There was a time, around three years ago, where I was worried about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  I was worried that they were falling into a cookie-cutter format of sequels, where every single film is bigger, yet emptier.  During what Marvel calls their Phase 2, films like Iron Man 3 (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2014), and the mildly overrated Captain America: The Winter Solider (2014) hit a creative low and didn’t look like they were going to…

      The Florida Project is one of those movies that plants a seed in you and keeps growing long after you see it.  I saw this movie a few weeks ago and I am still thinking about it.  Whether it is the themes of the movie, moments in the movie, or even just a single shot or line of dialog, The Florida Project is something that I think about on a daily basis.  Director…

      The Foreigner has been marketed as Jackie Chan’s Taken (2008), where an older, accomplished actor is cast in an action-focused film with a lot of hand-to-hand combat.  They’ve tried to replicate this kind of film with a number of actors like Kevin Costner (Three Days to Kill), John Travolta (From Paris with Love), Sean Penn (The Gunman), and Pierce Brosnan (November Man).  It also seems that this is the only kind of movie Liam Neeson…

      Blade Runner 2049 is a rare cinematic occurrence in that it is a long delayed sequel (30+ years) that exceeds the original by miles.  Everything about Blade Runner 2049 is better than the 1982 original Ridley Scott film.  This is a true sci-fi noir that features great performances, bold filmmaking, a twisty, captivating story, and some of the best visuals I have seen on screen in 2017. It is really hard to explain…