Movie Review: Lights Out
About halfway through Lights Out, I realized I was watching something special. Great horror films obviously deliver the fear in droves, which this movie had …
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Movie Review: Star Trek Beyond
I like the rebooted Star Trek franchise. JJ Abrams, like he always does well, cast correctly and put a couple fun films together, laying the …
Movie Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters was my first foray into the world of fandom, cartoons, toys, etc. My first movie memories are of the Bill Murray movie (why my …
Movie Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Apparently New Zealand has jokes to go along with its Lord of the Rings (LOTR) smorgasbord. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a really funny buddy …
Movie Review: The Secret Life of Pets
Toy Story for pets. That concept sounds potentially extraordinary. And The Secret Life of Pets is done by the Minions group, Illumination Entertainment, so they …
Movie Review: The BFG
Steven Spielberg’s name incites expected greatness. The man has produced so many amazing films in so many genres that any time he’s involved, we expect …
Movie Review: Swiss Army Man
Now THAT’S how you do a fart joke. Simply, Swiss Army Man is what the previews and meme’s have suggested it as: Harry Potter plays …
Movie Review: The Purge: Election Year
The Purge movies get better as they go along. The premise is great: for the US to stop crime, we have one night where all …
Movie Review: Independence Day: Resurgence
The first Independence Day is one of the greatest jingoistic, American, ra-ra movies of all time. It will also contain the greatest speech by a …
Movie Review: The Shallows
The elevator pitch for the shallows is obvious: Jaws with a super hot girl. I was very skeptical that Blake Lively could be the “hot …