In Review
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Film Review - Bad Boys: Ride or Die
At the end of the day this is a reasonably satisfying and serviceable entry in the series, a Jerry Bruckheimer production through and through, and possibly my second favourite behind Bad Boys II.
Film Review - Spy x Family Code: White
Making sure to cater to both returning fans and new fans alike Code: White is by no means a perfect movie, but for what it is, it remains exemplary of good old fashion family fun.
Film Review - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
This is a fun movie. Longtime fans will probably love Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire the most, but at the end of the day, it won’t grab the imagination of any new audiences.
Film Review - Madame Web
I had quite a good time watching Madame Web. It's just the right blend of bad and confusing filmmaking, never quite finding a happy medium between corporate meddling and the naïve misguidedness of a first time director.
Film Review - Anyone But You
Anyone But You is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, with none of the charm of an adaptation like 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).
Film Review - The Boy and the Heron
Poignant and beautiful, The Boy and the Heron is both an interesting shift in theme and an excellent addition to Miyazaki’s extensive canon.
Film Review - Napoleon
If you have no interest in historical accuracy and enjoy stunning cinematography, awkward romancing, spectacular war scenes, and hate the English, then Napoleon is the film for you.
Film Review - Thanksgiving
Leaving little room for seconds, Thanksgiving reminds us to be thankful for the simple pleasures that horror brings, and not unlike the dishes that might adorn a festive dinner table, there's plenty of corn to go around.
Film Review - Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo is a video game film that has a great universal message: no matter how impossible your dreams may be, they can still be achieved - and the first step to that dream is buying a PS5.
Film Review - Sisu
Offering up a gold rush of entertaining action and ridiculous predicaments for its masochistically macho protagonist to fight through, Sisu mostly sticks the landing in delivering a satisfying and fist-pumping cinematic experience.
Film Review - Insidious: The Red Door
It might appeal to die-hard fans who want to see how it all ends, but for casual viewers who are looking for a fresh and exciting horror experience, it winds up feeling more like this door could've stayed shut.
Film Review - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
All-in-all, there have been ten stand-alone Spider-Man movies since 2002. They’ve all been pretty good, but Across the Spider-Verse is the most ambitious, most beautiful, and most satisfying one yet.
Film Review - The Pope’s Exorcist
While The Pope's Exorcist won't be everyone's cup of tea, for horror fans willing to drop their guard a little bit and embrace a film that's more silly than scary, it's just good, dumb fun.
Film Review - Missing
As the feature debut from directors Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick - the editors of Searching, the film goes to town on inventive editing techniques and uses all the comforts of technology that we take for granted, twisting them into complete discomfort for a layer of tension that stays through almost the whole film.
Film Review - Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
What are you expecting from a Sony rendition of a decades old kid’s cartoon strip about a singing crocodile, adapted for the big screens for 2022 with Shawn Mendes taking the lead as the titular Lyle, the crocodile?
Film Review - The Woman King
The real achievement of this ripping action flick, bless its existence, is its characters and themes: there’s a full meal here, and all of it is delicious.
Film Review - Bullet Train
Looking at the poster for Bullet Train is a testament to the sheer amount of content and attention to detail that you’re going to find when you sit down for this one, which you should do at your earliest convenience.
Film Review - Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing is a unique take on the who-dunnit genre, and though it lacks the punch of a satisfying conclusion, it still leaves a lasting impression.
Film Review: Morbius
The new trend is “villain” films, and like most of its contemporaries, Morbius can’t commit to that promise, nor does it really commit to much else.
Film Review: Uncharted
The latest gaming entry in the Uncharted franchise is six years old, the movie itself having been caught in development hell since 2008. The finished product is another addition to the library of OK movies based on better games.