About midway through Skyscraper, Dwayne Johnson makes his infamously impossible leap from crane to window. As he evades police firing at him from all sides and pulls himself up from the edge, a group of onlookers down below start to…
Ideal Home Movie Review: Paul Rudd Shines in this Familial Comedy
By just looking at the premise of Ideal Home on a surface only schism, it would appear we have yet another round of adults trapped in the tendrils of arrested development forced to grow up in order to raise a child,…
Creed 2 Trailer: Michael B. Jordan Returns To The Ring
Creed was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2015. A seemingly innocuous reboot of the Rocky franchise playing on the classic “son of the legend” trope ended up being an emotionally stirring and viscerally satisfying experience on the same level…
Ben Affleck’s Exit From The Batman Seems Likely (Again)
If next year is the last of his run, Robert Downey Jr. will have portrayed Tony Stark ten times (counting a brief cameo in The Incredible Hulk). This gifted thespian has devoted over a decade to ripping an iconic comic…
‘A Star Is Born’ Trailer: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Take The Stage
Bradley Cooper has taken a few years off. After back-to-back flops Aloha and Burnt, he retreated into Rocket Raccoon while plotting his comeback. Today, we get our first look at that return with the trailer for his directorial debut, A Star Is Born. This…
Adrift Movie Review: Strong Directing and Performances Keep a Basic Premise Afloat
Adrift opens with a beautifully choreographed single take sequence where Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) finds herself stranded on the remains of her sinking sailboat after it has been struck by a wave that would make Poseidon blush. As she wades…
Breaking In Movie Review: No New Life in Home Invasion Story
There’s this nagging sense that director James McTeigue’s Breaking In is trespassing into movie theaters. At the beginning of a summer movie season that promises to be full of spectacular fireworks and exciting indie darlings, here comes a film so…
