Despite formulaic plot, Netflix’s ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ offers romantic scenery, catchy soundtrack
August 26, 2020
Two years ago, the infamous mess of a romcom known as “The Kissing Booth” ended with Elle Evans (Joey King, “The Act”) confidently riding off into the sunset without fear of the future, and everyone thought that was the end of her story. However, she’s back in a sequel of the same title that...
Netflix’s new Top 10 features ease subscribers’ viewing choices
March 18, 2020
Adults have Rotten Tomatoes to go to if they ever need to find out what critics think about a recently released movie or streaming series. But for many high school Netflix viewers, that website is quite foreign to them. So how do they decide what to watch in their free time? Is that based on word...
Despite cliche elements, Pixar’s first fantasy production, ‘Onward,’ moves with dramatic flair
March 15, 2020
Although Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” has a predictable redemptive plot, the wholesome film impressively crafts a time-conscious story containing multiple layers within 102-minutes. Blue-skinned elf brothers Ian (Tom Holland, “Dolittle”) and Barley Lightfoot (Chris Pratt, “Avengers: Endgame”)...
“Parasite” will not be the last movie from South Korean film industry to win Oscar’s “Best Picture” award
February 24, 2020
Ninety-two years. That’s how long The Academy Awards have been awarding Oscars to prestigious movies and directors in the film industry. And for that amount of time, only films of the English language have been gifted with the coveted “Best Picture” title. As our society has made gains in...
Cute, cliche but crazy ‘Last Christmas’ wins over hearts despite unlikely plot
December 11, 2019
In recent years, it seems that romantic comedies have taken an indefinite sabbatical (at least from the big screens). So in theory, a warm, silly holiday movie centered on an unlikely but lovable pair sounds great. Released on Nov. 8, “Last Christmas” manages to deliver a heartwarming story y...
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