Eddington Movie Review
A lot of your enjoyment of Eddington will be based on how much you’ve recovered from that undeniably bleak period of time. The film successfully ties in so many elements of the wildness that swept the world then. These include conspiracy theories, government over governance and the big bad that lurks behind all unexplained plot points in films such as this. It’s an intoxicating medley.
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Set in a small, downwardly mobile town in New Mexico, Eddington has seen ...
Nobody 2 Movie Review
Staying true to the law of diminishing returns, part two trades those rewarding elements of surprise for a supercharged bad guy (or girl in this case) and even more extreme carnage. It’s not as much of a stand-out as part one, but it is still a lot of fun. The fun this time is provided by Sharon Stone as Lendina and her gang of deadly malcontents. She almost vibrates with ramped-up energy and neurosis.
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Revolving around a much-needed family vacation, the Mansells ...
Weapons Movie Review
Julia Garner plays Justine Gandy, a grade school teacher who arrives at her class one day to find all of her students (except one) mysteriously missing. You are given no clues at first and Ms Gandy becomes the brunt of the towns anger and suspicion. It turns her life upside down.
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As you discover the townspeople’s lives (secret and otherwise) you are drip feed clues to the ultimate circumstance of the missing children's lives. Then when Gladys Lilly (Amy Madigan) ...
All Souls Movie Review
One of her films that is worth watching is All Souls. This comment on the excessive use by police in forcing unwilling participants into becoming informants at great risk to themselves and their families' lives is a measured adventure that never eases up on the tension. Its ability to keep you on the edge of your seat until the final frame is outstanding.
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River (Madison) is a young single mother who is forced by the police into becoming an informant to help catch ...
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Movie Review
The story arc revolves around the foursome’s reverent acceptance into the current society at large that is almost complete. This general consensus is, however, challenged when the Earth comes under attack from an alien presence and they make a personal decision that defies the common good. In a nod to the geniality of this fantasy land, they are not openly attacked; however, the press still has a field day.
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Having the story so character-driven only works because ...
Frankie Freako Movie Review
Conor (Conor Sweeney) is an extremely straitlaced and square individual. He works in a mundane cubicle in a nondescript office and has a crooked boss Mr. Buechler (Adam Brooks) to keep him company. When his hot artist wife Kristina (Kristy Wordsworth) leaves him alone in the house for the weekend, things completely run off the rails.
Out of sheer boredom, Conor call the Frankie Freako hotline and unknowingly lets in three puppet freaks into his life. What happens after that could only ...
Superman Movie Review
In contrast to most superhero films, this one has multiple storylines that weave together most enjoyably. It also features a villain who is unambiguous in his determination to rid Earth of the Kryptonian. The subtext here is obvious but it is presented in such a way as to be inclusive. It also has a total comic book feel and structure. Oh, and there is also a super dog named Krypto.
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Writers Gunn, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster have fashioned a story that brings ...
M3GAN 2.0 Movie Review
We can however rely on a kung fu fighting robot to save the day and have Director/writer Gerard Johnstone and his cohorts throw absolutely everything in the pot in an attempt to entertain us. Sensory overload or the proper proportion of mayhem for the ADD generation? Only you can decide.
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The storyline as convoluted as it is revolves around the original M3GAN robot not really being completely destroyed and her CPU or central processing unit still existing in one ...
F1: The Movie – Movie Review
The amount of concessions made to play to Brad Pitt’s character of the alpha male race car driver Sonny Hayes leads to a few unnecessary storyline decisions. The most egregious one being the completely frivolous and underdeveloped romance between Hayes and race car designer Kate played by Kerry Condon. But then this work was never intended for the motor racing purist, it’s squarely aimed for mass consumption.
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The overall presentation is very bright and shiny. ...
28 Years Later Movie Review
We start this time on a small Scottish island that has largely endured the Rage virus due to its isolation from the mainland. Times have become much simpler with that remoteness. There is however a waterway that links to the mainland during low tide and it becomes a rite of passage to cross it and kill a zombie with a bow and arrow. That of course makes no sense.
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This foolishness leads Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to take his young son Jimmy (Rocco Haynes) on just ...
