‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ injects new life into 2018
It is amazing how much setting can contribute to a story, especially one that is seemingly grounded in a fairly lame reality. By expanding on the little things and building on its neo-noir themes, films like “Bad Times at the…
‘First Man’ provides early competition for Oscar Race
Houston, we do not have a problem. The film slump known as September is finally over, and October has arrived with its first round of Oscar contenders. One of them is “First Man,” a look into the exploits of Neil…
Venom provides another dud for superhero genre
After a five-year hiatus, Ruben Fleischer (“Gangster Squad”) returns to the director’s chair to deliver “Venom,” the first installment in Sony’s next attempt at a universe. A “Venom” film has been in the works for more than a decade, after…
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga hit home run with ‘A Star is Born’
4/5 Stars The horses are off and running, and the race has officially begun. Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper, “The Avengers: Infinity War”) is a rock star who sells out stadiums but doubles as an alcoholic and drug addict with tinnitus….
‘Vice’ trailer shows off another overweight Christian Bale
With the never-ending barrage of trailers that Hollywood likes to dump on the public at certain points of the year, it can be easy for good content to get lost in the shuffle. However, there was one trailer that stood…
Chris Evans says farewell to Captain America in tweet
Well Marvel fans, in the words of Captain America himself, we have finally reached “the end of the line.” Yet, not entirely, as the highly anticipated, currently untitled “Avengers 4” will not be released until May 3, 2019. However, one…
‘Hold the Dark’ shines bright during slow September season
Within this dull, dreary month of September, against all odds, Netflix has shined a light through again. Granted, there is a reason for that, as this time, it has teamed up with an extremely promising up-and-coming filmmaker and a star-studded…
‘Hell Fest’ proves to be so-so in terms of quality
“Hell Fest” proves the spirit of the “B” movie lives on. It is a fairly unique concept that has a lot of room for exploitation in horror films. It is just a shame that it is living in the shadow…
‘Dark Phoenix’ releases first trailer showing off new dark tone
The “X-Men” franchise, with the original release dating back to 2000, originally focused not on the formation of the X-Men or them learning their powers, but on the question of what is right and wrong when both of them are…
‘Creed II’ trailer offers more than just ‘Rocky IV’ remake
On Sept. 26, the new trailer for “Creed II” was released, and after 33 years, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren, “The Expendables 3”) is back. The roided-up Russian who killed Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers, “Chicago Justice”) in “Rocky IV” is back,…
