Review: 28 Years Later

Sometimes the greats don’t need follow-ups. Twenty-eight years after the Rage Virus infected the United Kingdom, an isolated village still prospers. But when one of the villagers is affected by an unknown illness, a solution may exist outside of their walls. British director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland return for this third entry in…

Review: Ballerina (2025)

This movie dances with joy in the established John Wick universe. A young girl is brought into an assassin syndicate after her father is killed. Now she willing to defy everyone around her for revenge. Ballerina, also known as the mouthful “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” is a blast. Directed by Len Wiseman,…

Review: Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning

And so it all comes to an end. Quite a disappointing end. Following the events from Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt finds himself as the only hope for planet Earth. The Entity, a malignant digital menace, is quickly taking control of nuclear silos everywhere, and Ethan is the only one it is afraid of. But can…

Review: Star Trek – Voyager

Usually Star Trek: Enterprise is cited as the moment when Trek “lost it.” I think it was a little earlier, with Star Trek: Voyager. Which is painful to say; I grew up watching Voyager almost as much as the previous two. I clearly remember going and buying VHS tapes (each containing two whole episodes!) which…

Review: Captain America: Brave New World

An MCU paint-by-numbers. It is perfectly serviceable, but doesn’t have any real punch. Sam Wilson, aka Captain America, finds an old friend being tried for attempted assassination of the American President. But upon investigating this, he finds a darker secret underneath. It isn’t uncommon knowledge that Captain America: Brave New World was in development hell…

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: Star Trek – Deep Space Nine

The world-building continues from The Next Generation‘s template. But Deep Space Nine changes the beat and the rhythm before its done. With the liberation of the planet Bajor from Cardassian occupation, The Federation establish an outpost nearby. But before they even settle in on the old Cardassian station, a wormhole is discovered. Not only does…

Review: Gladiator 2

A movie that’s perhaps 15 years too late. A man loses his home and his wife to the conquering Roman Empire. Enlisted as a gladiator, he seeks revenge. But his past will rise up to greet him, setting him on a different path. Academy Award winning movie Gladiator was released in the year 2000, and…

Review: Joker – Folie à Deux

How can a film of 139 minutes achieve so little? After his killing spree, Arthur Fleck lives his life in prison. But when psychologists and a fellow rehab client, Harley, believe he can be free… Maybe there’s time for one last laugh? Returning director Todd Phillips and lead star Joaquin Phoenix are joined by Lady…

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…