John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has recovered from the injuries that should have killed him ten times over in the last movie and, with the help of the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne), is continuing his war against the High Table. In response, the Marquis Vinent Bisset de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) is granted special powers to take down John once and for all.
Continue reading “The Not So Final Chapter”
To see my review of The Nun II for MovieWeb, go here.
The fact it took me until now to remember I wrote this review is a tip-off to the movie’s quality. Of course, if you still want to see my review of The Flood for MovieWeb, go here.
Josie (Ayo Edebiri) and PJ (Rachel Sennott) are two ugly (?) lesbian losers who are crushing on cheerleaders Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber). After rumors spread over them being juvenile delinquents who beat up Isabel’s d**k boyfriend Jeff (Nicholas Galitzine), Josie and PJ decide to lean into this new reputation by starting a self-defense fight club. It’s ostensibly for female empowerment, but really to get closer to Isabel and Brittany.
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Bad Moon is a 1996 horror film written/directed by Eric Red and based on the novel Thor by Wayne Smith. The plot concerns Uncle Ted (Michael Pare), who decided to visit with his sister Janet (Mariel Hemingway) and nephew Brett (Mason Gamble). Thor is the family dog and the only one to realize that Ted has become a dangerous werewolf. While the book follows the same plot, changes have been made. These are all the ones that stick out.
Continue reading “On The Rise”
Jim Bowden (Timothy McCracken) is a college professor obsessed with getting tenure. Early in the film, Dean Richard Crawley (James Shanklin), wary of tenure-induced apathy, tells Jim that he believes it to be an “antiquated concept” and that Jim should focus on doing good work. Naturally, Jim doesn’t listen because then the movie would be about five minutes long.
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Clemens (Corey Hawkins) is the most recent hire to the Demeter, a ship traveling from Romania to England. Other crew members include Captain Elliot (Liam Cunningham) and first mate Wojchek (David Dastmalchian). Eventually, Clemens discovers Anna (Aisling Franciosi) in the cargo hold, who alerts him to a more dangerous stowaway aboard the ship named Dracula (Javier Botet).
Continue reading “Drac Pack Part 2”
Following the lead of Tod Browning’s Dracula, Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is a solicitor who comes to the home of Count Dracula (Nicholas Cage) as part of a real estate deal, only to discover that his new client is a vampire. The film even includes footage from the 1931 movie, even though Renfield and Dracula both die at the end. Let’s ignore that and move on.
Continue reading “Drac Pack Part 1”
Margot Robbie is Stereotypical Barbie, or Barbie for short, whose life in Barbieland is a non-stop party until Barbie suddenly has intrusive thoughts of death, flat feet, and cellulite. After consulting Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon), Barbie learns that she needs to go to the real world to cheer up the one playing with her so that things can return to normal. However, a stowaway on her journey is Ryan Gosling as Beach Ken, or Ken for short, who pines after her.
Continue reading “Life In Plastic”
Our white male lead for this diverse band of adventures is Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine), a bard who used to be a member of the Harpers, an organization of do-gooders who never ask for payment. At least until his wife Zia (Georgia Landers) is killed by his enemies, at which point Edgin forsakes the Harpers and dedicates his life to looking after his daughter Kira (Chloe Coleman) through any means necessary.
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