I don’t know about “The Godfather,” “X-Men,” and “Shrek,” but turns out with “Deadpool” the third time is in fact the charm. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is the third film of the “Deadpool” series, and features Ryan Reynolds reprising his role as the Merc with the Mouth while Hugh Jackman picks up his claws once more… Continue reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Review: A Fun, Irrelevant Trip Down Marvel Memory Lane
If you’re like me, you’re fascinated not only with movies but with the box office. It’s fun to see surprise hits (“Get Out”), Cinderella stories (“Parasite”) and record-breakers (“Avengers: Endgame”), but for me it is far more interesting to dissect when things go wrong. Not that I wish harm on any film, making movies is… Continue reading Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2020
OK, hear me out. “Dark Phoenix” is the 12th (and ipso facto final) installment of Fox’s “X-Men” series, before its likely reboot by Disney into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film follows the X-Men as they confront one of their members who has been exposed to a strange power source during a space mission. James… Continue reading Don’t Believe the Clickbait: ‘Dark Phoenix’ is Not *That* Bad
Some people love Oscar season but for me, nothing will ever beat the summer movie season. It’s hard to beat going into an air-conditioned theater in the middle of the summer heat and seeing a blockbuster on the big screen. And with the summer season comes another big aspect: box office draws (and flops). Here… Continue reading 2019 Summer Box Office Predictions
As we put 2017 in the rearview mirror, a year full of big hits but many box office bombs, we look ahead to 2018. It appears that tentpoles and blockbusters will again dominate ticket sales and conversations so just as I did last year I thought it would be fun to predict some of the… Continue reading 2018 Box Office Predictions
I’m all for trying to shake up the typical superhero formula, but there has to be some sort of a means to an end… “Logan” marks the ninth and final time of Hugh Jackman playing everyone’s favorite clawed X-Man, and this time he must escort Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and a young mutant (Dafne Keen)… Continue reading ‘Logan’ a Violent, Depressing Farewell
2016 was arguably one of the weakest in the history of mainstream cinema, full of disappointing sequels, under-delivering blockbusters and a depressing lack of many truly great films, it was a letdown on all fronts. But some films managed to undercut the already low bar and be truly awful, even by this year’s standards. Here… Continue reading Top 10 Worst Films of 2016
The year of the disappointing superhero film continues. “X-Men: Apocalypse” is the ninth installment of the X-Men series and the sequel to 2014’s “Days of Future Past,” a movie that I loved and is universally accepted as one of, if not the, best of the franchise. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence all reprise… Continue reading ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ a Boring Waste of Talent
Maybe studios should listen to fans more often. “Deadpool” stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular superhero (well, antihero), who after being the subject of an experiment that gives him superhuman abilities, sets out on a path of revenge against the man who almost ruined his life (Ed Skrein). Morena Baccarin, T. J. Miller, and Gina… Continue reading ‘Deadpool’ a Simple but Gleefully Vulgar Superhero Tale
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