At a certain point, I think we all need to fully come to grips with the fact that the MCU we know and love from the 2010s isn’t coming back… “Captain America: Brave New World” is the 35th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) trying to piece together… Continue reading ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Review: An Average MCU Joint with Some Highs and Lows
This film is, by definition, the best movie of 2021. “Outside the Wire” stars Anthony Mackie as a cyborg in the year 2036 who partners with a drone pilot (Damson Idris) to deliver vaccines across a warzone. Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, and Pilou Asbæk also star, while Mikael Håfström directs. Netflix was one of the… Continue reading ‘Outside the Wire’ Review: Surface-Level Sci-Fi
The biggest thing I left this movie with while walking to my car is just how true of a gift Issa Rae is to us all. “The Hate U Give” is the adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name, and follows a young high school girl (Amandla Stenberg) who must deal with the… Continue reading It’s a Little Unfocused, but There is No Denying the Passion of ‘The Hate U Give’
Every year or two the Academy Awards tends to give a Best Picture nod to a film released in August (“The Help” and “Hell or High Water” to name two); let’s hope that trend continues. “Detroit” is based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit’s 12th Street Riot in 1967, where a half dozen black… Continue reading The Intense and Frustrating ‘Detroit’ is One of 2017’s Best
I think I finally got hit with that Marvel/superhero fatigue everyone was talking about after “Age of Ultron.” “Captain America: Civil War” is the 13th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final installment of the Captain America trilogy. Chris Evans returns as the titular stars-and-stripes hero and Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role… Continue reading ‘Civil War’ Fun and Colorful but Overstuffed Superhero Romp
A Christmas stoner comedy? I guess you could say Seth Rogen and company are taking the term “high holidays” quite literally! [clears throat] OK, on with the review. “The Night Before” stars Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie as three lifelong friends who have a tradition of going out and getting drunk on Christmas… Continue reading Seth Rogen Steals the Show in ‘The Night Before’
Well this movie may not be a crisis, but it isn’t that good, either… “Our Brand Is Crisis” stars Sandra Bullock as a political strategist who comes out of retirement to help a Bolivia presidential candidate. Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie and Joaqium de Almeida also star as David Gordon Green directs. The film is… Continue reading Bullock Saves ‘Brand’ from Being a Crisis
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