The release of DON’T WORRY DARLING comes with a lot of controversy behind it. A lot has been said about the troubled production over the last year, from the original casting of Shia LeBoeuf as a pivotal character to the possible clash between filmmaker Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh, to the recent press conference where […]
Reviews
BULLET TRAIN Mini Review – This Train Won’t Stop
Bullet Train is the type of movie I like, a film that takes place on a single night. I love that feeling that you can feel the character’s desperation of getting out of their situation before dawn breaks. A good film with a plethora of characters with different stories that all have led them to […]
THE MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU Review – Expanding Horizons
MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU is the perfect prequel to the DESPICABLE ME movies. Here, the Minions are the star again, and it picks up from where the last film left off, where they say sayonara to one supervillain for another. They’re trying to prove to their new mini boss, Felonius Gru (Steve Carell) they […]
THOR LOVE & THUNDER Review – This MCU is the Ultimate Trip
I can’t really think of any other way to see it but as I was watching the new Marvel Cinematic Universe joint, THOR LOVE & THUNDER, I kept thinking to myself that this is the stoner movie of 2022. I don’t partake in mind-altering substances, but Taika Waititi’s latest foray into the franchise has a […]
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON Review – Big Things Come In VERY Small Packages
The pandemic revealed that many of us have a strong need for companionship and close relationships and that we suffer when those things are removed. The feature film MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON is ostensibly about a mollusk named Marcel, but it’s mostly about the importance of family and community. MARCEL started life as a YouTube […]
Baz Lhurman’s ELVIS Review – He’s All Shook Up
We’re not supposed to know everything that helped ELVIS (played by Austin Butler) become the talent that he is in Baz Luhrmann’s film. This filmmaker’s biopic examines his relationship with Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) foremost. This manager guided the young adult to become the king. In regards to his claim of killing Elvis, my […]
LICORICE PIZZA on Blu Ray Review – Big Dreams In The Valley
LICORICE PIZZA was one of the very best movies I saw in 2021, and it’s wonderful to see the movie find a solid and devoted audience. It’s loose, free-wheeling and one of filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s (BOOGIE NIGHTS, MAGNOLIA, PHANTOM THREAD) finest modern movies. Watching this coming-of-age story once again, I am reminded of the […]
LIGHTYEAR Review – So Much Interstellar Buzz
While part of me thinks that a Buzz Lightyear movie is somewhat unnecessary due to all of the TOY STORY movies and the spinoff straight to video, this long-awaited spinoff LIGHTYEAR is finally here, warts and all. The movie opens on an amusing title card that tells us that the movie we are about to see […]
JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION Review – Too Much Chomp & Circumstance
A sadness fell over me while sitting through the new JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION. Earlier this year I commented on the movie RRR ruining me for all mainstream American movies as a prime example of what to do in a big screen entertainment to push the moviegoing experience forward. Just recently, TOP GUN MAVERICK held up […]
Bob’s Burgers The Movie Review – Guess I Need To See The Show Now
Anyone who knows me knows that I am terrible on TV shows, streaming series and the like. I’m a movie buff through and through and will watch mostly anything in a theatre. You want to get me interested in sports, for example? Put it in a movie. With that said, when a show makes the […]
TOP GUN MAVERICK Review – Pushing The Eighties Memories To Eleven
In the spring of 1987, I distinctly remember going into a small four-screen theatre in Orange, California excited to see a double feature. Though uncommon these days, double features were popular with some studios late into their theatrical runs, and Paramount had a deal to see CROCODILE DUNDEE and TOP GUN back-to-back. My family was […]
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA Review – Talking Pictures! Talking Pictures!
The release of a DOWNTON ABBEY movie is almost a cause for celebration for its target audience of elderly moviegoers. To this demographic, there is every bit of excitement as if you were to be catching a new Marvel or DC property for the young folk. All of the usual grey-hair set was eagerly in […]
DR. STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Review – Just Go With It, Man
I almost want to think that we have reached the peak of the “Multiverse” in movies as of late. Not only have we had it with so many Marvel movies both live action and animated, it has also now went over to the the indie film route with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE with Michelle […]
AMBULANCE Review – Get Your Adrenaline On
AMBULANCE is the rare example of a pure, non-stop action movie that is all style AND all storytelling, with such a simple premise of a bank robbery gone wrong in dizzying fashion. This movie rocked my core and totally held my attention for its entire running time and made me give a damn about everyone involved, […]
THE BATMAN – A Comic Book Reader’s Editorial
Not everyone knows Matt Reeves’ version of THE BATMAN takes inspiration from several comic book story arcs. Avid followers of the printed and animated takes will recognize elements from THE LONG HALLOWEEN, YEAR ONE, EGO, and ZERO YEAR and I’ll be looking at this live-action film the point of view of a reader who enjoyed […]