‘Black Panther’ Movie Review: Marvel at its Best
The highly anticipated Black Panther has so much to unpack. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, opens up a whole new world for audiences…
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Movie Review: ‘Justice League’
*Please note this review has some minor spoilers. The DC Cinematic Universe has been plagued with issues from its inception. With last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice being…
Movie Review: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
After sixteen or so movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe can start to feel a bit redundant. But after a fresh new take on Spider-Man: Homecoming earlier this summer, Marvel can…
Middleburg Review: ‘Novitiate’, Starring Margaret Qualley and Melissa Leo
Set right around the release of the Vatican II documents, which completely revolutionized the Catholic church in the eyes of the world and within the church itself, Novitiate casts a…
Movie Review: ‘Stronger’, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany
Based on the true story of Jeff Bauman, who received a double amputation after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Stronger elicits a distinct point of view: that of the spectator,…
‘Rebel in the Rye’ Review: Salinger’s Life in a Nutshell
Catcher in the Rye was required reading in high school and so Holden Caulfield quite easily became one of the most memorable fictional characters I had read up to that…
‘It’ Review: Friendship Building & Tempered Scares
It’s been twenty seven years since the original It, which was adapted from the novel by Stephen King. Its 2017 remake, despite sharing the same title, is less of a remake…
‘Logan Lucky’ Review: The Ensemble Cast Makes the Movie
Back in 2001, Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven made quite the splash. In 2017, Soderbergh isn’t so much as remaking his own film (which, ironically, was also a remake) as giving…
‘Good Time’ Review: Robert Pattinson Walks a Slippery Slope
There are films that can be summed up in just a few words and others, depending on the content, are so infuriating and frustrating that more words are needed. Good Time is…
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Review: Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson Make Quite The Duo
2017 has been a pretty rough year for comedies. There weren’t a lot of good ones, many questionable and decidedly unfunny ones too (like Rough Night). Thankfully, The Hitman’s Bodyguard delivered. The film is uplifted…