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 …

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) …

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 …

Guardians of the RPG

A very Marvel fantasy 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 …

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