Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube An enjoyable return to the Star Wars universe that offers few surprises and doesn’t do much to justify bringing these characters from the small screen to the big screen. Overall, the plot is too predictable. After just seeing one or two trailers and watching the first few minutes of… Read More: Movie Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A solidly entertaining film, that despite running a bit long and being fairly predictable, succeeds thanks to great visuals and the acting skills of Ryan Gosling. Before seeing this movie, I read that it’s a mystery where Gosling’s character is and how he got there. However, all the marketing… Read More: Movie Review: Project Hail Mary »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A fun action film that pulls the curtain back on the secretive Predator race while walking the line between sanitizing one of them into a wholesome underdog, and yet still trying to give us the fearsome hunter we expect from this franchise. While the plot is relatively straightforward at… Read More: Movie Review: Predator: Badlands »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A visually appealing film with a strong soundtrack that is mostly entertaining despite a mediocre script and bland characters. The plot isn’t anything particularly special and mostly results in a poorly paced chase film. Any real attempts at deeper messages about what it means to be truly alive are… Read More: Movie Review: Tron: Ares »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Continuing where the first “Dune” left off, the sequel once again delivers more of what was great about the first film, along with more of what didn’t work, and that includes more of just “more” as the three-hour runtime starts to feel like an eternity. Like the first film,… Read More: Movie Review: Dune: Part Two »
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: The Creator »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube After over a decade, “Avatar” returns, once again pushing visual effects to a new level. But, despite the breathtaking imagery, the overly-long plot doesn’t break much new ground and in fact repeats quite a few themes from the first film. As expected, the movie is beautiful to look at.… Read More: Movie Review: Avatar: The Way of Water (3D) »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube With great looking visuals and a strong concept, “Nope” is unable to live up to its lofty goals due to a disjointed narrative and characters that take too long to endear themselves to the audience. The plot is relatively simple, but there’s a strange execution to it, with chapter… Read More: Movie Review: Nope »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube After a nearly twenty-year absence, “The Matrix” franchise returns and the film doesn’t just struggle to get out of the trilogy’s shadow, it intentionally spends a lot of time in it. The latest movie in the series is part sequel, part meta-commentary, and part love letter to the originals.… Read More: Movie Review: The Matrix Resurrections »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube I have never read the Dune novel, and haven’t seen the 1984 adaption since I was pretty young, so I don’t remember any details and went into this version with no expectations. A gorgeous looking film that seems to go on forever, just to put to the pieces in… Read More: Movie Review: Dune (2021) »