“Warcraft” Is Short On The Craft
It is the duty of the fantasy film to provide the audience with an entry point—a portal, if you will—for us to enter its world and understand its rules, stakes and inhabitants, until we come to...
“The Lobster” Is A Rare Delicacy
Imagine a world much like our own, only instead of policemen asking to see your driver license, they ask for your marriage license. In the slightly skewed reality of "The Lobster," it is strictly against the rules for single people...
“Me Before You” Is Exactly What You Think It Is
"Me Before You" is what is commonly referred to as a tearjerker, in that it attempts to produce tears with the nuance of someone reaching into your eye sockets, pulling out your eyes and squeezing them....
“Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” All Rhyme, No Reason
In the late '70s, music began to lose its sense of self. Concerts became shows, artists became entertainers and poetry became rhymes. The raw, imperfect nature of rock 'n' roll was artificially polished by computers—who needs a drummer...
Cinema Sneak Peeks: June Brings A Variety Pack To Theatres
After the adrenaline rush that May brought us, Texans will be pleased to see that June has more variety. These are the movies to see in June. Whether you’ve got kids to entertain or need...
“X-Men: Apocalypse” more like “X-Men: Really Bad Day”
The X-Men franchise has always succeeded with its quiet moments, digging deep into the well of its layered characters until the "boom! pow!" action springs forth naturally. If you don't believe me, just look at the airplane...
“Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” Falls Flat
Here is a film of lazy, directionless non-jokes. There are times during the film where some set-up seems to be occurring, but rather than a punchline of some sort, it culminates in a character either falling over, yelling something...
“The Nice Guys” Finish First
With its wonderfully bizarre cold open, which simultaneously announces the tone of the film and acts as a disturbed youth's wet-dream, "The Nice Guys" points to the cheap seats. While the film has to settle for...
“Money Monster” Is No Jackpot
"Money Monster" isn't just on the nose, it lives on the nose. It's settled down, started a family and scoped out the best schools the nose has to offer. [caption id="attachment_14428" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy photo[/caption] George Clooney plays...
