Category: Movie Reviews
Review: Downton Abbey (2019)
When it was announced that a Downton Abbey movie was in the works, I was more than a little excited. I caught on a bit late, but the TV series which ran from 2010-2015 quickly became one of my favorites when I found my parents re-watching older seasons on DVD. Of course, the costumes and …
REVIEW: Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Rambo: Last Blood picks up years after John Rambo returned home at the end of Rambo (2008). He’s living on his farm, raising horses with his niece, what little family he has left. When she’s kidnapped over the border in Mexico, Rambo has to go to war to get her back and take revenge on … ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ad Astra (2019)
I’ve been looking forward to Ad Astra for a long time, in part because of the eclectic filmography of director James Gray. I couldn’t wait to see him put his stamp on the space opera genre, and the likes of Brad Pitt (especially in the wake of his phenomenal performance in Quentin Tarantino’s ...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney: Tarzan (1999)
Virginia: Hello and welcome to the final installment of our Decade of Disney feature on the Renaissance. Today we’ll be discussing 1999’s Tarzan. As per usual for the House of Mouse, Tarzan is loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes. Some changes are made ...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney: Mulan (1998)
Munir: Hello and welcome back to our A Decade Of feature, where we are currently reviewing the Disney Renaissance. Today, we take a look at this period’s penultimate film, Mulan. Released in the summer of 1998, Mulan is based on a popular Chinese legend, and it follows the path of Aladdin and ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Scooby-Doo: Return to Zombie Island (2019)
The Scooby-Doo direct-to-home-media line (which was initiated with 1998’s Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island) has taken an interesting turn this year, with the last two films harkening back to well-loved eras of the franchise’s past, most likely due to this year being Scooby-Doo’s 50th Annive...
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