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Metropolis: A Masterpiece Ahead of Its Time
“Head and hands require a mediator. The mediator between the head and hands must be the heart.” Metropolis is a futuristic city, ruled by its wealthy creater Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel). His son Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) discovers the…
Read More »Quinn Shephard Boldly Bursts onto the Scene with a Dazzling Debut in Blame
**********************This review contains spoilers************************* “You just think that you matter, you know? For the first time you think, that even if it makes you sick, that at least you mattered to somebody.” Blame is a film that encompasses…
Read More »Both Complex and Thrilling, Annihilation is the Latest Entry in Sci-Fi’s Current Renaissance. But At What Cost?
********This review contains spoilers*********** Annihilation introduces us to Lena (Natalie Portman) a biology professor and former member of the US Army whose husband is also a soldier named Kane (Oscar Issac). Kane embarks on a secretive mission and…
Read More »The Sins of Our Fathers: Black Panther Brilliantly Questions the Responsibilities of Lineage and Identity
Black Panther follows T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), who has ascended to be the new king of the reclusive African nation of Wakanda following the tragic death of his father T’Chaka (John Kani). As T’Challa struggles to find the confidence to…
Read More »The Cloverfield Paradox’s Hype Outpaces Its Substance
The Cloverfield Paradox centers around Ava Hamilton (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) who, in the year 2028, agrees to join seven other scientists, engineers, and doctors lead by Commander Kiel (David Oyelowo) on a mission aboard an International Space Station to…
Read More »Heat: A Treatise on Time and Attachment
” I do what I do best; I take scores. You do what you do best; try to stop guys like me.” Heat is a dissection of opposite sides of the same coin. The film has two protagonists,…
Read More »Molly’s Game Displays Aaron Sorkin’s Promise as a Director
Molly’s Game is based on the true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a former Olympic hopeful skier who while working in LA before law school ended up organizing high-stakes poker games including clientele like movie stars, professional…
Read More »Logan Lucky Brings Fun and Heart to Heist Films
After Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) loses his job and is presented with the news that his ex Bobbie Jo (Katie Holmes) plans on moving his daughter Sadie (Farrah MacKenzie) across state lines to Virginia, Logan Lucky takes us…
Read More »The Post Hopes to Guide Us Toward Our Future Through Examination of Our Past
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. – Matthew 6:24…
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Bomb City Puts Ostracization and Conformity in America Under the Microscope
“Judging by the looks of this place, I’m sure all of y’all are guilty of plenty.” Bomb City is based on the true story of the death of Brian Deneke (Dave Davis), a 19-year-old punk rock enthusiast at…
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