Tag: movies

  • Harley Quinn, Actress: Her Characterization in “Suicide Squad”

    Harley Quinn, Actress: Her Characterization in “Suicide Squad”

    While Suicide Squad wasn’t the best movie of the year, I really enjoyed it and found Harley Quinn’s character to be the most interesting in the movie. Margot Robbie did a great job of unleashing her sweet, bubbly, half-mad personality. Not knowing a ton about the character of Harley Quinn from the comics, I analyzed her…

  • The Dazzlers & Duds of This Year’s Summer Blockbusters

    The Dazzlers & Duds of This Year’s Summer Blockbusters

    Now that the summer blockbuster season is dying down, I thought I’d write up a quick post on which of the big action movies I saw this year. Some say it was a quiet year for action movies, but mixed in with the mediocre showings, there were at least a couple of winners for me this…

  • Movie Review: “Star Trek Beyond”

    Movie Review: “Star Trek Beyond”

    Last night I saw the new Star Trek movie. I was excited because in addition to loving Star Trek, I really enjoyed the 2009 J.J. Abrams film — it was an awesome action movie with a great origin story and character arc for Kirk. However, after the debacle (is that too strong a word?) that was its sequel, Into Darkness,…