Movie Review
Spoiler review: “The Devil All the Time” deserves a close watch
Photo Courtesy of Hollywood Insider Story by Peyton Tranas/Contributing Writer Director Antonio Campos (“Christine”) unravels a story of heartache, loss, “delusions” and revenge in “The Devil All the Time.” Based on the 2011 novel written by Donald Ray Pollock, who also stars as the film’s narrator, the film version features a star-studded lineup of actors, …
Pokémon Detective Pikachu: The good, the bad, and the bananas | Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Polygon Authors note: This review is written by someone who fully and avidly invested themselves in the Pokémon universe from 2006 to 2011. He apologizes in advance if he mentions terminology that requires further explanation, but trusts the readers’ cultural knowledge will suffice. Great detective movies are needles in a haystack. “The …
Review: ‘Creed II’ successfully continues story of Adonis Creed
Photo courtesy of IMDB “Creed II,” starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, tells the personal story of Creed and how overcoming trials is always possible with a strong support system by your side. After the success that “Creed” had at the box office, as well as amongst movie critics, a sequel was all but …
Review: ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ sings, shrugs, slaughters its way to the top
Photo courtesy of Netflix Story by Hank Brainard / Contributing Writer Westerns have, for years, been trending toward authenticity; audiences are more aware now than ever of the frontier’s harsh realities and sweeping inequalities, which means the myth of the Great American Cowboy pulls less weight. Grit wins over. The films have become darker and dirtier, …
Review: ‘Widows’ is a movie worth your time this weekend
Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox Story by Brandon Black / Contributing Writer The new “Fantastic Beasts” movie is set to rake in a crisp $65 million this weekend, and the massive number of cars outside the theater as I walked in seemed to support this estimate, considering about one car’s worth of people were …
Review: ‘Halloween,’ a trick or a treat?
Image courtesy of film-book.com Story by Cassius Croom / Contributing Writer “Halloween” is one of the best films I have seen this year. It’s right up there with “Black Panther” and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. Yet, here I am trying to clear my schedule …