by Airman Xley | Aug 23, 2015 | Movie Review
If I ever write a movie, Dear Reader, it’s going to be a horror film – if for no other reason than it looks so goddamn easy. Mind you – I’m not talking about truly original and terrifying scripts, but rather the bland, formulaic ‘terror’ that plagues our local...
by Airman Xley | Jul 25, 2015 | Movie Review
There’s something to be said about a film that deals in cliché. The kind of film that celebrates heroism and realizing one’s full potential, and only asks for a minor emotional investment as seasoning to a rehashed, unoriginal story. In the clearing stands a boxer and...
by Airman Xley | Jul 14, 2015 | Movie Review
Confession time – I kind of hate people. Specifically I hate people who find a need to proclaim – in earshot of everyone else in a crowded lobby – that they are in fact a cinephile (like this woman at Alamo today). Seeing an arthouse film does not instantly rank...
by Airman Xley | Jul 10, 2015 | Movie Review
Oh glorious day! My cinematic wish came true! Director Roland Emmerich was put on trial for crimes again humanity? No dear reader – but that would brighten even the gloomiest of days. A film director said she loved me…IN THE THEATER! Now naturally this is a bit of...
by Airman Xley | Jun 28, 2015 | Movie Review
Well, the long hiatus is over, and I’m finally back to work on cynically tearing apart feature films in a manner that would make Anton Ego from Pixar’s Ratatouille proud. It’s been a depressing two weeks, to say the least, so it seems only fitting that this latest...
by Airman Xley | Jun 10, 2015 | Movie Review
*Sniffle* Oh! It’s you! Don’t mind me – I’m just balling my eyes out after having watched When Marnie Was There. But Airman Xley – you don’t show emotion! You’re like film critiquing robot! I know, I know! But what am I to do? Studio Ghibli is the cynic’s...
