Seasoned wrestling fans probably remember the industry-shaking WWE debut of Paige. It was 2014 and the night after the company’s biggest event Wrestlemania. Paige, just 21 at the time, won the Women’s Chapionship (then called the Diva’s title) in her very first match becoming the youngest women’s champion in WWE history. Paige’s career has since … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Five Feet Apart”
While some people push back on these things (and I understand why), movie history has shown there is an audience for teen illness flicks. I find it hard to be dismissive of them. They can serve to enlighten people as well as speak to those who have experienced the diseases or know someone who has. … Continue reading
REVIEW: “I Feel Pretty”
Amy Schumer puts aside her raunchy comedy shtick for “I Feel Funny”, a movie that aims for the PG-13 crowd while offering them very little in return. It’s a conflicted movie that wants to have its cake and eat it too. It spends a lot of time getting us to laugh at the very thing … Continue reading
First Glance: “Avengers: Endgame” Final Trailer
The final trailer has dropped for what is sure to be one of the year’s highest grossing movies. Marvel Studios has been putting all of its pieces in place for “Avengers: Endgame” and this last trailer certainly revs up the excitement. We do get a lot of old footage from previous MCU films but it … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Hole in the Ground”
There is a new installment in horror’s intensely popular ‘creepy kid’ sub-genre. It’s “The Hole in the Ground” from Irish writer-director Lee Cronin. His film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival to some nice reactions but it was moody and genuinely chilling trailer that caught my attention. Seána Kerslake plays Sarah who has moved … Continue reading
First Glance: “Brightburn” Trailer
On paper “Brightburn” sounds ridiculous, even a bit lazy. Essentially taking the guts of Superman’s origin story and adding an evil twist doesn’t sound highly original. But then I saw the new trailer and suddenly my perspective has changed…pretty drastically. “Brightburn” is produced by James Gunn, written by Mark and Brian Gunn, and directed by … Continue reading