A letdown, but still enjoyable (Spoilers) Winston Gooze (Peter Dinglage) is a janitor struggling to raise his son, Wade (Jacob Tremblay), on his own. One day, he discovers that he has a potentially deadly brain disease that his insurance doesn’t cover. After his boss, corrupt businessman Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), refuses to help him, Winston …
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Punkrocker
A solid reinvention (Spoilers) A part of me doesn’t even know why I’m writing this review because the discourse surrounding this movie has been exhausting, thanks mainly to a certain group of people deciding that they hated the film before it even came out. It’s tempting for me to declare that Zack Snyder has the …
Space Oddity
A very ‘meh’ conclusion Eddie Brock and Venom (both played by Tom Hardy) have now become fugitives, but that’s the least of these problems. They’re also being hunted by a Xenophage, an alien being who can detect them when they’re in full symbiote mode. The Xenophages are the servants of Knull (Andy Serkis), the creator …
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 …
Batdance
And I don’t mean the Batusi (Spoilers) One of the movies I loved growing up was Batman (1989), directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. Over the years, I’ve also come to regard Batman Returns as an underrated film. So today, I will do something I’ve never done before. Review a comic book. Specifically, …
More BS
It’s Morbin’ Time (Spoilers) Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) is a brilliant scientist with a rare blood disease. Alongside his college Martine Bancroft (Adria Arjona), Morbius is looking to find a cure for himself and his rich, surrogate brother Milo (Matt Smith). Eventually, Morbius starts experimenting with putting vampire bat DNA into a human, turning …
Marvel’s Multiverse Madness
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 …
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, …
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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Duper
Before any Guardians or Squad, there was the Crimson Bolt (Unmarked Spoilers) Frank Darbo (Rainn Wilson) is a troubled man whose wife, Sarah (Liv Tyler), is “stolen” by a drug lord named Jacques (Kevin Bacon). Subsequently believing himself to have been given a mission from god, Frank becomes a superhero, the Crimson Bolt, to rescue …
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