Movie Reviews

  • Summering Review

    James Ponsoldt has been directing for a while now. He has more than a few films under his belt, including The Circle and The End of the Tour. His most successful film as far as critical and fan acclaim is The Spectacular Now. His… Continue reading

  • Emily the Criminal Review

    There is that time in your life when you feel lost and afraid and don’t know where your life is going. You go to school, drop out because it’s too much for you, and you end up in a dead-end… Continue reading

  • The Sandman Review

    The Sandman is based on the DC Vertigo comic book series in the late ’80s and ’90s. It was written and created by Neil Gaiman and Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and various other artists who drew the stories. It was an… Continue reading

  • Prey Review

    Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, now 20th Century Studios, a few years ago. All the hubbub was about them getting the Marvel characters back into the fold. Well, I think people have forgotten that Fox had a massive catalog of… Continue reading

  • Bullet Train Review

    David Leitch is a director who has been attached to some pretty fantastic franchises in his short career as a director. He’s been involved with Deadpool, John Wick, and the Fast and Furious franchises in various stages of production. He has also done a… Continue reading

  • My Name is Sara Review

    Over the decades, many films have been about Jewish survivors of WWII. I haven’t seen any about Polish Jews fleeing to Ukraine, one of many countries attacked and taken over by Nazi soldiers. My Name is Sara is a film about a… Continue reading

  • Vengeance Review

    B.J. Novak might be a name not many people are familiar with, but he’s actually been around in the business of acting and directing for a while now. He’s most famous for his role in the NBC sitcom The Office from 2005-2013,… Continue reading

  • Paper Girls Review

    The comic book genre has come a long way since the dark and brooding Batman films of Tim Burton and the statuesque Christopher Reeve in Superman and its sequels, notably the second one by Richard Donner. Sure, the occasional Barb Wire, The Crow, the Blade trilogy, or The Walking… Continue reading

  • DC League Of Super-Pets Review

    Warner Brothers and DC have struggled to find success with their super-hero films.  Some have been good, some have been just alright, and some have been not-so-great at all.  But with The League of Super-Pets, WB and DC may have just finally figured… Continue reading

  • A Love Song Review

    Sometimes the best movies are those that are understated. Quiet and slow can be more effective than gut-busting laughter or large explosions and action scenes in films. Even though those could be fun as well if done right. A slower,… Continue reading