when old wineskins make way for new, who sees it coming? if one waits on royalty but receives rabble, will one still receive? and though death is obviously an end, isn’t it always also a beginning? even so . . . shred the Jedi texts and burn the sacred tree, for the force is the…
The First Calvary’s deployment wasn?t ?one battle and you get to go home;’ it was ?stay until the mission is complete, then go home.?
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, mother! brings us into the heart of the fractured marriage of Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) and Man (Javier Bardem).? A poet who suffers from writer?s block, Bardem is distant and cold as he sweats over his pages, praying for inspiration.? Meanwhile, as her husband focuses his energy on his work, Lawrence?s Mother…
The opening of?Dunkirk?reminded me of the opening scenes in?Fury, as my stomach clenched and refused to let me go. Facing hidden enemies and countless dangers, a few soldiers make their way through the city while being fired on by German soldiers. Through our vantage point (the lead actor Fionn Whitehead or “Tommy,” named after the…
In the real world-to-LEGO story that the strange relic shop owner Mr. Liu tells, Lloyd Garmadon doesn’t want to face the reality that his father is the country-antagonizing villain, Lord Garmadon. When a new threat arises in the form of Meowthra (a cat), the Ninjago warriors must band together to find the Ultimate, Ultimate Weapon…
SPOILERS FROM STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI ALL OVER THIS ARTICLE. ?DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE!!!! Dear Disney: You?ve got money up the wazoo! How hard can it be for y?all to give Lucasfilm a proper movie studio logo with bells and whistles and such? ?Marvel?s all spiffed out. ?Pixar…
Guillermo Del Toro’s latest creation is garnering awards momentum with each passing week. While a romance film between woman and fish-man seems… unexpected… on paper, it carries a poignant message that seems timely and relevant. But why? This week, returnees Ben Dower and Andrew Eaton speak with Steve on the nature of love and repeating…
The Disaster Artist tells the story of Greg Sistero (Dave Franco), an aspiring actor who dreams of Hollywood stardom. His whole world changes, however, when he joins forces with the mysterious (and untalented) Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) with the hopes of spurring one another on to fame and fortune. As the two struggle to find…
With?Election, you could start your discussion anywhere. Is it the way that the film directed by Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Sideways, Nebraska) and written by Tom Perrotta (The Leftovers) so adeptly nails the American political landscape in 1999?then?and?now? Is it from the vantage point of the good girl-obsessed with winning-turned-politician in Reese Witherspoon’s Tracy Flick…
What a frightening thing the first day of school can be?especially when you?ve been home schooled your whole life because you have a deformity that cannot be hidden. Wonder is a story of outcast and friendship.
