*** CW: Depression and suicide *** Mental illness isn’t easily captured in film. It certainly isn’t often captured with the nuance and empathy that it deserves. While director Michael McGowan is without a doubt attempting to shine a light on…
15 Years Later Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is still a National Treasure
America in 2004 was an oddity. The country was, in some ways, vulnerable: still healing from the wounds left by the terrorist attacks on September 11 three years prior, still discovering new information on the tragedies, still engaging in acts…
Vice Movie Review: Amidst the tonal chaos emerges an angry and distinct piece of work
Director Adam McKay never quite fits into the box that viewers try so adamantly to shove him into. After watching goofy, irreverent buddy comedies like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy or Talladega Nights, it would be all too easy…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Cooties’
Comedy and horror are completely different creatures, but sometimes, when handled with care, you make them complementary. At the moment of a scare, your body releases a rush of adrenaline, causing you to be extra alert. Then, after you realized…
Movie News: COOTIES Gets a September 18th Release Date
While James Wan has been busy blowing up cars, Leigh Whannell has been on a horror film binge. Right after his success with Insidious 3, he already has another film to pop out. Co-written with Glee Co-Creator Ian Brennan, Cooties takes…