The Lighthouse (2019)

T Killing a seabird. Invokes as much bad luck as spilling the salt. In 1890’s offshore New England, old and creaky lighthouse keeper Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) hires young wickie Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) to do menial work around the property for one month. Tom gets a younger hand, and Ephraim—aka “Lad”—gets to learn the […]

IT Chapter 2

Turn light into dark. 27 years have passed since The Losers Club faced their fears and defeated the terrorizing Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård). In those 27 years, almost all its members have left the godforsaken town of Derry, Maine for bigger and better things. Bill (James McAvoy) has become a mystery writer, Beverly (Jessica Chastain), a […]

Isn’t It Romantic (2019)?

Can always use more of Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles. At an early age, a once-idealistic view on love existed in the heart of Natalie (Rebel Wilson). That is, until her mother informed her, rather bluntly, that the type of things seen in Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, any J. Lo movie, and the like don’t […]

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Death, taxes, and Disney live adapting old childhood stories. It’s Christmas time, and Clara (Mackenzie Foy) holds a heavy heart. The holiday simply isn’t the same without the presence of her late mother, a famed inventor. Before her passing, she left each one of her kids a gift. For Clara, that gift happens to be […]

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Sadly, still missing this great theme song to kick things off. Sarah Quinn (Madison Iseman) and younger brother Sonny (Jeremy Ray Taylor) reside in the sleepy town of Wardenclyffe with their mother, Kathy (Wendi McLendon-Covey). For Sarah, she’s trying to smash through a writer’s block and finish a college essay that could put her in Columbia […]

The House With a Clock In Its Walls

Time waits for no man, or house. Upon the death of his parents, young Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vacarro) is taken in by his uncle, Jonathan (Jack Black). Jonathan lives in a sprawling mansion with his old friend in Florence (Cate Blanchett). There’s something about this house. Inanimate objects move, and, there’s a frequent ticking sound […]

Sorry to Bother You

White smile and white dial. Oakland, California resident Cassius “Cash” Green (Lakeith Stanfield) is in need of employment. Any employment. What is the one industry that’ll hire on spot as long as a person has a pulse? Telemarketing. Cash is hired by RegalView to sell anything and everything on commission. Quickly, he finds he’s not […]

Avengers: Infinity War

The road to infinity is paved with good intentions. This day would finally come. What is this day, exactly? The day in which the almighty titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) actively seeks out the missing stones to outfit his Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos’ goal? To restore balance in an overpopulated world. A noble goal, minus the whole […]

Annihilation

Meiosis: The Movie? The days have only been hard for Lena (Natalie Portman), a biology professor once a veteran in the Army. There, she met her husband, Kane (Oscar Issac). Kane, still active in the military, goes on a mission to which little info is divulged on. Whatever he went on, he’s never returned from—until […]

The Shape of Water

Love doesn’t have to be traditional. Working as a nighttime janitor in 1960’s Baltimore is Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), who is mute. Her responsibility, along with best friend coworker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) is to clean the urine, feces, and all other matter that is left behind in the Occam Aerospace Research Center. When she’s not working, […]