Category: Reviews
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Rihanna better have Paramount’s money after SMURFS

SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYEvery Smurf is named after whatever they’re known for. No Name Smurf (voiced by James Corden) is tired of not having found “his thing” yet and approaches Papa Smurf (John Goodman) on what he needs to do in order to earn a name. Encouraged by Smurfette (Rihanna), No Name heads into the forest…
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Everyone who needs to see EDDINGTON won’t

The film shows us — if we’re listening — that we’re all human with real struggles, real sacrifices and real mistakes. It’s a shame that the people who need to see EDDINGTON, won’t.
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SUPERMAN restores hope to DC movies

A superhero movie is at its best when it has those things but also has a degree of empathy and emotion attached to the different storylines or arcs. SUPERMAN is one of those.
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HEADS OF STATE is a fun flight of fancy

There have been several Marvel or Star Wars projects, for example, that would’ve benefited from being feature-length films instead of forced episodic chapters. HEADS OF STATE is the opposite.
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F1® THE MOVIE grand in scope, cliche in execution

SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWashed up race car driver Sonny Hayes (played by Brad Pitt) is given another chance to get behind the wheel when long-time friend — and former competitor — Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardeem) persuades him to be the second driver on his APXGP Formula 1 racing team. After Hayes reluctantly accepts, his confidence-through-experience comes…
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M3GAN 2.0 update could lead to frustration

If you appreciate a film that doesn’t take itself too seriously, you’ll love M3GAN 2.0.
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Alfie Williams shines in 28 YEARS LATER

If you want to know why some people discount the horror movie genre, 28 YEARS LATER is exhibit A.
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BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN deserves to be better

For the first time, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin agree to sit down and tell the story of their journey from small towns to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Featuring exclusive interviews with guitarist Jimmy Page, lead singer Robert Plant and bass guitarist John Paul Jones, as well as a rare archive…
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Celine Song delivers again with MATERIALISTS

MATERIALISTS will take you on a tour of perspectives and leave you with a gift of reflection.
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FINAL RECKONING ends impressive franchise on average note

In order to stop the Entity — which was introduced in the previous movie, DEAD RECKONING — legendary IMF agent Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise), is on a quest to find the Padkova which houses the Entity’s original source code. The problem is, the Podkova sits on board a doomed Russian submarine laying in…
