“A scary glimpse into an Augmented future” – Back To The Movies A group of elite gamers are invited to a trial of a new virtual reality game called The Call Up where one winner will win $100,000. The gamers are transported into a virtual world that surpasses anything they’re used too at home and…
Michael Bay is back. Potentially forever lost to giant toy movies (which certainly have all had their moments of gee-whiz visual insanity), he’s stepped up and made an uncompromising modern combat film with 13 Hours. Smartly avoiding any overt political specifying or sketchy speculation, Chuck Hogan’s battle-ready screenplay, based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s book, is all…
I wanna start out by saying that when the first “X-Men” film hit theaters I was only 10 years old. “X-Men” came before any Spider-Man, Hulk, or any other Avenger for that matter when it came to a theatrical movie. I remember seeing it on opening day, so excited. It was like I’d…
The Russo Brothers know exactly how to blend all of the ingredients within the parameters of a Marvel super-production. Captain America was always my #1 Marvel hero, so it’s no surprise that Joe Johnston’s square-jawed and retro-futurist Captain America: The First Avenger remains my favorite film from within the MCU. The Russo brothers’ follow up,…
Shane Black’s The Nice Guys is an extremely entertaining throwback to the 80’s buddy-cop film, but switch out cops for bumbling private detectives, and add a dash of 70’s-flavored aroma to the cinematic atmosphere. Starring the improbably perfect pairing of Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as mismatched partners who start the film as enemies but…
At this point in our culture, it’s nearly impossible to discuss Top Gun with any amount of clear-eyed objectivity. The film is a milestone for all of its key contributors, a pop culture touchstone for multiple generations of people, and an often imitated and parodied relic from a very specific time and place in cinematic…
From the startling opening moments and continuing all throughout its entirely beguiling and metaphorical narrative, The Lobster presents us with another bizarre cinematic world from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (the Oscar nominated shock-fest Dogtooth and the funereal drama Alps), an emotional sadist who is constantly picking at his filmic subjects like itchy scabs, always trying…
Jeremy Saulnier is a cinematic madman. His 2007 debut Murder Party announced a new, distinctive voice on the indie movie scene, while his follow up, 2013’s blistering revenge thriller Blue Ruin demonstrated that a tremendous new talent had taken a huge leap forward. And now, with his latest film, the pulverizing horror-thriller Green Room, he’s…
Films like Married Life don’t come around very often. Ira Sachs’ genre bender was given a limited release in 2007 but I doubt many people are familiar with it, which is weird given its starry cast: Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, and Rachel McAdams. A highly stylized cross of Todd Haynes’ superior Far From…
Director Philip B. Swift discovers a community of people who identify as Darksiders. They are urban explorers who jump off the rides and film behind the scenes at the park, counterfeiters who create fake Disney employee ID badges to sneak into the Magic Kingdom utilidors, “Disney gang” members, podcasters looking for an offline connection in…
This movie makes me happy. It makes me laugh. It leaves me with a fat grin on my face every time I see it. Jack Nicholson as POTUS and a sleazy car salesman in the same film! I can remember seeing this bit of craziness on opening night 20 years ago (this December!), hot on…
The experience of watching Midnight Special was akin to eating 50 Oreos with a humongous glass of ice cold milk. In short, I loved every single second of this fantastic film, but I’m not too surprised, considering how Jeff Nichols has only made quality films, with his sophomore effort, Take Shelter, registering as a masterpiece…
John Wick is exactly the bullet to the face that the American action picture desperately needed. There’s nothing remotely new to the mostly predictable narrative of this film and that’s totally fine – it’s just lean, mean, and very, very effective. Obviously inspired by the blood ballet that is The Raid and The Raid 2…
Blue Line is an Action Thriller Directed by Jacob Cooney starring, Tom Sizemore, Jordan Ladd, Nikki Moore and Kevin Nash. The story revolves around Lindsay (Jordan Ladd) and her best friend Nicole who go on a crime spree to rob her husband and escape her marriage. Tom Sizemore plays a jittery detective who is hot…
What better way to watch Batman V Superman on a cold and wet Easter monday than to watch it in true VIP style. The Gallery experience from Odeon is a VIP ticket upgrade that goes the extra mile in providing that little bit extra to your cinema going experience. The VIP Gallery package includes lounge…
Finnish Horror Comedy Bunny The Killer Thing follows a group of young adults who head to a remote cabin for a winter weekend. Their journey is short lived as they are soon confronted by a half man, half creature who is compelled to stick his dangerously large penis into anything that resembles female genitals. Whilst…
