Growing up is hard in any generation. But the arrival of the internet was a terrifying new element. Set in 2008, Didi follows Chris Wang (aka Didi), a young Taiwanese American boy on the brink of high school. As his summer vacation is nearing an end, the 13-year-old finds himself looking back at the friends he’s made…
Never fear. ‘Marvel Jesus’ is here. After 6 years, a WGA strike and the battle over legal issues, Deadpool has risen from the grave with the intent of saving the MCU from itself. (“I am Marvel Jesus,” he suggests.) A lot has changed for the franchise since the release of the original film. When Deadpool was unleashed in 2016,…
Some Like it Hot was released 65 years ago in 1959 and it still holds up beautifully! The film is often considered to be one of the funniest movies ever made and I’d have to agree. It was directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay was by Billy Wilder and I.A.L Diamond. The film starred Jack…
Disney loves stories of triumph. And they tell them well. Though they’re known best for their animated films, one could easily forget the grand tradition of Disney inspirational stories from the world of sports that they’ve released over the years. Movies like Miracle, Rise, and Remember the Titans have all been successfully-executed true adventures that inspire the wonder…
You can run from your past. But you can’t hide from it. Directed by Brian Skiba, Clear Cut tells the story of Jack (Clive Standen), a man looking for a fresh start in the logging industry of the Pacific Northwest. This is a dangerous job but Jack is determined to hide himself away in the woods to…
When the National Anthem is played, everyone is invited to rise up together. National Anthem follows Dylan (Charlie Plummer), a quiet 21-year-old who does whatever he can to help his family survive. With his erratic mother barely in the picture, he watches over his little brother and works hard to pay the bills. But things change when he…
There’s something both complicated and beautiful about the right glass of wine. And this is also true of the people that make it. Directed by Thomas Napper, Widow Clicquot follows Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot (Haley Bennett) as she grieves the loss of her beloved husband. Having been left the family’s fledgling wine business in his will, Clicquot finds…
The West may have been won by the men, but The Dead Don’t Hurt wants to show that the most difficult fight may have lain with the women. Written and directed by Viggo Mortensen, The Dead Don’t Hurt tells the story of Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps), an independent woman who falls in love with Danish immigrant, Holger Olsen…
Each summer, it seems like a horror film comes out of nowhere to take over the world. This year, that film is Longlegs. In Longlegs, Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is recruited by the FBI to hunt a serial killer, known only as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage). Chosen because of her potential as a psychic, Harker quickly discovers a…
You can’t help but love the bad guys. With Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney takes the viewer back into the world of baddies and their offspring. With the Fairy Godmother retiring, former Villain Kid, Uma (China Anne McLain) steps into the role of Headmaster of Auradon Prep. Remembering how hard it was for her to…
