Superheroes have been part of children’s lives throughout the past century. Some of these superhumans represent all that is good in the world, and their names reflect their abilities and influence on the world: i.e. Superman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman. Then there are the comic book creations that have been given unique and even bizarre nicknames, […]
It is not hard to have an opinion about rap music. Regardless if people are fans of West Coast or East Coast scenes or could care less about this art form, it is here to stay. Rap beatboxed its way into the modern cinematic world on soundtracks and it has even been the centrepiece of […]
It, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and directed by Andy Muschietti, is a gigantic mess of mismatched tones that ends up providing far more unintentional laughs than it does scares. Before we go any further, it’s worth pointing out that I haven’t read the book, nor have I seen […]
Back in 1990 Martin Scorsese released Goodfellas and it is seen by many as one of the greatest gangster films ever made. Due to its success and rise-and-fall template many other films have attempted to copy – from Black Mass to War Dogs to Scorsese’s own Casino and The Wolf of Wall Street. Now Doug […]
Wind River is the third part of Taylor Sheridan’s American Frontier trilogy, the first to be directed by Sheridan and earning himself the Un Certain Regard prize for Best Director at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) is a US Fish and Wildlife Service agent who discovers a teenage Native American girl who froze to death […]
Your Name was an anime film that was a great commercial success in Japan and around the world. It is the fourth highest grossing film in Japan, the seventh highest grossing traditional animated film and highest grossing anime film internationally. And it was deserving of these financial rewards. Your Name follows two teenagers, Mitsuha a girl from […]
Warner Brothers and Christopher Nolan had a big hit this summer with Dunkirk (2017). However, this was not the only film based on the Dunkirk Evacuation. The 1958 version set to have special screenings at Camber Sands in East Sussex, England on September 20 and 21 before a DVD and Blu-ray re-release by StudioCanal. Dunkirk […]
Little white lies are a unique aspect of the human condition because there usually is never anything small or innocent about them. As most caring mothers eventually tell their children, ‘There is no such thing as a little white lie; all lies are lies.’ Mark Twain even attempts to introduce the notion of the good lie […]
Ocean’s Eleven director Steven Soderbergh’s newest film Logan Lucky, his first film after a 4-year retirement from directing major features, is a heist caper starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig. Jimmy Logan (Tatum) is a former high school football star, who is divorced from his high school sweetheart (Katie Holmes) and has just been laid […]
There are two kinds of summer popcorn movies on the less thoughtful end, meaning the less substantial type. There is the kind that can be fun, while also managing to annoy, confuse and perhaps make you upset at the fact that you have just wasted two hours of your life that you can’t get back; […]
