Renée Zellweger had one of the most prolific 2000’s of any actress. She was nominated for three Oscars and won one in 2004 for Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain. Along with her nominated films, Zellweger starred in critical and box office hits, ranging from smaller dramas like White Oleander to animated kids hits like Shark Tale and Bee Movie. Yet the 2010’s have been the opposite for Zellweger. With only five films and…
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In the opening scene of Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers, we are introduced to Destiny (Constance Wu), a new stripper at a high-level strip club in New York City. For being in a loud and colorful strip club with a lot of commotion going on, this is a relatively quiet scene, as we watch as Destiny’s conservative attitude and way of dancing doesn’t get her a lot of clients, therefore not getting her a lot…
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It’s that time of year again: it’s Oscar season! This is my favorite time of the year for movies. It is when we get the best of the best from the worlds greatest actors and filmmakers. It is also fun to watch which movies come out of nowhere and surprise us and which Oscar hopefuls fall right on their face. With the Telluride Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival all premiering…
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It was reported yesterday that John Woo’s 1997 action classic Face/Off is getting a remake at Paramount Studios. Face/Off is truly a classic 90’s action flick in which John Travolta plays FBI agent Sean Archer who takes the face of criminal mastermind Castor Troy (one of the greatest character names in all of cinema), played by Nicolas Cage, in order to infiltrate his gang and foil Troy’s terrorist plot. But the plan goes awry when Troy assumes the…
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In the summer of 1989 in the small Maine town called Derry, Bill, Ben, Beverly, Richie, Mike, Eddie, and Stanley, also known as the Losers Club, banded together to destroy a shape-shifting monster that disguises itself as a clown named Pennywise and preys on the children of Derry by turning into their worst nightmares. After defeating Pennywise, the Losers believe it is gone forever and make a pact that if it were…
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September is one of the more interesting months of the cinematic year. It is the month when the major fall film festivals, like Toronto, Telluride, and Venice, kick-off, officially ushering Oscar season, as well getting some fun genre films, like pre-Halloween horror flicks. In terms of quality, however, the films can be great, awards-worthy films or can be complete disasters. It’s never a boring month and this September looks quite interesting. We got a few…
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The 2019 Summer Movie Season is officially over! Though there were a few movies I really loved that came out this summer, this was one of the more lackluster summers in recent years. The biggest problem with this summer movie season was the blockbusters. A lot of the big budget franchise films ended up being complete duds, which really killed the summer for me. But the summer wasn’t a complete failure. There were a number…
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