Author: Evan Kern

  • Blade Runner 2049 (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern Take note, future filmmakers: This is how you make a proper sequel. So much in Hollywood relies on “bigger and better than the first” nowadays, but the best […]

  • Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern I couldn’t stop grinning throughout this whole film. God, how I love a cold-opener to just dump me right into the middle of the action! The fights are […]

  • Mother! (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern The TV spot for this movie said I’ll “never forget” where I was when I first saw Mother!…but, oh, how I want to forget the whole thing. With […]

  • Stephen King’s IT (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern Hello, horror, it’s been a while. You clean up real nice, I see. A departure from the genre’s usual hum-drum, barely-eye-raising antics, Andy Muschietti’s re-adaptation of Stephen King’s […]

  • Evan’s Top 10 Favorite Films of All Time

    Evan’s Top 10 Favorite Films of All-Time Follow @theREELevankern Believe it or not, but, for the longest time, I didn’t have a favorite film. It seemed like such a subjective […]

  • Valerian (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern This is the caliber of sci-fi I aspire to write. Imaginative, vibrant, and brimming with lore and cultural depth, Luc Besson’s Valerian is a visual masterpiece, rivaling even […]

  • Dunkirk (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern A war film that isn’t a war film, but more a story of comradery and amazing survival against impossible odds, Dunkirk—though only rated PG-13—is not for the faint […]

  • Rough Night (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern I didn’t laugh out loud once during this movie. A few chuckles, but nothing serious. Walking in, I expected—as was advertised in the trailer—a Weekend At Bernie’s-style comedy. […]

  • It Comes At Night (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern A24 is the new gold standard for independent horror-thrillers, hands down. Like their critically-acclaimed 2015 film, The Witch (stylized, The VVitch), this film is beautifully-shot. The filmmakers chose […]

  • The Mummy (2017) – Film Review

    Follow @theREELevankern Properties based on properties based on properties. This is the future of Hollywood, folks—the endless recycling of once-popular titles for a new generation, because we’ve (for the most […]