BY BRENDAN MORROW

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Three things I loved and two I didn’t

    It was always going to be difficult for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to meet my expectations, considering how highly I still regard the first film. It remains my favorite entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a movie with lovable characters, thrilling setpieces, great humor, and endless rewatchability. Vol 2., indeed, did not… Listen ⇢

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Three things I loved and two I didn’t

  • I don’t know what to make of Blair Witch

    The most common criticism being leveled at Blair Witch this weekend is that it’s a lazy retread of the original, and that is completely baffling to me because I had the exact opposite problem with it. I legitimately do not understand how this movie fits in to the established Blair Witch mythology, and it does not… Listen ⇢

    I don’t know what to make of Blair Witch

  • Literally the only thing I didn’t like about Don’t Breathe

    Don’t Breathe is one of the finest horror films I have seen in my adult life. Virtually every element of it worked for me; it’s tense as hell, the scares are unique, and it utilizes silence effectively to have us all freaking out in our seats even when nothing is really happening.… Listen ⇢

    Literally the only thing I didn’t like about Don’t Breathe

  • We need to talk about the ending of Lights Out

    I can’t recall the last time I felt as disappointed with the ending of a movie as Lights Out. For the first 70 minutes, I was enjoying a thoroughly entertaining and scary little film with likable characters and inventive sequences, albeit one with some rough dialogue and plot contrivances. The central metaphor about mental… Listen ⇢

    We need to talk about the ending of Lights Out

  • The Purge: Election Year takes the series in the wrong direction

    The original Purge film is perhaps the worst execution of an interesting premise that I have seen. Here we have a fictional universe in which for one day a year, all crime is made legal for 12 hours, a fascinating concept that the audience immediately wants to explore. Yet in the 2013 original,… Listen ⇢

    The Purge: Election Year takes the series in the wrong direction

  • Finding Dory is Pixar’s most disappointing film to date

    Over the past few years, Pixar’s newfound love affair with sequels has created a lot of anxiety among hardcore fans. The animation giants who once proclaimed they would never make a part two unless the story demanded it are now be cranking out Cars 2, Monsters Inc. 2, Finding Nemo 2, and the list goes… Listen ⇢

    Finding Dory is Pixar’s most disappointing film to date

  • Game of Thrones S6E4 Book of the Stranger review: Everything’s coming up Stark!

    Something good happened on Game of Thrones and I don’t know what to make of it. This week’s episode, “Book of the Stranger,” opens with the reunion of Jon Snow and Sansa Stark, which would be a bit more emotional had this not literally been their first interaction in the series. The eventual reunion… Listen ⇢

    Game of Thrones S6E4 Book of the Stranger review: Everything’s coming up Stark!

  • Game of Thrones S6E3 Oathbreaker review – Great conversations in elegant rooms

    In some ways, “Oathbreaker” feels like the real start of Game of Thrones Season 6. We finally got the inevitable Jon Snow resurrection over with last week, and so now the series can move forward into new territory. With some other storylines, the show is still treading water, and “Oathbreaker” all in all is not nearly… Listen ⇢

    Game of Thrones S6E3 Oathbreaker review – Great conversations in elegant rooms

  • The pros and cons of Captain America: Civil War

    We are so damn lucky to be living in the age of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It can’t last forever, but for now, these films are such a gift, and I had a giant smile on my face throughout all 147 minutes of Captain America: Civil War. It perfectly balances the… Listen ⇢

    The pros and cons of Captain America: Civil War