movie review
Ansel Elgort stars as a music-loving wheelman in this summer must-see
July 18, 2017By: Tessa Perkins It’s all about the music. Baby (Ansel Elgort) pulls up to a bank, three robbers brandishing machine guns hop out, and Baby hits play. While waiting for them to grab the cash, he jams out to “Bellbottoms” by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. He’s having so much fun you almost forget that he’s waiting to flee a crime scene. The robbers hop back into the car and Baby hits the gas. The right song is all he needs to stay focused and be the best at what he does: drive. That opening car chase scene contains all…
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The Mummy fails in spectacular fashion
June 26, 2017By: Jonathan Pabico The Mummy is a devastating cinematic blunder. Director Alex Kurtzman’s reboot of the classic monster film fails to capture the thrills of its predecessors. It buries my expectations for a well-rounded summer blockbuster, never coming close to…
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It Comes At Night — horror with an existential twist
June 17, 2017By: Alex Bloom It Comes At Night (directed by Trey Edward Shults) is a gripping horror movie that will leave you feeling deeply disturbed, without quite terrifying you. It isn’t the kind of movie that has you hiding under the…
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Everything, Everything — aesthetically pleasing, but predictable
May 30, 2017By: Grace Rose Amandla Stenberg stars in a new romance film that weaves a tale of young love in the midst of unfair illness. The film utilizes a typical love story trope in which the girl falls in love with…
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword features an amazing cast and visual style
May 23, 2017By: Jonathan Pabico If you’re searching for a worthwhile summer blockbuster, look no further than King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. The film combines visual style, a talented cast, and an awesome music score. It’s expertly crafted into an original…
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Movies you may have missed: A Quiet Passion
May 13, 2017A Quiet Passion Review by Josh Cabrita Andre Bazin argued that photography fulfills the same desire that led the ancient Egyptians to embalm their pharaohs. That word, ‘embalm,’ and the role photography can play in preserving the dead, is particularly…
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Dream Alliance’s upbringing made for a true Dark Horse
May 16, 2016It is 9 a.m., and I am passing out in the corner of a Starbucks located around Burrard and Broadway. The result of a sleepless night of dumb adolescence: I made a pact to see a documentary film called Dark…
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Captain America: Civil War is about more than just superheroes
May 11, 2016Captain America: Civil War is captivating. Moviegoers will be taken aback by the monumental showdown between Captain America and Iron Man. With its political tones rivaling those of its predecessors, this newest instalment to the Captain America film franchise will…
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CINEPHILIA: Chi-Raq’s vignettes are filled with human worth
April 4, 2016In the opening minutes of Chi-Raq, a title card informs us that since 2001, more Americans have died on Chicago streets than in the Iraq War, the results of gang violence perpetuated by poverty and a government that has neglected…
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Batman v Superman is DC’s kryptonite
March 25, 2016While I’ve been given the opportunity to write a review on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ve got to be honest with you: my feelings towards this film could be just as well articulated through a cacophonous scream of…
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