Oct 21 Love0 Review: The Girl on the Train is Competent but Derivative By Christopher Ortiz Movie Reviews Invoking comparisons can be a tricky thing - particularly when it comes to a film's marketing. On the one hand,…Read More
Oct 17 Love0 Review: Birth of a Nation Offers Intimate Look at the Southampton Insurrection By Christopher Ortiz Movie Reviews "When Fox Searchlight purchased Birth of a Nation earlier this year and announced a nationwide release, many relished at its…Read More
Aug 02 Love0 Review: Jason Bourne Features Old Spy, New World By Christopher Ortiz Movie Reviews Jason Bourne has been gone for nine years, and Jason Bourne does a good job making you feel it. Bourne’s inner torment…Read More
Jul 25 Love0 Review: New Ghostbusters Delivers Flawed Paranormal Thrills By Christopher Ortiz Reviews From the anti-women blog posts to the racist tweets directed towards Leslie Jones as of late, the new Ghostbusters has already recieved…Read More
Jul 13 Love0 Review: Secret Life of Pets is a Worthwhile Diversion By Christopher Ortiz Movie Reviews What does your labradoodle do when you go out to work? Do your turtles only wish they could escape their…Read More
Jul 06 Love0 Review: The Purge: Election Year Takes on Washington By Christopher Ortiz Reviews It’s uncommon for a genre film to pull off political commentary - no matter how unsubtle - successfully. This is…Read More
Jun 21 Love0 Review: Finding Dory More Than Justifies its Existence By Christopher Ortiz Reviews It’s too easy for sequels to mimic their predecessor because it’s difficult to escape their shadow, especially if that predecessor…Read More
Jun 02 Love0 Review: X-Men: Apocalypse Simultaneously Entertains and Disappoints By Christopher Ortiz Movie Reviews Threequels are a tricky beast - usually overreaching by opting for spectacle or running time over the nuances of their…Read More
Mar 08 Love1 Review: Zootopia is a Gorgeous, Hilarious, and Sophisticated Exploration of Prejudice By Christopher Ortiz Movie Reviews Layered in the expertly constructed script for Disney’s Zootopia is a painful, sometimes un-subtle message that will ring true for kids and…Read More
Feb 29 Love1 Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is a Predictable, Artificial Sequel By Christopher Ortiz Reviews “There is no room for story here," says Silent Wolf (Donnie Yen) says to Snow Vase, the young vengeful student…Read More