By Grant Dillard, Staff writer Christian films can be hit-or-miss sometimes. Great movies like “The Ten Commandments,” “The Passion of the Christ” and “Hacksaw Ridge” have shown that faith-based films can be very successful with critics and audiences alike; however, other faith-based films like “Facing the Giants,” “Fireproof” and “War Room,” while providing very good Read More
By Grant Dillard, Staff writer Since 2001, the “Fast and Furious” franchise has provided high octane entertainment with its intense car chases, incredible stunts, and ridiculous over-the-top action. With “The Fate of the Furious” being the eighth installment in the series, it can be understandable to worry that the series may be running on fumes. Read More
DreamWorks’ animated movies can be hit-or-miss. For every good movie like “Shrek” or “How to Train your Dragon,” there is a bad movie like “Shark Tale” or “Turbo.” Unfortunately, “The Boss Baby” is another bad DreamWorks movie to add to the list. It is not the worst DreamWorks movie by any means and it is Read More
By Grant Dillard, Contributing writer Kong: Skull Island takes place in 1973, shortly after the Vietnam War. Scientist Bill Randa (John Goodman) organizes a team of soldiers and scientists to head out to a mysterious island known as Skull Island. Upon arriving, the team comes across the giant ape known as Kong, who quickly dispatches them. Read More
By Grant Dillard, Contributing Writer For almost two decades, Hugh Jackman has shined in his portrayal as the famous Marvel character, Logan, more commonly known as Wolverine. Being the last Wolverine film with Jackman playing the character of Logan, it would only be appropriate for “Logan” to be the best Wolverine film that it can be, Read More
By Grant Dillard, Contributing writer The Great Wall of China is a marvelous sight to behold and has had many stories told about it. Some are said to be true, others are known as legends. The plot of “The Great Wall” is told as one of them. It even says in the opening credits, “This is Read More
By Grant Dillard, Contributing writer After the success of 2014’s smash hit comedy film, “The Lego Movie,” it only made sense to release a spin-off film based around one of its most popular characters: Lego Batman. What could have easily been a lazy cash-in on the Lego brand and the Batman name actually manages to be Read More
By Nick Erickson, Staff writer Directors like M. Night Shyamalan are held to an extremely high standard and for good reason. His work with 1999’s “The Sixth Sense” set the bar high for chilling thrillers and has carried his legacy for almost two decades, minus a few hiccups (such as “The Last Airbender”). However, with his Read More