This is N. Demmy’s final piece with us. You may know him as the creator of our “Retrospectacle” series. Though he’ll be moving on to other things, we’ll definitely miss his intellectual, humorous reviews of older films (including this one). Thanks, N. Demmy, for all the great work you did. You’re the reason I decided…
Written for the Screen and Directed by Gavin Hood Based on the Novel by Orson Scott Card Starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin and Ben Kingsley PG-13, 114 minutes At the climax of Ender’s Game, what should be the most exciting part of the film, our protagonist poses a question:…
If there is a stigma against two sequels being filmed back-to-back, there is a more prevalent one yet, the curse of the dreaded threequelitis. It’s not an enviable position to be in, closing out a story that people have great anticipation for. As such, the pressure is on any filmmaker, and most don’t rise to…
Last Week on Agents of SHIELD… The team travels to a SHIELD base called the Hub, where Ward and Fitz are sent off on a classified mission. The rest of the team goes to save them when it becomes apparent there will not be any help for them in the likely possibility that something goes…
People don’t seem to like it when sequels are filmed back-to-back. For some reason, the result of finishing up a trilogy to a wildly successful film by killing two birds with one stone and filming the remainders all at once just rubs people the wrong way and the results are almost never looked upon as…
Aliens from the franchise of the same name fighting to the death against Predators from the franchise of the same name was a combination of two of my favorite things. It was the coolest idea for a movie ever in the mind of a Vanilla Coke addled twelve year-old such as myself at the time it…
To sum it up in one word: no. But, to get slightly more in-depth into the situation, let’s flesh this out a little. It was recently announced that both Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold were in negotiations to bring another solo Wolverine adventure to the big screen. I enjoyed this summer’s The Wolverine plenty,…
Written and Directed by Richard Curtis Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsey Duncan and Tom Hollander Rated R, 123 minutes Sometimes it’s easy to feel cynical when approaching a romantic comedy. There is a predisposition towards the material that always seems to result in so many forced morals and fake catharsis…
Last week on Agents of SHIELD… We embarked on our best adventure yet. Simmons is infected with some kind of alien infection that will kill her and destroy the plane if she cannot cure it on time. Fitz does his best to help but, when it seems all might be lost, Simmons throws herself out…
‘ With the release of Thor: The Dark World to come, the trailer for the next Captain America adventure has hit, and it looks surprisingly awesome. I always knew this character would have a more jarringly different sequel compared to its immediate predecessor than the other Marvel heroes, but for some reason this is not…
Last Week on Agents of SHIELD… The search for a SHIELD person of interest, a street magician with pyro-kinetic powers, brings Skye in contact with a former flame and fellow Rising Tide hacker. Because of her decisions, she loses the trust of the team when she rushes to his aid but is kept on the…
Diminishing returns often befall a film series that really had nothing new to offer past its initial installment. Jurassic Park is unfortunately such a series. The original Jurassic Park was a cultural phenomenon, creating an excellent monster/survival movie to go along with its groundbreaking special effects. The Lost World: Jurassic Park was a letdown as…
