Original Post can be found at Renegade Cinema Listen to Caleb’s thoughts on the Good Trash Genrecast No matter how niche or ridiculous some of his film pitches, fan-boy favorite auteur Guillermo del Toro continues to make some of the most imaginative films in Hollywood. After venturing off into the likes of the superhero genre with Hellboy…
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An archive of my film reviews across all publications.
Everest Review: Go Everest Big or Go Home
Original Post can be found at Renegade Cinema Listen to my thoughts and brief analysis on the Good Trash Genrecast It seems like it’s been moment since Mother Nature was the big bad in pop culture. The 90s was littered with man vs nature stories with box office hits like Dante’s Peak, Twister, and Armageddon but…
Straight Outta Compton Review
Original Post can be found at Renegade Cinema It’s been more than twenty years since N.W.A. revolutionized music with the introduction of gangsta rap back in the late 80s and despite more than twenty years of progress, the band’s history remains as crucial as ever. These rappers are remembered for their thuggish tactics, relentlessly angry lyrics, and none too…
Southpaw Review: Not Exactly A One-Two Gut Punch
Original post can be found at Renegade Cinema It wasn’t long ago in the history of American cinema when high caliber boxing movies seemed to be a dime a dozen. Things have slowed down in recent decades and Hollywood just doesn’t seem to be as interested in retelling the tried and true story of Raging Bull or Rocky…
Ant-Man Review: The Bite Sized Superhero Who Could
We’re living in a post-Avengers sequel world and at this point it seems like the Marvel Machine can do no wrong. Like last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man takes a much needed break from the larger story in the Marvel universe in favor of a more personal story about redemption. Given the direction Marvel…
DCFF 2015: Anesthesia Delivers Hope Among the Hurting
Last weekend’s deadCenter Film Festival featured a number of upcoming high profile releases like The Overnight and The Stanford Prison Experiment, but none were as exclusive as native Oklahoman actor/writer/director Tim Blake Nelson‘s Anesthesia. The film has far only screened at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival before reaching the packed out theater in the Oklahoma Museum of Art…
dCFF 2015: The Overnight Delivers the Sleepover From Hell
The deadCenter Film Festival continues to deliver a wide variety of local and high profile projects, but few films playing this week have had talent as famous as The Overnight‘s Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation), Taylor Schilling(Orange is the New Black), Jason Schwartzman(Scott Pilgrim vs the World), and Judith Godrèche(Stoker). This is definitely an A-list team of comedic masterminds,…
DCFF 2015: HOLLIS SHOWCASES OKLAHOMA’S FINEST AMBITIONS
Oklahoma’s biggest film festival, deadCenter, has kicked off and the opening night offerings didn’t fail to impress. One of the most notable movies of the evening was the locally grown and made movie Hollis, written and directed by Sonny Priest. The film follows the story of a boy making life changing decisions as he prepares to decide…
Jurassic World Review: Not Exactly a Blast From the Pre-Historic Past
It’s hard to imagine the pantheon of blockbusters without thinking about one of Spielberg’s crown jewels, Jurassic Park. For more than two decades the dino-thriller has inspired filmmakers working in the industry as they strived to make the next big hit. After falling into development hell for nearly 14 years after the widely panned Jurassic…
Tomorrowland Review : Is Hollywood Building A Brighter Future?
The future always seems to be simultaneously ominous and exciting with each passing day. With every hopeful possibility comes a potentially devastating outcome that could turn the world upside down. This anxiety and uncertainty we all feel and experience in our own personal lives goes beyond the day to day and reaches to the future existing…
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