Movie Review: Extraction 2
We are in a great little action revival! Last 2 years has brought us RRR, Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King, Prey, Sisu, Polite Society, …
Idris Elba
Movie Review: Three Thousand Years of Longing
If I were George Miller, I would’ve waited too. After putting out the action movie of the decade, I would’ve coasted for a while too, …
Movie Review: Beast
Idris Elba fights a lion. Perfect. No notes. Sometimes a simple premise just works best, especially if it’s a human vs animal. Beast is a …
Movie Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
I don’t know why, but I was pretty giddy for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Some of it is nostalgia: I loved the Sonic games growing …
Movie Review: The Harder They Fall
There are so few African Americans portrayed in movies about the West, Blazing Saddles mocked it 50 years ago. But 50 years on, Jeymes Samuel …
Movie Review: The Suicide Squad
I remember when David Ayer’s Suicide Squad was coming out back in 2016, and being super intrigued and excited. A superhero version of The Dirty …
Movie Review: Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy wins the UnWestern award for being a Western somehow set in that classic Western setting of North Philadelphia. That’s right. Apparently there’s a …
Movie Review: Cats
Bad movies for me are usually total surprises. Rarely during a trailer will I be convinced a movie is going to be a disaster. So …
Movie Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
So here I am, walking to the theater to go see Hobbs & Shaw tonight. I pull out my app based ticket, start walking to …
Movie Review: Avengers: Infinity War
There’s no way to talk about Infinity War without spoiling at least a few plot details, so [SPOILER ALERT] for those who want to watch …