Tomb Raider – 2018

I’d like to describe this movie as unexpected, sadly I can’t do that. This reboot of the dismal Angelina Jolie film plays out exactly as expected, like levels of a video game. Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) investigates the death of her father and finds herself in a quest to stop a shadowy organization from uncovering […]

The 1930s

Welcome to the era of sound. Silent films are all but a thing of the past and the ‘talkies’ are in full swing. The end of the silent era was a definite boon to the film industry, but it was a little bitter sweet to some and the stars of the silent era mostly fell […]

Back to the Future – 1985

Time travel is one of the most entertaining and oft-used features in science fiction. There were many time travel films before Back to the Future and many more since, but none have had the same whimsy as this classic. The film follows Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) as he accidentally travels back to the 1950s […]

The 1920s

The Roaring twenties was a pioneer decade in film. The silent epic was in full swing and some of film’s greatest stars were hitting their stride. Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd were the pinnacle of comedy and this trio made some of the most memorable films of the decade, some of which are […]

Novitiate – 2017

Religion is a powerful motivator. Some films portray it as an ally of its protagonists, while others portray it as the enemy, while others still portray it as a great question mark that creates the drama of the film. The latter is the case for Novitiate. The film follows a young woman named Cathleen (Margaret […]

100 Years of Film

Two years ago I started a marathon of films. My goal was to watch at least one film for every year from 1919 to 2018. For each of the next 10 days, I will be discussing a different decade of film and each year within it. I will start today with 1910s. The film industry […]