THE OPTIMIST - MOVIE REVIEWS

        So it's been some time since I've actually gone to the cinema, took in a new flick, and sat down to write about it. I guess that will happen when your life is taken up by graduate school. Enough about me though, that stuff's boring. Let's get down to it.    Having not been to the cinema for a handful of weeks (for some that might not seem like a big deal, but for The Optimist, a few weeks is like an eternity. I've been going through withdrawls like crazy!); I had a plethora of choices to choose from. I decided I would stick with something opening this week. So, since it's the Halloween season and all, I chose to check out the latest installment of the franchise that had once championed Halloween for over five years. Jigsaw , the eighth film in the Saw franchise, returns to the world of torturous traps and epic games that has creeped out fans for years. I was a late-comer to the franchise. I gave in one night on a work trip and watched the first fi

    It's been a while since I've reviewed anything! Doesn't mean I haven't made it out to the cinema though! I figured since I had a moment I'd share some thoughts I've had on some of the more recent films that have come out. So, this won't necessarily be a full length review for these films. This fall has had some really interesting films get released and as of the publishing of this post, the Stephen King adaptation of IT is still going strong, beating out the new Tom Cruise flick American Made to take the top spot at the box office, again. So, without further adieu, here are my latest viewings.     There has been a host of criticism for the new Darren Aronofsky picture mother! and boy has it made the rounds! Critics have been polarized by this movie and I had been itching to see it from the moment I first saw the trailer. Well, I finally got to see it and...it's out there. The movie is about a couple's relationship as it is tested when