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Superhot Review: It's Just That
So, there is an alternative review floating around here, that is equally as representative as my written stuff here Simpler, for sure, but it equally conveys my feelings while also showing how effective the idea of the fiction is. I hope I can convey to you, why I actually decided to do the review quite like[...]
Risen Review: The Resurrection Of Jesus As A CSI Episode
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] No, the title of the article isn't a hook, it's actually the premise of Risen, and the weirdest thing? It's not all that weird and it actually rather works Directed and co-written by Kevin Reynolds (the same fellow that directed Tristan + Isolde and Count of Monte Cristo).  There's plenty of films inspired by[...]
The Witch Review: A Wonderfully Crafted Puritan-Era Horror
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Witch (or the VVitch as it's labeled on the movie posters, in an homage to early 17th century printers who would use two Vs next to each other rather than a capital W), is a stark, haunting period piece set in 1630's New England For this to be a debut feature film by Robert[...]
Deadpool
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] It's been far too long since Fox put out a Marvel-based character property that wasn't painful to watch It was 2011's X-Men: First Class that was the breath of fresh air (and hope) on to the mutant family of films, but now the long holding of breath for the next non-stinker is finally here[...]
Zoolander 2: The Slow Murder Of A Memorable Original
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] When Zoolander first hit the big screen back in 2001, it was a genuinely funny film It wasn't trying too hard, it was somewhat fresh with a satirical send-of of the fashion industry and specifically at the stereotypical perception that male high-fashion models are dumb as bricks Cut forward 15 years and we're diving[...]
An American English Lit Teacher Reviews Pride And Prejudice And Zombies
Cloud, Igby Goes Down) gives his audience exactly what the title advertises: a PG-13 mashup of Austen's novel and TV's Walking Dead, but with a lot less gore than one would expect. The story starts with an inventive alternate history lesson quickly explaining how zombies came to threaten the English countryside before it begins to blend[...]
Hail, Caesar! Review: Hollywood's Golden Age With A Copper Age Story
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Coen Brothers are at it again – what more really needs to be said? Their latest film, Hail, Caesar! is a love letter to the Golden Age of Hollywood For those not hip on their history of tinsel town, the Golden Age spanned the years from the start of the sound era of[...]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Review: The Mashup Award Of The Year
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Hollywood is frequently criticized about it's never-ending recycling of novels and films without adding a drop of anything approaching inspired creativity It's the same story time after time, with only new faces speaking the same lines; Jane Austin's classic 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted for the screen no less than a[...]
Oxenfree Review – Teenage Dream
The final points of the game got a little lost and that is a real shame. I've purposefully used a lot of overly descriptive adjectives in this review because, honestly, that is what Oxenfree feels like it's about It's about a time during youth, but not necessarily one time A lost memory of a great weekend[...]
The Forest Review: Definitely Neither Scary, Interesting, Nor Entertaining
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] I am one of the easiest lays in the world for thriller and horror films They can be high or low brow They can be big budget or something made off a student's camcorder If the story is gripping and the acting solid (or at least heartfelt), I'm in I don't even need modern[...]