May the Fourth be with you! In celebration of the "Star Wars" day of celebration, Disney released "Tales of the Empire" -- a sequel series of sorts to the anthology series "Tales of the Jedi." This time around, we focus on the stories of two agents of the Empire -- Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee... Continue Reading →
I don't know what I was expecting from "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey." I didn't think it would be good, but I certainly didn't expect it to be openly mean-spirited, oversexualzied and almost malicious towards its audience. The film comes as a result of A. A. Milne's 1926 book entering the public domain. Now, anyone... Continue Reading →
1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" is a film that doesn't need to be remade, and the last time Hollywood tried it, it failed spectacularly (2005's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"). So I was naturally opposed to Paul King's "Wonka," when it was announced on concept alone. However, King and the film's star, Timothee... Continue Reading →
The original "Ghostbusters" films were not constructed to kick off a huge franchise with regular installments akin to Marvel films. Those original two films were tightly crafted comedies dripping in satire and dry wit thoroughly unfit for that treatment. Yet, four decades later, because those films have a recognizable name and famous iconography, that seems... Continue Reading →
Best Visual Effects is usually the category summer blockbusters vie over, with superhero films being particularly overrepresented in the last 20 years despite few wins ("Spider-Man 2" is the only film in that genre to get it in that time period). As such, films nominated in this category usually have budgets exceeding $100 million, with... Continue Reading →
Hello people, I am back with a movie review after almost a year! Today's film is "Stronger," helmed by Jake Gyllenhaal as both the titular character and the film's producer, which is directed by David Gordon Green. Gyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman, the man who lost both his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and... Continue Reading →
After the climactic "Empire Strikes Back" gut punch that was the "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Season 2 finale in which Tech died and Omega (Michelle Ang) was captured by the villainous Dr. Royce Hemlock (Jimmi Simpson), we start Season 3 on a very low note. Months have passed, with Omega assisting Nala Se (Gwendoline... Continue Reading →
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