I’ve always rooted for the underdog — the one who gets picked last, the nerd, the new kid, the outcast, the person who just doesn’t quite fit in. Perhaps because I myself have always marched to the beat of my own drummer, as the saying goes.
If you can relate,
Could you even imagine getting a call or an email from a stranger who tells you they’re holding a loved one captive until you comply with their demands? It’s a nightmare scenario — and something that makes me glad I’m not rich. But ransom ultimatums do make for great movies,
Why’s everyone always tryin’ to destroy my hometown?!?
In Rampage, three ginormous mutant creatures utterly eviscerate Chicago — and it’s an even worse beating than The Windy City took in Transformers, The Dark Knight, Batman vs. Superman and countless other films. But this time we have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
I am not a gambler. (Unless you count the 5 times in my life I’ve stepped foot inside a casino and put $10 into a slot machine on my grandma’s behalf.) All that being said, I still love Las Vegas … and I also love movies that center around high
Danny and Sandy. Rose and Jack. Scarlett and Rhett. There are so many incredible movie couples that it would be impossible to try to list them all. (Fun fact: my wedding reception’s theme was “Movie Couples” and the head table was “Westley and Buttercup” in honor of the duo from
Timothée Chalamet is having quite the moment. He’s in not one, not two, but three extremely “buzzy” movies right now: Lady Bird, Call Me By Your Name and Hostiles.
In the Oscar-nominated Lady Bird, he plays the title character’s bad-boy love interest. His “Kyle” plays in a band, rebels against
Hot dog in hand. Jersey on your back. The smell of fresh cut grass in the air. . . well, okay. . . maybe turf instead. Either way, this can only mean one thing: baseball season is finally here! With Opening Day upon us there’s no better time to bring back
Spring is here, which means summer isn’t far behind. Thankfully we’ve got lots of great movies headed to the Box and Redbox On Demand in April — including 5 more Academy Award nominated films — to help us survive in the meantime.
Here are three must-see picks and then the
Isn’t it great when a movie not only provides a much-needed dose of escapism, but also doubles as a karaoke session? If you’re like me, you looooooove singing along to movies. And I’m not just talking about movies that are actually musicals, either. I mean all types of movies —
Wanna try a tongue-twister? Say “Ansel Elgort!” three times fast.
Yeah, we know, it’s too much. So let’s just say “happy 24th birthday, Ansel!” instead and get straight into celebrating the young actor’s life and career to date, because it is very interesting indeed.
For example, did you know that
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is a beloved 1962 children’s novel — did you read it as a kid? I did! — so it’s really surprising that it hasn’t been made into a feature film until now. But finally, the adventures of Meg Murry (Storm Reid) have been
You know the saying “Everything old is new again?” It definitely applies to movies. Hollywood has been cranking out remakes of beloved films for several years now and shows no sign of slowing down.
Since Flatliners — a psychological thriller starring Ellen Page and Diego Luna, which is a remake
Our new Junior Contributor, Georgia breaks down her favorite holiday film, Elf! Hear what she has to say and try not to laugh too hard (it won’t be easy, trust us!)
Fantasy movies are my jam, and Guillermo del Toro made his mark on the genre in 2006 with the gorgeous, haunting Pan’s Labyrinth. Now he’s back with The Shape of Water, which tells the story of a mute woman named Elisa (Sally Hawkins) who works the night shift at a
Necessity is the mother of invention, and Lorraine Broughton is one bad mother. At one point in Atomic Blonde, she dispatches a squad of armed attackers with only a garden hose, a stove pot, a freezer door, and some well-placed below the belt kicks.
Move over Jason Bourne, 007, and
Almost heaven. That’s what John Denver sings about West Virginia in “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” That’s also a good way to describe Logan Lucky, director Steven Soderbergh’s blue collar caper comedy in which Denver’s classic song is memorably featured. One critic called this a “redneck Ocean’s Eleven, which is
There is growing Oscar buzz for The Disaster Artist (now in theatres). James Franco stars as Timmy Wiseau, a real-life Hollywood character, who wrote and directed what has been called one of the best worst movies ever made, The Room. But Franco will likely have stiff competition from, among others,
Nine years ago today, Twilight hit theaters. Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that the franchise spawned from Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels was (and in many ways, still is) a pop-culture force to be reckoned with.
It made international superstars out of its leads, Robert Pattinson (the vampire
Nine years ago today, Twilight hit theaters. Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that the franchise spawned from Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels was (and in many ways, still is) a pop-culture force to be reckoned with.
It made international superstars out of its leads, Robert Pattinson (the vampire
Justice League made me cry.
That’s not something I usually expect a superhero movie to do, but it happened, right at the beginning. The action picks up a few months after the end of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and (SPOILER ALERT) Superman (Henry Cavill) is still dead, and
After Taylor Sheridan’s Oscar-nominated screenplay for Hell and High Water, I would follow him anywhere, even into the desolate and brutal landscape of the Wind River Indian Reservation in remote Wyoming. Here, as one character observes, “it’s sunny for an hour and you’re right back in hell again.” A frozen
I just love a good “whodunit.” If you do as well, then climb aboard the Orient Express –er, make that Murder on the Orient Express. If you aren’t that into murder-mysteries but tend to enjoy movies that are jam-packed with stars, then you’ve still got a reason to see this
I’ve experienced a weird phenomenon as a parent of young children: there are certain movies I liked well enough when I saw them before I had kids, but if I watch them again with my son or daughter and THEY become huge fans, then my feelings will change. As in,
One of the year’s most anticipated games is here, Call of Duty WW2. It is the first game in the series to be set during the Second World War in almost a decade.
Hollywood continues to take inspiration from the Second World War. From one of the darkest chapters in
Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled is a steadily simmering fever dream that boils over into a hothouse nightmare. It’s a remake of one of Clint Eastwood’s lesser known, but more interesting movies — his flopped at the box office. In 1971, audiences wanted Dirty Harry Clint and not Civil-War-soldier-confined-to-an-all-girl’s-school Clint.
Colin
This third film in the Apes franchise reboot can expect to rack up a lot of technical nominations at next year’s Academy Awards, but it’s time for Oscar itself to recognize Andy Serkis for his brilliant motion-capture performance as Caesar, leader of the now-dominant apes.
Serkis is the master of
Marvel fans, rejoice! Yet another solid addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or MCU, as we nerds say) is upon us. Thor: Ragnarok is like New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) disco fever dream. Or at least half of it is.
The movie opens with a cheeky
You know what’s the worst?
High school.
But whether you’re still in the thick of it or decades past your graduation, you’ll love watching Nadine Franklin (Hailee Steinfeld) skulk and snark her way through her junior year.
The Edge of Seventeen is the best kind of coming-of-age movie. It’s right
Although Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie got superb ratings from both movie-goers and critics, from the perspective of a 12 year-old, I did not find the movie to be very epic. I understand the possible appeal to a younger audience, but in my opinion, the movie failed to deliver
Generally, when a film franchise reaches the six-movie mark, signs of fatigue set in. Remember Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack, and Police Academy 6: City Under Seige? But Spider-Man: Homecoming is a thrilling exception. It’s one of the best in the series.
After the three