Review: James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Perfectly Combines Blood, Humor, & Heart
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad immediately dives into intense insanity, and it never stops. Half of the characters had died brutal and bloody deaths within …
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Review: ‘Jungle Cruise’ is a Fun, but Not Exhilarating Ride
After the smash-hit success of Pirates of the Caribbean and the more luke-warm reception to Haunted Mansion years ago, Disney is having another go at …
Review: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is Nothing But Net
Twenty-five years after Michael Jordan was forced to play a high-stakes basketball game in space, the Tune Squad is back and this time with the …
Review: ‘Spiral’ is Not for the Faint of Heart, Chris Rock and Max Minghella Take on a Jigsaw Copycat in a Page Torn from the Book of Saw
For someone who is tremendously squeamish, I actually like the horror genre. I think I’ve seen a handful of the Saw films during Halloween movie …
Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a Gritty, Action-Packed Experience
Zack Snyder’s Justice League replaces the theatrical release’s out-of-place humor with somber action-packed sequences that match the gritty aesthetics of the preceding films. While the …
Review: ‘Chaos Walking’ was so Close to Being a Great Sci-Fi Movie
When it comes to science fiction, I am generally easy to please. Give me some space exploration, some sci-fi weaponry, and humanity creating conflict with …
Review: Judas and the Black Messiah Delivers Career-Defining Performances and Uncomfortable History Lessons
Judas and the Black Messiah does not waste time setting up the core plot of the film. Within the first few minutes, we are introduced …
Review: Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ Excavates Both Human Emotions and the Historic Sutton Hoo Site
Since Netflix first announced The Dig, I have been anxiously awaiting its arrival. Long before I began my journey into entertainment journalism, I received a …
Review: Robert Rodriguez’s ‘We Can Be Heroes’ is the Hopepunk Superhero Movie that 2020 Needed
It has been fifteen years since writer/director Robert Rodriguez brought Sharkboy and Lavagirl to life and the spectacular return to this realm of imagination in …
The truth is, ‘Wonder Woman: 1984’ is the Christmas gift we all need this year
All sequels are burdened with the curse of comparison. While Wonder Woman: 1984 may be the sequel to Wonder Woman, we can’t keep looking behind …