The Great Wall – of China – is a fascinating construction of humanity’s creativity and willpower is one of the great wonders of the world. The film? Not so much. Matt Damon plays William, a mercenary looking for the Chinese invention of explosive black powder. Along with his partner-in-crime, Tovor[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.
“Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” marks the conclusion of a mediocre saga.
YouTube Through an impressively mediocre display butchering the classic video game series, “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” sets out to close the story on the 15-year sci-fi/horror film franchise. Similar to the previous films, heroine and apparent martial arts expert Alice must partner up with several death-impeding survivors and the[Read More…]
‘La Femme et le TGV’ nominated for Academy Award
If you were expecting this year’s Oscars to be full of distant Hollywood stars and directors, you may be surprised to find a connection close to home — or at least close to campus. One of Cal State Long Beach’s own alumni is nominated for the 2017 Live Action Short[Read More…]
My “Rogue One” true love
Growing up with a nerdy dad meant I would be exposed early to the wonder of the “Star Wars” saga, and by the time I was 12 I had the DVD box set, my bedroom wall had six posters — one for each movie — and I even had a[Read More…]
Audiences are in-fer-no treat
With the heat cooling down and the cold rising thanks to the upcoming winter, “Inferno” is a film fitting to the season – you’ll most likely catch a cold from the droning plot and speedy cuts. Director Ron Howard returns to the Robert Langdon series to helm another overtly religious[Read More…]
‘Mourning Dove’ leaves the nest
Cal State Long Beach Film and Electronic Arts senior Alexandra Petrus is a first-generation American born from an Iraqi refugee family. She is in the process of directing her senior film on the refugee crisis in the Middle East, called “Mourning Dove.” Petrus is from Oakland, California and finds a[Read More…]
Audiences are rooting for ‘Mascots’
If you’ve ever gone to a sporting event with friends just for the entertainment, you might have gotten just as much amusement from the mascot as you did from the actual game. Mascots control the crowd with enthusiasm and theatrics. In the Netflix original movie “Mascots,” the characters underneath the[Read More…]
“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” should have gone back to the writer’s room.
Tom Cruise returns in yet another Cruise-esque action film where he solves an American-related problem with a woman 20-years younger than him. Except other than the creativity of his other films, his latest film, “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” is cruising for a bruisin for the audience’s expectations. For those[Read More…]
‘Girl on the Train’ should have never left the station.
All aboard another thrilling tale of untrustworthy perspectives from various rich white people. Serving as an adaptation of the best-selling book by Paula Hawkins, “The Girl on the Train” sets out to captivate audiences and fans of the book through revelations and intrigue. The only problem is that it fails[Read More…]