Category: Film Reviews (written)

  • Office Christmas Party – Box Office Review

    Office Christmas Party – Box Office Review

    There are holiday movies that are made for the whole family. There are also holiday movies made for a specific demographic, who enjoy a certain style of humor and comedic timing. I believe that this was made for a specific audience but it has enough diversity to also offer a…

  • The Edge of Seventeen – Box Office Review

    The Edge of Seventeen – Box Office Review

    Once in awhile a trailer for a movie drops and I’m left more curious than excited. I see the potential for the movie in the preview but I’m not certain if it will deliver. I see the cast and I trust their talent but I don’t know if the director…

  • Bad Santa 2 – Box Office Review

    Bad Santa 2 – Box Office Review

    The sequel to a darker holiday film that continues the heist mentality of two morally depraved individuals who, at best, are at their best when stealing from other people or each other. This film takes a deeper look at family and family togetherness during the holidays. It even goes as…

  • Moana – Box Office Review

    Moana – Box Office Review

    There’s a possibility you experience some level of confusion on what is a disney animated film and what isn’t. Between Disney Animation and Pixar it can be difficult to stay on top of who is doing what with which characters and what stories. This review will be on a Disney…

  • Rules Don’t Apply – Box Office Review

    Rules Don’t Apply – Box Office Review

    Warren Beatty returns to the big screen portraying the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes in this biopic that examines a possible love story between a two young bright eyed enthusiasts looking to make a mark on Southern California circa 1958 along with their entanglements with Mr Hughes. So let’s dive in…

  • Bleed for This – Box Office Review

    Bleed for This – Box Office Review

    Based on a true story, champion boxer Vinnie Pazienza was in a car crash that almost completely breaks his neck. He is given two choices from his doctor and he decides to go with the more dangerous option that provides him a slight chance at boxing again. So let’s dive…

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Box Office Review

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Box Office Review

    A spin off film from a book that is less a book and more a journal of magical beasts and the levels of danger they present and where to locate them, if you can see them at all. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but I got…

  • Arrival – Box Office Review

    Arrival – Box Office Review

    I walked into the theater knowing absolutely nothing about this film. I had read a few tweets celebrating the story and the originality but beyond that I was clueless what I was about to get into with my ticket purchase. So let’s dive in and take a look at my…

  • Hacksaw Ridge – Box Office Review

    Hacksaw Ridge – Box Office Review

    Mel Gibson knows how to direct films. Say what you want about the man’s personal life or celebrity freak out sessions, he makes good movies. So let’s dive in and take a look at my thoughts on “Hacksaw Ridge” in this box office review… I was not prepared for what…

  • Doctor Strange – Box Office Review

    Doctor Strange – Box Office Review

    Marvel Studios has made an incredible name for themselves from 2008 (Iron Man) to now, 2016. In 8 years we’ve seen a lot of fun and entertaining films that reach levels of character development never really explored in previous films based on Comic Book characters. Fox was close in the…