Paper cuts
Heads up, everyone: The following review is going to contain spoilers, because I do not want you to see this movie. “Paper Towns” is a film about Margo (fashion model [...]
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Posted July 29, 2015in Film Review
Posted July 22, 2015in Film Review
Ant-Meh
One year ago, Marvel pitched us a film about a bunch of superheroes nobody remembered. Despite the potential for disaster, “Guardians of the Galaxy” hit all the right notes and [...]
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Posted July 15, 2015in Film Review
Mindless
“Self/Less” is a film that explores the themes of family, loss, self-sacrifice and the inherent awesomeness of flamethrowers. When the film begins, we are introduced to Ben Kingsley’s Damien, a [...]
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Posted July 08, 2015in Film Review
Magic Mike XXL: A conversation with the target audience
There’s little doubt that “Magic Mike XXL” is a film that was not intended for me. As a critic, I am still able to deconstruct the filmmaker’s work and say [...]
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Posted July 01, 2015in Film Review
Dying to be seen
It can be easy to fault “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” for its non-titular characters. Everyone of them is an over-earnest caricature of themselves. Molly Shannon plays a [...]
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Posted June 24, 2015in Film Review
Beautiful inside and out
Pixar does not miss. The animation studio has released 14 films before “Inside Out,” and each one has topped the box office on its opening weekend. That is a streak [...]
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Posted June 17, 2015in Film Review
Parklife
There are certain elements you need in order to make a “Jurassic Park” film more than just name. Are there dinosaurs? Do they escape in an unlikely fashion? Are there [...]
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Posted June 10, 2015in Film Review
Riding it out
Television spots for Melissa McCarthy’s new movie “Spy” advertise the film as “this year’s best reviewed comedy.” As it turns out, that is actually true. Head over to Rotten Tomatoes [...]
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Posted June 03, 2015in Film Review
Epicly, awesomely bad
A couple weeks ago, I reviewed “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Honestly, though, I do not feel like I explained the situation fully enough: That film is one of the best [...]
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Posted May 27, 2015in Film Review
Imperfect
Released in 2012, the original “Pitch Perfect” was a surprise hit. It was charming, genuinely hilarious in spots, fun throughout and featured Anna Kendrick, who is delightful. However, the success [...]
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