Reviews
The Beach Bum is Carefully Made & Nuanced But I Didn’t Get The Point (Review)
A friend of mine who is a Harmony Korine fan predicted that I would not like The Beach Bum but I thought I might like it. After all, I absolutely didn’t want to see the Live Action Remake of Dumbo and after seeing the trailer, there was a good chance there could be...
Aquaman is The Fast & Furious of Superhero Movies (4K Blu-ray Review)
Aquaman hits Blu-ray March 26, 2019 from director James Wan and Warner Bros. Studios/DC Comics. The film stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren and Temuera Morrison. Once home to the most...
Shazam! is The Best Captain Marvel Experience of 2019 & Peak DC Movie-Making (Review)
Shazam! hits theaters April 5 from director David Sandberg and Warner Bros. Pictures, based on the DC Comics character. The film stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Grace Fulton and Cooper Andrews. Billy Batson is a...
US is Creepy as Hell & Makes Brilliant Use of The Uncanny (Review)
Wow, people sure are talking about Us, Jordan Peele’s latest film. Apparently it’s crazier than Get Out or maybe it’s less crazy than Get Out, but one thing seems to be certain - if you liked Get Out, you’ll LOVE Us. Well what about those of us who didn’t see Get...
Jordan Peele’s Terrifying ‘Us’ is the Year’s First Must-See Movie (Review)
Director Jordan Peele took the world by storm with his directorial debut, Get Out, back in 2017. The picture amassed over $255 million dollars at the box office on a $4-million dollar budget, generated social commentary, and later nabbed Peele his first-ever Oscar for...
Deadly Class Season One is Stylistically Incredible TV from Comic Book Madman Rick Remender (Review)
Deadly Class is a SyFy original series based on the Image comic series from executive producer/co-showrunner/writer Rick Remender and artist Wesley Craig. Starring Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, María Gabriela de Faría, Luke Tennie, Liam James, Tom...
Love, Death & Robots is a Masterful Spiritual Successor to 1981’s Heavy Metal (Review)
Love, Death & Robots season one is currently streaming on Netflix from writer Tim Miller (Deadpool), animation production company Blur Studio and producers Joshua Donen, David Fincher, Jennifer Miller (and Miller himself). Voice actors include Mary Elizabeth...
Climax is a Stylish, Terrifying Drug Trip Into The Horrors of Humanity (Review)
Whether you love or hate the filmmaking auteur Gaspar Noé, his films are never boring and never fail to generate conversation upon their theatrical release. His latest film, Climax, is no different, as it follows a company of dancers throwing a party turned...
Fighting With My Family is a Heartwarming Tribute to The Real Skill & Difficulty of Professional Wrestling (Review)
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I sat down to see Fighting with My Family. I knew it was a movie that somehow involved wrestling and that’s about it. I hadn’t even seen the trailer and I couldn’t tell anything from the audience. Different films bring...
Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson Wasn’t The King of Pop, He Was The King of Paedophiles (Review)
Leaving Neverland is a two-part documentary series from filmmaker Dan Reed and chronicles the Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations from the viewpoints of Wade Robson and James Safechuck. The series is available to watch on Demand from HBO now - This is my review:...
Formulaic Captain Marvel Flies High Thanks to Brie Larson (Review)
Thanos better watch out in next month’s Avengers: Endgame because the Avengers’ secret weapon is coming: Captain Marvel. That’s not a spoiler from Captain Marvel, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). For those who saw last year’s Avengers: Infinity...
Lords of Chaos is Essential Viewing for Metalheads (Review)
Lords of Chaos is the shocking true story film based on the Norwegian black metal scene from director Jonas Åkerlund. Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira and Valter Skarsgard, the film is available now to watch On Demand. Here is my review: In...