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Free Guy, When Video Games Set An Existential Example

The Twentieth Century Studios movie Free Guy, uses video games to create an existentialist parable about humans’ ability to make choices against society’s expectations. Guy is a bank employee (Ryan Reynolds) who discovers he is an NCP (non-player character) in an open world video game, who decides to become the hero of his own story…

Film Review – ‘Vivo’ Is a Joyous Delight with Great Songs and Characters

The spirit and heart of a place can’t quite be captured without physically being there. Yet films offer a pathway to areas that most audiences will never travel to, and the best way to convey the feeling of a unique location or specific community is to show the energy and values infused into residents. What…

The Suicide Squad, A Balderdash Of The Same Old Story

The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn — produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures —is based on the eponymous DC Comics. The tenth film in the DC Extended Universe follows the chaotic adventures of the imprisoned convicts of Belle Reve penitentiary, who are sent by…

Film Review- The Green Knight; An Adaptation of the Chivalric Romance That is Completely Void of Chivalry and Romance

Arthurian tales have always been a wealth of resources for story-tellers through the years. Yet, we keep getting the same old stories or Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and Merlin being told over and over again. Different takes on the same point of legend get old, pretty fast. Enter David Lowery, with his interpretation of the anonymously…

Film Review – Stillwater Features Matt Damon in a Transformative Performance as a Father Fighting to Free His Daughter

Matt Damon has made a name for himself as one of Hollywood’s leading A-list actors for his portrayal of globe-trotting characters that bend the law to fit their purposes, most notably the title protagonist in the Jason Bourne series, as well as Linus Caldwell in the Ocean‘s trilogy. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker’s latest character who…

“Old” Video Review : Above the Line vs Below the Line. Episode 13 : Film Critic vs Film Critic

Film Critic : Perri Nemiroff Perri has been part of the Collider team since 2012. She co-hosts Collider FYC, The Witching Hour and hosts the interview series, Collider Ladies Night. Perri’s a proud graduate of Columbia University’s Film MFA program and member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Perri splits her time between Los Angeles…

Film Review – ‘Joe Bell’ Can’t Capture the Power of a True Story

Everyone copes with loss in their own way. Some believe that there are things they could have done differently in order to prevent or delay another person’s death, and that guilt spurs them into action once they are gone. A grand gesture can’t bring back someone who has died, but it can have a tremendous…

Film Review- Snake Eyes is a Mediocre Romp That Wastes a Ton of Talent

G.I. Joe was instrumental in creating the action figure craze. From toys, to comics, to T.V. shows…the brand at one point was unstoppable. The jump to live action films was a no-brainer. The output of the the early millennia attempts could best be described as, silly. Now, the Snake Eyes origin story is here, and…

Film Review – ‘Jolt’ Is Full of Electricity and Mostly Charged to Deliver on Expectations

People experience all different kinds of reactions to being provoked. The most passive among us will avoid confrontation at all costs, whether it’s from a desire to remain unbothered and antisocial or out of a genuine fear of a potentially violent escalation of the situation. Others seek out conflict after even the most minimal catalyst,…

Film Review – ‘Pig’ Spotlights a Melancholic Nicolas Cage Sentimentally Grieving His Past

People often cope with grief in drastically different ways, depending on the unique somber situations they’ve experienced throughout their lives. The process of how people manage the despair that accompanies those circumstances is emotionally and powerfully highlighted in the new thriller, Pig. The melancholic drama marks the feature film writing and directorial debuts of Michael…

Film Review – ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Serves Up a Well-Mixed and Satisfying Recipe

Hitmen make for great protagonists because their jobs should be simple and clear-cut, but that’s almost never the case if they find themselves at the center of a story that audiences will find appealing. Identifying a target and figuring out a way to take them out doesn’t necessarily give an assassin the upper hand, and…