It is my favorite kind of horror movie in that it is a horror movie that doesn’t rely on it’s scares to be a good movie. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of scares in this movie, but that isn’t what warrants the high rating. What drives It to horror excellence is the coming of age story hidden beneath the terror. This is a movie about love, friendship and conquering your fears. In…
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Now that the summer movie season is over, we get a brief month off before it is my favorite movie season: Oscar season. This September is giving us a slight hint of what we will be in for over the next few months. We got a few Oscar contenders, a franchise, and a horror reboot as the highlights. Here are my picks for the best movies coming out in September. 5 – IT (Andy…
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Yesterday, it was announced that director Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing Star Wars: Episode IX after he and Disney mutually agreed to part ways due to creative differences. Personally, I am a big fan of this move. I loved Trevorrow’s debut film, Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), but after the lackluster Jurassic World (2015) and the bizarre The Book of Henry (2017), I lost faith in Trevorrow as a director. But now, the Star Wars franchise needs a new director, and…
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Out of all the times I have done this Netflix article, I don’t know if there has been this strong of a month ever. The five movies that I have listed here I would consider all to be masterpieces. They are all very different in terms of genre, and yet still masterworks in their respective genres. Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix in September. You can see the full…
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The 2017 summer movie season is officially over! This was a great summer movies. I saw 41 movies over the last four months (49 total if you include the movies that were released this summer that I saw earlier this year at Sundance), and most of them were good. Some of them have made their way into my ten best movies of the year, others have made it on the bottom ten. This list is…
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Director Steven Soderbergh returns to the big screen after a short retirement with Logan Lucky, a film that can best be described as hillbilly Ocean’s 11 (2001), or, as one character says in the movie, “Ocean’s 7-11“. Soderbergh shows why he is a legend with a wildly entertaining, twisty, fun movie that proves Soderbergh is still at the top of his game. After getting fired from his construction job for liability reasons, Jimmy…
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I don’t know if I have had a better time at the movies this year than I did during The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Sure, we’ve seen this story before, but with two mega-stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds leading the way, tear-inducing comedy, and badass action, this is the summer comedy I have been waiting for all summer. Reynolds stars as Michael Bryce, a bodyguard who was, at one time, the best in…
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Steven Soderbergh is a director I have a lot of admiration for. He isn’t the most popular, nor does he have a perfect filmography. But he is one of the most unique and daring directors we’ve ever seen, challenging his viewers with his use of different filmmaking styles and deep themes. After retiring from the director’s chair for a few years, Soderbergh is back this Friday with Unsane, a film I am incredibly excited for. So…
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I hated, HATED the first Annabelle (2014). It was incredibly boring, had absolutely zero scares, and felt like a cash grab riding on the coattails of the success of The Conjuring (2013). But with Annabelle: Creation, we have a rare occurrence on our hands where a horror sequel, or in this case, a prequel, is better than the original. This isn’t just an improvement on the first film, this is a complete 180. Director David S. Sandberg…
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Look, guys, it’s The Emoji Movie. It is a movie that is based on a keyboard on our cell phones. What were we honestly expecting from this? Would you be excited for The Home Row Movie? I am all about going into a movie with an open mind and not judging the movie until I see the final product, but when the movie is based on a keyboard, it’s kind of tough. However, the…
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