The long in-development Steve Jobs movie is finally here after a long road through development hell to the big-screen. Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) directs the biopic from a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin (Moneyball, A Few Good Men) about the co-founder of Apple, who helped to lead a technological revolution in the […]
Gangster films have been around since the dawn of film and the tales of people who live brazenly on the wrong side of the law, has been ripe material for movies for almost one hundred years. The latest incarnation of the mob drama is Black Mass, which follows James “Whitey” Bulger, the man responsible for decades worth of […]
In an era of uninspired reboots, there was many skeptics and even more apathy for the new sequel, Jurassic World. Early trailers with unfinished CGI and uneven editing, also did not do the film’s public perception any favors. However beneath it all, seemed to be a glimmer of the classic and at the end of the day, […]
Disney and director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) went through extreme measures to keep the story for Tomorrowland under wraps, which served to heighten expectations for anyone paying attention. The combination of taking a trip to a magical land, while getting an engaging adventure seemed to be a guarantee. However, Tomorrowland only delivers on half of that […]
Insane. Out of control. Completely unhinged. A masterpiece. All of those could rightfully describe George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Every generation a film comes along that seems to literally be from the future. Movies that are crafted so meticulously, that the audience doesn’t feel like they are watching a movie, they are simply experiencing it. […]
Director Joss Whedon was faced with a monumental task. He had just created the biggest comic book movie of all time with The Avengers. A film that was the first of its kind. A melding of various superhero brands that Marvel Studios had established in solo movies for Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain […]
One of mankind’s defining traits has been the ability to think abstractly and to create using our imaginations. There have been a rash of movies about artificially intelligent robots turning on humanity and we will be getting many more in the near future ranging from Avengers: Age of Ultron to Terminator: Genisys. In his directorial debut, Alex Garland has […]
Video games have been a growing part of popular culture ever since Pong was first introduced by Atari in 1972. In the late 1970’s, Atari began introducing home video game consoles and revolutionized the gaming industry. After a series of hits including Pac-Man, Pitfall, and Yar’s Revenge, the gaming company had a strangle hold on […]
Fast and Furious has always been designed as a pure adrenaline rush. The film franchise that began by reinvigorating the long dead drag racing genre has morphed into a Mission Impossible style heist series. In order for a movie like Furious 7 to work, there has to be an unwritten agreement with the audience to suspend […]
It isn’t necessarily a bad thing for a young filmmaker to have a distinct style, however it does become problematic when they all feel the same. Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) has made three feature films that all feature the same color palettes, narrative structure, compositions, and overall feel. In the era of Marvel films, […]
Expectations for Will Smith’s latest vehicle, Focus, has been low. In an era when every major star is no longer making movies, but franchises, many have not known what to make of the low-key marketing for the new flick. Focus is clearly inspired by movies such as The Sting and The Color of Money, where the excitement doesn’t come from […]
At one point in film history, the spy movie was the most popular action genre for escapism and adventure. It essentially was the precursor to the superhero movie. It had secret identities, action that spans the globe, and technology that is beyond our grasp. The spy genre hasn’t died, it just transformed into something more […]
