Tag: Movie Review

Stop for a moment. Just stop reading, put down this newspaper, close your eyes and just listen. We are surrounded by noise, coming from every…

When the first “Pacific Rim” was released in the summer of 2013, I enjoyed the movie for what it was: an action movie with huge…

“Love, Simon” is more than your average young adult novel adaptation. It’s one of those rare cases where the film actually elevates the original work.…

There is something mystifying about science fiction. It is not easy to put exactly into words but there is a sense of adventure and creativity…

It’s been ranked on several lists as one of the most — if not the most — anticipated movie of the year, and thankfully it…

The term “phantom thread” refers to a phenomenon supposedly common at the turn of the century: seamstresses coming home from factories after working long hours…

There’s a scene somewhere towards the middle of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” that perfectly encapsulates the entire film. In it, 17-year-old Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson…

Judging by his last film (2016’s “Krisha”) it wasn’t much of a stretch for Trey Edward Shults to make a horror movie next. While ostensibly…

It’s 1978. The Irish Revolution is in full swing and IRA soldiers Chris and Frank (Cillian Murphy and Michael Smiley) are looking for weapons. They…

“I’m moving on. Going straight, and choosing life.” This is one of the final spoken lines of the original “Trainspotting” film, and it’s more or…