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Dylan Phillips, Contributor at keithlovesmovies

Star Trek finally returns to the small screen after a twelve year (yes it’s really been that long!) absence. I wasn’t old enough to appreciate any of the older series during their original airing, but I’ve seen bits and pieces of them through re-runs. With how successful the J.J. Abrams reboots have been paired with the excellent ensemble cast, I was all-in for Star Trek: Discovery. Although these are two separate episodes they really act...

Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal have proven to be an invaluable filmmaking team the past decade. Whether exploring the Iraq War via a fictional character study (The Hurt Locker) or showing us the bureaucracy behind hunting the world’s most wanted man (Zero Dark Thirty), the two have been extremely successful tackling real subject material with a cinematic approach appropriate for the harsh topics they cover.