Category: Movie Reviews
REVIEW: A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)
A Prayer Before Dawn is a true story that follows Billy Moore, a down on his luck boxer and drug addict who is thrown in prison in Thailand. While inside, he discovers that there is a prison boxing team and seeks to join it, hopefully saving himself through fighting. If I’m going to be completely ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Mile 22 (2018)
Do you like action films? Do you like interesting characters with conflict, relatable personal issues, and character arcs? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, do not see Mile 22. What you will get in place of all of those is inane dialogue, obnoxious characters, and some of the wor...
Read MoreREVIEW: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
Teenage Romantic Comedies are generally not my cup of tea. As I get older, it gets harder for me to relate to these type of movies, as I’m no longer the demographic for which they’re aiming. But every so often, a film within that genre can come around and surprise me. Today that movie is...
Read MoreREVIEW: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
“I’m bad, and that’s good! I will never be good, and that’s not bad! There’s no-one I’d rather be… than me.” In 2012, Walt Disney Animation ventured into the uncharted territory they’d had their hearts set on for years: video games. The concept that would be...
Read MoreREVIEW: BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Satire is one of the most potent weapons in film. Using humor as a vehicle to deliver social commentary is oftentimes an effective way to convey a message. A recent example of this would be the brilliant 2017 film Get Out, where racism was put under a microscope and presented in a way that was at ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th is one of the seminal horror franchises, among the ranks of Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Unlike those three, however, Friday’s first film differs from the rest of the series. First off, let’s talk about the story. In the 1950’s a boy drowns...
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