Captain America: Civil War is a triumph. As the latest entry in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, it surprises with both its ability to feel fresh despite its status as a sequel (to both Captain America: the Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron) and its strength as an action drama – yes, drama,...

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice was not entirely a bad movie. Like the nascent Superman, struggling with his own identity, and the weighty notion of morality vs. obligation, BVS doesn’t know what it wants to be. It is at times a promising display of cinematic capability, with luscious shots framed with considerable expertise,...

10 Cloverfield Lane is a movie that works on subverting expectations – for both the audience and its characters. It does this continually throughout its svelte 106 minute runtime, but first with its own name. The title of the film suggests some kind of tie-in to the 2008 found footage monster movie Cloverfield – and...

If you’ve seen the first trailer for the Ghostbusters reboot then your reaction probably fell into one of three categories: 1 – CLUELESS OPTIMISM: You may have seen the original films a few times. Certainly enough to remember their showcase bits: the library scene, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, Ecto-1, the proton packs, and Slimer the...

It’s that time of year again, boys and girls: Oscar Season. And as movie buffs the world over sharpen their familial tools of warfare (as one must always do before an awards show), we at PopChomp have decided to once again give you our very own set of awards for the best in film:...

A red light blinks on in the arid darkness – the pulsing signal of a radio tower, looming over the vast, unknowable desert, and the curious little town below. Fumbling for the dial on your dashboard, tuning past the usual bird shrieks and a woman reciting numbers at random, you find him at last:...

The latest movie to feature Charles Schulz’s iconic Peanuts gang came out this weekend, opening to warm if somewhat mixed reviews, and a respectable $45 million in the U.S. and Canada. Arriving just in time for the holidays, The Peanuts Movie, swinging for the fences with everything in its arsenal of lacquered nostalgia and...

Oscar season is the perfect time of year to gather with your loved ones, share a few laughs, and scream incoherently at the television, loudly voicing your opinions about rich weirdos in expensive clothing. We at Pop Chomp are no strangers to the time-honored Oscar traditions – in fact, we think it’s the merriest...

CAST OF ALL-FEMALE JAWS ANNOUNCED Emma Stone, who spilled the beans at this years Golden Globes, confirmed on her twitter page today that she will be fronting the cast of an all-female Jaws – this reporter has learned. She will be joined by screen veterans Viola Davis (The Help, Prisoners) and Sissy Spacek (Get...

Halloween is an opportune time to break out the cinematic horror goodies – either the ones that you’ve accumulated over the years or maybe just the ones you’ve just never had the time or the inclination to take a look at before. For the benefit of the Pop Chomp reading community, I have compiled my personal...