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You’re truly getting somewhere special as a studio when the sight of the A24 logo gets me as equally hyped as when I see a Lucasfilm or Marvel logo in a dark theater. In fact, A24 is legitimately my favorite studio in the industry today, as they crank out nothing but quality, experimental films on …

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My Cousin Rachel is based upon the classic 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, and has received several other adaptations and interpretations over the years. Admittedly, I’ve neither seen any of the previous films, TV adaptations, or stage plays – but I was fairly intrigued when I was informed that …

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Here’s something you probably didn’t expect to read today – Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is one of the most delightful surprises of the year thus far. Based off of the hit book series by Dav Pilkey, the film follows Harold (Thomas Middleditch) and George (Kevin Hart), who are …

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Without being accused of having a Marvel bias, I think it’s safe and fair to say that the DCEU has had a rocky start at developing their own cinematic universe thus far. They have all the pieces in place, with fantastic actors in the iconic roles, but their films have …

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Ex Machina, from first time director Alex Garland (screenwriter of 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Sunshine, and Dredd), is more cerebral science fiction fare than standard Hollywood output. After winning a competition to spend a week at the mountain estate of his company’s brilliant CEO (Oscar Isaac), programmer Caleb …

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