★★★★★ In the thirty-six years that have passed since the release of 1988's masterful dark comedy/horror flick Beetlejuice, not only has the cinema landscape changed entirely, but so has director Tim Burton's filmmaking style and technique. How would a decades-later sequel even work, considering the majority of those containing a massive gap between entries almost … Continue reading Film Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Tribeca 2024: Tim Burton Docuseries
Armed with the knowledge that one of my favorite directors of all time, Tim Burton, would be getting a retrospective documentary was almost too exciting for words going into 2024's iteration of the Tribeca Film Festival. Burton's style as a creative was so unique that it would change the very fabric of filmmaking forevermore. Still … Continue reading Tribeca 2024: Tim Burton Docuseries
Film Review: Knox Goes Away
★★★★ Academy Award-winner Michael Keaton, perhaps best known for iconic roles in Beetlejuice and Tim Burton’s Batman films, has not been behind the director’s chair for a project since 2009’s The Merry Gentleman. As his second-ever directorial feature, part-noir thriller/part-darkly comic drama Knox Goes Away provides a perfect starring vehicle for the aged actor. With … Continue reading Film Review: Knox Goes Away
Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Goodbye 2023! It's time to prep for a sequel-heavy new year. Allison and I have compiled a list of the twenty-five films we are most looking forward to seeing. As with last year, a few of these are holdovers from 2023 that have still yet to be released, mainly due to the strikes that crippled … Continue reading Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Most Anticipated Films of 2023
With 2023 right around the corner, what better time to look ahead to the future cinematic experiences we can expect in the new year? Together with Allison, we have compiled a list of the twenty-five films we are most looking forward to seeing. Funny enough, five of the movies are simply holdovers from last year … Continue reading Most Anticipated Films of 2023
Most Anticipated Films of 2022
2022 is only days away, so what better way to get excited than to chart the films I am most looking forward to discovering in the new year? Check out an exclusive list, just a taste of what 2022 will hold as we enter a brand new year of movies! Here are my top 20 … Continue reading Most Anticipated Films of 2022
Film Review: The Protégé
★★★ Maggie Q is back in badass mode for 2021’s action/revenge thriller, The Protégé. Q is no stranger to the genre, especially considering her tenure through four seasons of CW’s Nikita. An impressive ensemble cast rounded out by Samuel L. Jackson as legendary assassin Moody (a trained killer who “only kills bad people”) and heavyweight … Continue reading Film Review: The Protégé
Film Review: Game 6
★★ It is not often that one stumbles upon a long-lost movie filled with A-list talent. Emerging from the depths of obscurity, slice of life drama Game 6, filmed all the way back in 2004, has finally arrived. I was shocked to learn that it first debuted at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Billed as … Continue reading Film Review: Game 6
