Dylan Chester

[Review] Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen is a TNT movie, but the best of its kind: one that knows exactly what it is. Director Antoine Fuqua seemingly tailored his heavy-duty actione...

[Review] Red Dawn

The 1984 Red Dawn is a product of its time -- bloated, overly serious, goofy and technically clunky. It is pure 80s cheese. Parts of it can be enjoyed on an iro...

[Review] The Man with the Iron Fists

The Man with the Iron Fists marks a long-time passion project for rapper-turned-actor-turned-director RZA. Finally delivering his own Kung fu movie, he took a s...

[Review] Lawless

Lawless is the first John Hillcoat picture one could describe as fun. The director's two previous pictures -- his satisfying adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The...

[Review] ParaNorman

When it came to following up Henry Selick's near-perfect stop-motion feature Coraline, Laika animation studio had a lot on its plate. Selick's 2009 film is one ...

[Review] The Campaign

It appears director Jay Roach learned a lot from 2010's Dinner for Schmucks. Although not a film without its moments, it never came together, thanks to a series...

[Review] Total Recall

Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall is a great B-movie. Bloody, hilarious and never too subtle with its message. It packs plenty of what we love and expect from the D...

[Review] Ruby Sparks

In the vein of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's previous indie hit, the much beloved Little Miss Sunshine, their new film Ruby Sparks isn't exactly what one ...

[Review] People Like Us

A character-driven drama is not something many would assume to place in writer Alex Kurtzman's wheelhouse. Kurtzman and his writing partner, Roberto Orci, usual...