known for his work on television. After all, Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, and NewsRadio are what made him a household name. However, one should not…

I’m so tired of seeing that this actor or this actress has been involved in a scandal of some sort. I’m so sick of getting attached to actors only to find that they’re actual douchebags…

With the release of White Boy Rick this week and roles in two other movies this month, it brings a total of eight movies already released this year featuring one of Hollywood’s hardest working actors:…

July marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg’s World War II Opus. This movie holds a special significance for me because the beach where the opening D-Day landings were…

August is over, which means that fall is just around the corner. As much as I love fall, I wish that the summer could extend for just a few more weeks. Alas, the world does…

You’ve had this feeling before: you’re sitting in the theater with what is by all accounts a pretty fantastic movie playing on the screen in front of you; you’re invested to the nth degree, waiting for…

When it comes to war movies, there are two wars that seem to get way more silver screen recognition than the others: the Vietnam War and World War II. While this makes for some great…

In his review of BlackKklansman (2018), starring John David Washington and Adam Driver, Collin Willis notes that recent films Get Out (2107) and Sorry to Bother You (2018) also address racial conflict past and present. …

There is some serious adulting going around in my life right now, and sometimes, I find I just a need a good cry to get me through the day. I am of the opinion that…

For us non acronymized folk, OTP stands for One True Pairing (it could also mean One Time Pin, but I digress). In any movie, especially romance, so much depends on the chemistry between the leads.…

Over the years Disney has produced 76 feature films between both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Those films have introduced countless lovable characters that have captured the hearts of everyone in one way or another.…

Recently, I got tickets for John Carpenter’s upcoming Anthology Tour (I’m beyond excited) and it seemed like the perfect moment to finally tackle this list. I have had this list on my mind for years…

Not all children’s entertainment is created equal. If you ask any parent, they can without fail rattle off a movie list of forbidden movies. These have often driven the parents crazy at some point. On…

Remember when Jeremy Renner was in every action movie between the years 2011-2015? How about when Jai Courtney was in every action movie between 2015-2017? Or when it was Taylor Kitsch from 2009-2011? These people…

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) looks like a promising adaptation of a TV show to a film. However, I don’t really care for it because I never watched Teen Titans.  But I am quite intrigued by…

Maybe I’m just dramatic or a tad too involved in my news timeline, but I find it hard to not get depressed in this crazy world. It seems like there’s just too much hate and…

My favorite movie dance moment is “Time of my Life” from Dirty Dancing. I have watched it at least a 100 million times, and I am not even being hyperbolic. From Johnny’s iconic line “Nobody…

There’s just something about a great gambling film that gets our attention. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it is, but there’s a natural sense of drama and suspense surrounding any gambling activity, and it…

Tom Hardy. What exactly do we think of him? Well, love him or hate him (and evidently, not many seem to dislike him), and without personally fawning over his talents too much, a series of…

Here we are at the halfway point of 2018. I know, already? You know what recent trends reveal. Most Oscar Awards quality films come out in the last month of the year.  A number appear…

It’s almost July, which means that 2018 is already half over.  Can you believe?  It feels like yesterday that I released my most anticipated movies of 2018, and now we’re inching closer to the dog…

The Incredibles 2 (2018) has revived Disney mania once again. With the addition of another great movie to the Disney universe, people are reliving their favorite Disney memories. But there are some movies in the Disney…

Happy Father’s Day everyone! As I did for my mother, I would like to dedicate this article to my wonderful Dad. He has been a shining light in my life since the day I was…

While reaction to the latest foray into the extended Star Wars universe, Solo: A Star Wars Story, has been lackluster at best, one less criticized aspect of the movie has been the performance of Donald…

The rise in content creation in the past few years has led to a few great occurrences.  Not only are their more creative people entering the film industry, more independent distributors are also entering the…