Juno – 2007

Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman are a powerhouse team when it comes to making movies, and it all started here. With fantastic performances by Ellen Page, J.K. Simmons, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, and Allison Janney, this film takes wit and elevates it to a new level. The film follows pregnant teenager Juno (Ellen Page) who […]

The Nutty Professor – 1963

The tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the most well known stories in literature, and its concept has great appeal. The idea of using chemicals and medicine to change into someone else entirely is not a new concept, but it comes with a warning label. Jerry Lewis stars as Dr. Julius […]

Colossal – 2016

As far as Science Fiction films goes, this one is quite unique. The film follows Gloria (Anne Hathaway) as she returns home to her small town after her boyfriend kicks her out for her alcoholism. The film takes a peculiar turn when she discovers that every time she visits a small park in her home […]

Alien: Covenant – 2017

The Alien franchise is nearly forty years old and still Ridley Scott continues to put out new additions to the series, though these new ones are prequels to the main story. The latest, Covenant, is the sequel to the prequel and offers a lot of new insight into the birth of the Aliens. A colonization […]

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – 2017

There is a certain nostalgia attached to all Robin Williams films. The number of lives affected by him is innumerable and each film he made was unique, none more so than Jumanji. But as with all films, there has come the inevitable moment where Hollywood has felt compelled to make a sequel to a film […]

Lady Macbeth – 2016

There is something interesting about sociopaths. I can’t say that they are compelling or entertaining, but there is something curious about them. Lady Macbeth follows a repressed wife who begins a torrid affair that ultimately turns to murder when it is discovered. Florence Pugh plays the adulterous wife who finds herself struggling with her murderous […]