Robots And Monsters Fighting Aren’t Enough To Keep Pacific Rim: Uprising From Being Underwhelming
I loved the first Pacific Rim from 2013. I know some didn’t care for it…
A Soderbergh Escapade: UNSANE
Steven Soderbergh is always on the hunt for ways to make movies and TV shows…
A Fantastic Woman Is A Fantastic Motion Picture
Hailing from director Sebastian Leilo, A Fantastic Woman is the most recent winner of the…
Year of the Month: Drive-by Truckers, SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA
The making of Southern Rock Opera starts in 1972: Neil Young was feeling pressured, because…
Game Night Is A Highly Enjoyable Comedy With An Outstanding Jesse Plemons Performance
Well now, Game Night is quite a surprise and a very funny surprise at that.…
The Best Version of a Worst Case Scenario: Glorbes on THE HOBBIT TRILOGY
In 2012, the world was treated to a return to Middle-Earth via Peter Jackson’s sensibilities…
Annihilation Is A Well-Made Intentionally Disorienting Thriller
Alex Garland already had a solid foothold as a noteworthy name in American science-fiction cinema…
Year of the Month: Everyone Was a Child Once: A CHRISTMAS STORY
I’m not a nostalgic person. I didn’t grow up in a time or place I…
The Phenomenal Feature Black Panther Is A One-of-A-Kind Thoughtful Superhero Feature
Back in 2013, I had two separate screenings of then-new theatrical movies that introduced me…
Year of the Month: Randy Newman, TROUBLE IN PARADISE
It’s hard not to have heard the opening track, “I Love L.A.,” which has become…