Tag Archives: 2017 reviews
Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts succeeds in creating a compelling reboot of the King Kong franchise and opening up the Godzilla movie universe with a unique parable on the nature of man vs. beast set in the post-war Vietnam era.
Review: Logan (2017)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Hugh Jackman returns one last time to the role of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine in a film that finally lives up to the gravitas of Jackman’s portrayal of the iconic Canadian mutant superhero.
Review: Beyond The Gates (2017)
Posted by Victor Moreno
1980’s scream queen Barbara Crampton stars in this homage to the retro VHS board games of the 1980’s, a cool concept that unfortunately doesn’t play out as well as it sounds on the screen.
Review: Gold (2016)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Matthew McCoughnahey stars in this interesting film playing a down on his luck prospector trying to find his fortune with a potential gold mine strike in Indonesia.
Review: The Founder (2016)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Director John Lee Hancock brings us another interesting perspective on a historical figure in The Founder, a look at the founder of the McDonald’s Corporation, Ray A. Kroc, played with a strong sense of subtlety & introspection by Michael Keaton.
Review: Split (2017)
Posted by Victor Moreno
M. Night Shyamalan treads on familiar genre ground with Split, a psychological thriller that largely works due to a scene-stealing performance from James MacAvoy.
Review: xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Vin Diesel returns to the xXx franchise in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, a film riddled with just as many cliches as it is bullet casings.
Review: Patriots Day (2016)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Writer/director Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg re-team after 2016’s Deepwater Horizon for this film exploring the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that comes off as exploitative versus well-intentioned.
Review: Live By Night (2017)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Ben Affleck takes his shot at delivering a sweeping mobster epic in the vein of The Godfather II, but loses his way in a meandering narrative that’s unsure of what story its actually trying to tell.
Review: Hidden Figures (2016)
Posted by Ruby Tate
Hidden Figures is the long overdue true story of how a group of African-American women helped NASA in the early days of this nation’s space program.
Review: Silence (2016)
Posted by Victor Moreno
Martin Scorsese’s long gestating passion project revolving around the existence of faith and God given the most trying of times and persecution is one of 2016’s most thought provoking films.
Review: A Monster Calls (2016)
Posted by Victor Moreno
A young boy’s journey through the uncertainties behind guilt and grief as accompanied by an otherworldly monster makes for one for one of 2016’s best films.
