During months swamped with high-brow award contenders, action films can often serve as a fun and mindless escape, but even with that sentiment in mind, “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” is not worth the...
I watched a YouTube video the other day called “The Marvel Symphonic Universe” that discussed Marvel’s inability to produce memorable soundtracks for their films, and thought back to the night Boston...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — a grumpy veteran of an organization that deals with the supernatural is paired up with an inexperienced sidekick that’s also the token minority. Upon the...
This past week, Gillian Flynn, writer of the book and screenplay for “Gone Girl,” agreed to sign on as the writer for Steve McQueen’s new film. The film is based on the old television series “Widows”...
Biblical blockbusters and cosmic casts
By Max Cohen
Looking back, 2013 was a good year for movies. But if 2013 was a cocooned caterpillar of a year for film, then 2014 is the majestic butterfly finally...