15:17 to Paris,’ awful cinematic version of real-life event
Rating: 1/5 stars Clint Eastwood has been directing films since his 1971 debut “Play Misty for Me.” His latest, “The 15:17 to Paris,” certainly does not give any indication that he is getting better. The film follows the lives of…
Cloverfield’ marketing, what it spells for future of film
A major event happened during the Superbowl. While the game was the bigger event, at least in terms of cable television ratings, the actual major one was the dropping of “The Cloverfield Paradox” on Netflix directly after the big game…
2017’s best pop album disguised as Jackman musical
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars Every once in a while, a movie-musical comes along that completely shatters our expectations of what a movie about people breaking into song and dance can be. Whether it be the 70s summer hit “Grease” that became…
Daniel Day-Lewis’ supposed final acting performance
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars “Phantom Thread” is directed by the literal master Paul Thomas Anderson (“Inherent Vice”) and stars Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”). The film sees him portray esteemed dress-making master Reynolds Woodcock, who falls for a waitress, Alma (Vicky Krieps, “A…
Del Toro proves his master status once again in ‘Shape of Water’
Ratings: 4.5/5 Starts Guillermo Del Toro (“Troll Hunters”) wrote the screenplay, directed and produced the film, “The Shape of Water.” As a loyal fan of Del Toro, there were no worries that this film would be anything less than incredible….
Spielberg crafts his love letter for journalism in ‘The Post’
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars In the past few years, the role of the media in relation to our current political climate has been relentlessly debated. Some would argue that journalists in our modern era hold no integrity and only serve biased…
‘Den of Thieves’ wants to be so much more than the trash it actually is
Rating: 1.5 / 5 stars Den of Thieves is written and directed by Christian Gudegast (“London has Fallen”), and revolves around a crack team of thieves portrayed by Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (“Power”) and O’Shea Jackson…
Robbie shows off her acting chops, truly shines in ‘I, Tonya’
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars It is notable that Margot Robbie has recently found herself in films that are critical failures. “The Legend of Tarzan” simply came and went, while “Suicide Squad” was hated across the board, even by some…
‘2 Bills’ gives football fans whole new look inside minds of Belichick, Parcells
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars Anytime ESPN releases one of their “30 for 30” documentaries, it is something that grabs the attention of sports fans everywhere. That is certainly the case with the series’ latest installment, “The Two Bills,” which…
‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri’ may be most powerful, political film this Oscar season
Rating: 4.5 / 5 When revenge films come to mind, people usually think of a single protagonist going on a violent murder spree, sometimes doing it while spouting a lot of curse words. One of the more recent examples are…
