Tag Archives: 3.5 Star Films

Movie Review: Deadpool & Wolverine

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Despite a chaotic start, a feeling of multiverse burnout, and villains feeling like a bit of an afterthought, this film has plenty of fun moments and just enough heart to make it a solid ride. The basic story, despite some big plot holes, is relatively simple. (And it also… Read More »

Movie Review: The Creator

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A visually stunning and occasionally moving film that comes close to rising up to be something great, but usually falls short. The plot is derivative of quite a few other sci-fi concepts, albeit with its own twists. Although many critics are talking about the timeliness of the subject matter… Read More »

Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A solid action film that feels shorter that its nearly three-hour runtime and delivers amazing stunts that we’ve come to expect from the franchise. The basic plot is typical for the IMF team as they must go rogue to save the world. There are tons of plot holes, particularly… Read More »

Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Despite the mediocre villain and the uninspiring plot, this film is still an emotional ride thanks to the character moments that pay off many plot points, some going all the way back to the first film. The basic plot is fairly straightforward, but with a few obstacles peppered-in plus… Read More »

Movie Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

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 »

Movie Review: The Suicide Squad

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 »

Movie Review: Bad Boys for Life

A solid film that delivers on the action, comedy and strong emotional moments, but falls just a bit short on the execution of the plot. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the first two “Bad Boys” films, so I only vaguely remember most of the characters and their relationships to each other. Despite… Read More »

Movie Review: Joker

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 »

Movie Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home

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 »

Movie Review: Aquaman

Watch my SPOILER review on YouTube A visually stunning action film, that overreaches a bit too much, but still finds enough emotional beats to ground the spectacle. There is an amazing amount of design work that makes it on screen. From the sea life to the fictitious underwater kingdoms, there is no lack of attention… Read More »