Justice League is now in theaters. Let's be honest, you're probably going to see it or already have. Rather than give a full in-depth review, let's just cut to the chase and look at what worked, what didn't work, and how the movie was overall. It is a good movie. It's an improvement over Batman …
Happy Death Day Review
Have you ever had a feeling of déjà vu where you're going through the same repeatedly? Now imagine going through your worst day over and over. Let's amp that up and imagine getting killed...over and over. That's the basic premise of Happy Death Day. The main character, Tree Gelbam (Jessica Rothe), is forced to relive the same …
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
To watch, or not to watch? Let's be serious, when a new Star Wars trailer drops, it has to be watched. The movie will pick up from where The Force Awakens left off. There's quite a bit going on in this trailer. Let's just get to it. I'm just going to get right to the …
IT Review
There's another Stephen King adaptation in theaters. King has written a massive number of successful novels with several of them being adapted for the big and small screen. IT was released as a novel in 1986 with a TV adaptation in 1990. With the latest big budget production, there was the inevitable fear of being …
The Dark Tower Review
The Dark Tower is based on the characters from Stephen King's epic eight-book series--emphasis on "based." This is not a true adaptation of the novels, which can be justified for a specific reason (mentioned below in the spoiler section). This film is meant to kick off a new movie and television franchise. Unfortunately, it fails …
Spider-Man: Homecoming–What Worked, What Didn’t, And What’s Next
Note: I debated whether or not to write up a "review" for the movie. I've seen a ba-zillion of them go by in my Twitter feed along with posts about spoilers and Easter eggs. By now, most people have seen the movie. Everyone seems to be digging the movie so I wasn't sure if there …
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Why You Need To See Baby Driver In Theaters
Edgar Wright's latest movie has smashed its way into theaters. The premise focuses on a getaway driver named Baby (Ansel Elgort) working for the town's big underworld boss (Kevin Spacey). Baby suffers from Tinnitus and uses music to drown out the ringing in his ears. Working different jobs, he has to team up with the …
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Spider-Man: Homecoming — Who The Heck Is The Shocker?!?
Spider-Man is getting a solo movie once again courtesy of Sony and Marvel Studios. With this latest version, Spidey will actually be fighting villains he hasn't faced before on the big screen. Everyone knows about Michael Keaton playing the Vulture. What might not quite be common knowledge is the fact that Shocker will also be …
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix — Who The Heck Is Lilandra?!?
If you watched X-Men: Apocalypse, it was pretty clear what the next movie would deal with--Dark Phoenix. Despite seeing the story sort of played out X-Men: The Last Stand, it was confirmed we'd be seeing it happened again. Good thing the X-Men continuity was rewritten in X-Men: Days of Future Past, right? The latest word …
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Why Wonder Woman Is An Important Superhero Movie
Throughout the years, there have been many films starring superheroes. Whether they were produced by DC or Marvel, or directed by Zack Synder or James Gunn, they all made an impact on my childhood for one reason or another. But, Wonder Woman holds a special spot in my heart. Maybe it's because of the nature of …
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