Well, THAT…was astounding. Utterly and completely. This review is going to end up pretty much the exact opposite of what I had kinda sorta expected / hoped for. And it’s going to hurt a little bit too. For context, I love the ‘Predator’ franchise…mostly. The first one is a true 80’s classic that was surprisingly […]

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At this point, I feel like I’m repeating myself. In a couple recent reviews, I’ve bored you all to death with lil anecdotes about my love of sharks as a kid and my fear of the deep ocean due to NOT KNOWING WHAT THE FUCK IS DOWN THERE! I strongly believe that there are…things…living down […]

Full Disclosure: I love me a good Pixar flick! I have yet to be REALLY let down by one of their films, with the exception of the ‘Cars’ series (just didn’t do it for me). But everything else they’ve done, going back to their first major feature film release, ‘Toy Story’, in the way back […]

For the longest time, Tom Cruise has prided himself on the novelty of having each installment of the ‘Mission Impossible’ franchise, going back to 1996, have a different director, and therefore a unique ‘flavour’ helping to form a tapestry of styles, movie by movie. We were lucky enough to get talented directors behind the camera, […]

Having never seen the original action / drama TV series from the mid-to-late 80’s, I had no idea what to expect when I first checked out 2014’s feature film-adaptation, by director Antoine Fuqua (‘Training Day), and starring another of those middle-aged bad-asses, Denzel Washington (‘Crimson Tide’). It may have been the lack of expectation and […]

Well, as expected…that was fun. Any reader of my past Marvel reviews knows what’s coming next…yep…the good ole ‘Golly gee…Marvel does it AGAIN! Surprise…surprise! Didn’t see THAT coming’ line. But it’s true. They HAVE done it again, and by ‘it’, I mean give us another honestly entertaining and well-crafted addition to the ongoing Marvel Cinematic […]

I really enjoyed Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 hard-edged thriller ‘Sicario’, a lot more than I expected to (which thankfully also happened with his ‘Blade Runner 2049’). It’s a straightforward cops-in-deep flick that somehow transcends the expected trappings of the genre; through natural performances, gorgeous cinematography, and deliberate pacing. There’s some very mature work on display, both […]

Two movies in one weekend?! What a LOSER! Yeah, yeah…I know. (head hangs in shame). But, while we’re at it…let me tell you about this movie I saw… Australian Writer / Director / Actor Leigh Whannell (‘Saw’), like his partner-in-crime and fellow Aussie James Wan (‘Insidious’), has done well for himself so far, in jolly […]