SUPERHOT - minimalist art style, trippy story, and engaging mechanics
Courtesy of Superhot Team The Matrix was one of the biggest films of 1999. Its popularity and imagery greatly influenced the visual...
The Jungle Book - Filled with beautiful visuals and nostalgia
Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures Disney’s animated version of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book was one of my favorite movies as a kid....
10 Cloverfield Lane - Fantastic performances and suspenseful action
The first Cloverfied film is an interesting beast, no pun intended, to dissect. It pleased audiences with its found-footage style and the...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Messy plot with almost no character
When watching “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” I was flabbergasted. Occasionally enjoying myself, mostly being disappointed and...
Spotlight takes home the big award at 88th Academy Awards
Photo courtesy of The Telegraph Spotlight, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Alejandro G. Iñáritu, Mark Rylance, Alicia Vikander, and many...
Firewatch - A tragic tale of isolation and mental illness
Walking simulators are an interesting genre that have only recently appeared in gaming. These games feature very little gameplay, feeling...
The Witch - Thought-provoking horror
When I read that audiences were not enamored with Robert Eggers’ directorial debut The Witch I reflected on the state of horror cinema...
Deadpool - Gory and crass, but hilarious
The cinema is being overtaken by superhero films. Apparently, people aren’t quite tired of them yet because my theater was filled to the...
How to Be Single - Average "rom com" material
“How to Be Single” is the most recent venture of writers Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein who have been the pens behind several average...
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - A poor attempt at humor and action
Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is a seminal work of fiction. The story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy is intensely...
Hail, Caesar! - The Coen brothers have done it again.
The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, are some of the most versatile men in Hollywood. Their niche is with dark crime comedies, but they...
The 5th Wave - Another boring, uninspired YA film
Science fiction is my favorite genre of media. Books, movies, television, and videogames, it doesn’t matter. That being said, I enjoy...