Reviews
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...
Greta is Familiar, Yet Effective & Thrilling Thanks to Isabelle Huppert (Review)
So far, 2019 has been pretty slow for cinema. This is not an uncommon thing considering January, February, and March typically don't have the most compelling films released. So, it's nice when a movie can surprise us. While Greta isn't the most original thriller, it...
The Atomic Victory Squad Issue 1 Delivers One of The Most Twisted Superhero Origin Stories Ever (Review)
The Atomic Victory Squad is an independent comic book series, with a crowd-funding campaign via IndieGoGo, from creator Lowell Dean (Wolfcop, Supergrid), artist Javier Martin Caba, cover artist Mike Anderson and letterer Micah Myers. This is my review of issue 1: The...
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Features The Best Villain I’ve Seen in awhile (Review)
So here we are with the third in the instalment of the franchise, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. It was supposed to be amazing. It’s been a while since I’ve thought about the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. The last one to come out was in 2014 and I...
Fighting With My Family is a Fun, Feel-Good Story About Wrestling & The Bonds of Family (Review)
Ever since its inception in 2002, WWE Studios hasn’t had the best track record when it comes to a theatrical output. But with WWE alumni Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson onboard to produce Fighting With My Family, a film from writer-director Stephen Merchant about the life...
Overlord: Relive The Best & Most Harrowing Opening Scene of 2018 (4K Blu-ray Review)
Produced by J.J. Abrams and directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun), OVERLORD lands on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD February 19 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Here is my review: Nothing can prepare you for the mind-blowing mayhem that is OVERLORD, an...
Alita: Battle Angel Leaves Quidditch in The Dust with Action-Packed Motorball (Review)
I wanted to see Alita: Battle Angel from the second I saw the trailer. It looked amazing. Except those eyes - Alita’s big giant eyes freaked me out but the rest of it was promising. This is from director Robert Rodriguez who gave us From Dusk till Dawn, the series...
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is a Fast-Paced & Fun Sequel (Review)
This week I watched The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I really liked the first Lego Movie, though I have to say I wasn’t sold on the ending. I don’t want to say what that ending is, just in case it’s a spoiler (it’s not in the trailers for the sequel, after all)...
Friendo Issue 4: No More Emotional Support Penguins! (Review)
Friendo Issue 4 hits comic book store shelves February 13, 2019 from Vault Comics, writer Alex Paknadel, artist Martin Simmonds, colorist Dee Cunniffe and letterer Taylor Esposito. Here is my advanced review: Series Synopsis: Leo wasn’t allowed toys as a kid, but now...
Everything’s Still Awesome, Because The LEGO Movie 2 is a Familiar But Fun Sequel (Review)
The LEGO Movie was arguably one of the biggest surprises of 2014, but what wasn't a surprise after massive success at the box office is a sequel getting the green light to go into production from Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group. It was always going to...
The Cloverfield Paradox is an Exhilarating Mess (Blu-ray Review)
THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD February 5, 2019 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Featuring over 25 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content including behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew, here is my review: THE CLOVERFIELD...
Cold War is an Intimate, Powerful Romance That’s Beautiful in Black & White (Review)
Born and raised in Europe, Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski has become an auteur in his own right since venturing from documentary filmmaking to narrative features in the late 90s, and broke through to American audiences upon winning the Academy Award for Best...