A modern day classic, perhaps? The explosives expert in a modern revolutionary militia finds himself and his daughter hunted by American military police. One Battle After Another is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. No, not the one who makes the symmetrical movies, nor the one who made the Resident Evil movies. This Anderson brought us…
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Review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
That was quite underwhelming. Two lonely hearts at a wedding are brought together by a mysterious car rental agency. Together they go through a life-affirming journey and perhaps see different sides of themselves. Directed by Kogonada, and starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, the film makes us ask the question: what is a movie title?…
Review: The Life of Chuck
Whoever said this is “The best Stephen King film ever made” is insane. At the end of the world we also say goodbye, and thank you, to Chuck. Directed by Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Hush, Gerald’s Game) comes this adaptation of a Stephen King novella. It stars Tom Hiddleston (Avengers) Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a…
Review: War of the Worlds (2025)
H.G. Wells has risen from the grave this year, and has begun a slow walk to find Rich Lee to lay a curse on him. A top American Government security officer bears witness to the end of days when meteorites hit the Earth. On top of that, he must protect his family and save the…
Review: M3GAN 2.0
Genuinely, Pixar’s Elio had scarier scenes in it. When a military-grade robot goes on a rampage, Gemma and her niece are roped into further turmoil. Not only does this robot have uncanny similarities to M3GAN, a robot Gemma designed, but M3GAN herself has something to say about it all. Director Gerard Johnstone and his writing…
Review: The Phoenician Scheme
Always a hit or miss with me. But it is still a joy to watch. A ne’er-do-well businessman faces off constant assassination while establishing a trans-continental transportation empire. Director Wes Anderson returns for another unorthodox experience, having given us The Grand Budapest Hotel, Asteroid City, and more. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton and Michael…
Review: The Penguin Lessons
Quirky little movie with more heart than expected. Tom Michell is a curmudgeonly English teacher in the 1970s, moving to Argentina for work at a school. But when he rescues a penguin on the beach, he’s going to have his eyes opened. The Penguin Lessons is a film based off true events, directed by Peter…
Review: A Minecraft Movie
Everything is not Awesome. Random people find themselves thrown into The Overworld, a magical land where creativity is endless. But they quickly find it threatened by a malevolent force. Directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and starring Jack Black (Borderlands, The Super Mario Bros Movie) and Jason Momoa (Dune: Part One) the movie……
Review: Mickey 17
So much quality here, so why does it leave such an empty impression? In the distant future, people want off Earth. Mickey is wanting freedom as well, for reasons, and enlists as an Expendable. He didn’t read the fine print, though, and finds himself as a human canary; experimented on until death in the depths…
Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
In a rare turn of fate, the third in a film series is the best one? Sonic, a high speed creature from another world, has a new adversary: Shadow. But even with his friends, he might need to make an unlikely alliance to thwart this new foe. Director Jeff Fowler has had exclusivity of the…