Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube “Spider-Man: Far From Home” attempts to work as a sequel to “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” a follow-up to “Avengers: Endgame,” and a fun high school road trip flick. For the most part, it works. The only real plotline that carries over from the first film is Peter’s feelings for MJ, other… 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 »
Like the first “Godzilla,” the sequel spends most of its time with boring human characters, and only allows a small amount of time to be spent with the impressive looking monsters. The plot is strange, featuring eco-terrorists, a sonar-like MacGuffin and convoluted monster fights. Most of the human characters are boring and poorly-written, but there… Read More »
A ballet of action and violence, that almost gets lost in an unfocused story that relies a bit too much on the franchise’s lore. The film starts off right where the previous entry left off, but before long that fascinating new narrative gets pushed aside for what turns into a massive detour that seems to… Read More »
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 »
A fun, but surprisingly predictable, superhero movie. If you’ve seen the trailers for this film, or any superhero origin story, there’s very little here beyond what you’d expect. Despite that, Shazam (or Captain Marvel as he was originally known) is a nice twist on the formula. Aside from a couple dark moments, it’s generally fun… Read More »
A well-acted and suspenseful horror movie that squanders its great concept as it ultimately sputters out. While the acting overall is solid, Lupita Nyong’o is fantastic, playing both the frightened mother and her creepy doppelganger. The rest of the cast is strong, and also are able to portray bizarre mirror-images of themselves that feel like… Read More »
Watch my SPOILER review on YouTube An overall fun film that is surprisingly predictable, even with the plot twists. While the film starts off in a bit of an unexpected direction, it eventually hits a point where the major story beats can be deduced from what was shown in the film’s trailers. There’s a fairly… Read More »
An entertaining CGI-heavy film that starts strong, but falls flat in the end. This film is packed with CG. The environments, the vehicles, and the cybernetically-enhanced people all have a touch or more visual effects. While most of it looks great, there’s usually something just a bit off at times, and it starts to feel… 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 »