Shortly after the events of September 11th, 2001, a young woman is found murdered and stuffed in a dumpster, all traces of DNA having been bleached from her body. But…
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A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas proved that stoners could celebrate the holidays too, and The Night Before seeks to capture some of that same yuletide…
Thanks to a long-running comic strip and a series of classic animated features such as It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas,…
Adapted from Emma Donoghue’s gripping 2010 novel, Room is the story of Jack (Jacob Tremblay), a 5-year-old boy who lives with his mother in a sparse…
In the middle of the night, a virginal young bride wanders the hallways of a sprawling mansion in the English countryside, clutching a candelabra and calling out her…
After spending the bulk of the past decade portraying an assortment of freaks, weirdos and goofballs – with a few notable exceptions – Johnny Depp is finally…
The zombie genre has certainly exploded over the last few years, so it might seem like there aren’t many different ideas left to explore, but that didn’t stop Lionsgate’s Cooties…
From the opening moments, where Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart exhale huge clouds of pot smoke that were obviously added in post-production by a budget-friendly VFX…
Based on the classic 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy, director Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd is a stunningly realized adaptation full of sweeping landscapes and gorgeous costumes -…
As a nerdy white kid growing up in small-town Indiana, I wasn’t exposed to a lot of rap music – basically, if an artists wasn’t featured…
One of 2014’s best cinematic offerings was Gone Girl, an engrossing mystery with a stellar cast, helmed by one of my favorite directors. The film was…
The first family of the Marvel Universe is taking another crack at big screen stardom with the new Fantastic Four reboot, from the visionary director of Chronicle, Josh…
Tom Cruise is a man on a mission to prove he’s still a relevant international action star after a string of box office disappointments. Mission: Impossible…
In 1983, Clark Griswold and his family set out on a cross-country journey to the most magical of vacation destinations: Walley World, a near-mythical California theme…
Acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) steps into the ring with Southpaw, a modern boxing redemption tale. The script comes from the brutal mind of Sons…
After a nearly decade-long development period, creative differences which saw original writer and director Edgar Wright depart just months before shooting was scheduled to begin, and last-minute…
Just a few weeks ago, Universal Pictures shocked the world with Jurassic World, a long-awaited franchise reboot that has quickly became one of the biggest box office success stories of…
Ted 2 brings the raunchy bear and his best buddy back to the big screen for more pot smoking, pop-culture referencing mayhem following the massive success of…
“Do you ever look at someone and wonder what’s going on inside their head?” That’s a question we can all relate to, and Pixar’s latest animated offering,…
Last year, Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash came out of the Sundance Film Festival with tremendous buzz after taking home both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award.…
Most of the time when we see geeks and geek culture represented on film or television, we get a narrow-minded stereotype, a caricature that the general…
More than twenty years ago, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park captivated audiences around the world, showcasing the most photorealistic depiction of dinosaurs ever realized on film, thanks to a…
Writing a review of a film for which I have no strong opinion is always something of a tedious task, but less than 48 hours after…
The boys are back in the long-awaited feature film version of HBO’s hit comedy series Entourage. Four years after the show aired its season finale, the…
If there’s one thing you can’t fault San Andreas for, it’s false advertising. The Brad Peyton-directed disaster flick has sold itself in its marketing with massive…
Whenever I see a horror film, I want it to be smart and scary. Granted, I’m usually willing to settle for one or the other, but…
The Barden Bellas are back on the stage in Pitch Perfect 2, the sequel to 2012’s surprise hit about a collegiate a cappella group. Three years…
After a grueling journey from Scotland to America on a quest to reunite with his beloved, Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) crosses paths with a mysterious drifter…
“I fucking loved it.” That was my initial reaction after walking out of the theater following the screening of Mad Max: Fury Road, and 24 hours…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the big screen following his eight-year stint as the Governor of California was met with a triumphant cheer from fans of the ridiculous,…
It’s been more than 20 years since the death of Kurt Cobain, and while there have been numerous documentaries, books, and television programs devoted to telling his…
Three years ago, the stars of several different superhero films joined forces in Marvel’s The Avengers. Not only was it a moment that comic book fans…
One of last year’s best films comes to home video with the Blu-ray release of Wild, director Jean-Marc Vallee’s follow-up to The Dallas Buyers Club. This…
The Fast and Furious franchise has been a box office juggernaut, with the last three installments taking in a collective total of $1.7 billion at the…