Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Photo Courtesy from Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The Man from U.N.C.L.E, directed by Guy Ritchie, showcases a different take on spy films. This film stars, Henry Cavill as Solo, a criminal turned spy for the American government, Armie Hammer as a closed off Russian spy named Illya, and a […]
On the night of Oct. 2, I walked into Ecclesia Church for an Audrey Assad concert and immediately felt uncomfortable. Ecclesia, a renovated warehouse on Elder, is the trendiest place I have ever seen. Everyone was wearing flannel shirts and thick-framed glasses. The place had its own coffee shop inside […]
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 […]
There are things I really do respect about If I Stay. It has a unique premise, good intentions, takes some risks and bravely attempts to deal with hard subject matter for a younger than 20 crowd. It handles its very dark themes and concepts with some maturity and taste. Unfortunately, […]