Tyler Christian

Cancer, Cinema and College Approaching

Each year at the Sundance Film Festival there are a few films that stand out in the midst of the quirky, coming-of-age dramedies that...

Mad Maximum Entertainment

For the last 25 years, director George Miller, fought long and hard to get a fourth installment made in his lucrative “Mad Max” series....

‘Eaters Rally to Defeat Mustangs

This past weekend, the UC Irvine baseball team played their final weekend home series of the season against the Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs. The Eaters...

A Magnificent ‘Montage of Heck’

What can be said that hasn't already been said about legendary Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain? That’s a question that still rolls around in people’s...

Don’t Be Afraid to Friend ‘Unfriended’

If you asked me three months ago if I’d see “Unfriended” upon the release of the first trailer, I would have responded with a...

Daring New Heights for Marvel

It’s saddening that the only live-action showcase for the Marvel anti-hero “Daredevil” was the divisively received 2003 film that starred Ben Affleck as the...

All For One and One For Paul: Furious 7

Growing up as a gearhead shaped me into the huge fan I am of “The Fast and the Furious” series. The first film I...

Well On its Way to a Cult Following

Be warned: There will be many uses of the words “it” and “follows” in this review. The days of the horror movies were in their...

The ‘Kings’ of British Badassery

The spy genre in film has always been a popular one, most notably with the “James Bond,” “Jason Bourne” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises. However,...

Get Together with ‘Togetherness’

Jay and Mark Duplass, better known as the Duplass brothers, are largely known as the purveyors of “mumblecore,” an indie film niche characterized by...

And the Oscar Goes To … Spearheaders of Smear Campaigns

Every film fan, myself included, has had a split reaction to the Oscar nominations when they’re announced each year. The snubs, surprises and generally...

PTA’s Vivacious ‘Vice’

It’s hard to consider any filmmaker today that has a diverse filmography that rivals that of the legendary Stanley Kubrick, but if there’s one...

Don’t Read but Watch ‘The Babadook’

The horror movie genre has one of the biggest draws from modern cinema audiences, sometimes generating as high as 40 million dollars in the...

Catching Early Oscar Gold

When a true-story sports drama gets made for the big screen, it’s usually punctuated by overdone inspirational journeys to be the best and come...