Sports movies have a special place within the cinematic library. There is something even more unique about the movies based on the Olympics. Eddie the Eagle is loosely based on the life of Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards who briefly took the world by storm at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary. Edwards became a real-life Rocky story by becoming the […]
Happy New Year! As we begin 2016, we wanted to take a look back at the movies of last year one last time. Every time that you hear that someone say “there is nothing good at the movies anymore,” casually roll your eyes and direct them to this list. Sure there is a lot of […]
The superhero genre is currently a force to be reckoned with on television. Arrow, Agents of SHIELD, and Supergirl, are just some of the comic book properties that you can find on your TV on a given night. However, there is one show that made a name for itself and made a name for the […]
The highest level of recognized achievement in Hollywood—and in the world of acting at large—is the Academy Award. Winning that famous golden statue signifies a level of artistic skill, integrity, and fearlessness in a single performance that is at the top of that particular year’s class. There are thousands of movies made every year and […]
The look of an evil genius is much different than it used to be. The cliched image of the mad scientist in a laboratory or a corporate business man looking over a city that he economically sucks dry, has been exchanged for the faces of new, more modern villains. Movie fans have already been treated […]
There have been countless films in recent times that claim to be science fiction. However, only a very few can actually make the claim that their movie is fiction, with legitimately grounded science. This week Fox Studios releases The Martian and director Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) has crafted a movie that truly puts the science, in the […]
The beauty of stoner movies is how they often blur the line between reality and what is happening on film. They have traditionally been the most meta and self-referential of all the movie sub-genres. Sometimes they even inspire the viewer to ask the deeper questions. Such as, do you have to be stoned to enjoy […]
I love movies. I love the act of going to the movies, almost as much as I love the actual films. I enjoy old art houses and the newest state-of-the-art cineplexes equally. Some movies are meant to be seen in small intimate showings. Some are meant to be seen on gigantic IMAX screens. While other movies […]
Soon after Marvel Studios made the announcement that they would be co-producing the next incarnation of Spider-Man, studio head Kevin Feige began vaguely laying the groundwork for their own version of the character. He mentioned that Spider-Man was in high school already swinging around New York City, not yet making his mark on the larger […]
Jesse Eisenberg has taken an interesting path from an unassuming character actor in small indie projects, to one of the most in demand actors of his time. The actor that once personified collegiate uncertainty and nervousness, has blazed an unexpected trail that has resulted in him playing a super-villain in Batman v Superman and a […]
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures had the attention of the world on them as they judiciously went through an extensive casting process for their next Spider-Man. It was crucial to have an actor cast this summer, in order to include him in the currently shooting Captain America: Civil War. The new solo Spider-Man film doesn’t have an announced […]
The early talk about Pixar’s newest feature Inside Out is loud, with whispers that it might be a modern classic. While time will determine where it falls on the all-time list, there are some solid reasons why Inside Out is even being considered as one of the best Pixar movies ever. Earlier we got to attend a special screening of […]
