Donna Tart’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel comes to the big screen in a lovely to look film that misunderstands its source material.
The Goldfinch: Lovely to Look At; Less Than a Skeleton of the Book!
Tag: Movie Reviews
IT Chapter 2 – Long & Involved and Scary as Hell!
If you loved IT, you’ll probably love IT Chapter 2. It’s smart, creepy, scary and poignant – with enough of Stephen King’s characteristic dark humor to provide adequate balance to the scares.
Spider-Man: Far From Home Blew my Mind! Michelle’s Spoiler Free Review!
I feel like I need to say this before any Marvel review this year, I’m a long time Marvel comic book fangirl, but I’ve never been a MCU can do no wrong fan girl. In my eyes, they’ve done plenty of wrong. I absolutely detested Spider-Man: Homecoming. Ok, that’s a bit harsh, I loved Michael […]
Long Shot Gives an Old Formula New Life!
The newest film from the producing team of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg is an R-rated male fantasy enclosed within a political rom-com. It’s funny as… the word is ‘fork’ isn’t it?
Avengers Assemble For the Last Time!
What you want to know is, is it really that good? The short answer is an emphatic yes!
Hellboy? Hell, No!
Neil Marshall’s Hellboy has about one one-hundredth the style – and one quarter of one one-hundredth of Del Toro’s films’ panache.
Movie Review: Shazam! Disappoints Michelle!
How do I say this? Shazam. Shazam! Or do I go Gomer Pyle style and say, Shazam!, Shazam, Shazam? These are the big questions of the Universe that keep me up at nights. No seriously. Anyhoo we’re here to talk about the state of the Super Hero movie world, namely the folks at the World […]
SHAZAM! Is Pure Wish Fulfillment!
A 14-year old boy becomes an adult superhero in Shazam!. It’s every comics fan’s dream come true! Based on DC Comics’ character, Shazam! is a free-wheeling, fun-filled epic about a kid who wants to find his mother but finds a family instead.
Pet Semetary is Deadly Dull!
It’s been decades since I read the book, or even watched the first movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Semetary, but despite attempting to convey the weight of King’s tale, it falls short.
Tim Burton’s Dumbo Doesn’t Fly!
The original animated classic was 64 minutes long. Tim Burton’s Dumbo is almost twice as long – and less than half as much fun.
Five Feet Apart Adds a Few Wrinkles to a Formulaic Film!
Five Feet Apart (the screenplay for which was turned into a bestselling novel) is not just a ‘beautiful sick teens in love’ movie. It lacks most of the treacle that tends to get in the way of genuine emotion in these types of films.