Writer-Director Jeff Nichols’ latest film, Midnight Special, is a real throwback to the sci-fi classics of the 1980s. However, does the film make its own mark or simply wallow in nostalgia? Continue reading
Movies
Doug Reviews: Hardcore Henry (2016)
On its surface, Hardcore Henry—the new first person perspective action movie—is an interesting experiment. But, is it any good as a film? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Eye in the Sky (2015)
In Director Gavin Hood’s Eye in the Sky, modern warfare has become war by committee in a tense film that explores how the countries of the world handle the conflicts of today. But is the way we fight now the right way? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
This review was tough to write. A lot of anticipation has built up around Warner Brothers’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and not just the three years’ worth since the movie was announced at San Diego Comic Con. For decades, fans have been waiting to see the two most iconic superheroes on screen together. I saw it on an early screening and enjoyed it. Then, I saw all the negative reviews and thought, “Did we see the same movie?” So, I decided to wait until my second viewing to write my review and I’m glad I did, because while Dawn of Justice isn’t as terrible as some are making it out to be, it definitely has a lot of flaws. Continue reading
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Doug Reviews: Allegiant (2016)
I have to be honest with you. I watch these Divergent films and I wonder how these books are so popular. Allegiant has some interesting sci-fi concepts in it, but it’s everything else that brings the production crashing to the ground. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: 10 Cloverfield Lane
In 2008, J.J. Abrams produced the sci-fi/horror hit Cloverfield. Now, eight years later, Abrams brings us what he calls “a blood relative” to Cloverfield, 10 Cloverfield Lane. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: London Has Fallen (2016)
Three years ago, Gerard Butler starred in Olympus Has Fallen, a competent R-rated movie with a pedestrian script and balls-to-the-walls action. Its sequel, London Has Fallen, is all of that, just dumber. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
Based on a true story and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot follows a reporter on a series of misadventures through Afghanistan. However, does the film strike the right tone for a film set in one of the United States’ most contentious wars? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Zootopia (2016)
Recently, Disney has been proving that they don’t necessarily need Pixar around in order to craft topnotch animated features. I’ll always take a Pixar offering over Disney, but that may be changing with Zootopia. Continue reading
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