Sequel after sequel, it is a struggle to pledge my allegiance to this franchise that once had the potential but has now consistently gone downhill. For the obvious reason of milking the Divergent franchise, Allegiant is unnecessarily split into two parts. There is no shame in that, really, but what
Tag: Miles Teller
Fantastic Four
Warning: Mild (as in, Johnson’s Baby Shampoo-level mild) spoilers ahead. The best way to describe Fantastic Four is that it’s like reading 2/3 of a good book then going to Wikipedia to see how the last 1/3 ends. The movie spends a lot of time building up their characters in the first two acts,
Insurgent
An attempt to make a faithful adaptation while still making a mark against the influx of recent dystopian YA adaptations proves unsuccessful for Insurgent.
Whiplash
Every frame of Whiplash is about rushing head-on past the fringe. It is about insanity. That is why the title could not be more apt. Whether it is the tragedy of mediocrity, the Great American Opium or one’s deceitful narcissism, filmmaker Damien Chazelle never settles by one conclusive end. And he
