Six months down, six to go! We are officially halfway through the calendar year, and unlike 2022 we have actually received a fair amount of quality films already (last year when I saw “Banshees of Inisherin” in October, I had maybe three films that could qualify for a year-end top 10; this year I’m already… Continue reading The Best of 2023 Movies (So Far)
Sometimes, when a film is delayed a half-dozen times, maybe it should stay dead and buried… “The Flash” follows the titular hero (played by Ezra Miller) as he sets out to go back in time in order to stop the murder of his mother, only to accidently enter a different universe and encounter his past… Continue reading ‘The Flash’ Review: A Fast Hero Stuck in a Slog of a Film
I love a well done horror-comedy! “The Blackening” follows a group of friends who come together to celebrate Juneteenth at a cabin, only to be hunted by a masked killer. Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji star as Tim Story directs. At… Continue reading ‘The Blackening’ Review: A Meta Horror-Comedy That Works
Just when I think I’m out, the “Transformers” franchise pulls me back in! “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is the seventh installment of the series, and a stand-alone sequel to 2018’s “Bumblebee.” In the film, the Autobots (led by Peter Cullen’s Optimus Prime) must team up with two reluctant humans (Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback)… Continue reading ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Review: Maybe Bay Was the Problem?
I think it’s wildly impressive that we are over 10 “Spider-Man” films deep and have yet to have a (truly) bad one! That’s some “Scream” level of consistency! “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the sequel to the 2018 film “Into the Spider-Verse,” and follows Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld)… Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: More Manic, Web-Slinging Fun
The Reel Deal 