For those of you keeping track, Ant-Man represents the end of the second phase of recent films from Marvel’s cinematic universe. In my eyes, the mere presence of his character also represents a number of questions about Marvel’s direction and whether or not he even fits along side the other Avengers that he’ll now be teaming up with. After watching …

I have a problem with romantic comedies. I generally find them neither funny, nor romantic, which leaves little to no appeal. Amy Schumer’s giant leap from sketch comedy to the big screen, Trainwreck, manages to both romantic and hilarious. Schumer wrote and stars in Trainwreck, with Judd Apatow directing. Her character, Amy, starts the film in a flashback to a …

Making a film that puts the spotlight on an aging Sherlock Holmes is a great idea that I’m surprised to see that no one has actually done yet. Just predicated on that premise alone, there are plenty of things that can be done while working on a small budget provided that the filmmaker has some fresh ideas. That’s what Bill …

I understand why found footage movies won’t seem to die. They’re cheaper than even the average horror film, plus they’re usually easy to make. All you usually need are some unknown actors and some inexpensive equipment. I guess that’s how we got The Gallows, a scary movie that hopes to be successful even though it’s done with a style that …

While I was watching Self/less, the word that kept popping into my mind was “messy.” It is a messy film, with many points of interest, multiple sources for character motivation, and frantic sways between emotion and action. Even with all of these competing elements, the film generally works. Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell, Mirror Mirror, amongst other …