Despite its great cast and faithfulness to the novel, the overly-long sequel to “It” can’t seem to consistently conjure up the scares. It’s been decades since I read the novel, and I’ve never watched the 1990 miniseries, so going in I only had vague expectations of the plot. (After reading summaries of both, I’d say… Read More »
The “X-Men” film series makes a second attempt to tell the iconic “Dark Phoenix” saga, and while it’s an overall better movie than last time, this is a fairly-bland retelling that just doesn’t justify its existence. The overall story shares so many beats with “X-Men: The Last Stand” that, even with all the different details… Read More »
A disappointing finish to the “Unbreakable” trilogy, that is saved by a satisfying twist ending and another fantastic performance by James McAvoy. Like most of Shyamalan’s movies, this is a slow burn, with a lot of intimate moments with the main characters. Because this film crams so many characters into the story, we don’t get… Read More »
A boring spy flick saved by a few strong performances and a couple brutal action sequences. I hate to judge a film by its advertising, but that’s what got me out to see this. It was marketed as a fun, action-packed, stylish and quirky spy movie. This is far from the case. There are large… Read More »
Solid film, but gets a little lost near the end. The film is based upon one of the all-time most classic X-Men stories. Besides tweaking it to accommodate what the previous films have established and making Wolverine the star of the story, it sticks pretty well to the original concept. Most of the characters have… Read More »