Article by: James Kidd It’s surprising that it has taken this long for Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt to pair up in a film. The two are easily the biggest actors in Hollywood right now, and love it or hate it, they seem to be conquering that every man/woman charm that
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MOVIE REVIEW: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
Article by: Josh Bradley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frdj1zb9sMY Almost exactly a year ago, I was the guy who excitedly pulled up the live stream of The Force Awakens red carpet premiere, grinning like a stupid little kid as Anthony Daniels and Oscar Isaac answered Star Wars trivia. I was the guy who had bought his
MOVIE REVIEW: Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Article by: Josh Bradley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdKk_sYQNI Manchester by the Sea is a masterfully-crafted misdirect. Judging from the trailers (or any of the marketing), it clearly presents itself a certain way and establishes certain audience expectations, namely that it will be an emotionally-taxing, grief-stricken journey that ultimately proves to be uplifting(ish) if not a little
MOVIE REVIEW: Loving (2016)
Article by: Josh Bradley https://youtu.be/33g-ZHBQdNU Jeff Nichols’ movies all seem to be about normal people that find themselves pushed into extraordinary circumstances. It was the Bard who said “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em”, and looking at Take Shelter, Mud, and Midnight Special, it’s
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Movie Review
Westworld: The Story So Far
Article by: Anthony Florez *with spoilers and some discussion of fan theories If, for whatever reason, you haven't jumped on the Westworld bandwagon just yet this is the week to do it. After eight episodes the exposition is finally starting to give way to real conflict; it's been a patiently deployed story with
The Overwhelming Beauty of ARRIVAL’s Ending
Article by: Josh Bradley The following contains spoilers for the ending of Arrival (2016) and assumes the reader has seen the film. If you haven’t, go do so immediately. If you have, might I suggest some background music while you read? I don’t know, maybe this? In a meaningless discussion of semantics,
REVIEW: Doctor Strange
MOVIE REVIEW: Moonlight (2016)
Article by: Josh Bradley About half an hour into Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, 10-year-old Chiron is sitting with Juan, the man who sells crack to Chiron’s mother, at Juan’s kitchen table. He timidly asks Juan, “What’s a faggot?” Juan and the audience both know where this question is coming from, and so he