‘Pacific Rim’ sequel feels like every other terrible sequel
Rating: 1.5 / 5 stars âPacific Rim: Uprisingâ is the sequel to 2013âs âPacific Rim,â which was directed by Guillermo Del Toro (âThe Shape of Waterâ). This time around, Steven S. DeKnight (âDaredevilâ) takes the directorâs chair for this sequel…
Despite controversy, âReady Player Oneâ mesmerizes
Rating:4.5/5 stars Spielberg is back. After a decade of directing period dramas and expensive family films, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg returns to the cultural phenomenon of the Hollywood blockbuster to helm his newest project, âReady Player One.â Based on the…
Itâs âGame Over, Man!â for âWorkaholicsâ trioâs new film
Rating: 1/5 stars Netflix recently released an action/comedy film called âGame Over, Man!â directed by Kyle Newacheck (âWorkaholicsâ). The protagonists are three best friends working in a hotel as housekeepers. The opening scene shows the trio cleaning a room that…
Will âThoroughbredsâ be sleeper hit of 2018?
Rating: 4.5/5 stars âThoroughbredsâ is directed and written by Corey Finley and stars Olivia Cooke (âMe, Earl and the Dying Girlâ) and Anya Taylor-Joy (âSplitâ) as Amanda and Lily, two polar opposite girls who develop a very strong, very strange…
Alicia Vikanderâs star power not enough to save this reboot
Rating: 1.5/5 stars Making video game movies does not seem to be a job of which filmmakers pride themselves. From âSuper Mario Bros.â to âAssassinâs Creed,â they are rarely, if ever, a winner in the eyes of the movie-going public….
âGringoâ has ingredients for good film, none of which work
Rating: 2.5/5 stars âGringoâ is directed by Nash Edgerton (âThe Squareâ) and stars David Oyelowo (âThe Cloverfield Paradoxâ) as Harold Soyinka, a down on his luck corporate employee who is facing a possible job termination due to a company merger,…
Alex Garland crafts another sci-fi masterpiece that forces viewers to question life
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars âAnnihilationâ is directed by Alex Garland (âEx Machinaâ) and stars Natalie Portman (âJackieâ) as Lena, a cellular biologist and former Army ranger. When her husband (Oscar Isaac, âStar Wars: The Last Jediâ) returns from an…
J-Lawâs performance not enough to save âRed Sparrowâ
2/5 Stars Based on a 2013 novel, âRed Sparrowâ features Jennifer Lawrence (âmother!â) as Dominika Egorova, a former Russian ballerina forced after an accident to do some shady dealings for her uncle, Ivan (Matthias Schoenaerts, âFar From the Madding Crowdâ),…
âGame Nightâ best comedic ensemble since âThe Hangoverâ
4/5 Stars âGame Night,â directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (âSpider-Man: Homecomingâ), stars Jason Bateman (âOzarkâ) and Rachel McAdams (âSpotlightâ) as Max and Annie, two extremely competitive people who are very much invested in their routine game nights…
âBlack Pantherâ takes monumental leap for representation
4.5/5 Stars âBlack Pantherâ has made a statement on the human condition and creatively touches on issues that are relevant to the time. Being the new installment of the Marvel universe, âBlack Pantherâ has hit theaters and continued to break…
