Movie Review: The Naked Gun
You have one job if you’re gonna dip your toes in the IP game: capture the essence. If you show fans of the previous films …
3 Star Reviews
Movie Review: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Apologies to Thunderbolts*, but this is where the MCU really needs the win. Marvel’s tried The Fantastic Four a few times now, and have only …
Movie Review: Tornado
Tornado was clearly inevitable when your name is John Maclean. Wanting to take that die hard namesake, but clearly apply it to your triple loves …
Movie Review: The Amateur
We were overdue for an update here. Alfred Hitchcock built a lot of his films around “the wrong man” country hopping spy thrillers, where our …
Movie Review: Heads of State
I was bummed when this wasn’t the sequel to Chris Rock’s Head of State. I was ready to be more bummed too the more promotional …
Movie Review: The Luckiest Man in America
I remember watching clips of Press Your Luck as a kid. The dreaded Whammy acting like the Bankrupt from Wheel of Fortune, taking everyone’s money …
Movie Review: Ballerina
Never forget: the only person to ever defeat Keanu Reeves by the end of the movie was Ana de Armas. As a reward, Keanu agrees …
Movie Review: The Phoenician Scheme
A 3 star movie is perfectly fine for most people. But that assumes the score range is 0 to 5. The floor for a Wes …
Movie Review: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
In my opinion, Jane Austen has entered William Shakespeare’s orbit among the legendary British writers. In an era dominated by male novelists, she’s a wonderful …
Movie Review: Clown in a Cornfield
Say no more. The title explains it all, and writer/director Eli Craig makes sure a horror premise with that title delivers. We won’t be waxing …