Drama

I honestly do not think that a film like "Joker" could have come at a better time...

Following Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese underwent a total career revitalization. Suddenly he went from a has-been to the A-list of Hollywood with yet another Oscar-winning masterpiece under his belt. Once again, Robert De Niro started pushing Scorsese on [...]

The late 1970s weren't a great time for cinema or for Martin Scorsese. Despite the success of Taxi Driver, his career went downhill quickly when his follow-up New York, New York crashed and burned financially and critically.

When Taxi Driver was released in February of 1976, it instantly propelled the young Movie Brat Martin Scorsese into the spotlight. This hit was the 17th highest grossing film of the year and was nominated for four academy awards. It propelled the young [...]

The critical consensus following the release of Ad Astra is fascinating. Amusingly it's the mirror image of the reaction that shared release day film Rambo: Last Blood received. Whereas that flick was a bloody, crowd pleasing grindhouse action romp that [...]

A continuation of the critically acclaimed, award winning series... reviewed by someone that has never seen a single episode of Downton Abbey.

With a simple but relatable premise, Brittany Runs a Marathon could be the most inspiring film of 2019.

Of all of the movie brats of New Hollywood, maybe none of them was as prolific as Francis Ford Coppola. The man wrote and directed The Godfather, arguably the greatest film of its decade. He rounded out the decade with a prolific sequel to that film and a [...]

God may be silent, but he's always beside us. GUG writer Tyler Hummel pontificates on the movie and novel Silence and the dilemma the story presents to Christians.

This past Saturday, July 20th, the world celebrated a half-century since the first time man landed on the moon. It was an incredible day of commemorating one of humanity's greatest technological accomplishments. In honor of that feat, please enjoy this [...]

Two years ago, in proximity to the passing of one-time cult leader Charles Manson, Sony Pictures announced the release date of Quentin Tarantino's ninth film Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood would be released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the [...]

Another month, another Disney remake. Except this time they're remaking the Oscar-winning film, The Lion King. Can you improve upon perfection?

Saving Private Ryan is one of the more popular WWII films to come out of the late 20th century. Since I hadn't seen it yet (why yes, I do live under a rock), I was looking forward to finally getting around to watching it, since I had heard almost nothing [...]

As the Chinese-born author and social critic Os Guinness once stated, “Differences make a difference. Contrast is the mother of clarity.”

J.R.R. Tolkien led a fascinating life. He was an orphan, he had a secret society with two groups of friends (The T.C.B.S. and the Inklings), he had a forbidden romance, and he fought in World War I just to name a few things. It's no wonder that Dome [...]