The Secret Life Of Pets 2 Movie Review
Wisely replacing Louis C.K.’s voice acting with Patton Oswalt, the main character Max is still the too tightly wound house pet from the origin story. The time his life is changed by the addition on a baby into the household and it is quite touching how he reacts to the changes.
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The film splits the story into two as we follow Max, Duke (Eric Stonestreet) and humans on a trip out to the country while the city dwellers left behind have their own adventures to ...
Yesterday Movie Review
Struggling musician Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) decides to pack in his musical career after too many disappointments. During a bike ride home, the entire world blacks out for twelve seconds and in the ensuing darkness, Jack is struck by a bus. Afterwards, he comes to in a world where things have changed. One of the biggest changes is that no one has ever heard of The Beatles or their music. He finds this out after performing the song Yesterday for his friends. He decides to call the songs his ...
Tolkien Movie Review
His childhood was one filled with tragedy as his father died when he was three years old and his mother when he was twelve. He was however a keen student with a penchant for languages that was enlivened by a vivid imagination. Without a family name and financial backing, his education was much more difficult for the hyper intelligent student.
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The film studies the class system of the times as well as the impact that the church had on the young orphan’s life. It ...
Toy Story 4 Movie Review
Having watched the original film in the lead up reaffirms the amazing amount of visual progress that has happened in the almost quarter century since the original’s release in the mid-nineties. The writers have actually keep pace with the visual progress by creating a satisfying scenario that succeeds in weaving all of the favourite characters seamlessly into the final chapter.
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Introducing new characters both super creepy and super current (here’s looking at ...
The Clovehitch Killer Movie Review
The discovery sets Tyler into detective mode to find out more about the elusive killer who was never brought to justice. Over a decade ago, The Clovehitch Killer claimed thirteen female victims but has been dormant ever since. Joining him on his endeavour is Kassi (Madisen Beaty) a girl who has long been obsessed about the murders.
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The film’s creepiness really comes out in how normal Tyler and his family seem on the surface. With your internal detective kicked ...
Men in Black: International Movie Review
Director F. Gary Gray (The Fate of the Furious and Straight Outta Compton) shows that he can still handle a special effects driven project and keep the human elements appealing. Even the CGI characters are giving substantial personalities, especially Kumail Nanjiani as Pawny. He is used to great comic effects.
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The storyline is rather simplistic but is given a bit of depth by the origin story of Agent M (Thompson). There are the usual super cool gadgets and weapons ...
Wild Rose Movie Review
Jessie Buckley (Chernobyl and Beast) is transcendent as the singer with a short fuse and a tendency to implode. Buckley is also a very talented singer and her beautiful voice adds a large degree of poignancy to the scenes in which she sings. The is especially true in the moments she delivers those songs a cappella.
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Rose-Lynn’s impulsive nature has led to many a bad situation. It contributed to her incarceration and absenteeism from the duties of being a parent. ...
Red Joan Movie Review
In Red Joan, that life is recast as a tale of love, ideology and the folly of youth. Judi Dench is written large on all the billboards and publicity materials for the film but it’s the actor, Sophie Cookson, who plays the character during her youthful years that enjoys the most screen time. The is largely done through extensive back stories as the film begins with Joan’s arrest.
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Young Joan is presented as a woman of science with an active intelligence and an ...
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Movie Review
We also see Sophie Turner, she of Game Of Thrones fame, take on the role of Jean Grey who becomes Phoenix. We first meet Jean as a little girl who has no real clue about the extent of her mutant powers. When she discovers their true power, it leads to a traumatic and tragic event that becomes a life changing event.
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The origin side of the story takes its time to develop but in the film’s last reel, the crazy ramps up to considerable heights. There is a battle ...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Movie Review
Then add all the other he’s and she’s from the monster kingdom (including but not limited to Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah) and you have one hell of a party on your hands. It brings to mind the kind of murky party that plays in your head after you did your best to over-consume and still be in a state of consciousness.
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The story as it is revolves around big G coming back around to save the puny earthlings from themselves as well as handling all the unwanted party ...
