Movie Review: Dune (2021)

3.5/5 Reviewed November 14, 2021 *disclaimer: I’ve never read the books and I’ve seen the 80s David Lynch version, but many years ago and thus only somewhat remembered it. From what I’ve read, the book-readers are mostly very pro this version, and people who have not read the books are mostly meh about the film.

Movie Review: Willy’s Wonderland (2021)

3.5/5 Reviewed October 24, 2021 The “it’s not actually Five Nights at Freddy’s but totally is” Nicolas Cage insanity movie, this one is about guy whose car breaks down in a small town, and he makes a deal to clean an abandoned family funland for the night in exchange for repairs. This movie is a

Movie Review: No Time to Die (2021)

4.25/5 Reviewed October 12, 2021 The last of the Daniel Craig James Bond films, this one certainly washes the stink of Spectre of the mouth by utilizing the same pieces, only with a much better strategy. Aka, this movie is probably on par with Casino Royale and not as great as Skyfall, but far better

Movie Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

2.75/5 Reviewed October 8, 2021 The highly anticipated sequel to the mediocre but lucrative Venom film, this one sees Venom going up against psychotic symbiote Carnage, as well as his long-lost love, Shriek. It’s…adequate. I’d say it’s better than the first one by far, but it still didn’t strike the right chords for me. I

Movie Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

4.75/5 Reviewed September 7, 2021 Marvel’s bulldozer of pop culture continues to break records, as Shang-Chi just obliterated the Labor Day box office results. Shang-Chi is the first Asian oriented Marvel film, as a young master of martial arts confronts his immortal father with the world hanging in the balance. It is…phenomenal, a great blending

Movie Review: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

2.25/5 Reviewed September 5, 2021 The sequel nobody really asked for that’s so chock full of jokes that nearly none of them land, this thing is difficult to watch at some points. This time an AI decides to kidnap LeBron James and family and force the king to play in a basketball game with absurd

Movie Review: Luca (2021)

3.75/5 Reviewed September 5, 2021 Incredibly wholesome kids movie about two young sea monsters that decide to check out life on land, making friends while hiding what they truly are. Animated, takes place in a small seaside Italian town, and has fantastic atmosphere. Discussion below. The Bad: Pretty standard kids movie tropes, and while that’s

Movie Review: Boss Level (2021)

Reviewed August 19, 2021 Time loop films are fun when done well, and honestly most of the big ones have been done well (Groundhog Day, Edge of Tomorrow for example). This is in that same vein, only instead of comedy/drama and action/drama, this one is straight up action/comedy, which is a nice twist on it

Movie Review: The Tomorrow War (2021)

2.5/5 Reviewed August 18, 2021 Terminator meets Alien meets Battle: LA, this sci-fi film features future humans recruiting current people to fight in their war against a monstrous alien species. Chris Pratt is a veteran, now science teacher and family man, who is drafted to fight and heads 30 years into the future. The movie

Movie Review: Free Guy (2021)

Reviewed August 14, 2021 When I first saw this film announced, I was intrigued. The premise is that an NPC in a GTA-style game gains sentience and sets out to change the game for the better. It’s surprisingly deep, witty, and full of glorious references. I’d probably say it’s The Lego Movie by way of