Reviews from 40,000 feet
A few weeks ago I took the nine hour flight from Moscow to New York City on Aeroflot Airlines. Instead of spending the time looking at the disconcerting hammer and sickle logos on the airline cutlery...
View ArticleFlash Review: Ender’s Game
Fifty years after mankind nearly went extinct following an attack by an alien threat known as the Formics, Ender Wiggan is selected as the newest member in a Battle School which trains the next...
View ArticleI, Frankenstein: One of FB/BS’s Worst Calls
Back in January, 2014 I was young and naive and included I, Frankenstein on my list of most anticipated movies from that month. Unfortunately, that prediction was featured again in my First Anniversary...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Force Awakens (Spoiler Free)
As we will soon investigate in our Sequelthon, one of the huge traps for movie sequels, prequels, and reboots is maintaining the energy and spirit of the original without being locked into lackluster...
View ArticleFlash Review: Southpaw’s leads make a watch worthwhile
Comparisons between Creed are inevitable and don’t do Southpaw any favors. Like Coogler’s film, Southpaw is dominated by the performances of its two leads. Jake Gyllenhaal is his usual excellent as...
View ArticleThe Martian brings fun back to Space Epics.
Ridley Scott’s The Martian is the third (and hopefully not the last) space-based sci-fi epic in as many years. Compared to its predecessors Gravity and Interstellar, Scott’s film is refreshingly light....
View ArticleAge of Ultron: Fear No Spoilers
Have you caught your breath? I think this was the biggest weekend in entertainment since I finally caved and signed up for Netflix. There was something for everyone with the Mayweather vs Pacquiao...
View ArticleSequelthon: Horrible Bosses 2
Look, I intentionally don’t review a lot of comedies here. And that’s for a lot of reasons: (1) Everyone’s tastes in comedy is different, more than say action or horror movies. Just look at Deadpool....
View ArticleSequelthon: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Welcome back to the Sequelthon everyone. Last month we looked at the recent comedy sequel Horrible Bosses 2 and briefly touched on the tough dilemma faced by comedy sequels which other genres more...
View ArticleLate to the Party: Deadpool & Zootopia
Zootopia While I waited what felt like forever to see Deadpool, I had no interest in seeing Zootopia, the latest movie from Disney Animation Studios. Actually I only ended up seeing it after a friend...
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