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Hugo Released 2011 Based on the children's book of the same name, Martin Scorsese directs a film outside of his wheelhouse with...

Though often over shadowed by his Silent Era peer Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton is every bit as important and influential on comedy in...

I recently had the privilege of screening ‘Scream 2’ on the silver screen for the first time for its 25th anniversary and it remains a...

Hellraiser Released 1987 'Hellraiser' is a twisted, atmospheric gore fest that deftly explores the concept of pleasure and pain while...

The original ‘Black Panther’ is one of best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so much so that even the Academy had to acknowledge...

The aughts were the early days of motion caption technology, and most animated features refrained from using it. ‘Monster House’ was an...

‘Smile’ is a nerve-wracking albeit fun horror experience and hands down the scariest horror film in decades. While ‘Smile’ is an...

Writer/Director Ti West returns to his world of ‘X’ with a prequel about the now titular character ‘Pearl’ who we were introduced to in...

‘Clerks III’ is a bittersweet sendoff to director/writer Kevin Smith’s beloved clerks characters. It comes full circle but at a cost....

Scary Movie Released 2000 Over twenty-years ago The Waynes Brothers gave us a gleefully low-brow, Zucker Brothers style, parody of a slew...

‘Bodies, Bodies, Bodies’ revolves around a group of Gen Zers who get together at one of their wealthy parents mansions and play the Gen...

‘Encanto’ isn’t just one of the best animated films of 2021, it is one of the best films of 2021. The story revolves around the family...

Minority Report Released 2002 Director Steven Spielberg brought his A-game to this cerebral, visually stunning, sci-fi thriller. ...

Visionary director and Academy Award winning writer Jordan Peele is back with some bold ideas in his third directorial outing ‘Nope’...

Writer/Director Scott Derrickson returns after a six year hiatus to direct ‘The Black Phone.’ Though his last directorial foray was...

Director /writer Taika Waititi returns to helm ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ after directing fan favorite ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ which reinvigorated...

‘The Minions: Rise of Gru’ is an improvement over its predecessor as well as ‘Despicable Me 3’. It is a relentless flurry of minion...

‘Clerks’ revolves around the day in the life of two retail employees who work at a convenience/video rental store called Quickstop/RST...

‘Lightyear’ is the level of quality audiences have come to expect from a Pixar film. While it never reaches the lofty heights of some of...

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ was an interesting viewing experience to say the least. It’s everything right and wrong with modern...