Looks like George Miller really took all the “the plot is kind of thin” talk about “Mad Max: Fury Road” to heart and decided to triple down. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is the prequel to “Fury Road” and follows the origins of Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy), who is kidnapped from her homeland by a warlord… Continue reading ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Review: Loud, Long, But Still Slightly Epic
It’s fitting Anya Taylor-Joy is in a film about foodies, because she’s a damn snack! “The Menu” follows a group of wealthy guests at a remote restaurant ran by Ralph Fiennes, only for strange things to begin to happen. Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, and John Leguizamo all star, while… Continue reading ‘The Menu’ Review: Weird, Dark, and Pretty Tasty
If I had a dollar for every time a character says “Amsterdam” in this film, I could bring my college loan debt down to zero. “Amsterdam” marks David O. Russell’s return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, and follows three friends (Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington) in 1933 New York City who… Continue reading ‘Amsterdam’ Review: Big on Names, Low on Fun
Haven’t we learned from the likes of “Zoolander” and “Tron” that making sequels to beloved films over a decade after the first installment causes nothing but harm… “Glass” is the third film in writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s “grounded superhero” trilogy following “Unbreakable” (2000) and “Split” (2017). Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis reprise their roles… Continue reading ‘Glass’ is Such a Letdown that it Will Break Your Heart
An ending can often make or break a film; a strong case can be made this film’s ending breaks it. “Split” is the latest film from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan and follows a man with a multiple personality disorder (James McAvoy) who kidnaps three teenage girls (Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson and Jessica Sula). A… Continue reading ‘Split’ Features Great Performances, Not So Strong Execution
Between getting stabbed in this and punched in “The Hateful Eight,” it hasn’t been a good year to be Jennifer Jason Leigh’s left eye… “Morgan” stars Kate Mara as a cooperate risk-management consultant who is sent to determine whether or not the company’s artificially-created humanoid (Anya Taylor-Joy) should be terminated after an incident (aforementioned eye-stabbing).… Continue reading ‘Morgan’ an Uneventful, Recycled Mess
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