Category: Reviews

REVIEW: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

I think the best thing I can say for Hobbs & Shaw, the spinoff of the tried and true (in terms of box office, anyway) Fast and Furious movies, is that you probably already know whether or not you’ll like it. If Jason Statham and the Rock pounding bad guys into the dirt for two …

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REVIEW: The Boys – Season 1

Subversion has been a hot topic throughout various media in the last several years, much to fans’ chagrin – or delight, depending on who you ask. However, it is the concept of subversion that the new Amazon show The Boys relies on and utilizes to great effect. The Boys is a property I’ve b...

A Decade of Disney: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, in which we’ve been going over Disney’s Renaissance period. Today, Munir and I will be looking at what we consider to be Walt Disney Animation’s magnum opus, 1991’s Beauty and the Beast. The Little Mermaid, and to a lesser extent, the films directly bef...

REVIEW: Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood (2019)

Once upon a time…in Hollywood is a film I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Aside from being a big fan of Tarantino I’ve also always loved stories of Hollywood. The idea that this was going to be through Tarantino’s lens was incredibly intriguing. I couldn’t wait to see what ...

REVIEW: Veronica Mars Season 4 (2019)

Just like its intrepid PI hero, Veronica Mars is the franchise that won’t stay down. After the TV series ended its initial three-season run in 2007, creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign and was able to secure enough crowd-funding for a movie. This was followed by a pair of novels co-...

A Decade of Disney: The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Munir: Hello and welcome to another review of A Decade Of, where we are currently talking about the Disney Renaissance. Today, it’s time for the oft-overlooked The Rescuers Down Under. Released in fall 1990, a year after The Little Mermaid had brought great success for the studio, The Rescuers Dow...