Let’s just get this out of the way: Jennifer Lawrence is not a good actress. She is a microcosm of the original “The Hunger Games” film as…
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“Spectre” isn’t really a great movie, neither in general terms nor in terms of James Bond movies. Well, especially not in terms of James Bond…
The American Film Institute released a list of the top 50 heroes and villains of American cinema in 2003. At the top of the list was…
Arguably one of the biggest influences on modern horror outside of “The Exorcist” is zombie fiction. As a theme, zombies have transcended almost every genre:…
“The Host” is one of the highest grossing South Korean films of all time, and whenever a film is classified as a “highest grossing film…
There are few times when one can watch a movie and feel like they are experiencing a part of film history. The realization that you are…
When is it okay to sacrifice plot-lines and themes in order to make a product that boils down to a few angry middle-aged men kicking the ever…
With the conclusion of the Dark Knight trilogy and the upcoming release of “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” it is important to look back…
There’s an old Roman proverb that reads “homo homini lupus.” In English, this roughly translates to “man is a wolf to man” — no one is…
M. Night Shyamalan’s newest cinematic outing “The Visit” is both ambivalent and confusing. That’s not to say it’s not enjoyable. It’s the type of movie that’s…
Jake Gyllenhaal leads the way in what is the most disturbingly inspiring film of the year Jacob Kjerulf Contributing Writer kjjacob1@umbc.edu Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler tells…
A killing machine with a heart of gold Jacob Kjerulf Contributing Writer kjjacob1@umbc.edu Pulling no punches, Fury shows it has heart beneath its steel frame…