• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – Review

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) is directed by Francis Lawrence and once again stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Huterson, and Liam Hemsworth. The story picks up after the events of the first Hunger Games film with Katniss and Peeta on a winners tour through the various districts. Katniss’ victory in the first film has initiated

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  • The Hunger Games (2012) – Review

    The Hunger Games (2012) is directed by Gary Ross and stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, and Woody Harelson as Haymitch. Rounding out the cast are actors such as Donald Sutherland, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Lugwig, Isabelle Fuhrman, and Jack Quaid.  The story follows Katniss Everdeen who

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  • The Killer (2023) – Review

    The Killer, released to Netflix on November 10th, is directed by David Fincher and stars Michael Fassbender. Rounding out the somewhat minimal cast are Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, and Arliss Howard. The film follows a professional hitman after a job goes wrong. When those he cares about the most are threatened, he embarks on a

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  • It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023) – Review

    It’s a Wonderful Knife, opening in theaters December 10th, stars Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod, Joel McHale, and Justin Long. The film follows teenager Winnie Carruthers, who after saving her hometown from a masked killer on Christmas Eve one year prior, finds that life isn’t at all what she expected. Her friends are dead, her boyfriend

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  • The Marvels (2023) – Review

    The Marvels, opening November 10th, stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan aka Miss Marvel, Teyonah Prince as Monica Rambeau, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The film follows the trio of superheroes known as “The Marvels” as they attempt to save the Marvel universe from sure

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  • Legends of Fall (1994) – Review

    Legends of Fall (1994) is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Brad Bitt, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormund, Anthony Hopkins, and Henry Thomas. The film follows three brothers who come of age while living on a remote Montana ranch. Their lives are eventually complicated by the dawn of the first world war as well as competing

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  • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) – Review

    Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) was directed by Joseph Zito and stars Kimberly Beck as final girl, Trish Jarvis; Ted White as the titular Jason Voorhees, and Corey Feldman as Jason’s arch nemesis, the adolescent Tommy Jarvis. This is the fourth Friday the 13th film and is considered by many to be one

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  • Why Dumb & Dumber To (2014) is One of the Worst Comedy Sequels of All Time.

    There is a fine line between so dumb it’s funny and just plain dumb. In a previous essay, I argued for Dumb & Dumber (1994) as one of the best written comedies of all time. On the flip side of that brainless coin there is Dumb & Dumber To (2014). Ignoring the horrific 2003 prequel

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  • The Lost Boys (1987) – Review

    The Lost Boys, released in 1987, was directed by Joel Schumacher and stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, and Keifer Sutherland. The film follows a mother in the midst of a recent divorce who along with her two teenage boys move to the beautiful beach town of Santa Clara, California. The boys

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  • Saw X (2023) – Review

    Saw X (2023) – Review

    Saw X is the 10th installment in the Saw franchise and is directed by veteran Saw director Kevin Greutert (Saw 6, Saw: The Final Chapter). Saw X follows the earlier days of John Kramer when he still had a bit of hope left. He comes across an experimental cancer treatment that has the potential to

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