Writing a review of Minions: The Rise of Gru feels like a thankless affair. Simply look at the box office of the other films in the Despicable Me franchise. Shoot, look at the box office for any film produced by […]
Writing a review of Minions: The Rise of Gru feels like a thankless affair. Simply look at the box office of the other films in the Despicable Me franchise. Shoot, look at the box office for any film produced by […]
It seems like forever since HBO has last taken viewers into the physical/psychological warfare between humans and hosts. Two years have passed since the supremely underrated third season of the series, and a lot has changed in the world. Moreover, […]
The following review will contain spoilers for Jurassic World Dominion. For our spoiler-free review, click here. Regardless of its high box office take, Jurassic World Dominion (yes, there’s really no colon in the title) has been far from a hit with fans […]
It’s been a long time since the original Top Gun hit theaters. A little over 36 years, to be exact. Plans began to firm up around 2010 until the director of the original film and the proposed sequel, the great […]
Amongst the pantheon of Stephen King adaptations, 1984’s Firestarter doesn’t have much staying power. Save for the neat image of Drew Barrymore throwing fireballs, there’s just not a whole lot memorable about it. King himself notably expressed disappointment in the film; a […]
The following will contain spoilers for the fourth and fifth episodes of Tokyo Vice. For our review of the previous three episodes, click here. Realistically, a lot of folks tuned in to Tokyo Vice for Michael Mann. And rightfully so; his distinctive digital […]
Scant few things about the tale of The Northman are new. Drawn from the legend of Viking Prince Amleth, the revenge narrative at the core of writer-director Robert Eggers’ third feature inspired William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Hamlet, in turn, went on to inspire recent […]
It felt like only yesterday when Michael Bay was the laughing stock of film criticism. His hyper-edited, explosive (pun intended) films pervaded the cultural consciousness, frequently earning high box office receipts despite being slammed by the press as head-ache inducing, […]
As far as game-to-movie adaptations go, the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog movie is the gold standard. Now, that’s not exactly saying much. The Blue Blur’s cinematic debut received faint praise for being passable family fun. In my spoiler review, I saw it […]
Since its announcement, Morbius has been the black sheep of movies based on Marvel Comics. Part of Sony’s burgeoning attempt to start its own “Spider-Man Cinematic Universe” – featuring a lower-tier Spider-Man villain – the odds were not in its favor. […]