Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a bright and bold loving critique of the superhero genre and a much needed hard reset. 30-second review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is so keenly aware of what it wants to be even though what it wants to be has never existed before. It's a bright and bold loving critique of the…
Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond shows that a blockbuster can be in the same realm as a character drama and still be successful Going into Star Trek Beyond I wasn't feeling the highest on Star Trek Into Darkness (check out my review here). I thought it was thisclose to being a great movie. But two things kept it from that. The first was…
It doesn't live up to the first movie in the franchise, but Star Trek Into Darkness holds its own as an action thriller With Star Trek Beyond hitting theaters this week I thought it'd be the perfect time to go back and review its predecessor, Star Trek Into Darkness (the title gets a negative review). I need to explain my history…
Hell or High Water is an entertaining visit into the western that has a modern flair and characters to make it a memorable entry. Hell or High Water is an interesting movie it’s not really a crime thriller. In fact, the heist scenes felt like an afterthought -- save for the centerpiece climax. What it’s really…
DC finally gets it right with Patty Jenkin's Wonder Woman thanks to its tight direction, lighter tone, and star affirming performance by Gal Gadot. Finally, after nearly ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and four years of the DC Extended Universe has a female superhero been featured as the lead. Not only that, they've…
