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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The first time I saw Anton Yelchin on screen was in 2007’s Alpha Dog. In an ensemble of with a number of young, up-and-coming talent like Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, and Amanda Seyfried, Yelchin was one of the true standouts of the film, giving an honest performance that would immediately put him on my radar. Watching Yelchin grow as an actor was a true treat. He was an actor who did…
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Angel Has Fallen, the third installment of the Gerard Butler-led Has Fallen trilogy, following Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen, is a film I would refer to as a “Lazy Sunday Dad Movie”. Imagine your dad comes home from shooting a mediocre round of eighteen in the morning. He plops himself down on the couch with a sandwich and a cold beverage. He turns on the T.V. and begins to scroll the channels, not…
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“Fuckin’ rich people.” Ready or Not is an absolute blast. A film that looks at what is supposed to be the happiest day in ones life that actually turns into a nightmarish hell. It’s a creepy, exciting, bloody good time with tons of humor, a great ensemble, and an absolutely insane finale. Grace (Samara Weaving), a girl who came from nothing and grew up in foster homes, is getting married to…
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Sixth grade is a weird time. You’re out of elementary school, you’re almost in high school, and you begin to notice things. You begin to notice girls. You begin to realize what you like, which makes you realize who your true friends are. Good Boys shows us just how weird this time in life, giving us a wild, rambunctious, hilarious journey of three sixth graders. Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams),…
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Cate Blanchett is one of the best actors on the planet. She is a chameleon, disappearing into every role she takes. Whether it’s an intense, awards-worthy performance or a fun blockbuster, Blanchett never phones it and exudes confidence and charisma, and adds a level of gravitas to every movie. This Friday, Blanchett stars in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette, a movie I am really excited about due to Blanchett teaming up with Richard Linklater, a…
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There are some movies that would have been better off as a mini-series on HBO of FX. Movies like Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond the Pines and Lee Daniels’ The Butler are two that come to mind. Two movies that are very good, but have such rich, deep stories and characters that is impossible to flesh all of it into a two or two and a half hour long movie. These stories would have…
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Anybody who goes into Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark expecting a horrifying film-going experience that will keep you up for days on end has clearly never read the original 1981 book. The book wasn’t made for adults. It wasn’t an epic Stephen King novel that dealt with death, trauma, and gave you enough scares to haunt you everyday for the rest of your life. Scary Stories to Tell in the…
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