‘Being the Ricardos’ review: Aaron Sorkin fails to pay tribute to Hollywood icon Lucille Ball

If there’s a hint of affection for the subject at the heart of Being the Ricardos, the latest from Aaron Sorkin, then it’s buried in soaked piles of overwrought dialogue and oversimplified characterizations. Failing yet again to demonstrate any style or…

‘Dune’ review: This renaissance fair for sci-fi nerds is a bit too by-the-book

For all its globe-trotting spectacle, the true story in ‘Dune’ from director Denis Villeneuve never really gets off the ground. And that’s clearly the point.

10 Years Later: Still No Country for Old Men

It’s been ten years since the release of what some might refer to as Joel and Ethan Coen’s masterpiece. Released in 2007 amidst numerous politically-minded, morally serious parables about U.S.’s intervention in the Middle East, No Country for Old Men…

Movie Review: mother!

Since his debut film Pi in 1998, director Darren Aronofsky has cultivated a unique brand of esoteric cinema that implants itself into audiences’ brains and refuses to nudge, and that’s probably the best way to explain his latest film, mother!…

Pirates of the Caribbean Trailer: Dead Men Tell No Tales in the new Super Bowl Spot

Pirates of the Caribbean brings back Captain Jack for Dead Men Tell No Tales in the fifth installment of the hit franchise. The action-packed extended Super Bowl trailer, which you can watch above, proves that there might be some life in…

Why I’m Excited for Pirates of the Caribbean 5

During the finale of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead Sunday night, Disney dropped the first teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the upcoming fifth installment in the franchise. While many of you are probably saying…

Jon’s Movie Review: “The Gunman” Misses The Mark Completely

Hollywood has a very outdated notion that once you reach a certain age, you can only play somebody’s grandfather or grandmother. It’s a little less common for men, but still it persists. Like films about a person experiencing a sexual renaissance…