Ed Travis
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Ed Travis co-founded Cinapse after more than a decade of online film criticism. Cutting his teeth at Hollywood Jesus for years, Ed moved to Austin, TX in 2010 to start a career in film. After running ActionFest's blog in 2011, and writing as Terry Malloy at Ain't It Cool News and other sites like CHUD and ScreenCrush, Ed's desire to try his hand at running his own film site took hold. Founded in early 2013, Cinapse is all about film discovery and discussion. Ed lives with his wife Kristina and daughter Abby. He is the Community Cinema Director at Mobile Loaves & Fishes, an organization that feeds the hungry and houses the homeless of Austin.
Gandhi (1982)
89%
“Of course, it’s Gandhi himself who will continue to make Empire’s quake, but this film adaptation of his life brings him to the masses in a profoundly digestible and artful way.” –
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Apr 25, 2025
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LifeHack (2025)
100%
“A middle finger to oligarchs and a fist pumping celebration of youthful rebellion and ingenuity.” –
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Mar 14, 2025
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The Rivals of Amziah King (2025)
97%
“Andrew Patterson (The Vast Of Night) has co-written (with James Montague) and directed a new American masterwork in The Rivals Of Amziah King.” –
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Mar 12, 2025
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The Accountant 2 (2025)
78%
“Returning to this world all these years later and putting all your eggs in the basket of “interesting brothers reconnecting relying largely on star chemistry” was apparently a gamble worth taking. ” –
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Mar 9, 2025
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We Are Storror (2025)
90%
“A character study filled with humanity, even when flirting with superhuman capability.” –
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Mar 9, 2025
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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1984)
“There’s not an original bone in Legend Of The Eight Samurai’s body, the sum of a thousand pop culture influences mixed together in an attempt to form a mass market hit; but damn if it’s not gloriously entertaining throughout the spinning of its yarn. ” –
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Feb 17, 2025
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Eastern Condors (1987)
“Quite distinctive from so many other martial arts classics and contemporary heroic bloodshed titles, Eastern Condors sends a motley crew of Hong Kong action legends to the jungles of post-war Vietnam.” –
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Dec 30, 2024
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The Mighty Ducks (1992)
27%
“It’s practically the stuff of resistance these days for a film’s hero to learn wisdom from children about the purity and beauty of honor, and play, and radical acceptance despite winning or losing.” –
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Dec 6, 2024
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Scarface (1932)
98%
“A wild and thrilling gangster epic that plays like a proto action film.” –
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Nov 23, 2024
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Veteran 2: I, the Executioner (2024)
100%
“A warm cinematic blanket for fans of South Korean crime/action films as it almost perfects the formula that so many similar films have laid out.” –
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Sep 26, 2024
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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
97%
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is one of 2024’s most powerful documentaries because it celebrates a beautiful life and simultaneously challenges us all to fight for deeper connections.” –
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Sep 25, 2024
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The Wild Robot (2024)
96%
“A deeply compassionate and kind film... not afraid to lay bare the stakes for not embracing kindness.” –
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Sep 22, 2024
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Planet B (2024)
“A cool sci-fi thriller told through a largely female lens” –
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Sep 22, 2024
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Ghost Killer (2024)
100%
“Ghost Killer certainly makes [Director Kensuke] Sonomura 3 for 3 in my book” –
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Sep 21, 2024
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
80%
“Kingdom boldly goes where so many other universes don’t: forward” –
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Sep 7, 2024
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
90%
“Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In works so effectively... because it’s a love letter to both modern and classic Hong Kong cinema.” –
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Aug 5, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
90%
“At almost 80 years old, the visionary story teller George Miller unquestionably still has it in him to make it epic.
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May 22, 2024
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The Crow (1994)
87%
“Neither masterpiece nor cringe, The Crow lives eternal as a work of abject earnesty.
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May 5, 2024
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Civil War (2024)
81%
“Civil War is an intense and profound cinematic experience that uses its medium to shake us violently in hopes that its fiction doesn’t become fact. ” –
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Mar 15, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024)
82%
“It’s old school, it’s tried and true, and it makes you feel great about going to the cinema again. ” –
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Mar 13, 2024
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Monkey Man (2024)
89%
“Monkey Man marks the arrival of a new era for Dev Patel and I’ll gladly go wherever he leads me cinematically from here on out.” –
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Mar 12, 2024
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Azrael (2024)
71%
“Lean, ambitious, and clear in its vision, Azrael is a unique horror film in a landscape overstuffed with repetition, and it’s a refreshing and relentless ride. I recommend you hop on it.” –
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Mar 10, 2024
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Road House (2024)
60%
“Ultimately it’ll be best to not pit the 1989 version against the 2024 version, because nobody ever wins a fight.” –
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Mar 9, 2024
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The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
“The Bare-Footed Kid may not be a masterpiece to speak of, but the combined talent in front of and behind the camera absolutely elevates this tragedy-tinged adventure. ” –
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Nov 8, 2023
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The Challenge (1982)
53%
“Under Frankenheimer’s confident direction, The Challenge steps on the gas so masterfully I’m unsure how the film isn’t more highly regarded or strongly remembered as a tough guy cinema undiscovered masterpiece. ” –
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Nov 8, 2023
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