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…
Tag: comedy
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…
Review: Abigail
Delightful, contemporary horror movie that keeps things simple. When a cherry-picked squad of kidnappers abduct a young girl, they discover they are in for a lot more than they bargained for. Directed by the minds behind Scream, Matt Bettinelli and Tyler Gillett, and also written by Scream author Guy Busick, Abigail has a similar flair…
Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Not entirely without merit, the sequel rewards with great practical effects. Decades after the frightful events that befell the Deetz family in their new home, Lydia and her mother Delia struggle with their new lives. Meanwhile, the underworld trickster known as Beetlejuice has an unwelcome visitor… Director Tim Burton has had a spotted creative history…
Review: Borderlands
All the progress made for the video game adaptation… undone. Lilith, a bounty hunter, returns to her home planet of Pandora in search of a business CEO’s daughter who has been kidnapped. Little does she know, this girl’s fate is entwined with opening a legendary vault, containing unparalleled power. Borderlands was a hit video game…
Review: Deadpool & Wolverine
It is a lot of fun. But for everything going on, it rings surprisingly hollow. Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, finds his entire reality at risk of obliteration. In a desperate attempt to save those he cares about, he finds a Wolverine from another reality. But can this team-up work at all? The meta narrative is…
Review: Kinds of Kindness
It makes Poor Things look positively mainstream. Comprised of three separate stories, Kinds of Kindness follows unorthodox characters in unorthodox relationships. Director Yorgos Lanthimos returns once again, with stars Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, since Poor Things earlier this year. Once again, audiences are greeted with another surrealist experience. Perhaps not as unintentionally divisive, but…
Review: Inside Out 2
Disney’s had a slew of mistakes lately, but this is not one of them. The emotions within Riley are having a blast since the last time we saw them. But when a big warning light labelled “puberty” appears on their control console… things are about to get crowded. 2015’s Inside Out was a very strong…
Review: The Fall Guy
A fun romantic action comedy that deserves more attention. Stuntman Colt Seavers finds himself back to work after a year long break. He’s hired to work on a science fiction film, but in actuality, he has to save the movie’s production by finding its AWOL lead star. Adding to the complications, the film’s director is…
Review: Wicked Little Letters
A neat little story that delivered more than advertised. Set in the 1920s, a English seaside town is emotionally rattled by obscene, profanity-riddled letters written and posted by an anonymous individual. A unorthodox investigation begins to track down the culprit. It is like 1920s social media! Directed by Thea Sharrock, director of television’s The Hollow…