DRAMA
RYAN: This movie blew my mind. It’s directed by Alejandro Inarritu who won the Oscar in 2015 for directing Birdman. I don’t know how one man can make two movies like this, two years in a row! They’re both so different, innovative in their own ways, cool, amazing. I was gasping at some of the shots he ..
DRAMA
RYAN: Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film is appropriately titled The Hateful Eight. His films, together, make for a veritable anthology. They all share the same tone with different stories and characters. But like M. Night Shyamalan, Tarantino has become very predictable. Instead of waiting for a twist in his movies, you just wait for it all to hit ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: Labyrinth of Lies is a German film with English subtitles. It’s really stunning. It’s horrifying, it’s intriguing, it’s brilliant. It’s about holocaust deniers in the late fifties in Germany and deals with one underdog lawyer’s case which tries to pull the layer off…bring out into the forefront of the nation’s consciousness, what they were trying ..
HORROR
RYAN: I’d ike to welcome Karrie Grobben to the site – it’s her first review with me and it’s the perfect fit because she’s currently writing a thesis on representations of girls and women in fantasy entertainment. Crimson Peak is a gothic romance and a fantasy horror. KARRIE: Thank you. This film is perfect because ..
ACTION
RYAN: This is a new suspenseful thriller starring Owen Wilson and Lake Bell, whom you don’t normally think of for this genre, but they were both fantastic. They play an average American family who accidentally find themselves amidst a brutal culture war in Asia. It’s a nonstop, heart-pounding film. CHUCK: The whole time! RYAN: And ..
THRILLER
RYAN: This new thriller is written, directed by and co-starring Joel Egerton whom we loved in The Great Gatsby. Who knew he was such a force to bebe reckoned with? Because this movie is such a brilliant, impressive accomplishment. It’s one of the greatest thrillers I can think of. I was so sucked into this film, ..
ACTION
RYAN: It’s the fifth installment in the MI franchise with Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and as we’ve come to expect with these movies, it’s excellent. He is still brilliant in the action/thriller genre and runs like nobody’s business. CAROLINE: Ha! Yes he’s really become iconic for his mad sprinting skills. RYAN: And the story is ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is the film adaptation of a popular young adult novel by John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars. This one isn’t a weeper though. It’s a romantic teen mystery, thriller, buddy comedy all rolled into one. It’s doesn’t genre jump as much as it blends them all. BRAD: And it does so ..
ACTION
RYAN: I remember when I first heard about this movie, I was very excited about it. A sci fi/thriller, with Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds… there seems to be a lot of good potential here but it’s not as impressive as I’d hoped it would be. CAROLINE: I’m less intrigued by sci fi than you ..
ACTION
RYAN: This is a new action/crime drama starring Jean Dujardin – the best actor Oscar winner for The Artist in 2011. It’s in French with subtitles and it’s fantastic! CAROLINE: Oui, I bet it is. RYAN: I love French but that’s beside the point. This is such a juicy story, loosely based on the true ..
ACTION
RYAN: This is the fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise, but it’s really more of a remake, or reboot, than a sequel. It’s executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and I loved it for all the reasons I loved the first one. It’s very similar. It hits all of the same beats, in terms of ..
ACTION
RYAN: It’s this week’s new, Summer blockbuster, courtesy of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. And there are a lot of rocks flying around in this movie. CAROLINE: God. That’s not even a little punny. RYAN: Right? That’s just to give you an example of how bad the script is in this movie. It can barely recover. ..
