The 5th Wave – Movie Review

(Note: This review contains spoilers) So I saw the new YA adaptation The 5th Wave and, as you might have guessed, it was pretty much a piece of garbage. I realized, about five minutes in, when a character described aliens as 'galactic party crashers' that I needed to seriously reevaluate my life choices. So you …

The Revenant – Movie Review

To say that I was excited to see The Revenant is a pretty severe understatement. Birdman was my personal favorite film of 2014, I'm a big fan of director Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu's work, and all of the buzz for The Revenant had reached a boiling point for me. I drove an hour to see this …

The Big Short – Movie Review

Even though I was initially surprised by the fact that multiple showings of The Big Short were sold out was kind of surprising. I didn't think most audiences would be interested in a seedy, satirical business related drama over Christmas. But I forgot one thing; millions of people were actually affected by this not too long …

Joy – Movie Review

I haven't really been a fan of David O Russel's past work. Silver Linings Playbook felt somewhat contrived, and I actually never saw American Hustle. I know many groaned when they saw how similar this was (gee, a stylish dramedy from David O Russel starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro? Whoda thunk …

Krampus – Movie Review

Pulling off a good horror comedy is a hard thing to do. Blending the two most sharply different genre's of film to create a solid, well made product is very impressive. While I can't say that this is a particuarly great film, I had an obscene amount of fun watching Krampus. Krampus is not a great …

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – Movie Review

"Desperate times, desperate measures." I was planning on springing for the IMAX "experience" for seeing Rogue Nation, but after realizing two tickets plus the convenience fee was going to cost a whopping $42, I decided to spring for a matinee at the local Premium Large Format theater. That was only $14, and I felt like I …

Jurassic World – Movie Review

"You just went and made a new Jurassic Park film? Probably not a good idea." I wasn't really excited for Jurassic World. Well, actually, for several years I couldn't wait for the next installment, but after seeing the first trailer for this new look into the long running dinosaur franchise, it was like pouring ice …

Insidious: Chapter 3 – Movie Review

I consider myself pretty thick skinned when it comes to horror movies. I was unscathed by The Conjuring (as much as I actually enjoyed it), I sat bored and frustrated through Annabelle, I never found interest in any of the 17 Paranormal Activity movies, I laughed my way through Unfriended even Insidious 1 and 2 …