Recently I have been listening to The Lord of the Rings audiobook for the second time. For those interested, I listen to the version narrated by Rob Inglis and I highly recommend it. He has a very soothing voice. As I am making my way through the books I realized that it has been far…
This is a film that comic book fans have been endlessly waiting for. We have already gotten two Avengers films, so now it was time for DC to assemble their band of superheroes. Thus far the DC cinematic universe has not had the best track record. To varying degrees, I quite like Man of Steel,…
It has been a while since my last post, and I imagine this is how things will be. I am currently in Grad School and simply do not have time to watch as many films, or review them for that matter. However, every once in a while there is a film that cannot be ignored.…
This is yet another film that received quite a bit of praise. Whenever this happens I feel bad for the film because it now has a lot more to live up to, but I never let expectation cloud my judgment. In this case I was delighted while watching this film, despite it being mostly formulaic.…
Think long and hard, who is the best director currently working in Hollywood? I am sure plenty of people would say Christopher Nolan. He is not my favorite director, but he is certainly in the conversation when I talk about the best directors. Coming off of something like Interstellar, I really wanted him to give…
I cannot be the only person who is a bit disappointed with this year’s Comic Con. I am sure that the people who were in attendance were not disappointed, but for those of us at home there was not much to behold. Sure, we got a couple of new trailers, but nothing new was announced,…
Whenever a film is wrapping up its trilogy there is always cause for concern. Can they end on a high note? Certain trilogies like the Lord of the Rings trilogy have done this in the past. Other trilogies like The Godfather trilogy could not. The first two installments of this new Planet of the Apes…
Right off the bat, it is worth noting that this review will be a bit biased. Growing up I always looked to the character of Spider-Man for guidance. I watched the 90s show, played the video games, read the comics, bought the toys, and of course watched the films. This character means so much to…
If I were ever to have a short review, it would be for this film. There simply is not much to say about it. It is not a terrible film, but it is not that great either. It’s like you’re going to the zoo, except you’re in the cage. Shark films are notoriously bad. The…
One of the only books I remember reading as a kid was Captain Underpants. I started reading them in first grade, and began writing my own comic books detailing the ongoing adventures of Captain Underpants. Now he has his very first movie, and how is it? It is actually a delightful film that was both…
I apologize ahead of time because this may be more of a rant rather than a review. When I saw the trailer for this film I thought it looked “Okay”, but was thoroughly interested because I really like Colin Trevorrow’s first film, Safety Not Guaranteed. This may be a weird connection, but watching the trailer…
Initially I wanted to see this film because it was getting some great reviews. A24 is the studio that is behind this film, and lately they have been producing some of my favorite films: Moonlight, Swiss Army Man, and Ex Machina are just some of their films. Because of this, I opted not to watch…
For some reason I did not review the forth season of Orange is the New Black. I do not know why I did not review it because I loved that season. It was filled with such great character moments, and the show really did a good job balancing between the humor and the drama. It…
I do not understand why people thought this film would be good. After seeing all of the trailers I only thought that this film could potentially be fun and enjoyable. However, this film is not that. It has some moments and good ideas, but the execution is poorly done. A New World of Gods and…
Prometheus is the first film I have ever seen from the ‘Alien’ Franchise. I enjoyed it, so I bought the first Alien film on BluRay and watched that shortly afterwards. I liked Alien a lot more and was surprised by how similar Prometheus was to it. The trailers of Alien: Covenant had me convinced that…
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