Family dramas often have the dire need to verbalize emotions via heavy-handed dramatic confrontations. Thop Nazareno‘s coming-of-age drama Kiko Boksingero spares its audience of this
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Baby Driver
Baby Driver opens with car chase perfectly synced to “Bellbottoms” by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. We see the titular Baby (Ansel Elgort) align every move
War for the Planet of the Apes
NOTE: It’s assumed that the previous movies in this series have been seen by the readers (must I expound?). Anyhoo, light spoilers from the previous
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The struggle of a new beginning is evident in Spider-Man: Homecoming. It cannot be ignored that there have already been five movies preceding it (or
Wonder Woman
Growing up, I loved superheroes. I’d spend my Friday nights all cuddled up in front of the TV excited for the weekly episode of Batman:
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Guy Ritchie must have been so excited with the idea of adapting a classic tale of knights and kings that he did not know exactly
Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Whoever said “Nothing lasts forever” didn’t live long enough to see the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For better or worse, this lean, mean, money-makin’ machine is
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell is basically what’s wrong with big Hollywood adaptations. In its attempt to distill the original’s heady concepts into forms that are
Beauty and the Beast: Why Disney Will Commodify Nostalgia While It (Still) Lasts
The excitement was too palpable among the moviegoers I was with, queued up to be among the first in the country to watch a remake
Kong: Skull Island
If Kong: Skull Island is the next step in creating an expanded Marvel-esque universe for King Kong, Godzilla, and the rest of the Toho characters, then sign me up. Kong:
T2 Trainspotting
Aside from the travesty that T2 Trainspotting reappropriated the title of arguably the greatest sequel in the history of cinema, it is a pretty satisfying follow-up
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls or as I’d like to call it “Me, Groot, and the Dying Girl.” A simple story told in a poignant manner; A Monster
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange is deliciously exotic: a fresh aberration from Marvel’s line-up of calculated brawn and brawl. Directed by Scott Derrickson, the film delves into a
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen I first encountered a Tim Burton film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, wonder and unease stayed with me as the credits rolled. As a kid
Here’s our review coverage of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2016 kicked off last September 8th and ran for 11 days thru the 18th. The largest film festival in North
Blair Witch
Man’s search for the unknown is a journey of risks in unraveling shapeless mysteries, but ultimately is a conquest directed to the self. Disclaimer: At
Mechanic: Resurrection
Watching this film without having seen the trailer made me ask these following questions: Is this the film where Statham is a no-questions-asked transporter of
Train to Busan
Nothing turns me off more than when zombie films gradually derail from character development and fall into the trap of gorefests and amusement killing just
