Steven Spielberg finally returns to one of the genres he cut his bones on – Children’s fables/fantasy in The Big BFG. This should be a cause for celebration but somehow his stint into more serious fair has muted his childlike wonder. Or maybe it’s screenwriter’s Melissa Mathison (Screenplay) painfully, tedious, inert script that sinks this […]
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Popstar: Never Stop Stopping – Never Stop Laughing!
The Lonely Island boys (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) are one for one in their budding movie careers(s). Popstar: Never Stop Stopping isn’t so much Spinal Tap for the 21st Century as it is Spinal Tap for the Viral Age. Popstar is the story of a Conner4Real – who has become the world’s […]
TMNT: Out of the Shadows: Better – But Only Just!
The first movie in the series had one really good action sequence and a bit of clever banter but largely a waste of space. Out of the Shadows makes a more than casual nod to the delightful animated series of the eighties and, when it gets it right is definitely an improvement. Then it squanders […]
X-Men Apocalypse: Third Time’s Not a Charm!
The biggest problem with X-Men: Apocalypse is that it’s the third film in a very successful reboot series and it just goes on and on and on… But at least it’s not X-Men: Last Stand.
Alice Through the Looking Glass Is Snoozeworthy!
Alice Through the Looking Glass is a collection of pretty pictures, great VFX (lovely 3D!) and a handful of moving moments, a few good laughs and some genuine wit – all enshrouded in many, many, many moments that threaten an unexpected bout of nap attack.
Atmospheric Teaser: Walt Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast!
You all know the story. Most of you loved the Disney animated film. Now Disney has released the atmospheric teaser trailer for the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast – directed by Oscar®-winner Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson as Belle. Once again, it looks like they got it right. Check it out after […]
The Nice Guys Needs A Bit More Fine Tuning!
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Shane Black’s The Nice Guys is, in turns, smart, funny and dramatic – just not consistently. And most its life comes from newcomer Angourie Rice as the thirteen-year old daughter of one of the lead characters.
X-Men: Apocalypse A Mixed Bag
I don’t know. I just don’t know. I think I need someone to tell me how I’m supposed to feel about X-Men: Apocalypse (XMA). I liked it for the most part but the entire exercise felt uninspired and the crappy 3D presentation in the theater we saw it in didn’t help matters. Most of the […]
Money Monster: Timely Thriller Has Ball$!
Money Monster is a timely hostage thriller that capitalizes on people’s distrust of Wall Street. Wall Street shenanigans (an alleged computer glitch that loses Ibis Clear Capital $800 million) push a working class stiff to take hostage the TV financial show host whose advice he followed to the loss of a small inheritance.
Captain America: Civil War Sets a High Bar!
Captain America: civil War is set to be one of the highest grossing films of all time because a) it’s almost an Avengers film, b) it introduces Black Panther and Tom Holland’s perfect take on Spider-Man, and c) it’s just that good. Seriously, if I’d seen Civil War before I saw Batman v Superman, even […]
Captain America: Civil War is First Great Film of the Summer!
I won’t go as far as to say Captain America: Civil War sets a new bar in Superhero films, but its pretty darn good. When I first walked out of the screening a few weeks ago, I was on a giddy high, thinking it was probably one of the best films of the year, but […]