Movies Archives — Page 78 of 111

08/10/201801/12/2019inMovies, Looking Backby Zach Vasquez7 min read

The Last Controversy of Christ

Thirty years ago this month, the world saw the release of one of the most divisive movies ever made: Martin Scorsese’s […]

08/09/201801/12/2019inMovies, Film Fests, On the Marquee, Reviewsby Eric D. Snider9 min read

A First-Timer’s Report from Fantasia Festival

If you’re like me, you 1) assumed the Fantasia International Film Festival just showed Disney’s Fantasia on a loop for a […]

08/09/201801/12/2019inMovies, Humor, On the Marqueeby Adrianne Frost5 min read

PSA: Your Odds of Surviving an Encounter with Various Aquatic Movie Monsters

If you faced The Meg (opening this weekend), a 75-foot prehistoric shark properly called “Megalodon,” odds are you wouldn’t survive. In […]

08/09/201801/12/2019inMovies, On the Marqueeby Kyle Kizu6 min read

The Power of Rap in Blindspotting

(Spoilers for Blindspotting.) Blindspotting is nearly a musical. Music — specifically rapping — plays a significant role in the development of […]

08/08/201801/12/2019inMovies, Reviewsby Eric D. Snider3 min read

REVIEW: Dog Days Should Be Terrible But Isn’t

You know those Garry Marshall ensemble comedies like Mother’s Day and New Year’s Eve, where various strangers’ lives intersect around a particular […]

08/08/201801/12/2019inMovies, On the Marqueeby Scott Weinberg3 min read

Scott Weinberg’s Crooked Horror Corner #2

Not much in the “wide release” department recently (but that’s about to change), so here’s a rundown of some of the […]

08/07/201801/12/2019inMovies, Reviewsby Eric D. Snider5 min read

REVIEW: Eighth Grade Much Funnier, Slightly Less Painful Than Eighth Grade

Bo Burnham, the first YouTube comedian to leverage his online fame into a mainstream career, is 27 years old and a […]

08/06/201801/12/2019inMovies, Humor, On the Marqueeby Kaia Alderson5 min read

How Will Hollywood Screw Up the Effort to Cash in on Black Panther‘s Success?

Now that Black Panther has dispelled the long-held belief that African-American movies don’t do well overseas, Hollywood is scrambling to green-light […]