Author: Jorge Luque
REVIEW: Creed II (2018)
Everyone thought the Rocky franchise was dead until Creed came out in 2015 and changed our minds. It presented an updated version of the Rocky formula and featured Adonis Creed, who couldn’t be more different from Rocky if he tried. Ryan Coogler combined his passion for Rocky’s story a...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)
In 2011, the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was released. The movie showed that there was plenty of potential for the franchise to bring something unique to the crime thriller genre. Since the release of that movie, we haven’t heard much about the franchise until now. T...
Read MoreFirst Impressions: Goblin Slayer
When the fall anime season began, fans were scrambling to find the next big hit. Among the different anime introduced there seemed to be one that captured the eye of the community. Goblin Slayer quickly garnered a lot of attention because of the shocking inclusion of a rape scene in its first epis...
Read MoreREVIEW: Mid90s (2018)
Growing up is hard. As a teenager, emotions can be difficult to deal with; you’re trying to find your place in the world, and that can seem impossible at times. Maybe that’s why I appreciated Mid90s so much. It’s a movie that doesn’t bother telling some grand story, but ins...
Read MoreREVIEW: Gurren Lagann (2007)
“Who the hell do you think I am?!” is a phrase often heard in Gurren Lagann. Whenever the characters run into a villain trying to take them down, they shout it out as an act of defiance. When I watch Gurren Lagann, it feels as if that phrase is not just for those villains in front of ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Bad Times at the El Royale
Taking a well-established genre and putting a personal take on it is a hard thing to achieve. I remember watching The Cabin in the Woods and loving every bit of it because director Drew Goddard was able to take everything I loved about horror movies and flip it on its head. All of the tropes were &...
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