Ben Conniff
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” has several individual pieces that work well on their own but never quite congeal into anything special.
Finals week is rapidly approaching. That means it’s time to procrastinate with a little Netflix time. The number of fine selections available this year could make short work of available study hours, so be sure to manage your priorities responsibly.
From executive producer Christopher Nolan, “Transcendence” marks the directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is more than just another entry into Wes Anderson’s cache of quirky comedies.
In 2012, Welsh-born filmmaker Gareth Evans reinvented the action movie with “The Raid: Redemption” – an Indonesian martial arts film heralded for its brutal action sequences.
As the 9th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one might expect "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" to be just another stale superhero flick.
As the 9th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one might expect "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" to be just another stale superhero flick.
If you haven’t seen the movie “Noah” yet, this piece contains spoilers that delve deeper into some of the film’s inconsistencies with the source material.
2014 seems to be ushering in the age of the mediocre biblical epic.
If “knowledge is the spice of life,” then my stew doesn’t quite have the kick it deserves.
“Muppets Most Wanted” starts with a hilarious, self-referential song about how sequels are always inferior to their predecessors.
To put it about as bluntly as a slow-motion spear to the gut, “300: Rise of an Empire” just isn’t very good. If this film was a newborn baby in Sparta, they’d cast it out for the iniquities it possesses compared to its predecessor.
With star Aaron Paul at the peak of his popularity coming off of "Breaking Bad," I definitely feel the "need" to catch him in his first big project since the show's finale.
As the latest actioner from crowd-favorite Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra (“Orphan,” “Unknown”), “Non-Stop” isn’t bad February entertainment as much as it is simply unexceptional.
Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
With the memory of Paul Walker’s tragic demise barely erased from our memories, it seems impossible for the Reaper to come knocking again so soon.
If any filmmaker could make an audience buy into a story about a man who falls in love with his computer operating system, it's Spike Jonze (“Where the Wild Things Are,” “Being John Malkovich”)...
New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort is the type of guy who likes to have his cake and eat it, too. He's such a junkie for mayhem and excess that it's easy to liken him to a “Goodfella”-“Gatsby” wannabe. With “The Wolf of Wall Street,” director Martin Scorsese faces a task unlike any he's eve…
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Coming off a long workday on Black Friday in which I started a shift at 4:30 a.m., I knew it was going to take at least a day to fully recover.
Oscar winning actors are funny, aren’t they?
“Home Alone”
As if the Delorean had lost any of its nerdy staying power, “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis brings us a Marty McFly for the Nicholas Sparks generation in “About Time” - a charming romantic comedy that both guys and girls can dig.
What would you do if everything you ever knew was taken away in a single moment, like a rug suddenly yanked from beneath your feet?
What would you do if everything you ever knew was taken away in a single moment, like a rug suddenly yanked from beneath your feet?
After seeing “Ender’s Game” this weekend, audiences were exposed to an inconvenient truth — some of our most beloved actors are seriously losing their luster.
I’m biased when it comes to “Dracula.”
t’s a dilemma that science fiction stories have grappled with for ages — how do you solve a problem like the end of the world?
When it comes to “slasher” films, you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than WKU alumnus John Carpenter’s 1978 classic “Halloween.”
As my second annual “31 Nights of Halloween” horror movie marathon approaches its zenith, I would like to share some of the best and scariest films I watched for the first time.
In 1976, Brian De Palma brought “Carrie” to terrifying life in a film considered by many as a classic of the horror genre.
To me, taking a shower in October is like a spooky shot of adrenaline.
This past summer, it felt as if we were getting another new blockbuster about an impending apocalypse every single week.
It’s that time of year again. Here are some of my favorite movies to watch during the Halloween season. Be sure to check them out for a few good screams.
Beyond Earth’s atmosphere, there exists an immense void.
Professional sports have always featured their fair share of playboys.
With Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” garnering praise for its effective use of 3-D technology, it calls to mind how far the medium has come in terms of quality.
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare.
To contrast the bloated bombast of the summer season, fall is the time when movie studios bring their “Oscar bait” into theaters. Here are seven of my top picks that shouldn't be missed this year.
Growing up, I always considered my family “dysfunctional.”
It all started back in the summer of 1975.
One of the toughest guys in Hollywood was recently one flop away from life on the streets.
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