Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse is the fourth Spiderman franchise to hit the big screen, and it seems to know it. The movie, produced primarily by Sony, both plays off the traditional backstory of the Peter Parker character as well as slips in references to the original movies. But Into the Spider-Verse’s acknowledgement of the movies … Continue reading Into the Spider-Verse welcomes audiences to new dimension of superhero movies
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Black Panther nothing short of brilliant
Marvel has reigned as the king of the superhero genre for the past decade, routinely producing entertaining and exciting films that always live up to the hype. The studio famous for superheroes such as Iron Man, Spiderman, Captain America, and the Hulk has struck gold with its most recent release, albeit one about a lesser-known … Continue reading Black Panther nothing short of brilliant
To succeed, Incredibles 2 must be as bold, dramatic, and heroic as the first
This week, Pixar released a trailer for its 2018 release The Incredibles 2. Since The Incredibles is my favorite movie of all time, I’ve been waiting a long time and my expectations are sky high. I think The Incredibles 2 will be a booming success for Pixar, but I’ve accepted that it probably, no, certainly, … Continue reading To succeed, Incredibles 2 must be as bold, dramatic, and heroic as the first
My 100 favorite movies! Riker Scale 2018
In previous years, I've come out with a list of my top 50 movies of all-time. This year, I decided to expand that total to 100, including five releases from 2017. Each movie is rated on a scale from 1-100, and since these are my top 100 movies, the range of these are from 77 … Continue reading My 100 favorite movies! Riker Scale 2018
La La Land, Titanic, Spiderman Among Summer Movie Favorites
In June, I made the goal to watch five new movies by the end of the summer. But as I soon found out, five wasn’t enough to satisfy my cinematic appetite. My picks were all over the place- from an R-rated science fiction movie to a documentary to a musical to a superhero flick. These … Continue reading La La Land, Titanic, Spiderman Among Summer Movie Favorites
To Infinity and Beyond: How Pixar Uses Film Techniques to Drive Emotion
Note: The following post is based off a presentation that I gave in my Junior Seminar class last week. Since its inception in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios has revolutionized the movie industry. The studio started its work as a special effects branch of Lucasfilm and in 1986 was purchased by Steve Jobs. By that point, … Continue reading To Infinity and Beyond: How Pixar Uses Film Techniques to Drive Emotion
Movie Review: Spiderman: Homecoming gives us Spidey we deserve
Note: THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW Superheroes have taken over the box office in the 21st century and, despite all of the movies that have come out recently on the topic, I find superhero movies to be one of the most entertaining genres around. I count movies like The Incredibles, Batman Begins, and The Dark … Continue reading Movie Review: Spiderman: Homecoming gives us Spidey we deserve