Movie Review: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

3.75/5 Reviewed February 6, 2022 Disney animated fantasy story about a world, scarred and divided, after monster attacks that left many humans petrified and removed the guardian dragons that brought peace and prosperity. It’s a hero’s journey as Raya, a princess for one of the split kingdoms, goes on a quest to gather shards of

Movie Review: Don’t Look Up (2021)

4.25/5 Reviewed January 5, 2021 Adam McKay’s latest film is a scathing satire of…well, most of society. Two university scientists discover a life-ending comet headed right towards earth, and the government and media at large…just dismiss it, so they struggle to make people realize the danger the world is in. It’s a metaphor for Global

Movie Review: Encanto (2021)

Reviewed January 2, 2022 Disney’s latest animated flick features a large Colombian family where magical gifts are bestowed amongst the members by the magical house they live in. However, one child, Mirabel, was not given a gift, and strife occurs. It’s a bright, colorful musical with solid songs (but highly unusual styles for Disney), a

Movie Review: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

2.25/5 Reviewed December 29, 2021 A franchise that certainly didn’t need a resurrection, but parent company Warner Brothers insisted – and threatened to do it without the creators, the Wachowskis, so we get this convoluted mess of a film. I’ll make the bold claim that Lana Wachowski hasn’t made any good films since 2008’s Speed

Movie Review: The King’s Man (2021)

3.5/5 Reviewed December 23, 2021 The long-delayed prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, this one explores the origins of the spy agency and its role in fighting an evil cabal bent on world destruction during the Great War. It’s…a mixed bag. The first 2/3 of the movie are honestly nothing like the original Kingsman films,

Movie Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Reviewed December 18, 2021 The third in the MCU’s Spider-Man feature films, this one sees Peter consult Dr. Strange to erase everyone’s memory of Spider-Man’s identity. As you can guess, things don’t go according to plan, and a slew of villains from the Raimi and Amazing Spider-Man movies show up, causing chaos. It’s a visual

Movie Review: Army of the Dead (2021)

Reviewed December 13, 2021 Zack Snyder returns to making zombie films and it’s an interesting entry. Basic premise: zombies have taken over Las Vegas, the city is walled off, and a bunch of mercs are hired to steal $200M from a casino vault while fighting off the hordes. It’s very similar to his Dawn of

Movie Review: Red Notice (2021)

3.25/5 Reviewed November 22, 2021 Heist flick with serious top-heavy star power, as the Rock, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds play an odd trio fighting each other to steal the three gilded eggs of Cleopatra. It’s definitely a popcorn flick, with easily predictable twists and pretty empty characters, but plenty of fun given those three.

Movie Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

4.5/5 Reviewed November 20, 2021 In reality it’s probably more like 3.75 but it’s my system and this movie did exactly what I wanted it to, and that counts for a boost. Ghostbusters 3 (it continues where 2 left off, sort of) is about Egon’s abandoned family moving out to the place of his death,

Movie Review: Eternals (2021)

3.75/5 Reviewed November 14, 2021 Chloe Zhao’s more experimental superhero drama features the ten Eternals, a group sent by Celestials to safeguard earth – but not interfere in its development – as dire events signal the end of the world. It’s been highly divisive, and I get that. I enjoyed it, but it’s definitely in