Movie Reviews 263
Movie Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Star Wars Done Right
The following review contains no spoilers. Dear Santa, I thought, as I eased my bulk into a theater seat and prepared to watch Rogue One, Disney’s latest addition to the Star Wars saga. Please let this one be better than Episode Seven. My invoking of that holiday myth was by process of elimination. Star Wars […]
A Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Review
As many of you know, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opened this weekend, debuting to $75 million at the domestic box office. This movie had a lot to live up to as the latest addition to a well-established and beloved franchise. The good news is that Fantastic Beasts definitely does live up to that […]
Doctor Strange: Director Steve Derrickson Chats at EW Popfest
It’s an exciting few weeks for great movies, and my theater budget is going to be exhausted by Christmas. But it’s so worth it! I had the good fortune of seeing Marvel’s Doctor Strange a week early, at the EW Popfest, and really enjoyed it. It was fun, mind-bending, thought-provoking, and beautifully shot. Benedict Cumberbatch […]
Review: Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster Is A Must See
Oscar Madly hovers on the brink of adulthood – destabilized by his dysfunctional parents, unsure of his sexuality, and haunted by horrific images of a tragic gay bashing he witnessed as a child. A talking hamster, imagination and the prospect of love help him confront his surreal demons and discover himself. Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster […]
Z Nation TV Movie “No Mercy” is Relentless
Z Nation is an Asylum production, but they outdid themselves with the Z Nation TV movie, titled “No Mercy”. While “No Mercy” does not follow-up where the season two finale left of, it does give us a closer look at our favorite characters, introduce us to new characters who might be in the next season, and […]
Suicide Squad: A Movie Review of DC’s Newest Film
Suicide Squad: A movie review of DC’s newest film. I hate to be such a skeptic, but DC movies have scorned fans in the past so it’s hard to be an optimist. Since the beginning of Suicide Squad’s inception I have been hesitant. The actors were decent and the preview looked alright, but something about […]
Movie Review of Star Trek: Beyond
Here Be Mild Spoilers in this movie review of Star Trek: Beyond. You’ve been warned. Let me start by saying that I had my doubts going into Star Trek: Beyond. I had been pretty disappointed by Star Trek: Into Darkness, and I was afraid, judging by the trailers where I saw the Enterprise breaking apart […]
Movie Review – The Call Out – Big Money! Big Prizes! I (don’t) love it!
Ever since the dawn of video games, gamers have been in love with the idea of games becoming more and more immersive and realistic. The initial popularity of virtual reality in the past year is only the latest outlet of a dream as old as gaming itself. This dream, like so many others, has been […]
Movie Review – Warcraft – The wait is over
The wait is finally over: after years of rumors and months of hype, Director Duncan Jones’ Warcraft has been released, and despite what you have heard from other sources, the movie doesn’t suck. Based on the lore behind the video game series from Blizzard Entertainment, Warcraft is set during the earliest days of the Orcs’ […]
Movie Review: Andron – One More Fight to the Death
“Fight to the death” films aren’t new. There have been quite a few made in the last few years – Hunger Games and Maze Runner are two of the most recent sci fi examples. And starting tomorrow, in limited release, we have a new contestant, Andron. Honestly, it took me quite a while to figure out […]
