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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The final month of summer movie season 2017 is upon us and it is going out with a bang. Two of my five favorite movies of 2017 come out this month, as well as the return of one of the great directors of our time. Here are my picks for the best movies coming out in August. 5 – ANNABELLE: CREATION (David F. Sandberg, August 11) I hated, HATED the first Annabelle (2014). It was…
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After taking a five year break after the sensational Zero Dark Thirty (2012), director Kathryn Bigelow is back and better than ever with Detroit. This is an absolute knockout. A hot-blooded, intense, gut-wrenching, socially relevant masterpiece about one of America’s darkest hidden secrets. Detroit takes us to July of 1967, where race riots are raging in the streets of Detroit, Michigan, throwing the city into complete chaos. On one fateful night, an incident between the…
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In Atomic Blonde, the Blonde in question is Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron), a sexy, badass M:I6 agent with a love for vodka. Like most cinematic spies, like James Bond or Jason Bourne, she is stealthy with a gun, quick with the hands, and leaves no henchmen left behind. However, unlike those two, Broughton is far from perfect at her job, but gets things done by being a pure badass. The movie is much like…
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Charlize Theron is one of the premiere leading ladies in Hollywood. An actress who really didn’t break out until the early 2000’s, Theron has proven her diversity as an actress, starring in everything from action thrillers, to comedies, to Oscar contenders. This week, Theron stars in Atomic Blonde, which looks incredibly bad ass. So in honor of that, here are my picks for the best Charlize Theron movies. These movies are based on movie quality and…
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is an experience unlike any I have ever had at the movies. I am writing this review three days after seeing the movie and I still can’t fully grasp what I witnessed. I can’t tell if Valerian is a groundbreaking masterpiece, a campy classic, or a complete disaster. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is set in the 28th century and follows Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline…
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Christopher Nolan has done it again. The director who has brought us modern classics in Memento (2001), The Dark Knight (2008), and Inception (2010) has made yet another masterpiece in Dunkirk. This is an incredibly intense, thoroughly engrossing war film and the best movie of 2017 so far. Dunkirk takes a look at the invasion of Dunkirk during World War II, where the German army has surrounded Allied troops in the French city. Nolan breaks this down into three parts;…
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Christopher Nolan has established himself as one of the most exciting and innovative directors working today. His movies are event movies: when he has a new movie coming out, everyone gets excited. What sort of tricks will Nolan pull this time? How will he blow our minds this time? Nolan has dabbled in several genres, from superhero to sci-fi to war, and every time he has delivered something fascinating. And we all know the makings…
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The final chapter in the Planet of the Apes prequel trilogy is a perfect ending to one of cinema’s greatest trilogies. War for the Planet of the Apes ranks with Return of the Jedi (1983) and Toy Story 3 (2010) as the greatest finale to a trilogy I have ever seen. This is a bold, epic, beautifully shot movie and one of the best movies of 2017. War takes place two years after the events of Dawn of the…
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