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THE MUPPETS – Film Review [Walt Disney Pictures]
The consistency of Muppet lore stretches with the idea of the life and times of these characters as a kind of in-joke to the themes of the entertainment industry but with a distinctive off-kilter...
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IR Film Review: MIRROR MIRROR [Relativity]
The first entry into the wrestled world of Snow White enters with “Mirror Mirror” whose tone is mired in a sense of indifference that seems to indicate an idea of style that was undeniably shaped by...
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IR Film Review: PROMETHEUS [20th Century Fox]
The progression of modern science fiction builds its basis on the oft misunderstood “Blade Runner” while the horror genre finds respect through the first “Alien”. Both films were undertakings of an...
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IR Film Review: THE BOURNE LEGACY [Universal]
Re-envisioning the texture of a major action franchise is always a difficulty especially if its basis comes from the juxtaposing ideas of a book. While the initial vapidity of the “Bourne” films played...
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IR Film Review: NEW WORLD [Well Go USA]
Taking the gangster genre and making it your own with a sense of mythic always has its upstarts. And granted with most of the exceptional material initially in the sector coming out of Hong Kong, it...
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IR Film Review: TED 2 [Universal]
The problem when recreating a cultural hit is trying to do it again. It hardly ever works, especially with the best intentions. With the first “Ted”, the idea of a foul-mouthed talking bear was new...
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IR Film Review: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION [Paramount]
The intention of a Mission Impossible film seems to change with each director but the transformation of movies since 1996 when the first film came out has changed irrevocably. We now have these bloated...
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IR Film Reviews: TORONTO INTL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
The essence of the Toronto International Film Festival is debated by the vivacity of its films and the late nights of its parties. Like many festivals of its ilk, the Midnight selection seems to shine...
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IR Film Review: SISTERS [Universal]
Going up against “Star Wars” is a monumental task but what allows a great functionality within “Sisters” at times is that it knows what it is. Like a more mature version of “Superbad”, it is ultimately...
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IR Film Review: 31 [Sundance 2016]
The aspect of horror and how spectacle fits into the undeniable formula is the thought process that Rob Zombie can always skew but play with. With the new structure of the studios, it is harder and...
View ArticleIR Film Review: SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2018 [Park City]
The texture of Sundance lies in its diversity. While not as independent as before with the likes of Amazon, IFC and Netflix permeating the ranks, the voices still ring true although maintaining the...
View ArticleIR Film Review: ANNIHILATION [Paramount]
The essence of “Annihilation” comes from the structure that we might be taken over or changed and have no concept of the texture of our transformation. Like “Ex Machina”, director Alex Garland examines...
View ArticleIR Film Review: RED SPARROW [20th Century Fox]
“Red Sparrow” is like some of the Cold War thrillers they made in the 90s but with higher resolution and a female lead. It takes to task the idea of power and uses it as a structure mechanism for...
View ArticleIR Film Review: PACIFIC RIM – UPRISING [Universal]
The essence of “Pacific Rim” in its original form lay in the otherworldlyness that always underscores a Guillermo Del Toro film. The fact that all the characters were just the slightest bit off without...
View ArticleIR Film Review: SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2018 [Austin, TX]
The texture of many interviews in requisite Midnight and genre categories rendered the viewing of movies for review a little lighter than usual but two films squeezed in with a nature of inventiveness...
View ArticleFest Track Film Review: COLD WAR [Cannes 2018]
The essence of the beauty shown in “Cold War” [Poland/Competition] about the texture of lost love finding its way is less “Doctor Zhivago” in many ways but with certain psychological stylings that...
View ArticleIR Film Review: OCEAN’S 8 [Warner Brothers]
The movement of wit and style in “Oceans 8” is palpable. Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett dance like maneuvering cats across the screen in one of those pairings that decidedly needed to happen and one...
View ArticleIR Film Review: INCREDIBLES 2 [Pixar/Disney]
The aspect of superheroes, even those within the animated world, have to change…in spite of themselves. The interesting permeation of Pixar in many ways is that it was around before. The texture of its...
View ArticleIR Film Review: THE DARKEST MINDS [20th Century Fox]
The search of identity or the strength within it plays to the crux of most YA novels, especially those set in an almost apocalyptic world. “The Darkest Minds” in its marketing seemed to play to more of...
View ArticleIR Film Review: THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME [Lionsgate]
The balance of a buddy movie and a spy thriller can work in tandem if the tone and the script are right on point. The pitch of “The Spy Who Dumped Me” has potential and the pairing of Mila Kunis …...
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