Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are directors I’ve followed for a long time, ever since their work on Crank and its sequel. Many pundits considered those films to be the closest thing to a decent video game movie that we would ever get. It makes sense, then, that Neveldine and Taylor would tak...
Read MoreRemember when I said some of the big event movies of this summer were more conservative-leaning than you might think? Well, Angel Has Fallen one-upped all of them by being possibly the most blatantly pro-Trump film yet made. Forgoing subtext entirely, the latest in the action series about maverick S...
Read MoreGerard Butler is going to have to save the President at least (and I hope not just) one more time, as Lionsgate has released the first Angel Has Fallen trailer. The third in the immensely entertaining action series, Angel Has Fallen sees Butler’s Secret Service agent Mike Banning protecting former...
Read MoreUsually I have reservations when a sequel, spin-off, or basically any continuation of a movie I liked is announced; however, I could not have been more ready for more after I saw DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. The first movie introduced a breathtaking world full of interesting characters, a...
Read MoreIn film discourse, you hear a lot about creativity and the overuse of certain tropes and plot points. However, it’s always interested me that a lot of the most famous and beloved movies contain these tropes and archetypes, and are even celebrated for them. As for me, some of my favorite movies...
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