“Minions” Review
Oh, how the movies of the yellow minions frustrate me so. While Despicable Me was decently cute, its sequel did little to improve on its cheap premise and animation. As such,
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“Anomalisa” Review
Anomalisa is a tale so emotionally surreal that it fits snugly into the medium of stop-motion animation. Though the story itself is rather self-contained considering most of its tale takes
“Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter” Review
The legendary Coen Brothers movie Fargo begins with the false statement that this film is based on a true story with the names changed. Kumiko, a Japanese office girl, misreads
“Batman Returns” Review
Of the many Batman movies released in the 1990s, Batman Returns (1992) is by far the darkest. Needlessly dark, in fact. It’s as if Tim Burton was so embarrassed to
“Saving Christmas” Review
2014 saw its fair share of Christspoiltation pictures from the likes of the fallacy-filled God’s Not Dead and the mushy shlock of Heaven is for Real. But Kirk Cameron’s Saving
“Terminator Genisys” Review
The Terminator franchise has reached a point of no return. After the thrilling neo-noir elements of the first film and the spectacular action bonanza of its sequel, the series has not progressed
“Pixels” Review
Pixels is a movie that used cheat codes to get to its own nostalgic special effects. It bypasses all the story, character and necessary logic to feature Adam Sandler and
“The Divergent Series: Insurgent” Review
If you’re familiar with the current crop of young adult novels turned movie franchises, you may find yourself with a bit of Deja vu while watching Insurgent. Didn’t I just
“Entourage” Review
Keeping with the format of Sex and the City, HBO gives Entourage a theatrical send off that feels less like a movie and more as four episodes strung together. There’s not
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” Review
Not all old men are refined gentlemen of sage wisdom. Allan is one such character who never really fit it in with society or even understood it all that much.