At first glance, Netflix’s recent release “Sierra Burgess Is a Big Loser,” seems to have all the elements to make it an instant classic. The teen rom-com boasts two Netflix cult favorites as the leading pair: Shannon Purser also known as Barb from “Stranger Things” and Noah Centineo who recently[Read More…]
Film & Television
Any articles related to film and television should fall in this category. This category will most likely be filled with reviews and/or commentary on films and/or television series.
Take a trip to the Upside Down with Universal Studios
Plop down on the couch and prepare to binge watch Netflix original series, “Stranger Things” before heading over to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights’ newest themed maze. Fans have been asking for a maze based on the popular show since the debut according to John Murdy, creative director and producer[Read More…]
‘The Nun’ is an effectively creepy, albeit narratively flawed, spin-off
Since its inception in 2013, “The Conjuring” franchise has been one of the most successful and well-crafted series in the horror genre, with the first film still standing the scariest movie of all-time, for me personally. The rest of the franchise has, for the most part, done well to remain[Read More…]
‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a bizarre and freshly unique satire
The year is 2018, in an alternate-present in which TV shows such as “I Got the S**t Kicked Out of Me” exist and gas prices continue to soar to nearly $5 a gallon. It’s also the year that one piece of advice opened a whole new world for Cassius “Cash”[Read More…]
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ may be small, but the laughs are huge
“Well, the ‘60s were fun, but now I’m paying for it!” It only took 30 appearances for Stan Lee to finally find his best cameo yet, in the long-awaited “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” which was not only hilarious, but was more proof of the lighter atmosphere felt in the sequel.[Read More…]
The summer movie box office is going to explode with these releases
Now that the spring semester has finally come to a close, students are ready to lay out at the beach or by the pool with an ice-cold drink and relax after all of the hard work put in to their studies. But while some may want to catch some rays,[Read More…]
‘Deadpool 2’ is a brilliant sequel that doesn’t care what you think
“Fuck Wolverine. First, he rides my coattails with the R-rating, and then that hairy motherfucker ups the ante by dying! What a dick! Well, guess what, Wolvie? I’m dying in this movie.” Well that’s a way to start a movie, and in this film’s first moments, we’re assured two things[Read More…]
Fade In: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
“I Am Not Your Negro” can be streamed through Kanopy and Amazon Prime. DVD copies can be found at multiple locations of the Long Beach Public Library. Condensing over a century of history into 95 minutes sounds like a difficult task, but the Academy Award nominated documentary “I Am Not[Read More…]
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ delivers amusing action despite annoying mistakes
The newest output from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not likely to convert anyone who detests superhero movies. “Avengers: Infinity War” is, for the most part, more of the same from Marvel Studios; enjoyable but frustratingly flawed. It begins at the end of a battle as Thanos, a large and[Read More…]
Broken Lizard return with force in ‘Super Troopers 2’
“Do you really not remember this guy or are you just fucking with me?” “Yeah, I have no idea who he is.” “You know I heard everything you said?” “Son of a bitch, we’ve been doing that for years.” In a film full of revisiting past jokes, this exchange in[Read More…]