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Wildwood Review – A Stop-Motion Animated Film That Deserves The Academy Award For Best Animated Feature, Because It’s That Good!
By Dan Skip Allen Laika is a stop motion animation studio owned by Phil Knight, the owner of Nike, and is run by his son Travis Knight. Knight is the producer and director of “Wildwood” a fantasy film. Their latest… Continue reading
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A Talent For Murder Review – This Film Takes An Established Concept And Gives It A Whole New Feel And Narrative Structure
By Dan Skip Allen One of my favorite films of 1999 was “The Talented Mr. Ripley”.The movie is based on the Patricia Highsmith novel. It has a great protagonist, Tom Ripley, who is proficient in forging signatures, counterfeiting things, and… Continue reading
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Tenzing Review – A Historical Biopic That I Didn’t Know I Needed Until I Saw It
By Dan Skip Allen The world has been around for a long time, and there are a lot of things that have been described as breaking records and so forth. One of the biggest things for a long time that… Continue reading
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You Can See Everything Review – Truly One Of The Most Eye-opening Film Experiences I’ve Had In Years
By Dan Skip Allen I remember the buzz around the Hulu Series, “The Dropout” a few years ago. So I made sure I watched it. Before that, honestly, I didn’t know anything about Elizabeth Holmes. Either do to me having… Continue reading
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Fjord Review – A Film With Difficult Subject Matter That May Translate To Some More Than Others
By Dan Skip Allen “Fjord” is directed by Cristian Munjiu. It premiered at this past May’s Festival De Cannes and won the Palme D’ore. Adding another phenomenal film to NEON’s tally of six consecutive winners. That’s a lot to live… Continue reading
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Whalefall Review – A Panic-Inducing Anxiety Ridden Edge Of Your Seat Rollercoater Ride Of Emotions
By Dan Skip Allen Sometimes, there are films that come out that take you as a viewer by surprise. One of those movies is “Whalefall”. I always try to keep up with the happenings of Cinemacon every year because it… Continue reading
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Crystal Lake Series Review – A Scary, Yet Melancholic Prequel To An Iconic Slasher Franchise That Gives A New Meaning To Ki Ki Ki Ma Ma Ma
by Chadwick Webb The biggest misconception of the Friday the 13th franchise is that the killer in the original film from 1980 is Jason Voorhees. In reality, Pamela Voorhees preys on the inhabitants of Camp Crystal Lake on a Friday night… Continue reading
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Wicker Review – A Fantasy Film With Domestic Aspects A Lot Of People Will Relate To Although In Funny Way
By Dan Skip Allen “Wicker” is based on a short story called “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Willis-Jones and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January before playing at the BFI Festival this month before its wide theatrical release.… Continue reading
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VisionQuest Review – Another Terrific MCU Mini-Series That Terry Matalas Takes The Already Established Characters And Runs With Them
By Dan Skip Allen The MCU could be accused of mainly concentrating on a dozen or so characters since its inception back in 2008. One of those characters isn’t the Vision (Paul Bettany), though. Once this character was introduced in… Continue reading
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Matchbox: The Movie Review – A Film Based On Toy Cars That Was Better Than I Ever Anticipated It Being
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve seen my share of movies based on toys. Some of my favorites were the first “Transformers” “The LEGO Movie” and “Barbie”. The latest film based on a toy is “Matchbox: The Movie”. As most people… Continue reading
