High above the world nestled on an impossible cliff, madness comes to Mopu. Once a harem, this decayed palace of pleasures and perversities bears witness to new masters: a group of Anglican nuns who seek to establish a school and…
Movie Review: Happy Christmas
People get sad. People get lonely and disinterested. People become bitter and easily agitated and rely on vices no matter how destructive. People like to laugh and relax with friends and maybe have a drink or two whether it is…
Movie Review: They Came Together
This movie is way too aware of how funny they’re trying to be all the while failing to elicit a single laugh. The punch lines lack any sort of rhythm, the jokes are dragged out longer than their shelf life,…
Lauren’s Movie Review: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
‘The Fault in Our Stars’ has finally entered movie theaters. John Green’s novel tells the powerful love story of Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Augustus (Ansel Elgort), two teenagers with cancer. His book is a worldwide bestseller and one of my…
Ally’s Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow is nonsensical by nature. Who are the aliens? Why are they attacking earth? How was the war-ready suits built for the soldiers? All of these questions lead to more and a climax that’s riddled in them, but…
Tribeca ’14 Review: 5 to 7
New York City, impoverished writers, French exotic women: all have been romanticized in film countless times ever since the cinematic medium was invented. 5 to 7, directed by Victor Levin, has combined each and every one of those clichés and…