As a child, there was something insidious about the cartoon Scooby-Doo. There was an indescribable problem with a group of teenagers and a talking dog travelling in a van like the one we tell children to avoid, going around solving…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Spy” Slays Familiar Foes
Spy films are built on our deep-seated paranoia and distrust of everything. It’s no surprise they became popular during major wars, but long gone are the days of the Hitchcockian and classic Bondian spy films that provided political commentary and…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Barely Lethal” Is Deadly If Ingested
When we’re in high school, we’re told that we can be anything we want. We go through phases like outfit changes, trying on each new attitude, outlook, or personality until one feels right. The potential is limitless, so we’re told.…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Results” Flexes Its Dramatic Muscles
With Netflix binging and sandwiches made using meat in place of bread, I like to think that people who constantly exercise are on the decline. Being one of those Netflix sandwich eaters, I’d like to think that, but it’s obviously…
Jon’s Movie Review: “San Andreas” Has More Faults Than Fault Lines
California is to destructive, natural disasters what New York is to monster attacks. Both cause large scale destruction and the annihilation of thousands. Of the two, natural disasters are typically the most terrifying because they are the most likely to happen with…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Poltergeist” Is Haunted By Its Past
There are things we fear as children that we outgrow as we get older. There’s the monster under our bed that seems to always be lying in wait for us to expose our ankles. Then there’s that weird noise in…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Tomorrowland” Feels Like Yesterdayland
For almost a century, films have been a form of escapism, allowing you to get away from the realities of your life for a couple of hours. It’s a rare thing to try to escape into a film about escaping…
