Tag Archives: 4 Star Films

Movie Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Clocking in at over two-hours long, this sequel is filled with story, character moments and great audio and visual. While it doesn’t feel as groundbreaking as the first film and ends with a big cliffhanger, the film is still captivating through the entire runtime. The plot works despite remaining… Read More »

Movie Review: The Batman

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A solid reboot of the Bat-franchise that is shot beautifully, well-acted, and spends its nearly three-hour runtime trying to step out of the shadow of the Nolan trilogy. The film looks great and is injected with some dynamic camerawork. (There’s also seems to be a filter present that gives… Read More »

Movie Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Tying together the current MCU Spider-Man films and the two previous Spider-Man franchises, this film manages to advance story elements in a satisfying (but mostly predictable) fashion. The plot has some really good concepts that move the story forward from where it ended in “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” while… Read More »

Movie Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A fun superhero origin tale that delivers some great action and fleshed-out characters, all while putting Asian culture on display in a respectful manner. The story is ultimately pretty simple, and the trailers give away some of the key moments, but there’s still a lot to explore and it’s… Read More »

Movie Review: Avengers: Endgame

Watch my SPOILER review on YouTube An epic sequel to “Avengers: Infinity War,” that gets bogged down a bit by a slow, character-driven story, before opening the floodgates of big action sequences and extremely emotional moments. Despite some of the major plot points being a bit obvious going into the film, the overall story takes… Read More »

Movie Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Fantastic animation, great character moments, and a good amount of humor create one of the best Spider-Man experiences in years. It’s the sights and sounds that really set the mood here. The animation is unique, sometimes trippy, but is almost like a character of its own. While the character designs are kind of simple, there’s… Read More »

Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout

A solid action film that goes on just a bit too long and isn’t always as clever as it thinks it is. This movie absolutely delivers on the promise of great action sequences. Car chases, helicopter chases and hand to hand fights are thrilling to watch. Everything is well-shot and it’s clear to see what’s… Read More »

Movie Review: Avengers: Infinity War

For my spoiler review on YouTube, click here A visually stunning action film, that must overcome some jarring tonal shifts, to deliver a nail-biting finale. That biggest pro, and con, of this movie is that there is always a lot going on. At any given point, story is unfolding in three or four different locations… Read More »

Movie Review: A Quite Place

An interesting concept, filled with many tension-filled sequences that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is a smartly put together film that assumes the audience can fill in the blanks as to what’s taking place. There’s no exposition here. Only newspaper clippings and a few handwritten notes explain how things got… Read More »

Movie Review: Logan

A character-driven story, coupled with unapologetic violence, makes one of the most down-to-earth superhero movies. Taking place later than most of the previous “X-Men” films, the final film in the Wolverine franchise requires little knowledge of any of those other movies.. Both lead actors, Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman have strong performances. They build on… Read More »