0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/12/2017
CHiPs tries to appeal to nostalgia, but based on its trailer, the movie just looks like a bad comedy exploiting a familiar brand name. Cashing in on nostalgia is a cottage industry for Hollywood, with movie studios always trying to capitalize on a brand or familiar name — ideally with a modernized or satiric take. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/11/2017
Stories and art are powerful ways of coping with pain, as A Monster Calls portrays in heartbreaking detail. [link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Denial can be a powerful, sometimes necessary way to get through a life that either isn’t going as planned or seems outright unbearable. To some extent, La La Land deals with this theme, with […]
BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 11: Ethan and Joel Cohen attend the ‘Hail, Caesar!’ photo call during the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 11, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/WireImage)
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After a series adaptation of their movie Fargo became a success, the Coen Brothers are ready to create their own project for television. Some might think that the Coen Brothers have already ventured from feature films into television with their 1996 film Fargo being adapted into two successful and critically acclaimed seasons on FX. But […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/10/2017
A true-life story that should have been told long ago finally receives its deserved attention on the big screen. [link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]The most amazing thing about Hidden Figures is that its story has somehow remained untold at least to a wide mainstream audience until now. How did we get through school, especially during […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/7/2017
I spent most of 2016 lamenting what a terrible year for movies it was. The summer, especially, was one of the worst in recent memory, with many disappointing blockbusters that relied more on brand names and spectacle, rather than story and characters. But as typically happens, the late summer and fall provided much more substance. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/3/2017
Ridley Scott says cinema is “mainly bad,” but has he looked at his run of movies from 2001 to 2015? As popular as superhero movies have become, dominating pop culture and much of the current blockbuster movie landscape, many fans, critics and filmmakers have lamented how much Marvel and DC Comics tentpoles have taken over […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/2/2017
We can’t wait for Ben Affleck’s Batman movie in 2018, right? However, Affleck says we might have to. Despite the pleas and wishes of Warner Brothers and DC Comics movie fans, Ben Affleck continues to insist that he’s not ready to make the solo Batman film that he’s set to write and direct. Affleck has […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/27/2016
Though it may seem inappropriate following Carrie Fisher’s death on Tuesday, many Star Wars fans have surely been wondering how her role in the upcoming Episode VIII might be affected after she suffered a heart attack over the Christmas holiday. Would her scenes have to be filled with a double? Would there be a digital replacement, […]
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Carrie Fisher was a female action star for a generation, providing inspiration to many women to fight for themselves, become leaders and always be outspoken. It’s probably not the easiest thing to be a little sister to a big brother. My younger sister and I have never talked about this, but she had to put […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/26/2016
[link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone make beautiful music together in La La Land, the results of which are magical and surprising. Musicals often seem like an outdated, goofy way of telling a story that Hollywood insists on trying to bring back every few years. Though Chicago winning the Academy Award for […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/25/2016
Christmas Eve seems like a curious time to release an anticipated movie trailer. Though many people will be going to the movies on Christmas, so it’s a good time to promote a film to big audiences. (And there is some precedent, with Disney releasing the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Thanksgiving 2014.) […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/23/2016
Don’t avoid Manchester by the Sea because you think it’ll be too sad. You’ll deprive yourself of one of 2016’s best movies. Perhaps you’ve heard that Manchester By the Sea is a really sad, bleak movie. This time of year, we get those types of films, the heavy dramas that feel meaningful and will surely […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/22/2016
Despite its two stars, Passengers is one of the biggest disappointments of the holiday movie season. [link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Warning: Important parts of the story that are spoilers are discussed in this review. Spoilers are clearly marked, so they can be avoided while reading the rest of this review. But if you don’t think […]
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What would Spider-Man: Homecoming have looked like in 1977? It’s been roughly two weeks since Marvel released the first trailer for its upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film. In a fall full of exciting trailer releases, this has been one of the standouts. But maybe you’re yearning for a little more Spidey as the holiday season approaches. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/20/2016
There will be an Emoji movie. And yes, that emoji you’re thinking of is in it. Following the success of 2014’s The LEGO Movie, rival movie studios were wondering what other toys and fads they could turn into animated content to peddle to the masses. For instance, we got The Angry Birds Movie earlier this […]
