Category: Reviews

A View From the 20s: The Mummy

The Mummy, which was released in 1999, was one of the first of the modern action films to feature an active female lead. In general, the main female character, Evelyn Carnahan, is treated as an equal person. She isn’t “othered” as the woman.    This doesn’t make The Mummy a completely feminist film, however. For one thing, Evelyn is basically… Read more →

10 Best Christmas Hallmark Movies for People Who Don’t Like Hallmark Movies

It’s common knowledge that Hallmark movies all follow a certain formula, which can veer towards the ridiculous. This list is to help you choose Hallmark style movies (including movies with the same formula on any other network and Netflix). Here are the 10 best holiday TV movies for people who don’t like formulaic Hallmark movies. Best Christmas Party Ever Starring:… Read more →

Begin Again Review

Begin Again Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld and James Corden   Begin Again is a film for music lovers. Its working title was Can a Song Save Your Life? and that title describes the theme of the movie as well as anything. In the vein of films such as Walk the Line or Almost… Read more →

Avengers Analysis – The Feminist Evolution from ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Avengers: Endgame’: Ant-Man & Captain America: Civil War

Ant Man Sophistication of Story: The concept is nothing new. A scientist creates a weapon that the government wants to use for nefarious purposes. However, the story focuses on Scott Lang, who is a lighter, more bumbling character than we have seen in the MCU so far. Contribution to Overall Avengers Storyline: The technology from this film will play a… Read more →

Music In the Dark