This article contains spoilers for the movie, and also has an image that isn't entirely safe for work. We did our best to edit it, though. For the children, and all. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but for all of its awards and artistry, Abdellatif Kechiche’s movie Blue is the Warmest Colour is a pretty…
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The kids wake up one by one, as alarm clocks go off across the town. It's a snow day, however, and the kids don't have to go to school! They grab their skates and their hockey sticks and get ready for a fun day on the ice; save for one kid, who's convinced that today…
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Honor Thy Father presents a world where morals are conveniently forsaken in service of "higher" virtues. There is nothing but scumbags and hypocrites. That is the reality in which Honor Thy Father, Erik Matti’s latest film, operates in. Its characters con their neighbors for the quick accumulation of wealth, justifying their actions through some pretense of moral value.…
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In an era that is criticized for having poorly made remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, and spinoffs, Creed stands out like a sore thumb. Deft direction from Ryan Coogler and strong performances from its leads prove that the Rocky formula is still as vital as ever. The film succeeds because it utilizes the Rocky formula while maintaining…
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Nostalgic feels for the 2015 movie, The Little Prince. Growing up with the book, I had such high hopes for the movie and it was far from what I expected – it was better. The visuals were stunning. The transition of the graphics from reality and dream/flashback world was lovely. It was not exactly Disney’s…
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When the decision to split the final installment of The Hunger Games into two films was announced, I was torn over my own feelings of whether it could actually work. On one hand, Mockingjay is the densest book out of the trilogy both in sheer number of pages and in content -- and let's be…
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