Category: Movie Reviews
REVIEW: Venom (2018)
Spike | Oct 5, 2018 | 0
Sony’s first step into its own parallel license superhero universe has been controversial ever since it was announced in 2017. Venom, starring Tom Hardy and directed by Ruben Fleischer, is a stand-alone film separated from the world of Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man, comparable production-wise to ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Hell Fest (2018)
A traveling horror park, a group of friends looking for scares, and a merciless killer stalking them; this is the very simple setup for Hell Fest. I’ll admit that it was an intriguing one. I’ve always loved those kinds of horror festivals and mazes, and the concept of someone disguising themselv...
Read MoreREVIEW: The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
“There’s a clock in the walls. We don’t know what it does, except… something horrible.” Last Friday, Universal released The House with a Clock in Its Walls, based on the 1973 John Bellairs children’s mystery novel of the same name. I had never read or heard of the book, but t...
Read MoreREVIEW: White Boy Rick (2018)
Making a film based on a true story is pretty tricky. Even if there is an effort to make sure all of the facts are represented correctly the movie can fail because the story itself isn’t entertaining enough. With this in mind, I was hoping White Boy Rick would prove to be a tale that is &hell...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Predator (2018)
When an established franchise gets rebooted and decides to go in a different direction, there are sure to be people who will complain. This will undoubtedly happen for those who watch The Predator and expect it to be anything like the original 1987 film. Instead of trying to recreate the same atmo...
Read MoreREVIEW: Moana (2016)
“You are the future of our people, Moana. They are not out there; they are right here. It’s time to be who they need you to be.” 2016 was the first time since 2002 that Disney animation released two features in one year. I distinctly remember watching Zootopia and thinking, “Wow, there&#...
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