Casey Affleck is one of our finest actors, but he often gets overshadowed by his big brother, Ben Affleck. Even before Ben got his career back…
Author: Nick Spake
Hell or High Water is one of the most absorbing games of cat and mouse you’ll ever see on the silver screen. This is largely because…
Up until a few years ago, audiences typically didn’t associate Star Trek with action. After J.J. Abrams stepped into the director’s chair, however, the franchise became…
Hardcore Henry is one of the better video game movies out there. Granted, the film isn’t based on a video game or about video games, but…
Zoolander was only a modest box office success back in 2001, but after finding a cult following on DVD it quickly became one of the most…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are one of the greatest comedic duos of this generation, always a hoot together on Saturday Night Live and whenever hosting…
Kristina of Sweden was an absorbing figure with the potential to inspire a great biopic. The Girl King isn’t necessarily a great account of her life,…
Like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or A Christmas Carol, Moby Dick is a classic novel that’s been adapted quite a few times, but there’s never…
2015 has brought us so many great movies that celebrate feminism and homosexuality alike. Carol is no exception, telling a beautiful story of two women that…
Dalton Trumbo was one of the most fascinating writers to ever work in Hollywood. A filmmaker would have to go out of their way to make…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: 2015 has been one of the best years ever for women in film. From Brie Larson in…
Miss You Already is the very definition of a “chick flick.” It has all the tropes one would expect: a powerful sisterly bond, a comedic road…
It’s easy to believe in a cause. It’s even easy to support a cause. To actually fight for a cause, however, is easier said than done.…
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is far from the first movie to put a comedic spin on zombies. We’ve seen this before in Shaun of…
Fantasy movies have come a long way over the past decade and a half. After being considered a lesser genre for years, mainstream audiences are finally…
Why is it that sometimes honest, hardworking people end up out on the streets while immoral, deceitful people live comfortably in mansions? There’s really no easy…
The Intern is a romantic comedy that refreshingly puts emphasis on friendship over romance. The film is still formulaic and predictable – after all, it’s a…
Asperger’s syndrome has been traced back to some of history’s most brilliant minds, such as Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin. The notion of Asperger’s, however, has…
Pretty much everyone had the exact same thought after seeing the trailer for the original Maze Runner: “So, it’s just The Hunger Games light?” And… yeah,…
What can be said about M. Night Shyamalan that hasn’t already? Most people would agree that his earliest films (The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable) were great…