Like a parody of the original Directed by: Paul Feig Written by: Kattie Dippold, Paul Feig Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon The Josh Chop: I'm gonna start off by saying I couldn't wait for this film to come out! I was so excited despite the naysayers that claimed that the only true Ghostbusters were the men from the original film. After seeing the … [Read more...] about Ghostbusters (2016)
Sci-fi & Fantasy
The BFG
Whizpoppers alone couldn't save this film Directed by: Steven Spielberg Written by: Melissa Mathison Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton Swift shot: I remember seeing E.T. as a kid and watching how every generation fell in love, from the youngest in the audience all the way to the blue hairs, and I was expecting nothing less from The BFG. I was … [Read more...] about The BFG
Warcraft
Directed by: Duncan Jones Written by: Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster Once upon a time, I played "World of Warcraft." I started playing right around the time the second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, was released (November 2008). I stopped playing shortly before the fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria (September 2012), went … [Read more...] about Warcraft
X-Men: Apocalypse
Rejoice, for my X-Men have arrived! Directed by: Bryan Singer Written by: Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac Swift shot: I used to read X-Men as a kid, and I watched several of the cartoons on Saturday mornings before the Internet. Yes, I am that old! But when the original X-Men movies came out, they … [Read more...] about X-Men: Apocalypse
The Fall
Directed by: Tarsem Singh Written by: Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis, Tarsem Singh, Valery Petrov Cast: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell The Josh Chop: Absolutely visually stunning at first glance, Director Tarsem Singh pulled out every visual card he had when creating The Fall. Singh takes you on an adventure a la The Princess Bride with some slow and choppy parts … [Read more...] about The Fall
