Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Before jumping into this review, let’s explain the title of the movie to people who don’t totally understand why it is called “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” The military and all the nations that are a part of NATO use a phonetic alphabet to ensure the accurate transmission of messages. The […]
ldquo;Zootopia” is a spectacular movie experience for both adults and their kids. Children can understand the meaning of never giving up on your dreams, and adults can see the subtle controversial race issue underlying the movie. The movie is fast paced so it is an easy movie to get […]
The “Revenant” takes place in the Indian frontiers during a gruesome, frozen winter. The movie instills many emotions in the viewer through mass murders, vulnerability and a vengeful father and son relationship. Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance won him an Academy Award for Best Actor of the year. His amazing talent […]
Photo Courtesy from Lionsgate Entertainment Sicario hit theaters in limited release earlier this month. Many critics had high hopes for this movie, and it didn’t disappoint. Critics are praising it for its thrilling scenes, engaging acting and the wonderful directing by Denis Villeneuve. The movie stars actress Emily Blunt as […]
Photo Courtesy from 20th Centuary Fox Everyone encounters struggles and adversities in life. How do we overcome them? How do we carry on in the face of overwhelming odds? In Ridley Scott’s scenic and breathtaking movie, The Martian, Mark Watney, by his unyielding desire to live and his systematic […]
Photo Courtesy from Jaimie Trueblood/Universal Pictures “Straight Outta Compton”, directed by F. Gary Gray, was released on Aug. 14. The movie was a biography based off of the impact that Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC Ren, together known as ‘80s hip-hop group N.W.A., had on the […]
Photo Courtesy / Amplify I suppose judging a film based on its trailer is just as frowned upon as judging a book by its cover. However, I was too easily persuaded by the trailer for Stuart Murdoch’s British musical drama God Help the Girl. I thought it would be a […]
Photo courtesy / Sony Pictures The word “dramedy” has become an irritating word to me recently. So many films describe themselves as dramedies, and in their attempt to be comedic and dramatic they end up at least one and not the other, or neither. The really terrific thing about […]
One of the great things about actor Liam Neeson is his ability to elevate even the most standard material he is given. Ever since Taken, he has reinvented himself as the experienced grizzled action star. Neeson is often the best thing about many of these gritty action thrillers he signs […]
One of the unique things about film is its ability to show the passage of time in ways other mediums cannot. Many filmmakers before have used film to chronicle the lives of characters over numerous years and decades. Francois Truffaut did this with his protagonist Antoine Doinel, and Richard Linklater […]