Even though there’s five live-action movies (and an upcoming prequel), “The Transformers: The Movie,” released in 1986, is still the only Transformers film worth seeing. Jeffrey Lyles said in his review, “For about 60 of its 84 minute run time, it is a shockingly mature, thrillingly violent production that doesn’t pull any punches for its younger […]
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Today I went and saw “Dark Phoenix,” which came out a little over two weeks ago (originally planned to be released last year), and I will let all of you know what I thought about it. The final film in the other X-Men series that started so smartly with “First Class” may not have the […]
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At some point, maybe it’s when the main character outrun an erupting volcano or maybe that time a trained velociraptor heroically jumps to their help against a much bigger, stronger dinosaur, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” crosses over from the world of the fantastic to the silly. Greg Maki said in his review, “I know the entire […]
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If we play a little fast and loose with the definition, then Disney has released 16 live-action remakes of animated classics. Some of these have been varying levels of enjoyable while others have been downright laughable. While nearly all of these releases have proven to be massive moneymakers for Disney, they rarely measure up to […]
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You might not think a slapstick comedy about middle-aged bar hoppers racing with advanced alien invaders to have intelligence, heart and wisdom, but that’s “The World’s End,” a 2013 rare film that’s as much as you see. Directed by Edgar Wright from a script by him and his regular protagonist, Simon Pegg, the film is […]
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Now we have come to the last, and undeniably the best, of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy,” “The Good, the bad and the Ugly,” released in 1966. Eric Henderson started his review out by saying, “It seems inconceivable now that spaghetti westerns, specifically those served up by Sergio Leone, were once considered to be somehow less faithful to […]
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The Gentlemen’ Review: Lock, Stock, and Way Too Stale for Its Own Good Guy Ritchie returns to the sort of clever, tough-guy crime caper he made his name with — and you kind of wish he hadn’t. When was the last time you watched Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? If you remember Guy Ritchie ’s debut […]
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When the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog was released in 2019, fans were horrified by CGI Sonic’s beady little eyes and human teeth — an uncanny valley horror. He had a face that was asking a lot of a mother to love, let alone moviegoers. So Paramount pushed back the movie’s release date and brought in animator Tyson Hesse, […]
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Tonight I went and checked out “Terminator: Dark Fate,” which came out nine days ago, and I will let everyone what I thought about it. Is it better than any of the other sequels or does it sink lower in a franchise that has long been dead? Edwin Arnaudin started his review by saying, “Terminator: Dark […]
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Angelina Jolie is one of the last movie stars, although in recent years, Hollywood has seemed mostly unable to fashion projects that would demonstrate why. Her work as Maleficent, the bad queen from Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” is a reminder of how electrifying and fun she can be. Jolie first played the part in 2014’s “Maleficent,” a live-action (but […]
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