Movie Review: Ready Player One
I want you to look closely at the picture I used to promote Ready Player One. How you respond to the picture will tell you …
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Movie Review: A Wrinkle in Time
It’s pretty easy to see why Ava DuVernay was attracted to A Wrinkle in Time. She must have read that novel as a young girl, …
Movie Review: Bright
David Ayer is one of my most hot and cold running directors in the biz. When his scripts are well thought out, there’s a depth …
Movie Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Exactly who was clamoring for a Jumanji sequel? Answer: NO ONE!! The original is known as a Robin Williams (RIP) vehicle and one of the …
Movie Review: Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island is a serviceable checklist summer blockbuster in March: Good looking leads? Check. CGI Spectacle/Action? Check. Cartoonishly line delivering bad guy? Check. Franchise …
Movie Review: The Great Wall
Expectations matter a great deal for The Great Wall. Ignore the prestige behind and in front of the camera, and laugh as I did with …
Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Movie universes are the hot new thing this decade. Comic books (good and bad, and somewhere in the middle) have them. Teen love triangles have …
Movie Review: Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt will forever be a “turn off your brain” staple on cable or on demand. This movie is stupid, explosiony, lazy fluff. The …
Movie Review: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Peter Jackson sure can craft an epically scoped battle. The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies thunderously ends the prequel trilogy to the Lord of …
Movie Review: Hercules
Hercules never quite embraces itself. Attempting to put a spin on the Greek demigod’s origins, Hercules has some fun and does some interesting things, but …