Based on true events, 23 Blast is the inspirational story of high school football star Travis Freeman, who loses his eyesight overnight due to bacteria meningitis. The…
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It’s Christmas Eve, 1899, and promising Oxford graduate Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) has arrived at the gates of Stonehearst Asylum to begin his residency under Superintendent Silas…
Within the hallowed halls of Winchester University, the fictional Ivy League school created for Justin Simien’s Dear White People, black students are frequently disenfranchised by their white counterparts.…
“Ideals are peaceful. History is violent.” These words, delivered by Brad Pitt’s scarred and battle-weary Sgt. Don Collier, are meant to bring some level of comfort…
Jason Reitman’s Men, Women and Children takes aim at communication in the digital age, offering a sobering and uncomfortably accurate portrait of the way we connect -…
Since his first appearance as Tony Stark in 2008’s Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. has enjoyed a seemingly never-ending parade of roles that have allowed him…
My first exposure to Gone Girl came when I devoured Gillian Flynn’s critically acclaimed novel in less than two days, frequently succumbing to thoughts of “just…
The Skeleton Twins is the second feature release from director Craig Johnson, and it tells the tale of a broken brother-and-sister duo seeking solace in each other. Taking place…
Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett have made quite a name for themselves over the past few years, responsible for such genre offerings as V/H/S and…
There’s no disputing the fact that Errol Flynn is a legend of the silver screen, an iconic figure remembered for his swashbuckling roles in The Sea…
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is a film that does about what you’d expect from a sequel that finally hits theaters almost ten years after its predecessor -…
The Giver could easily be considered the grandfather of all modern YA adaptations as we know them. Based on the 1993 book written by Lois Lowry and…
I remember sitting in Hall H at Comic-Con two years ago, when Marvel first announced Guardians of the Galaxy. This came on the heels of the…
Nearly three years ago, just a few days after officially launching this website, I posted my review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It…
FX has become one of the largest purveyors of dramatic storytelling on television, and while two of its flagships shows (Sons of Anarchy and Justified) are preparing…
One of the key things I enjoyed about 21 Jump Street was watching Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill being thrust into situations that allowed them to…
Over the years, the film industry has churned out plenty of comedies about the perils of dealing with unexpected pregnancy, but never has the subject been…
The original How to Train Your Dragon is a film that didn’t quite make it onto my radar when it was released in theaters in 2010.…
In an age where astronomical budgets and A-list stars dominate the sci-fi genre, it’s seldom that you stumble across a film that strives to present a…
After finding tremendous success with animated sitcoms Family Guy and American Dad, Seth MacFarlane ventured into the realm of live-action comedy with 2012’s smash hit Ted, which…
After the disappointing and directionless X3: The Last Stand and the abysmal X-Men Origins: Wolverine, prospects for the continuation of the franchise had gone from great…
It’s 1978, and in a little working-class neighborhood on the south side of Philadelphia, Mickey Scarpato (Philip Seymour Hoffman) scrapes together a living as a small-time…
It’s been 60 years since Godzilla first appeared onscreen, emerging from the ocean to wreak havoc on the city of Tokyo. Since then, we’ve seen the…
It’s always an interesting experiment to watch performers best known for their comedic work attempt something at the opposite end of the spectrum, and Kristen Wiig…
Your friendly neighborhood wallcrawler is back in theaters and once again finds himself trying to prove to audiences that his franchise reboot was not premature. Although I…
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a film that I’ve had circled on my calendar for quite some time. I adored the footage shown at Comic-Con…
After last year’s critically acclaimed thriller Prisoners, director Denis Villeneuve once again finds himself working alongside Jame Gyllenhaal for Enemy (although to be fair, this film was…
Big budget adaptations of popular young adult novels have become the latest trend in Hollywood, with each major studio hoping to create the next Twilight or…
Have you ever looked around at your life and realized that it didn’t turn out the way you thought it would? Sure, everyone has, and while…
Ever since the popularity of video games skyrocketed in the 1980s, Hollywood has been trying to cash in on the craze by bringing well-known franchises to…
Sadly and almost criminally overlooked during awards season, Out of the Furnace was one of my favorite films of 2013. Written and directed by Scott Cooper,…
This. Is. NOT! Sparta. But 300: Rise of an Empire makes a valiant, albeit unnecessary, attempt to recapture the lightning in a bottle that was the original…
From the opening scene, where a shadowy figure in an elegant white hat effortlessly fends off a group of opponents in the pouring rain, The Grandmaster…
When I watched the debut episode of FX’s The Americans last year, it didn’t quite grab me. I though the series was built on an interesting premise,…