Another year has come and gone, and with that…here are my Ten Favorite movies of the year, from Hollywood musicals to revisionist westerns, from supernatural horror to very real horror. (As always, these are the favorites of James Jay Edwards, and this list does not necessarily reflect the tastes of any of the other […]
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‘Office Christmas Party’ Is A Mish-Mash Of Mediocre R-Rated Comedy Skits
Office Christmas Party has laughs, which for a film like this is a small victory.
‘The Edge Of Seventeen’ Is As John Hughes As A Non-John Hughes Movie Can Get
The Edge of Seventeen is a refreshing, if a little safe, throwback to a simpler time. It’s not heavy but will give you John Hughes feels.
‘Command And Control’ Tells The Story Of A Nuclear Near-Miss
On September 18, 1980, a technician at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, dropped a tool that punctured the side of a missile, spraying rocket fuel into the silo. That may sound like a minor mishap, but the fact that the missile contained a nuclear warhead that was 600 times more powerful than […]
Sacrificing Character For Peculiarities In ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’
Moviegoers should be at the point where they are wondering what has happened to Tim Burton. The extremely talented director appears to have lost his way, churning out easily forgetful movies that are making any future projects he creates happily avoidable–his latest being the practically disastrous Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Based on […]