Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and first-time actor Auli’i Cravalho as the two main protagonists, Moana tells the tale of an adventurous girl on a quest to save her island from the darkness that threatens to destroy it. Long before there was islands […]
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Landline: A Story of Infidelity, Hilarity, and Cord Phones When most people think of historical fiction, they think the olde english of Shakespeare or the Victorian storytelling of Jane Austen or the harrowing anecdotes of a World War. Gillian Robespierre thinks the ’90s. Her second feature deals with a […]
The Sixth Sense is a movie that will defy all of your expectations and leave you ready to watch all over again as soon as it ends. The movie begins with Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) and his wife Anna celebrating an accomplishment. Crowe is a renowned child psychologist and is […]
For my film review, I chose to review the film Inglourious Basterds. The film was made in 2009 and is directed by Quentin Tarantino. Several major actors are Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, and Michael Fassbender. The movie revolves around two separate protagonists, the Inglorious Basterds, and Shosanna Dreyfus attempting to […]
While Moana does adhere to some of the classic Disney princess tropes, it pushes the genre further in the direction of ballad-driven girl power movies set by Frozen. The story revolves around Moana’s journey to save her home Island, Motunui, with the help of her begrudging mentor Maui. She grapples […]
Good Will Hunting, a very popular film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by its actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is centered around Will, a genius young adult. Will Hunting is from a poor area in Boston and is discovered accidentally by a mathematics professor at MIT, Gerald […]
What is the only thing that can kill a killer clown? Misfit adolescents who go on bike adventures. IT (2017) is a tribute to this flawless formula: it’s emotional, it’s nostalgic, and it’s painfully predictable. IT terrifies its viewer with its incredible visuals (like something out of a childhood nightmare) […]
After the significant critical failures that were “Man of Steel”, “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice”, and “Suicide Squad”, Warner Brothers was left with one last film with which to establish their cinematic universe. For the first time, they may have found the hit that they so desperately needed. Based […]
On September 8th, the film “It” released in theaters across the globe. The film was based on the story “It” written by Stephen King and was directed by Andy Muschetti. On release day, the theaters were packed with fans of the “It” TV series along with people who just wanted […]
