Reviews

There was a word I kept writing down in my notes while watching the screening of HOUSE OF GUCCI and it was…lethargic. You would think that there could be an entertaining movie about the rise and fall of the Gucci brand; at its rise and fame, among other things, Gucci designed those really expensive designer […]

It feels like every week I’m seeing the exact same movie over and over again and also catching up on all of the movie delays caused by the events of the last couple of years, and I am more than tired of it, thinking every new title I get to view is going to be […]

HOME SWEET HOME ALONE shows sympathy for the devil in this continuation of the HOME ALONE franchise. We learn what motivates Jeff McKenzie (Rob Delaney), the supposed antagonist, to go after Max Mercer (Archie Yates). He thinks the tyke stole a family heirloom when the boy and his mom visited his home. It’s for sale […]

Scholastic is updating their look with the cinematic update of their fondest property, CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG. It’s about time to make him CGI rather than just a drawing. I doubt creator Norman Bridwell would have issues even when he was alive, when the decision to make a movie was being tossed back and […]

It seems that every couple of months a new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie comes out and more and more I feel like we really don’t need any of these movies anymore. Yes, I know, money needs to be made, now more than ever. And CHLOE ZHAO’S ETERNALS proves that the windows are getting shorter and […]

It’s incredibly rare to get TWO Edgar Wright movies in a year. I raved earlier this year about his wonderful documentary THE SPARKS BROTHERS, which was a complete summary of many decades. Wright is a stickler for detail and using imagery and particular music beats to. I saw LAST NIGHT IN SOHO at the recent […]

When I hear the name Fran Kranz, immediately the year 2012 flashes back to me and the time where I saw CABIN IN THE WOODS four times in one weekend. Along with this, he is more known for collaborations with Joss Whedon including DOLLHOUSE. He has has had a great acting career, but to say […]

First things first, I am very glad cinemas are open again and audiences are finally able to see some of the movies that have been long-delayed. Even back at the start of the pandemic in early 2020, there were full on trailers AND advance tickets available for the THEN long-awaited James Bond movie NO TIME […]

Hearing positive reviews of the new PAW PATROL really had me curious. I have never seen the Canadian-based TV show on which it’s based, but I DID see some other movies this summer and over-heard excited kids when this trailer played before the feature started. So I know there was interest and there was a […]

Yet another long-awaited delay due to the world events at hand, FREE GUY has been a simple movie poster of Ryan Reynolds slowly tearing a T-shirt and many people wondering exactly when this movie would come out. Would it go straight to video on demand services, or would it just wait it out for when more […]

I didn’t know about Val Kilmer’s battle with throat cancer before this film. Blame my inability to keep up with the latest celebrity news or the fact that Kilmer has always struggled to remain a prominent presence in Hollywood media, but the ads for VAL—the new documentary on his past, present, and possible future—took me […]

Disney’s next chapter in adapting everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) into a movie property, JUNGLE CRUISE is just the right amount of three-star, Saturday matinee entertainment that I have been searching for this summer. Reminding me more of Stephen Sommers’ 1999 popcorn adventure THE MUMMY with a couple of dashes of the the INDIANA JONES […]

M. Night Shyamalan is a bit of hit or miss for me of lately. He comes out with a great film like SPLIT and then he comes up with something underwhelming like GLASS. I would put his newest picture OLD in the category of his best film. It’s not perfect, but I still find it […]

Out of the many sequels I have wanted to see over the years, the continuing story of the mildly successful THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD with the comedic and violent exploits of Ryan Reynold’s snarky humour and Samuel L. Jackson’s loud antics were not up high on my wish list. In fact, I don’t even remember much […]