"So here we are: a thief, two thugs, an assassin and a maniac. But we're not going to stand by as evil wipes out the galaxy. I guess we're stuck together, partners." After two years of anticipation following San Diego Comic Con 2012 where Guardians of the Galaxy was announced, it is finally here. After a summer… Continue reading Hilarity and Adventure Ensue With “Guardians of the Galaxy”
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The Aesthetics of Mood Indigo
The whimsical, fantastical and surreal tale of Mood Indigo left me with one conclusion--someone was on a cocktail of drugs when they crafted this alternate reality together. But that's what makes Mood Indigo a visual feast to experience on screen from the pages of the "unfilmable" novel it's based upon.
Now Playing On The Silver Stream
We've all been there, aimlessly scrolling through heinously named genres trying to find the perfect movie to fill that moment. In the mood for comedy we scroll past obscure independents and unrecognizable titles from the 70's and 80's only to settle on that stand-up special you've seen a million times. Here at On The Screen… Continue reading Now Playing On The Silver Stream
Obvious Child, an Unconventional Romantic Comedy
Do a little dance, make a little love and getting down tonight sometimes results in one of the most common accidents women face today--pregnancy. It also results in one of the most glaring movie slogans of the year: "This is a romantic comedy...about abortion."
Richard Ayoade Stakes His Claim With “The Double”
"I can see the type of man that I want to be versus the type of man I actually am... I'm like Pinocchio. I'm a wooden boy, not a real boy, and it kills me." In an interview with The Guardian about his newest film The Double, Richard Ayoade nervously muses "Darth Vader is within all… Continue reading Richard Ayoade Stakes His Claim With “The Double”
Under the Skin is Outstanding
Under the Skin can be interpreted in many ways; the film uses aliens as a metaphor to question what it means to be human and what it's like to be free of judgment or predisposed to our superficial culture.
Maleficent 2014 is a Closer Look at the Disney Villain
With backlash from both critics and audiences over the malevolent villain from the 1959 animated classic, the argument remains that the once frightening Maleficent has been botched into an empathetic heroine to root for in the 2014 creation of Maleficent.
Life in your 20’s According to “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead”
Life in your 20's is really hard, especially in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead!
In Defense of The Grand Budapest Hotel
However, there was something special about The Grand Budapest Hotel; a pivotal shift in direction that not only gave this film a broader appeal, but it has become an instant five-star winner for me--someone vehemently unattracted to the typical Wes Anderson craft of storytelling. Here's what I have to say in defense of Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel, and why this film works:
Decoding HBO’s True Detective Season 1
If time is a flat circle, the obsession to uncover the darkest corners of the nightmares in our culture yesterday, today and tomorrow is futile.
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