Tag: Drama

REVIEW: Tolkien (2019)

When I first heard that a biopic was being done for J.R.R. Tolkien, it occurred to me that it seems strange how they hadn’t already made one. After all, biographies never seem to go out of style, and he is the father of modern fantasy as we know it. That being said, Tolkien’s estate protects &he...

REVIEW: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (an obnoxious and slightly misleading title) is a true story about Ted Bundy told from his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer’s perspective, as her seemingly sweet and charismatic lover is accused of various heinous crimes. I wasn’t expecting much ...

Why I’m Excited: Pennyworth

Batman has gone through a myriad of iterations over the years; yet, for every comic book adventure, every movie, and every TV show, Alfred has always been there to dispense advice and patch up the Caped Crusader. In many ways, Alfred has gone through just as much change as the Dark Knight himself, a...

REVIEW: The Best of Enemies (2019)

Just like any weekend, last Friday saw the release of several movies, but the wide release I’ve heard the least about is The Best of Enemies, and the reviews I’ve seen have been negative or mediocre. That being said, I’m a firm believer that everyone should make up their own minds, and the...

REVIEW: Dragged Across Concrete (2018)

S. Craig Zahler is fast making a name for himself among cinephiles. His debut film, the horror/Western Bone Tomahawk, was a fine enough piece of genre entertainment, most notable for allowing Kurt Russell to play a grizzled cowboy again. But it was his follow-up, Brawl in Cell Block 99, which announ...

REVIEW: Your Lie in April (2014-2015)

Okay, this may sound like a whopping cliché, but Your Lie in April is one of those anime that will appeal to a lot of different people in a lot of different ways. The anime takes its audience on a journey of love, life, and music. It is a brilliant work of art that portrays …

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