“A Quiet Place” has grossed $103 million as of April 15. (Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures) Owen Johnson Connector Editor “A Quiet Place” is not a bad movie, but it is a disappointing one. Strange creatures that hunt by sound have overrun the planet. In the post-creature wasteland that has been left in their wake,…
One should watch and love ‘Love, Simon,’ too
It is the first major studio release to focus on a homosexual teenage relationship. (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox) Owen Johnson Connector Editor One of the things that has ruined the genre of teenage coming-of-age stories is that they display overly romanticized ideas of that age and time period in a person’s life. “Love,…
‘Ready Player One’ makes the audience ready to be done
“Ready Player One” is based on the 2011 novel of the same name, which was written by Ernest Cline. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures) Owen Johnson Connector Editor “Spielberg has done it again!” several critics have raved about “Ready Player One.” If by this they mean he made another mediocre film that is below…
‘God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness’ is sinfully awful
“God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness” has grossed $4.9 million at the box office as of April 8. (Photo courtesy of Pure Flix Entertainment) Owen Johnson Connector Editor “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness” is the best movie to come out of the “God’s Not Dead” film trilogy, and that is not…
‘Tomb Raider’ deserves to raid one’s free time
Adrian Askarieh has stated that there could potentially be a video game based cinematic universe including titles such as “Tomb Raider” and “Hitman” (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures). Owen Johnson Connector Editor It would have been impossible even a month ago to imagine that a movie based on video game would be one of…
‘Sing Street’ will leave one singing along
“Sing Street” included songs from musicians such as Hall and Oates and Duran Duran (Photo courtesy of Lionsgate). Brigid Archibald Connector Staff “Sing Street” is a musical set in the mid-1980s that follows a Dublin teen Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo), who due to his family’s finical constraints is forced to switch from a private school to…
‘Sing’ is nothing to sing about
“Sing” features 65 pop songs in it, which the rights of costed 15 percent of the movie’s 75 million dollar budget (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures). Owen Johnson Conector Editor The 2016 movie “Sing” was a production of the studio Illumination Animation, the same studio that is responsible for films such as “Minions” and “The…
‘Death Wish’ is a deadly boring remake
The “Death Wish” remake started development in 2006, and Sylvester Stallone was initially considered to direct and star in the film. (Photo courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Owen Johnson Connector Editor The original 1974 film “Death Wish” starring Charles Bronson was a movie that could have been remade. It was a lackluster and dull movie that lacked…
