MOVIES – The Prowler

Brazilian film inspires working class soccer players

May 28, 2018

With every soccer lover’s emotions high with anticipation and passion for the sport due to the 2018 World Cup being only a few weeks away, now is the perfect time to discuss the true beauty and meaning beh...

The future was better in the past

May 4, 2018

When I was around 10 years old, my mom introduced me to the show “Lost in Space.” She showed me the original version from the ‘60s that she had grown up watching. As we watched Billy Mumy, Angel...

For once, the film was better

May 3, 2018

Fans of the CW hit television show “The 100” prepare for more crazy, apocalyptic drama as the series’ fifth season was released April 24, 2018. However, with season five just beginning and season ...

Facing the infinite

May 1, 2018

I am speechless. And no previous show or film I've reviewed this year has managed to leave me speechless. The culmination of every movie, every one-shot, every episode of every television show is...

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Assembled

April 25, 2018

Over the last ten years, Marvel Studios has released eighteen movies in their unprecedented extended universe. This month, Marvel is releasing “Avengers: Infinity War,” part one of the largest superhe...

In backwoods New York, no one can hear you scream

April 25, 2018

Four score and seven years ago, when I sat on my couch watching reruns of “The Office” each day at 4 p.m. on TBS, I had no idea that John Krasinski, portraying Jim Halpert, would deliver one of the scariest (and most m...

Tune in or look away

April 21, 2018

Sometimes, when you find yourself on the brink of making a risky decision -- like whether or not to leave home, invest in cryptocurrencies, or become a rogue detective working for a secret organization -- a ...

Aesthetic obsession bites director’s thematic expectations

April 19, 2018

“Whatever happened to man’s best friend?” So is the earnest query of “Isle of Dogs.” In our most odd modern society, dogs have increasingly become something prized and even idolized -- a f...

Anatomy of a teen movie

April 12, 2018

The highly anticipated gay teen rom-com “Love, Simon” hit theaters last month. The well-overdue milestone checked a lot of boxes, and the teenage audience has responded to the film with a fairly resounding “finally.” For once, it’s a film that’s pretty hard to cr...