Aerospace engineer Edward Murphy Jr. said in the 1950s, “If anything can go wrong it will.” He probably thought he was just being clever. He...
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War is unruly and chaotic. Even the most meticulously planned battles are messes of bodies and debris and red-hot pieces of metal exploding ...
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE Review: Pew, Pew, Pew! Family! Good Times!
The Lego Batman Movie is a rare thing. It is a movie designed to sell toys, above all else. But much like its predecessor, 2014’s The Lego M...
DON'T KNOCK TWICE Review: Loopy, Nonsensical, Ghostly Fun
People with abandonment issues struggle throughout their lives to find a sense of safety. Anything that threatens to upset their comfort can...
MIDSUMMER IN NEWTOWN Review: Art Helps
What do you do when everything around you has shattered? For a town like Newtown, Connecticut, which has a population of about 28,000 people...
SPLIT Review: ‘Rejoice,’ It’s 2017’s First Good Movie
When Casey Cooke (Anya Taylor-Joy) is petrified, she remains still. While doom stares at her from point-blank range, tears stream down her f...
CLAIRE IN MOTION Review: The Chilly Indie Drama Blues
A gentle tap on the shoulder awakens light sleeper Claire ( Breaking Bad ’s Betsy Brandt). It’s her husband, Paul (Chris Beetem), a bearded ...