Posts Tagged ‘Universal Pictures’
Film Review – Little
Ebenezer Scrooge may have started out as a money hungry monster, but Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall) – the protagonist of Little (2019) – is a whole other beast. She may be the wealthy CEO of a startup company, but she runs it with the iron…
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Episode 3 – Us and Wonder Park
On this week’s podcast, we dig deep into the hidden meanings behind Jordan Peele’s new horror film Us. Cassidy gives his thoughts on the animated movie Wonder Park and we also play a game of “Don’t Call it a Comeback,” where we give career advice to…
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Film Review – Us
Writer/director Jordan Peele – whose debut was the Oscar-winning Get Out (2017) – manages to avoid the sophomore slump with his latest horror film, Us (2018). Although this is not as narratively tight as his previous work, Peele has managed to yet again deliver an…
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Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The How to Train Your Dragon series is not only one of the best animated series of the new century, but one of the best film franchises period. The journey of the young Viking named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his friend – the Night Fury…
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Film Review – Happy Death Day 2U
In my review of Happy Death Day (2017) I wrote, “There’s that strange phenomenon in which a horror film is so goofy that it almost plays better as a dark comedy. Happy Death Day is a prime example.”
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Film Review – Glass
M. Night Shyamalan is a filmmaker who exists in two different extremes. On one hand, he can set up interesting premises that draw us in with their mysterious, suspenseful, and horrific elements. On the other, the payoffs to these stories have been hit or miss…
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Film Review – Welcome to Marwen
Robert Zemeckis, a director responsible for some of the most beloved big budget film experiences in cinema. He started with fun and subversive comedies before moving into creating some of the most indelible movies ever. And over that time, he has created a reputation for…
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Film Review – Green Book
Race relations have both come a long way and not come anywhere near far enough. There are practices that aren’t common or even legal anymore that used to show open hostilities to African Americans. Whether it was drinking from separate water fountains or not sitting…
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