By Isha Khawaja Malcolm X’s legacy was celebrated in the heart of Harlem. On Feb. 21 the Smithsonian Channel and The National Black Theatre hosted a private premiere of The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X. Tom Jennings, executive producer of the film, made the film because it is a “story that needs to be unfiltered” in…
By Matthew Dillon The newest and possibly most anticipated addition to the “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” Black Panther has managed to stick out in an overcrowded genre. Even as Marvel, as well as DC, seems hell bent on bombarding theaters with superhero films, Black Panther manages to distinguish itself well enough to the point where I…
By Matthew Dillon While not quite as incompetent or lifeless as the dark depths of the mid-2000s prequel trilogy, The Last Jedi does not live up to standards of the timeless Star Wars franchise. Taking place after 2015’s The Force Awakens, the eighth installment of the series follows the ongoing antics of the Resistance…
By Ryan Di Corpo The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which aired this past Sunday on TNT and TBS, sustained the political tone that has marked the 2018 awards season thus far. The awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, featured all-female presenters for its 13 categories and actress Kristen Bell…
By Elizabeth Smislova If you did not like John Green’s sob-story The Fault in Our Stars, then Wonder is probably not for you. However, if you enjoy watching moving, heartwarming stories about the enduring love of human relationships that overcome the difficulties of disease, Wonder is a must-see film this season. Wonder is based off…
By Greg Mysogland None of the leading characters of the vast Marvel Cinematic Universe needed a makeover more than Thor. Chris Hemsworth has always done fine work as the Marvel superhero version of the norse “God of Thunder,” but the most interesting parts of his solo films were always Thor’s sort of evil brother Loki (Tom…
By Matthew Dillon As the days get shorter and the nights get colder this October, there is no better activity to get in the spirit of the season than watching a Halloween classic. If you are looking for an alternative to rewatching Hocus Pocus or Halloweentown for the hundredth time, or are looking to be…
By Matthew Dillion Kingsman: The Golden Circle follows the continued exploits of British youth Harry Hart, a member of the secretive Kingsman spy organization. A series of events forces him and the rest of the organization to ally with their cowboy-themed American counterparts, the Statesmen. Together they must stop the exploits of a drug kingpin…
By Matthew Dillon American Assassin is yet another painfully generic, forgettable action movie, depicting a young vigilante’s mission to stop Iran from employing a nuclear weapon. The film’s plot is as by the numbers as it gets, populated by a legion of forgettable clichés. It feels like a telemovie that wandered into theaters, failing to adhere…
By Matthew Dillion Andres Muschietti’s IT is an adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel and one of the most genuinely scary films to come out in recent memory. Whereas most remakes tend to be awkward cash grabs, IT is one of those rare instances where the film is on par with, if not better…