A good movie for a happy Christmas Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) is a TSA worker at LAX who’s recently learned that his girlfriend Nora Parisi (Sofia Carson), who works as a manager at the same airport, is pregnant. Working the baggage-scanning area during a Christmas Eve shift, Ethan starts getting orders from a mysterious traveler, …
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A Quiet Rapture
A Nice, Near Silent Horror (Spoilers) Azrael takes place in one of those apocalyptic worlds where gasoline has a much longer shelf life than in reality because the characters can still drive “Many years after the Rapture.” The title character (Samara Weaving) is a young woman on the run from her former congregation – a …
Like a Prayer
A lot of fun, but a little shallow (Spoilers) After many years of uncertainty, Ryan Reynolds is back as Wade Wilson/Deadpool, and the character has found a new thing to obsess over. In the last movie, it was whether or not his heart was in the right place. In this threequel, it’s about becoming something …
K.P.A.
A good, but not great reboot (Spoilers) Many generations after the last movie, Noa (Owen Teague) is a young ape and member of the Eagle Clan. One day, invaders destroys his village while and enslave his people. Noa sets out to rescue them and becomes acquainted with Mae (Freya Allan), a young human woman pursuing …
Remember Her
A movie you should “witness” (Spoilers) In 2015, writer/director George Miller returned to the world of Mad Max thirty years after the last film. Entitled Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy replaced Mel Gibson in the role of Max Rockatansky. However, the character who really caught people’s attention was Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron). Now, nine …
Where, oh where, has my review gone: Showdown at the Grand
Where, oh where, can it be? To see my review of Showdown at the Grand for MovieWeb, go here.
Best Do-Over Ever
The season that started it all (Spoilers) I can’t believe I’ve seriously published 200 of these reviews. My original plan was to review Let Me In, which for a while was my favorite movie back when I was 12. Except, to do the review justice, I would have to reread the book it was based …
The Not So Final Chapter
You’ll see what I mean (Spoilers) 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) …
Where, oh where, has my review gone: The Flood
Where, oh where, can it be? 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.
Drac Pack Part 1
It’s Nick and Nick time in Renfield (Spoilers) 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 …
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