After multiple attempts to reenvision Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four cinematically, the MCU finally got it right. For some strange reason, every effort to adapt “Marvel’s first family” on the big screen has failed to give comic book fans what they have wanted so badly. Well, the fourth attempt is the charm. Now, I say this… Continue reading Movie Review: THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS PRESENTS WORLD BUILDING AT ITS BEST IN THE MCU
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Oh Hi – a scathing and wild satire on dating
I do like dark satire—and when it’s done well, there’s nothing more cathartic. Oh, Hi! isn’t perfect, but it commits hard to its tone, and I appreciate the audacity of that. Writer-director Sophie Brooks clearly has something to say about gender roles, dating clichés, and the way post-breakup narratives get warped—and she says it through… Continue reading Oh Hi – a scathing and wild satire on dating
Happy Gilmore 2 – a nostalgic sideshow built for longtime Adam Sandler fans
Happy Gilmore 2, now streaming on Netflix, is less a standalone film than a nostalgic sideshow built for longtime Adam Sandler fans. It leans heavily on callbacks and cameos, functioning more like a reunion special than a sequel with fresh legs. That said, for anyone who remembers the original’s crude charm, this return visit might… Continue reading Happy Gilmore 2 – a nostalgic sideshow built for longtime Adam Sandler fans
Eddington – A Muddled, Maddening Patchwork of Wasted Potential
Sitting through Eddington felt like revisiting the worst days of 2020 — not just emotionally, but narratively. For a film that’s clearly aiming to capture the chaos, fear, and social upheaval of that moment in history, it ends up feeling more like a confused collection of headlines than a cohesive story. Directed by Ari Aster,… Continue reading Eddington – A Muddled, Maddening Patchwork of Wasted Potential
Movie Review: EDDINGTON Sadly Reflects The Current State Of Our World
Always a provocateur, Ari Aster delivers a new film that sharply satirizes the current state of the U.S. and its origins. While this movie is very different for the filmmaker, Eddington shows that Aster is capable of doing much more than horror and the unusual. I did not know exactly what to expect from his… Continue reading Movie Review: EDDINGTON Sadly Reflects The Current State Of Our World
Movie Review: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025) Relies Too Much On Nostalgia
To be completely transparent, I was never a big fan of the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise. It just feels like a cheap knockoff and cash grab on the success of the first Scream movie. The movies in this series were popular enough to inspire movie producers to create a legacy sequel,… Continue reading Movie Review: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025) Relies Too Much On Nostalgia
Eddington
So Much Dread that the Audience Cannot Help But Squirm In Their Seats or Laugh Out Loud Coming out of this film, one of the first thoughts I had was how it’s the second time we’ve watched Joaquin Phoenix end up in a wheelchair, but that this was a far more compelling and thrilling journey… Continue reading Eddington
Drowning Dry — A Quietly Devastating Exploration of Family, Memory, and What-Ifs
Drowning Dry, directed by Laurynas Bareiša, is not a film that announces itself loudly. Instead, it moves with quiet certainty and emotional precision, gradually unraveling a domestic story with the weight of a psychological thriller. What begins as a lakeside weekend to celebrate a child’s birthday and a martial arts victory turns into a haunting… Continue reading Drowning Dry — A Quietly Devastating Exploration of Family, Memory, and What-Ifs
Movie Review: SUPERMAN
Superman (David Corenswet) must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice, and the human way, he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned (IMDB). DC Comics decided to make yet another Superman film. I am skeptical of most DC… Continue reading Movie Review: SUPERMAN
Superman: Gunn’s Reboot Flies, Even If It Doesn’t Break the Sound Barrier
James Gunn’s Superman is a confident, often charming reboot that understands what makes the character resonate, but also occasionally leans so hard on familiarity and messaging that it forgets to dig deeper. The film drops us into a fully-formed DC Universe, skipping over the usual origin story and opening instead on a bruised and bleeding… Continue reading Superman: Gunn’s Reboot Flies, Even If It Doesn’t Break the Sound Barrier