Guest reviewer Chase Kimball had high hopes for Quentin Tarantino’s latest film. However, he found that there was much left to be desired when it comes to The Hateful Eight*. by Chase Kimball To paraphrase Yeats slightly, I need to prove that I love Quentin Tarantino movies the way a hawk needs to prove that it’s no sparrow. I have… Read more →
Star Wars: The Force Awakens manages to hit all the familiar notes, which ends up being both a good and bad thing. There’s been much discussion in the last 24 hours since the long-awaited release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It took me two viewings to feel justified in giving the review I wanted to give, and it’s more important now,… Read more →
Compton: A Soundtrack, Dr. Dre’s first album in 16 years, may be little more than corporate hip-hop, but the good doctor still has a few tricks up his sleeve. As he enters his 50th year, Dr. Dre is an elder statesman of the hip-hop game. His days of prowling the streets of Compton, Calif. are long behind him; his ‘hood these… Read more →
Writer/director Joss Whedon’s swan song in the Marvel Cinematic Universe manages to hit a number of high notes, but ultimately feels like a film much smaller than it should be as it serves as a bridge to other films and bigger concepts. Avengers: Age of Ultron was supposed to be Joss Whedon’s victory lap. Instead it serves as proof that… Read more →
by Shimbo It’s been 38 years since one of the greatest Bond films, 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, made its way into theaters and the hearts of Spy Movie fans everywhere. The Bond of today, as well as the Spy genre as a whole, is far more serious, brooding and well-removed from the swinging whimsy of the 60’s and… Read more →
