Is director Nicholas Winding Refn a one hit wonder? He charmed the socks off fanboys, critics, and audiences with Drive in 2011, but has failed to sustain that momentum. A look into his early work showed promise, especially with Bronson (2008) where he gave Tom Hardy his first big leading role. The Danish director is […]
Disney’s Pixar again delivers a colorful, sharply animated fantasy for children. Dory (Degeneres), the blue fish has short-term memory loss, and frequently loses her way, despite the best efforts of her parents to teach her strategies she can use to find her way home. Unfortunately, soon after the story begins, she gets lost after an
The name of Kevin Hart’s new movie is ironic, having “Intelligence” in the title, since none of his films have had an ounce of it. Kevin Hart is like processed food, no matter where you go, what time of year, or what the label looks like, you will always find the same boring ingredients with
The moment you hear Jude Law’s Western North Carolina accent, thoughts of Cold Mountain (2003) begin to flood back. Then Nicole Kidman appears as his wife, and you realize in some twisted universe, Genius is more like a “what if” Inman had survived and he and Ada Monroe had left North Carolina, moved to New
No one accidently makes a movie this bad. I refuse to believe director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum accidently allowed this male teen fantasy thriller to constantly venture into the worst dialogue, worst editing, and worst acting. For pop music superstar and Entertainment Weekly’s sexiest person of the summer, Nick Jonas doesn’t fare too well in his
“Stupid”, that’s usually non-video game playing viewers response to movies based on video games. Warcraft looks no different with its CGI heavy introduction into yet another fantasy franchise. Then you see the cast which includes actors that have all made strides in independent film, not to mention director Duncan Jones whose films Moon and Source
You may not know who Jon M. Chu is, you probably haven’t seen any of his movies. He is the director behind such reboots like Jem and the Holograms (18% on rottentomatoes.com), sequels such as G.I. Joe: Retaliation (28%), but let us not forget his historic collaborations with Justin Bieber on “Believe” and “Never Say
This is where accusations might be thrown towards film critics being pretentious, but the simple fact is Puerto Ricans in Paris is not worth even being shown in a theater. It’s gotten VOD written all over it (which it will also hit the same day of a select theatrical release). If Puerto Ricans in Paris
The worst thing about Maggie’s Plan is that there isn’t enough screen time for SNL alums Bill Hadar and Maya Rudolf, who give such presence and entertainment to their supporting characters. Rebecca Miller’s film Maggie’s Plan is basically a Woody Allen film with fresh insight, delightful performances and a surprisingly toned down Gerwig. It’s no
For better or worse, director James Wan has become the most sought after mainstream horror movie director. His ability to turn modestly priced thrillers like “The Conjuring” (2013), “Insidious” 1 & 2 (2010/2013) into cash cows have made him the studios golden boy. Wan’s career began with the now defunct horror series “Saw” in 2003