Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A buddy superhero comedy that never quite lands to due to weak jokes, wooden characters and minimal chemistry between the leads. The basic plot itself is fine, but it takes too long to lay out the stakes, and even then, there’s not a great indication on how bad things… Read More »
Watch my SPOILER review on YouTube A mostly formulaic superhero origin story that is strengthened by the strong family dynamic and lower-class setting. At this point, it’s hard to do much new with a superhero movie, especially an origin story. There’s a lot of similarities here with the “Venom” film, except the alien here has… Read More »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A mostly fun ride that could wrap up in a much shorter runtime if not for the almost-too convoluted time-travel/alternate universe aspects. If you’ve seen the trailers and read the “Flashpoint” story that inspired this, then this film is fairly predictable outside of some nuances. The movie has its… Read More »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A fun follow-up that has a strong emotional core, but trio of villains with vaguely-defined powers and motivations hamper the much of the film. The movie tries to balance out the time spent between the six members of the Shazam family in both their human forms and their super-powered… Read More »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A mediocre superhero film that introduces too many characters and concepts in too short of an amount of time, and is only saved by Dwayne Johnson’s physical prowess and charisma (which is unfortunately toned down.) Despite its ties the “Shazam!”, this film mostly glosses over that connection and moves… Read More »
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 »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A sequel that easily surpasses the original, this film fires a barrage of humor, gore, misfit characters, and action that just don’t quite payoff in the end. While the plot is a pretty straightforward tale of a ragtag group on a dangerous mission, most of the attempts to surprise… Read More »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A generally enjoyable film that is ultimately somewhat of a mess, and is mostly held together by Gail Gadot’s strong performance as a vulnerable Wonder Woman. On paper, the plot is fine. But the execution takes some nonsensical turns, and it all ends with a messy finale. Pedro Pascal’s… Read More »
A fun and action-packed film that uses plenty of pizazz to hide a mediocre plot. The plot here is very thin, and the gist of it, plus all the main character’s motivations, are basically revealed in just a few lines of dialogs from the film’s trailers. Fortunately, things are jazzed up by colorful characters and… Read More »
An amazing performance by Joaquin Phoenix carries this dark, and occasionally boring, film. If you’ve seen any of the trailers for this, or have watched “Taxi Driver,” then you have a pretty good idea of how this movie will play out. It starts off a bit a slow, and could use some trimming later in… Read More »