‘Heart of the Beast’ shows the length a man’s best friend will go to save his owner…and what it can cost
By Becca Taylor
Have you ever watched a dog movie where the dog actually lives? This is no surprise in director David Ayer’s “Heart of the Beast,” which features only four total actors. Three if you only count human actors. However, Odin (Uber) is no ordinary dog. And his owner, James Belmont (Brad Pitt), is no ordinary man.
Within the first minute of the movie, the audience is immediately introduced to Odin, a highly-trained military K9, standing in the middle of a road next ...
‘Forgotten Island’ distracts viewers from its rich message
By Danielle Cherry
Best friends since grade school, Raissa (Liza Soberano) and Jo (H.E.R) have been inseparable. By the time choosing a college comes around, the girls have shared countless memories together, one of which is the stories Jo’s grandmother shares with them about a magical island called Nakali.
Jo thinks she has life figured out for them both, but when Raissa reveals her plans to go to America for university their unshakable friendship is suddenly thrown into ...
‘The Love Hypothesis’ is too focused on chemistry and not enough on character development
By Danielle Cherry
Based on Ali Hazelwood's wildly popular book “The Love Hypothesis,” the Prime video screen adaptation attempts to bring justice to the story. While staying true to the relationship development, the screen adaptation takes a more relationally focused narrative over the scientific avenue of the book.
Olive Smith is a third year PHD student. She’s burnt out, in desperate need of a job and has no life outside of the mice in her laboratory. Having lost her ...
‘Unabomber:’ the movie that barely explodes
By Amelia Morris
Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski, an aspiring young philosopher at Harvard in the 1950s, participates in a psychological experiment leading to his eventual violent behavior as the notorious Unabomber. The manhunt for him is famous for being the longest and most expensive in U.S. history.
From 1978-1995, the Unabomber terrorized the nation. Attacks consisted of anonymously mailed packages that when opened triggered the bomb inside. The Unabomber targeted tech giants, airlines and ...
‘PRIMETIME’ is a prime example of a hard-to-watch film
By Cadence Powers
Content Warning: This film contains brief explicit nudity, some violence and extremely dark subject matter.
“You see how this looks, right?” Chris Hanson (Robert Pattinson) says, arms outstretched. There’s a good chance if you haven’t seen the image above, you’ve at least heard the audio.
Robert Pattinson acting as “How to Catch a Predator,” host Chris Hanson in A24’s “PRIMETIME” has been an online sensation since the trailer was ...
‘If I go will they Miss Me’ shouts a critical message
By Josh Ball
A young son makes his father out to be a god. This is a common fact of human existence. He is the biggest and strongest man in the world. So what happens when that illusion is shattered in spectacular fashion? Set in Watts, Los Angeles, that is the question Walter Thompson-Hernandez’s “If I Go Will They Miss Me” seeks to answer.
Starting out as an indie short film in the Sundance Film festival, this movie has come a long way to be a feature length project. Retaining ...
‘The Weight’ has a story that could succeed, but fails
By Max Siegfried
In the midst of the Great Depression, the battle-scarred veteran, Samuel Murphy who goes by Murphy (Ethan Hawke) struggles with family and life. Murphy is down on his luck, first being evicted and then being arrested. Talk about a one-two punch combo!
At first glance at the cast list, the only two names that stand out are Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, and that is all who are well-known. Hawke is a house-hold name because of his performances in the “Before” Trilogy ...
‘Bad Apples’ uses sadistic humor to call into question the moral majority
By Evan Allred
What lengths would you go to in order to get everything you ever wanted? The perfect job, the praise of man, that relationship that you have pictured a million times in your head, or simply peace? What if you go too far and it all really works out? These are questions that will haunt Ms. Spencer (Saorise Ronan) in the twisted comedic film, “Bad Apples.”
Danny (Eddie Waller) is the thorn in Ms. Spencer’s side. Danny is constantly interrupting her teaching with crude ...
‘The Uprising’ turns a sorrowful historical event into cinematic excellence
By Evan Allred
Picture this: it is the year 1381 and the Black Plague has swept across your land. Just as you begin to deal with the fallout that has come about to your family and your city, the king issues a tax that you simply cannot afford. Something must be done.
“The Uprising” follows the story of a farmer by the name of Ploughman (Andrew Garfield). He is a nobody who has lost his entire family to the plague. Upon entering the city, Ploughman learns that the king (Woody Norman) ...
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ brings the lyrics from their hit song to life
By Amelia Morris
“Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” is more than a concert documentary following the famous band Oasis. It’s a story of forgiveness, friendship and family. Life is short, and this movie reminds the audience that it is not well spent holding a grudge.
The film, named after one of their many hit songs, launches straight into the genesis of the band in 1991. The name is extremely fitting considering the sentiments behind the band’s long history. After 15 years of no ...
