The Transformers movie franchise really had the quietest renaissance ever, didn’t it? It is an actual shame no one really cares. Following, loosely, after 2018’s prequel Bumblebee, the Autobots are stuck on Earth and in hiding. But when an ancient technological device is recovered by a museum, it could be their ticket back to their…
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Review: Spider-Man – Across the Spider-Verse
When the dial is already at eleven, it is going to break if you push it further. Following the events of Into The Spider-Verse, we follow both Miles Morales and Gwen Stacey in their own universes, trying to cope with their own lonely vigils of their cities. However, the Spider-Society, formed over thousands of universes,…
Review: John Wick – Chapter 4
Despite the franchise rapidly running out of road, this entry was a solid effort! After being betrayed by those closest to him, John Wick has recuperated and is out on the warpath to bring down every member of The High Table in hopes of earning his freedom. But those he targets have everyone gunning for…
Review: Glass Onion – A Knives Out Mystery
Investigator Benoit Blanc is back for another case! When a wealthy tech entrepreneur sets up a secret retreat for himself and his closest associates, famous crime investigator Benoit Blanc is also mysteriously invited. But when the host’s own “whodunnit” party game becomes reality, the suspicions begin to fly. Director Rian Johnson really hit his stride…
Review: Avatar – Way of Water (3D)
The film is absolutely gorgeous. But it caused a lot of head-scratching. Following the events of 2009’s Avatar, we see Jake Sully’s avatar at peace with his family; two sons, a daughter, an adopted daughter, and an adopted human son, as well as Neytiri. But when the humans return to Pandora, he sees that they…
Review: Black Panther – Wakanda Forever
Marvel could have had a real moment here… but the film is found lacking. King T’Challa is dead. Wakanda is left vulnerable to attack from foreign nations vying for acquisition of vibranium, the country’s rare metallic resource. But there is another nation, beneath the waves, that also enters this power vacuum. Losing someone is never…
Review: Thor – Love and Thunder
One thing is for certain: Marvel Phase 4 certainly is… continuing. Thor finds himself on a journey of self-discovery after the events of the Infinity War, having lost everything dear to him. However, a powerful enemy rises from the dark, proclaimed to be “the god butcher”. Allies have to be found, and one surprisingly arrives…
Review: Jurassic World – Dominion
There has been far too much splicing involved to keep this prehistoric franchise going… Dinosaurs are freely roaming the Earth, and corporations are now using genetic power to affect the ecosystem. When mercenaries kidnap both Blue’s daughter and cloned human Maisie, it is up to Owen and Claire to get them back. 2015’s Jurassic World…
Review: Top Gun – Maverick
When someone says longingly: “They don’t make films like that anymore,” this is the sort of film they are talking about! Pete “Maverick” Mitchell may not be in the Navy’s good books anymore, but when a deadly mission requires the best of the best to be even better, he is called in to teach them….
Review: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness
Poor Sam Raimi… It feels like he was left holding the bag… Doctor Stephen Strange finds himself defending a mysterious young woman whose powers allow her to move through the multiverse at will. But others are looking to take her powers from her… When Marvel Studios announced the first schedule for the MCU’s “Phase 4”,…