Category: Movie Reviews

REVIEW: Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

“If it’s Halloween, it must be Saw.” That tagline debuted in the teaser trailer for Saw IV, and honestly, one has never been more accurate. For seven straight years (2004 – 2010), released either on or just a few days before Halloween, the Saw movies dominated the horror box office. It was t...

REVIEW: Megamind (2010)

2010 was a surprisingly great year for DreamWorks animated movies. How to Train Your Dragon came out in March to rave reviews and an impressive box office turnout. While Shrek Forever After met with indifference at the time, I think people have warmed to it. On November 5th, the studio released Mega...

REVIEW: Wrath of Man (2021)

Wrath of Man is the first movie I saw in a theater since the lockdowns began – a locally owned theater near me isn’t participating in this “wear masks through the movie” nonsense – and I chose it especially because I wanted a fun action flick with Jason Statham wreaking unholy vengeance on...

REVIEW: Rango (2011)

Like many people, I have a “to watch” list that constantly gets longer and rarely sees any progress. The pandemic and my new work situation have allowed me to watch a lot more of this stuff than usual, for both good and bad. Rango is a movie that I saw just once when it was …

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REVIEW: Shrek Forever After (2010)

In 2010, DreamWorks Animation completed the main Shrek film series with its fourth installment, Shrek Forever After. Shrek the Third is the only Shrek film I saw in the theater;, I saw Shrek Forever After by chance when my grandmother got us the DVD. I didn’t like the movie much, but it was st...

REVIEW: The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021)

On Friday, April 30th, Netflix released the latest film from Sony Pictures Animation, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Coming from executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), the film follows a ...