the @popcollin reviews

The Visit

September 11, 2015 popcollin 0

Once upon a time there was a brilliant filmmaker named M. Night Shyamalan. At one point his name was synonymous with fantastically creepy movies and […]

A Walk in the Woods

September 2, 2015 popcollin 0

Here’s the scene: Two men in their 70s are attempting to hike the Appalachian Trail. When they reach a river crossing, they pause for a […]

American Ultra

August 21, 2015 popcollin 0

There’s no harder month to endure at the movie theater than August. Even runner-up January occasionally provides a quirky, fun movie that surprises… but August? […]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

August 14, 2015 popcollin 0

It’s a pretty safe bet that the vast majority of the moviegoers who catch The Man from U.N.C.L.E. will have no idea it was a […]

Straight Outta Compton

August 14, 2015 popcollin 0

While not as visceral as Training Day or Boyz n the Hood, Straight Outta Compton will no doubt resonate with its target audience more. Though […]

The Gift

August 7, 2015 popcollin 0

In a time when “horror” and “thriller” has come to mean shocks and gore just designed to either gross you out or make you jump […]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

July 31, 2015 popcollin 0

Last June, the Tom Cruise flick Edge of Tomorrow arrived in theaters and was promptly met with a collective shrug– barely making $100 million (which […]

Vacation

July 28, 2015 popcollin 0

Those of you who have been longing for a movie that spotlights the inherent comedy of a grapefruit-sized mound of pubic hair, a guy covered […]

Southpaw

July 24, 2015 popcollin 0

One of these days, I think the Motion Picture Academy should look into the work of an actor named Jake Gyllenhaal. Sure, a decade ago […]

Pixels

July 24, 2015 popcollin 0

In 2010, French animator Patrick Jean created a brilliant two-minute film called “Pixels”. In 2015 Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions killed it. To be honest, […]