Booksmart (2019)
Olivia Wilde makes her feature film directorial debut, after dabbling in the craft with a couple of music videos and short films, with Booksmart. It’s a daring and confident debut that will likely have...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
Although the budget is higher and the acting a tad better, Freddy’s Revenge lacks the imagination and better horror direction of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Obviously, much of the reason stems from the lack...
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
A quintessential teen flick of the late 1980s, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure has gone from minor cult hit to an adolescent staple, with an archetype that would be emulated by other famous “stoner” teen duos...
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming represents the third time in this young century that Marvel’s flagship superhero has been attempted on the big screen. While it’s understandable that Sony wouldn’t just let a sure-shot property go to waste,...
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Danish-born, Norwegian-raised filmmaker Joachim Trier (Oslo August 31, Reprise) directs and co-scripts his first English-language film in Louder Than Bombs, a thoughtful examination of how perceptions of reality are often far from accurate, even among people...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
The buzz of 2015’s Sundance Film Festival where it would win both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, and for good reason, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl emerges as one of the...
Unfriended (2014)
A fairly interesting premise isn’t able to capitalize in this rather non-scary, non-thrilling entry in the low-budget horror genre that aims to bring things to the forefront of modern technology, and yet, at its...
22 Jump Street (2014)
Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) are back, moving to the Vietnamese Church across the street as their new base of operations for their undercover narcotics unit. This time, they’re going to portray themselves as...
Carrie (1976)
Carrie is an adaptation of Stephen King’s first published novel, and the first to be adapted for the big screen. Despite its age, the film still holds up as quite effective to this day, thanks...
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
I should preface this review by stating that I opted to see the 2D version of The Amazing Spider-Man rather than the 3D (or 3D IMAX). It is possible that I might be less impressed with...