Articles by Nick Olszyk

MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: AIII Reel Rating: (4 out of 5 reels) Hidden Figures is a bit of a tough sell marketwise: three African-American female mathematicians work at NASA and help get John Glenn […]

MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating:NR Reel Rating: (5 out of 5 reels) As a general rule, it is considered poor technique to write in first person when composing a formal essay or column, and even […]

Let’s be honest. 2016 was not the best year in any category, and cinema was no exception. There were overblown sequels, unnecessary politicking in kid films, tragic deaths of great stars, and Independence Day: Resurgence. […]

MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating:A-II Reel Rating: (4 out of 5 reels) When the Star Wars anthology series was first announced, most fans – including myself – greeted the news with great enthusiasm. After all, […]

MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating:A-II Reel Rating: (3 out of 5 reels) “What works well as a spice often does not work well as a main course.” — Omar Ebbs  Fantastic Beasts and Where to […]

MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: NR Reel Rating: (4 out of 5 reels) “Extinction is the rule; survival is the exception” – Carl Sagan Into the Inferno (which must not be confused with Dan Brown’s dreadful […]

MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: A-II Reel Rating: (4 out of 5 reels) The story of the Miracle on the Hudson and its protagonist Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has already entered into pantheon of American legends. […]

MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating:A-II Reel Rating: (1 out of 5 reels) In The Usual Suspects, Roger Kint stated that “the greatest trick the Devil ever played was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” That […]