From its crawl-less beginning to its very last “hopeful” shot, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is unlike any Star Wars movie ever made. Besides being the first origin movie that strays away from the traditional storyline, it is also the most un-Star Wars films ever. This is an exhilarating war film and one that will blow you away. Rogue One takes place between Episode III: Revenge of Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope, as the Imperial…
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I’m a sucker for a good musical. I don’t think I can say there is one that I truly dislike. There are a couple I wasn’t a huge fan of, but I love most musicals. I don’t know why, I just do. This weekend, Hollywood’s latest musical, La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, gets a nation-wide release. So in honor of that, here are my picks for the best modern musicals. By modern musical, I…
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Lion is one of the most emotional movies of 2016. It is a movie that continuously hits you in the feels, yet not overdoing it to make it melodramatic. Lion is the incredible true story of Saroo (Sunny Pawar), a five year old boy who gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives the tough streets and ends up being adopted by an Australian family (Nicole Kidman, David Wenham) and…
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The nominees for the 74th Golden Globes was announced this morning and it is by far the most interesting batch of nominees I have seen in a long time from the Hollywood Foreign Press. We got out fair share of snubs and surprises, as well as inevitable picks from future Oscar nominees. Here are my picks for my favorite nominations from this morning. I only focused on the movie categories, as I don’t watch enough…
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Office Christmas Party is one of those comedies where it is all about the cast. The plot and story are all irrelevant, the love stories are useless and lame, and the movie runs too long. But God damn, if this isn’t a cast of comedic all-stars that make this movie a blast. When an uptight CEO (Jennifer Aniston) threatens to shut down his branch, a branch manager (T.J. Miller) throws an epic Christmas party to…
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I first saw Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It was towards the end of the festival and the hype around the film was through the roof. The film ended up being one of my favorites of the festival and was one I was constantly thinking about for months after. I decided check the movie out again when it finally got a wide release, a rarity for me, as I would…
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The Eyes of My Mother is a truly disturbing and horrifying film, yet one of the most beautifully shot and made films of the year. The film looks at the life of Francisca, a lonely girl who witnesses a horrible tragedy the skewers her way of life. We see as young Francisca (Olivia Bond) learns how to do facial surgery using dead animals, and we watch the questionable parenting techniques of her parents, until tragedy…
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I skipped this piece last month because other than Boyhood (2014) and the new Gilmore Girls season, November was a very light month. But, December offers a number of great movies ranging from sports movies, comedy, gangster, and one of the best movies of 2016. Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix in December. You can see the full list of all movies and T.V. shows coming out this month right here. …
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Well, here we are, the final month of 2016. It is amazing how fast the year has gone. But, we’re here, and we are ending the year with a bang. There are so many great movies coming out in December, narrowing it down to five was nearly impossible. This month is so loaded, I had to leave off anticipated titles like Sing, Assassins Creed, Passengers, A Monster Calls, and Why Him?. But, of all the movies coming out this month,…
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Loving tells one of the most important moments in the history of the United State. It is the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), an interracial couple in the 1950’s who fight for their right be married in Virginia after being banned from the state for getting married in Washington D.C. The film looks at their lives as they struggle to get the banned lifted while attempting to keep…
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