V/H/S 2 (2013)
It has become quite the rarity when a sequel contains staying-power that dominates its forerunner in every facet. Nevertheless, evoking more chills and thrills, “V/H/S 2″ is a masterful upgrade from...
View ArticleThe Purge (2013)
Aside from lacking the cerebral violence and losing its conviction. “The Purge” is painfully predictable and decidedly idiotic, not to mention acted with such insincerity. Ultimately, a premise with...
View ArticleThis is the End (2013)
Fantastical, raunchy, and utterly insane. “This is the End” crosses over multiple genres and does so with an infinite supply of humour, sentiment, and flare. While you can expect the downright nasty...
View ArticleAnother Earth (2011)
I will be posting my review for “The East” this upcoming week, so I thought I’d prepare you guys for it by doing a Brit Marling weekend! Today’s review will be “Another Earth” and tomorrow’s will be...
View ArticleSound of My Voice (2011)
Despite an ending that leaves a bit too much for the imagination to chew on. “Sound of My Voice” is an entrancing thriller with a pair of phenomenal performances from its two leads. Rising above its...
View ArticleThe East (2013)
Deftly paced, emotionally gripping, and psychologically advancing. “The East” is a socio-political thriller that never mistakes revenge for a lack of heart. Piling on the tension to an almost...
View ArticleMan of Steel (2013)
Adding much needed depth and humanity to such an illustrious character, who’s storied and intricate history is as delicate as it is powerful. ”Man of Steel” has the action, heart, and nostalgia to...
View ArticleI’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK (2006)
A film that transcends genre labelling with its innovation, ingenuity, and insanity. “I’m A Cyborg, But That’s Ok” is approximately a romantic comedy, but with dark, at times violent, and bizarre...
View ArticleMother (2009)
Although somewhat far-fetched, ”Mother” is an intriguing, violent, and unsettling thriller that never shies away from the darkness in life. Brilliantly depicting the foremost extent in which the...
View ArticleCoriolanus (2011)
Irrefutable proof that, at least in this circumstance, one can indeed teach an old dog new tricks. Provided of course that the dog is none other than the immaculate Bard, and the teacher, Academy...
View ArticleInception (2010)
Outlandishly complex, visually mesmerizing, and action-packed. “Inception” is an intelligent blockbuster that bursts forth from the screen with all the spectacle and wonder that makes cinema so...
View ArticleWorld War Z (2013)
Despite feeling all too much like a video game and suffering from a lack of ferocity that has made the zombie sub-genre what it is today. ”World War Z” is able to, for the majority, overcome its...
View ArticleForgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Establishing an exquisite symmetry between its smart, at times raunchy hilarity and disheartening insight into humanities innermost feelings. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a true romantic-comedy that...
View ArticleManiac (2012)
Barely offering enough sexual appeal and gore to stay a float in this ocean of an over-saturated and increasingly disappointing genre. “Maniac” has got the blood and guts, but never really gives a...
View ArticleBehind the Candelabra (2013)
Relentlessly bold, appeasingly fresh, and genuinely, yet subtly funny. Steven Soderbergh’s portrayal of the last 10 years in the illustrious Liberace’s life and his secret affairs is unyielding,...
View ArticleThe Way Way Back (2013)
This coming-of-ager isn’t in search of uncharted territory, purposely I might add, but it doesn’t stand on the shoulders of its predecessors either…rather, “The Way Way Back” is in search of genre...
View ArticleEuropa Report (2013)
Purposely and decidedly more science than fiction. “Europa Report” blends documentary style filmmaking with dramatic flare to spawn a tense, beautiful, and intelligent thriller that is truly beyond...
View ArticleA Field in England (2013)
One can deduce the decidedly plain warning issued at the beginning of the film as mere tactics, even go as far as to mock its triviality, but cinephile or not… you truly have no idea what you’re...
View ArticleUpstream Color (2013)
Staggeringly beautiful and disconcertingly haunting right down to the microscopic level. Upstream Colour is a delicate, interwoven fabric that, much like everything in existence, has an intricate,...
View ArticlePacific Rim (2013)
Although it may ask the viewer to acquiesce a fair amount of inconsistencies and genre cliches. “Pacific Rim” ultimately rewards its audience with jaw-dropping visuals, bone-shattering action, and...
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