Category Archives: Movie Reviews

‘The Game’ Plays You, The Viewer

I know it sounds like a boring Yakov Smirnoff joke. “In America, you play The Game. In Soviet Russia, The Game plays you.” But that’s exactly what it does. Coming from David Fincher as only his third movie following the great thriller Se7en, this is an entirely different movie that seems like a carbon copyContinue reading “‘The Game’ Plays You, The Viewer”

‘Pinocchio’ Is Eye-Dazzling But Wooden

Robert Zemeckis is one of the few directors who’s able to do the best with special effects as well as the regular story. His movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit set the standard in its form. There has been a mixture of live-action and animation before but you could always tell it was actors in aContinue reading “‘Pinocchio’ Is Eye-Dazzling But Wooden”

‘Morbius’ Is Atrocious, So Please No More Of This

There’s a special place in Hell for people who make movies like Morbius. It’s along the likes of the 2015 Fantastic Four and that Steel movie where Shaquille O’Neal played a superhero. I just don’t know why someone would think any of these would be a good movie. Oh, yeah! I just remember, it’s allContinue reading “‘Morbius’ Is Atrocious, So Please No More Of This”

‘Moonfall’ Makes ‘Armageddon’ Look Like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

Moonfall is a movie that cost about $140 million, give or take, to make and it still looks cheap and lacks any excitement or thrills. Maybe we’re just realizing with the big studios to promote his movies as big huge blockbusters you just have to see, Roland Emmerich has never really had no idea onContinue reading “‘Moonfall’ Makes ‘Armageddon’ Look Like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’”

‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul’ Satirizes Megachurch Megastardom

I’ve never attended the black southern megachurches at the center of Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul yet I did grow up around this environment. Since today is Sept. 11, I was assigned to contact a popular black church in Americus, Ga. to see if they were doing anything for the day. The local CatholicContinue reading “‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul’ Satirizes Megachurch Megastardom”

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying…Meh

I like Chris Hemsworth. I didn’t like the first two Thor movies. They just didn’t seem that good. I’ve seen them but can’t remember much. To be honest, Thor was a crapshoot on how it would determine the MCU. While the character works in the Avengers movies, it doesn’t really work as a standalone. However,Continue reading “‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying…Meh”

Fandom Breeds Prejudices

The irony of people upset over casting of characters in movies and TVs by women and/or BIPIOC is that many of the works are supposed to be about the minorities prevailing over oppressive forces. The controversy has hit streaming series The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power in which Ismael Cruz Cordova, ofContinue reading “Fandom Breeds Prejudices”

‘Mazes And Monsters’ Throws Young Tom Hanks Into RPG/Satanic Panic Era

There was once a time in which Tom Hanks was a young starving actor like many others. As one of the producers would recall during the filming of the 1980 movie He Knows You’re Alone, Hanks appeared on set early while he was trying to have lunch and they both shared a sandwhich and chatted.Continue reading “‘Mazes And Monsters’ Throws Young Tom Hanks Into RPG/Satanic Panic Era”

‘Elvis’ Biopic Is All Shook Up

There’s a scene toward the end of Elvis in which the titular character, played by Austin Butler, has had enough of the Las Vegas performing as well as Col. Tom Parker’s constant meddling and obstruction that he fires Parker and walks off stage. Later, Parker (Tom Hanks) pulls out some papers and tells an assistantContinue reading “‘Elvis’ Biopic Is All Shook Up”