Reviewing Passengers

This may sound weird, but I had little interest in seeing Passengers until it disappointed at the box office (only earning $100 million against a $110 million budget). The previews did nothing for me, making it look like a shameless attempt to throw two hot names together and hope audiences would spend to see it….

Reviewing La La Land

I felt compelled to watch this movie strictly as a movie connoisseur (read: nerd), in for no other reason than its critical praise and award achievements (14 Oscar nominations with 6 wins, including the briefest stint as “Best Picture” winner in Oscar history). I knew it was a musical, which wouldn’t normally appeal to me at…

Guardians 2 and the Secret to Marvel’s Success

Sure it’s easy for Marvel to have fun when they’re raking in the billions, but let’s not forget that they’re raking in the billions because they’re having fun. It’s too common for studio execs to learn the wrong lessons from movies. For example, DC seemed to gleam from Marvel’s successful run that what people love…