Director: Marc Meyers Starring: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Dallas Roberts, Anne Heche As humans, we obsess over understanding the motivations of anomalous people - like the motivations of serial killers, for example. We want to know why Ted Bundy kept select victims’ decapitated heads as mementos, how the Killer Clown achieved orgasm through his murders. The … Continue reading My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. No, actually - when was the last time anyone saw the Cinemascope logo in opening credits? Since premiering in late August at the Venice Film Festival, La La Land has been receiving unparalleled praise from critics and audiences … Continue reading On Dreams in ‘La La Land’
Director: Todd Phillips Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas No summer is complete without at least one good buddy comedy, and this year we’ve seen a myriad of films battling out to be the best of the season: “The Nice Guys”, “Neighbors 2”, and “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates”, to name a few. … Continue reading War Dogs (2016)
Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen In an era of reboots, a long-awaited sequel to a beloved film can either be a stunning success (aka Toy Story 3), or it can be something that should have never happened. Or joked about, either. To my utter devastation, … Continue reading Zoolander 2 (2016)
Director: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Renolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand and Gina Carano Right from the get-go, with its glorious opening shot, Deadpool establishes its superiority over any other superhero movie that has ever been derived from a Marvel property. This opening shot is the crystal clear display of the artistry that the … Continue reading Deadpool (2016)
Director: Raja Krishna Menon Starring: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur During the presidency of Saddam Hussain, on August 2, 1990 the Iraqi Republican Guard overrsn Kuwait, forcing its government out of rule. This incident marked the beginning of the Persian Gulf War, which went on for almost six months and finally came to an end on February 28, 1991. In … Continue reading Airlift (2016)
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