So, let’s spend some time talking about the new Fantastic Four trailer. The first words ever spoken on the trailer are “Dr. Storm.” We see him placed in front of what looks like a board of directors, and that...
When you think of sequels, the first thing that probably comes to mind is how they never are better than or even comparable to the original. Film goers often dwell on the disappointment of movies like Godfather Part 3 while...
“Avengers Assemble!” I recently sent that text out as I invited my friends to see Avengers: Age of Ultron, which opens in the U.S. on May 1st, 2015. First, I’d like to talk news from the week of April...
This film season saw many phenomenal movies, with groundbreaking advances in several categories. The race for each category was neck and neck, with quite a few excellent movies snubbed even in the nominations. However, many well deserving films won...
A slow pan across a shadowy ally, a subdued, gravelly voice-over setting the tone, a morose orchestra of strings crescendoing into a dramatic climax: all contemporary tropes of the modern action film. While films such as The Dark Knight,...
WATCH THE TRAILER BEFORE READING!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIP_gtjDtfE]
Normally I don't say this with films, but believe the hype. Because Whiplash is not only an amazing film, but it's also one of the greatest films to come out of this year. Already...
“Bigger Is better”
It’s been sixteen years since Roland Emmerich’s dreadful adaption of the famed monster franchise graced the screens and eyes of America. Since then, every adaption of the timeless monster has been either haphazard or cheesy, or even...
Warning: Very minor spoilers of: Captain America: The winter Soldier, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers. It’s hardly anything but if you want to watch the movies 100% uninformed then beware.
When I think about it, Marvel Studios...
6,240 minutes. 104 hours. 208 episodes. 9 years. 5 friends. 1 story.
Nine years ago, on September 19, 2005, a father named Ted Mosby began to tell his two kids the long and extremely detailed story of how he met...
