The phases hollywood blockbusters go through are everything from superhero movies, to dark gritty action movies, and then of course to dark gritty superhero movies. One of the more recent (and most...

I can’t remember ever seeing a film with a giant monster made out of pieces of meat, but then again, that’s only one of many moments in “John Dies at the End” that made me question what it was...

When you write a film that has an intentionally unlikeable lead character, there are generally two things you should do. The first is cast someone who can make them somewhat interesting, and the second...

I love a good crime-noir film; stuff like “The Third Man” or “The Maltese Falcon” have the perfect mix of all the things I want out of a movie. We don’t see much of those kinds of movies...

Time and time again films are released under the guise that they are “based on a true story” or something of the sort, but rarely do those films feel authentic. There have been some awful, contrived...

Any film centered on a political issue has the challenge of taking a stance on it. Either you’re biased, choosing one side to take, or you refuse to take a side, using the politics as a backdrop...

Most bad films are, at their core, just poorly written. Even a great cast and director can’t save a mediocre script, but a good script can usually save a mediocre cast or director. However it seems...

One of my favorite movie-going experiences this year was seeing “Pulp Fiction” again on the big screen, and it was a reminder of what a great filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is. Now, I’ve gotten...

Nostalgia is a tool that must be done very carefully when used in film. If it’s too heavily relied on, it can alienate the audience that isn’t from the referenced era. However most films are able...

If there’s one thing you can safely call “The Sessions,” it’s original. It’s based on the true story of Mark O’Brien, a man with polio who is confined to an iron lung and decided he wanted...

Few movies have contained moments that truly baffle me, but when a person dressed as a leprechaun emerges from a sewer system into a cemetery, proceeding to eat the flowers off of people’s graves...

I've never really liked Ben Affleck as an actor all that much. He's been in very good movies, but his performance was never really a standout. That is, until he turned to directing. His debut "Gone...