Rating: 10/10 “Black Panther” changed my life.  I was 14 when the film was released, and it was unlike anything I’d ever seen. Director Ryan Coogler told a story about nationalism and pride...

Rating: 6/10 I love war movies.  From “Dunkirk” to “Sicario,” the tension in these types of films creates an atmosphere of anxiety that I badly want to experience. Strap me in like a theme...

Movie rating: 1/10 Theater experience: 10/10 Spoilers ahead for “A Minecraft Movie.” It’s rare, as a 22-year-old college student, that I’m truly reminded of how little time we have on...

Usually, my reviews start off with a rating to set the tone for what I want to critique. Sometimes, however, there are much more important ideas to be discussed that can’t be represented by a number....

Rating: 9/10 A boy murders a girl. An investigator tries to find the reasoning behind it. A psychologist is tormented by the boy. A father doesn’t want to acknowledge his actions.  “Adolescence”...

Rating: 10/10 The king is back.  Five years after Bong Joon Ho’s film “Parasite” became the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards and set a precedent for...

Rating: 6/10 “Based on a true story” is the most harrowing phrase to be used in a movie.  When we go to a theater, it’s an escape from reality; leaving everything behind, we indulge in the...

Rating: 4/10 Horror comedies aren’t my thing.  I love horror movies and comedies — separately. Both genres have an ever-growing love in my heart. But put both of them together, and I always...

Rating: 3/10 However you may view the current presidential administration, I think everyone can agree the actions it has taken have been controversial to the general public. While there are many supporters...

Disney has shown us that love can be anything. It can be a somnophilic kiss. It can be a handprint on a mailbox. And, in this case, it can be a meatball shared between street dogs. “Lady and the Tramp”,...

I walk up to your doorstep for our date — a James Dean daydream look in my eyes. I have a bouquet of flowers in my hand, eager to give you a great night.  You’ve got that red lip classic thing...

Rating: 6/10 I’m going to put myself on blast — I’ve never had a girlfriend before. Never done anything romantic, never held hands, nothing. Is this because of some personal issues? Probably....