I missed you Raimi (Massive Spoilers) After assisting several other heroes in other movies, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Doctor Stephen Strange for the first time in his own film since 2016 (god, that seems like a million years ago). He is joined by a newcomer to the Marvel Cinematic Univers (MCU), Xochitl Gomez, who holds …
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Northman
His thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth (Spoilers) Amleth (Oscar Novak) is a young Viking prince who’s the son of King Aurvandill War-Raven (Ethan Hawke) and Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman). One day, Aurvandill and Amelth are ambushed by men working for Fjölnir (Claes Bang), Aurvandill’s brother. Amleth manages to escape, but his father is …
The G*****n Batman
It’s “I am,” not “I’m” (Unmarked Spoilers) After multiple delays, The Batman has finally arrived. Starting as a vehicle for Ben Affleck’s version of the character, it eventually became its own separate thing. Robert Patterson plays a Batman who’s able to delve into the character’s detective side more than previous versions. He unravels a complex, …
Welcome to the Jungle
Cruising (Unmarked Spoilers) Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) is a scientist searching for the Tree of Life, whose petals cure any disease. Unfortunately, she was born in a time where she had the wrong parts and gender to be taken seriously. No, not today, 1916. She has a map. She just needs an arrowhead to …
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Luckily this movie’s more heaven than hell. (Unmarked Spoilers) Shaun (Simu Liu) is an unambitious valet who spends his days Ferris Bueller-ing cars with his best friend Katy Chen (Awkwafina). At one point, Katy shoots down the possibility of them becoming a couple, and for the most part, they do have a like brother and …
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Don’t hate the player
Just a sweet sweet fantasy, baby (Unmarked Spoilers) Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is a friendly non-player character in Free City, this multiplayer game that’s all about destruction. Every day he and his buddy, Buddy (Lil Rel Howery), sit in the background as players, distinguished by their sunglasses, hold up the bank where they work. Everything changes when …
Shhhhh
Here’s proof that sometimes you don’t need a sequel. (Unmarked Spoilers) Years after Rocky (Jane Levy) and her crew broke into his house to rob him, the Blind Man (Stephen Lang) is now raising a daughter, a young girl named Phoenix (Madelyn Grace). Their relationship is loving but starting to become strained due to the …
Time enough for life
I bet you didn’t see that one coming. (Massive Unmarked Spoilers) When we last left off, James Bond (Daniel Craig) has decided to retire from his spy work to spend his days with his second love, Madeline Swann (Léa Seydoux). Naturally, they need to do away with all that for this movie to happen. The …
One is the loneliest number
Except two’s not as bad as one. Two’s better than one. (Unmarked Spoiler) Venom: Let There Be Carnage sees Tom Hardy reprise his roles as Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote Venom. What’s impressive is that Hardy manages to sound even more over the top as Venom than he did in the last movie. Woody Harrelson …
The Dirty not Dozen
Let’s all pretend the first movie never happened. (Unmarked Spoilers) Task Force X or the Suicide Squad is a group of supervillains sent into nigh unsurvivable scenarios in exchange for time off their prison sentences. The Squad’s mission this time around is to infiltrate the nation of Corto Maltese and destroy Project Starfish, aka Starro …