The universe’s mightiest heroes must come together to stop a space villain from collecting numerous magical items? This film is literally everything “Justice League” tried and failed to be… “Avengers: Infinity War” is the nineteenth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marks the 10th year since its inception. It unites every hero we have… Continue reading Time Will Tell Just How Great ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Is
A movie where Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson fights alongside a 50 foot gorilla to combat a giant flying wolf and mutated crocodile should be fun. So why isn’t this fun? “Rampage” is (incredibly loosely) based on the arcade video game of the same name and stars Dwayne Johnson as a primatologist who must team up… Continue reading ‘Rampage’ is a Shockingly Boring Monster Movie
This, “7 Days in Entebbe,” “Hostiles,” “A United Kingdom…” I can’t remember the last time Rosamund Pike starred in a film set in the 21st century… Set in 1982 during the Lebanese Civil War, “Beirut” stars Jon Hamm as a former U.S. diplomat turned union negotiator who gets thrown back into the political ring when… Continue reading ‘Beirut’ is an Espionage Thriller that Forgot to Include the Thrills
How are you actually supposed to review something like this? “Best F(r)iends” stars Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero, 15 years after the pair made the so-bad-it’s-perfect cult classic “The Room.” The film follows a drifter in Los Angeles who begins to work for a mortician, only to start selling gold teeth on the black market.… Continue reading Tommy Wiseau’s ‘Best F(r)iends’ Defies Words and Classification
Steven Spielberg has to be the busiest AARP member this side of Clint Eastwood… “Ready Player One” is the adaption of the popular 2011 book by Ernest Cline (who co-wrote the screenplay here with Zak Penn). Set in the year 2045 where humanity has become obsessed with a virtual reality game called the OASIS, a… Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ is a Flawed Spectacle
What a delightful little trainwreck this film turned out to be… “Midnight Sun” tells the story of a teenage girl (Bella Thorne) with xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare disease that essentially makes her allergic to sunlight. When she meets a neighbor she has had a crush on since childhood (Patrick Schwarzenegger) she tries to keep her… Continue reading ‘Midnight Sun’ is So Contrived and Poorly Made that It’s Almost a Must-See
Between this, “Batman v Superman” and “Kong: Skull Island,” I could get used to this “summer blockbuster season starting in March” thing. “Tomb Raider” is the reboot of the film franchise that starred Angelina Jolie back in the early 2000s, based on the long-time video game series of the same name. Alicia Vikander steps into… Continue reading For What it’s Worth, ‘Tomb Raider’ is the Best Video Game Movie Ever Made
If there is any genre of film that you think of when you hear the word “cliché” it’s probably romantic comedy, but dammit if this film doesn’t do its best to stand out. “Love, Simon” stars Nick Robinson as a closeted gay high school senior who falls in love with an anonymous classmate online. Josh… Continue reading ‘Love, Simon’ a Charming and Innocent Teen Rom-Com
It’s like “John Wick,” just without an interesting central protagonist, well-choreographed action sequences and sleek cinematography. “Death Wish” is a remake/reboot of the 1974 film that starred Charles Bronson, and features Bruce Willis in the main role as a Chicago doctor who becomes a vigilante after his wife and daughter are attacked. Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth… Continue reading ‘Death Wish’ is About as Fun as Getting Shot in the Leg
We recently got the third entry of a staple Hollywood franchise in both “Thor” and “Pitch Perfect” so it only seems right that one of the most-mocked trilogies of all-time gets its swan song, too. “Fifty Shades Freed” is the third and (thank God) final film of the “Fifty Shades” franchise, and follows newlyweds Christian… Continue reading ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ an Unsatisfying Climax
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