Category: Movie Reviews

REVIEW: Free Guy (2021)

When I saw the trailers for Free Guy, they didn’t leave much of an impression on me. The virtual world they teased was reminiscent of Ready Player One or Pixels. Still, nothing seemed good or bad so much as forgettable. And that’s precisely what happened; I forgot this movie even existed until m...

REVIEW: Cry Macho (2021)

Cry Macho would make for a good double feature with The Grey. It’s a movie about masculinity, but not in the way you’d expect, especially with Clint Eastwood as its star. It isn’t about grit, survival, and facing your mortality like Joe Carnahan’s film, but about maturity, kindness, caring f...

REVIEW: Turbo (2013)

Released in July of 2013, Turbo is the story of a garden snail who wants to be a racer. Not just any racer, though; Theo (Ryan Reynolds) dreams of racing in the Indy 500 like his hero Guy Gagné (Bill Hader). However, Theo works a dull day job with his brother and boss Chet (Paul …

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REVIEW: Malignant (2021)

Director James Wan has made quite the reputation for himself in the horror world over the last decade. His first major film, SAW, debuted in 2004, went on to make over 100 million dollars at the box office on a 1.2 million dollar budget and launched a franchise that dominated the horror landscape fo...

REVIEW: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

It’s difficult to call Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings a disappointment because, by all accounts, expectations for it weren’t exactly soaring. But it still stings when a Marvel movie is subpar, and this one not only falters with its bland story, threadbare character work, unimpressive ...

REVIEW: The Croods (2013)

The Croods was the first of two film releases for DreamWorks Animation in 2013. Written and directed by Kirk DeMicco (Quest for Camelot, Vivo) and Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon,) the film follows a family of cave people as they adapt to their changing surroundings. I saw...