by Corey Maze | Nov 29, 2017 | ★★★★★★☆
Pixar. That single word warrants its own sentence (and this one too) because it conveys so much: gorgeous animation, reverence to culture, and the uncanny ability to tackle complex adult emotions in a five-year-old’s forum. And, true to form, Coco delivers. Your kids...
by Corey Maze | Jan 21, 2017 | ★★★★★☆☆
M. Night got his groove back . . . perhaps out of necessity. Like Hitch teaching Kevin James to dance (enjoy), Hollywood appears to have slapped some sense into director M. Night Shyamalan and forced him back into his proper lane: low-budget psycho dramas, with a dash...
by Corey Maze | Jan 2, 2017 | ★★★☆☆☆☆
DC has done it again: It has made Marvel seem even more marvelous. Like Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman before it, Suicide Squad is glum, self-absorbed, and chock-full of killins’. At least DC finally added humor, with most of the laughs directed at the...
by Corey Maze | Jan 2, 2017 | ★★★★☆☆☆
Bad stories — especially ones that lack conviction and/or coherence — can sink compelling performances and visual artistry. Think back to how Prometheus the Movie crushed the hope of Prometheus the Trailer, and then know that the same guy wrote Passengers...