“No Time To Die is a stylish and well-polished Bond film, and none of the Daniel Craig films have been outright bad, but I’m hard pressed to call this a satisfying conclusion to Daniel Craig’s tenure as a grittier, flesh and blood Bond.”
Read More
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is nothing more than empty calories when it comes to audience consumption. But there is a slapdash, beautiful disaster quality to this movie.
Read More
To my eyes, Malignant felt like a huge misfire. To others, it is something to revel in. Your mileage is likely to vary depending on how you enjoy your schlock.
Read More
“This sequel is leagues more entertaining than the David Ayer original from 2016. The mood is lighter without sacrificing any of the edge that an R-rating affords, but it doesn’t completely congeal into a cohesive whole.”
Read More
“Fair or not, Black Widow as a character always felt like a second-class Avenger, and given the placement in the MCU, Black Widow as a movie sadly feels like an afterthought.”
Read More
“This ‘Naughty Neighbours’ hooked me but needs to be fleshed out further for a feature film. I hope both Chris Di Staulo and Elizabeth Harris do select to make it so.”
Read More
“There have been few movies in recent memory that have granted me a glimpse to experience life outside of my own quite like In The Heights. And that glimpse has rarely been as glossy and exuberant.”
Read More
“The third entry of the primary franchise in this shared universe of eight movies is not the worst of the eight, but it is a notable step down from the previous Conjuring movies.”
Read More
“Those Who Wish Me Dead comes with a lot of promise, from the cast to the director to the premise, but it does not entirely deliver on that promise. Despite that, it is still a movie that can be enjoyed for what it is, as a solid action thriller.”
Read More
“There was and is a lot riding on A Quiet Place Part II. As a sequel, as an intellectual property, and as the first trial balloon for bringing people back to the movie theater. By almost all metrics, it steps out into the unknown and succeeds in its mission.”
Read More
Despite the fatalities and flawless victories, Mortal Kombat can’t justify being a passive observer of the movie when you can be an active player in the game.
Read More
“Godzilla vs. Kong offers enough action to enjoy if you can shut off your brain and ignore the human plot. If you can’t, those pesky human storylines are really going to test you.”
Read More
“Raya and the Last Dragon has some elements that are very similar to previous Disney animated entries, but it has strong themes of overcoming division and learning to trust others that are surprisingly timely without being preachy.”
Read More
2020 was a tough year to see movies, but there were still some fine works to be found out there.
Read More
“Wonder Woman 1984 continues the story of Diana Prince. Unfortunately, it falls quite short of the expectations set by the first movie.”
Read More
“Promising Young Woman could easily have been an exploitation movie, but I’m glad that it doesn’t go completely in that direction. Like the best black comedies, it is intended to provoke and challenge and make people uncomfortable.”
Read More
“Soul does for the human soul what Inside Out did for human emotions.”
Read More
“Sound of Metal offers a unique look into a deaf community and it features several commendable performances, none more so than Riz Ahmed in the lead. It’s a technically impressive and immersive experience in the sound department too.”
Read More
“‘You cannot capture a man’s entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.’ This is a perfect encapsulation of Mank.”
Read More
“If you’ve seen any movie where a successful person has to return home to deal with family problems they’ve tried to leave in the past, most of this movie will feel familiar to you.”
Read More