Category: Reviews

Modern auteur Wes Anderson is back with another gorgeously symmetrical and ornamented feast for the eyes that, as usual, evokes hearty laughs from its audience. Though I had a great time with this movie, Anderson is starting to become formulaic with his stories. The Phoenician Scheme is still great fun, but it’s what one would… Continue reading Movie Review: THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME

For anyone jonesing for more John Wick action and kills, Lionsgate presents Ballerina. The John Wick franchise has never given its fans a complete origin story of its infamous and legendary “Baba Yaga.” Instead, the creative minds behind the franchise and this new spin-off film have decided to tell the origin story of a different… Continue reading Movie Review: FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA

From Danny and Michael Philipou, the filmmakers who brought us the horror sensation Talk to Me, comes a masterstroke of a movie that ups the ante when it comes to disturbingly dark cinema. Although Bring Her Back is not exactly an enjoyable film, it is a movie that deserves respect for its dedication to delivering… Continue reading BRING HER BACK Is The Most Disturbing Horror Film This Year

As someone who grew up during the 1980s, I watched both The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid: Part II multiple times. Although these movies have their corny, schmaltzy moments, the heart at their core always resonated with me. Forty-one years after the release of the first Karate Kid movie, and after two sequels, an… Continue reading KARATE KID: LEGENDS Has A Lot Of Heart And Puts A New Spin On The Underdog Story

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an archaeologist is a noun that describes “someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past.” The documentary film “The Stones Are Speaking” is about the discovery of an archaeological site uncovered in Central Texas. I was not aware of the discovery… Continue reading Movie Review: The Stones Are Speaking – Award-Winning Documentary Now Available On Demand

One of the great things about our outlet is that we sometimes offer multiple reviews of the same movie because opinions vary. Yesterday, we posted a review by our leader, Laurie Coker, who did not like the new and perhaps final installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise. On the other hand, I had a great… Continue reading Movie Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING, A Movie I Enjoyed As A Closer To The Franchise

Disney’s animated film, Lilo & Stitch, is a film that, for some reason, has always alluded me for so long. I finally watched the movie one week before the screening of the “live-action” version of the film, and I very much enjoyed what it has to offer. The original movie came out in 2002, and… Continue reading Movie Review: LILO & STITCH Does Not Quite Capture The Same Magic That It’s Animated Version Delivers

Filmmaker Warwick Thornton wrote the screenplay, was the cinematographer, and directed The New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, and Wayne Blair and introducing Aswan Reid. I read a couple of online articles that state the filmmaker had an experience as an Australian Aboriginal child when he was sent to a Christian boarding school run… Continue reading Movie Review: The New Boy – Cate Blanchette stars in 1940s Australian set Story