‘Pacific Rim’ sequel feels like every other terrible sequel
Rating: 1.5 / 5 stars “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is the sequel to 2013’s “Pacific Rim,” which was directed by Guillermo Del Toro (“The Shape of Water”). This time around, Steven S. DeKnight (“Daredevil”) takes the director’s chair for this sequel…
Alex Garland crafts another sci-fi masterpiece that forces viewers to question life
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars “Annihilation” is directed by Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”) and stars Natalie Portman (“Jackie”) as Lena, a cellular biologist and former Army ranger. When her husband (Oscar Isaac, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) returns from an…
‘Get Out’ uses real world sensitivities as its playground
Rating: 5 / 5 stars In Jordan Peele’s (“Key & Peele”) directing debut, the immensely powerful social thriller “Get Out,” has been 2017’s wake-up call to the horrors behind American society. Peele’s artful writing style established a broad way of…
Del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” shakes up classic monster fantasy
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars Guillermo Del Toro’s new Oscar nominated film “The Shape of Water” brings to life an original depiction of the classic sea monster in this adult fantasy. With a superb cast to lead the story, the…
‘Darkest Hour,’ decent film overdone by Oldman’s performance
Rating: 3 / 5 stars Film biopics can be a hard thing to get right in more ways than one. For instance, “Gandhi” (1982) presented some events with historical accuracy, but ended up being boring and preachy, hiding the dishonorable…
‘Lady Bird’ flies into award shows as charming coming of age story
Rating: 4 / 5 stars Everyone remembers their teenage years differently. Some think back to those days with a smile, some with the exact opposite, and some might not remember them at all. Yet, we all cling to our own…
‘The Shape of Water,’ retread of familiar ideas in beautiful new ways
Rating: 3.5 / 5 stars “The Shape of Water” is a film that if written or directed by anyone else, would likely be a complete paint-by-numbers bore. But writer-director Guillermo del Toro (“Crimson Peak”) elevates the typical genre proceedings into…
Of Mice & Men defies fans, drops worst album to date
Rating: 2.5 / 5 stars With the departure of Austin Carlile at the end of 2016, screamer, vocalist and founder of Of Mice & Men, fans were left unsure of where OM&M was going to lead. The four remaining members…
Rumors around ‘Cloverfield Paradox’ are worse than actual movie
Rating: 3 / 5 stars “The Cloverfield Paradox” is directed by Julius Onah and is the third installment in the Cloverfield anthology series, focusing on a space station called, surprise surprise, the Cloverfield Station. The crew running it consists of…
Howerton plays slightly toned down version of his most popular role on ‘A.P. Bio’
Rating: 3 / 5 stars For many high school students, the best teachers are always the laid-back and easy-going ones, but how laid back can a teacher be before they are too laid back? This is the premise of NBC’s…
