Reviews
The Nutcracker and The Four Realms is Gorgeous with Great Music (Review)
Sometimes you can really see a specific type of audience in the audience of a movie. Slender Man might draw teenagers and A Star is Born might draw couples. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was definitely very specific - it was impossible not to notice. All around...
No Happy Times Will Be Had With The Happy Prince (Review)
Ten years of struggle come to an end for Rupert Everett, as his dream film about the closing moments in the life of Oscar Wilde finally graces theaters. However, the end result of The Happy Prince is one that's not happy, but rather dreary, unfocused and amateurish,...
Mid90s is a Strong & Thoughtful Directorial Debut From Jonah Hill (Review)
For the majority of his career, Jonah Hill has been known for acting in comedies such as Knocked Up, Superbad and 21 Jump Street, but has made a turn in recent years with Academy Award-nominated performances in Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street. Now, Hill's career...
LEGO DC Super-Villains Has an Incredible Voice Cast & Beloved Plethora of Baddies (Review)
LEGO DC Super-Villains is available now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One X®, Nintendo Switch™ and PC from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and DC Entertainment. For the first time in a LEGO game, players will be given the opportunity...
Halloween Knows Where it Came From & Delivers More (Review)
This week I saw Halloween! And this 2018 film was my exposure to the franchise. Apparently this is the eleventh film in the series, so I’ve missed a lot. Though it didn’t feel like I missed anything at all - there was a nice succinct recap of the very first movie...
Halloween is A Terrifying & Timely Return To Form (Review)
In 1978, the horror genre was changed forever when John Carpenter came out with Halloween, but its legacy was followed by a series of sequels and remakes that ranged from watchable (Halloween II, Halloween: H20) to straight-up abysmal (Halloween: Resurrection). But...
Bad Times at The El Royale is Arguably Chris Hemsworth’s Sexiest Movie (Review)
I’ve been wanting to see Bad Times at the El Royale since I saw the trailer. I’m a sucker for films around that time. The decor, the music, the clothes, the cars, I love it all. And you could put Chris Hemsworth on anything and I’ll probably watch it at least once....
Venom Felt Like a DC Movie, In a Good Way, with More Violence & Less Jokes (Review)
Venom has been on my radar for a while. I’ve never read the comics but the trailer got me in one view. Plus I love Tom Hardy. And since I’ve already bought in, it’s been hard to avoid the hype on this one, especially how badly it’s been treated in other reviews....
First Man Sticks The Landing with Exhilarating & Personal Results (Review)
In the opening sequence of First Man, we see Neil Armstrong test piloting in the Mojave Desert. As evident in this intense sequence that thrusts viewers right into the middle of the cockpit, viewers are in for a thrilling, yet bumpy ride about one of the greatest...
Venom is as Lazy & Unforgettable as Comic Book Movies Get (Review)
Sony did the right thing by letting Marvel Studios help shape a new Spider-Man and allow it to breathe in its Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Sony is still hush-hush on whether Venom will exist in the same universe as Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, it’s evident about half...
Smallfoot is Entertaining, Energetic & Has Surprising Depth (Review)
I didn’t have high expectations for Smallfoot. It looked like another animated kid’s movie, which usually means something forgettable. Family/Kid’s movies are easily the most forgiving genres - parents don’t care how good the film is because the kids will like it...
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Shine with Absolute Brightness in A Star is Born (Review)
First it was Gaynor and March (1937). Next it was Garland and Mason (1954). Then it was Streisand and Kristofferson (1976). Now, we have Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in the latest version of A Star is Born. There’s no avoiding the buzz surrounding A Star is Born. Take...