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 […]
The Flash is taking its time to fully unravel the mystery of the Reverse Flash. In last night’s episode, “Who Is Harrison Wells?” many questions were answered, as the race to uncover Harrison Wells’ identity comes to a conclusion. This was an episode that was full of discovery for the supporting characters, as they uncover […]
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 […]
The Flash is hands down the best superhero show on TV. It seems like every week is better than the previous and it has not let up yet. “Out of Time” begins with a flashback to the first episode, indicating that things are going to come full circle. The first scene from the pilot episode is […]
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, […]
With Kanan captured and tortured by the inimical Inquisitor, Ezra and the crew of The Ghost embark on a fateful—and dramatic—rescue mission and consequently celebrate almost everything epic and thrilling about the ‘Star Wars’ saga. Space battles. Lightsaber duels. Running through giant technological terrors. Blasters firing. Big reveals. Hijinks. It’s all there in equal parts in […]
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 […]
With Kanan captured by Grand Moff Tarkin and the Inquisitor, the rest of the crew scrambles to find Kanan and to rescue him from the Empire. Unfortunately, this the penultimate episode of the season slows the plot movement down to a crawl as the crew of the Ghost gets desperate in their attempt to discover Kanan’s […]
It has been a long road for Rick and the gang. They have survived for years in the zombie apocalypse and with that good fortune comes an inevitable change in the survivor’s personalities and a general loss of trust in humanity. Rick’s gang has seen some of the worst in mankind and it has transformed everyone to […]
