Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot as the famous warrior princess, Diana Prince, following her origin story, as she trains to become a warrior, around such women as Robin Wright and Connie Nielson. During one of her training sessions, Diana sees Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), a soldier fighting in World War 1, crash his plane into … Continue reading REVIEW: WONDER WOMAN
REVIEW: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is the fifth installment of the Pirates franchise (God help us) as it tells the story of a new villain, Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem) as he sets his sites on Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), in a vendetta that this captain has had since Sparrow turned … Continue reading REVIEW: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
REVIEW: BAYWATCH
Baywatch stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zac Efron as a spoof, or should I say reboot, of the “popular” 90s television series of the same name. In this new reboot, the Baywatch lifeguards try to save the day as a local beach resident seems to be dabbling in something more than just the nice … Continue reading REVIEW: BAYWATCH
SPOILER REVIEW: ALIEN COVENANT
This is a spoiler review. If you have not seen Alien: Covenant, please go to my regular review, and take a little look. If you are continuing to read this, you have seen the film, or don't mind spoiling the film for yourself. Anyway, here we go! Alien: Covenant begins as a crew on the … Continue reading SPOILER REVIEW: ALIEN COVENANT
REVIEW: ALIEN: COVENANT
Alien: Covenant stars Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterson, Billy Crudup, and Danny McBride, as a new crew takes off 10 years after the ill-fated Prometheus. The film, which acts like a follow up of Prometheus, also develops somewhat of its own story. This “prequel-trilogy” of films will lead up to where Alien (1979) begins. But through … Continue reading REVIEW: ALIEN: COVENANT
REVIEW: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, put a new twist to the story that we all know. A boy named Arthur (Charlie Hunnam), taken from his parents and raised in a brothel, trains to become something more than who he is. After many years since his parents’ death, Arthur finds himself standing at the foot … Continue reading REVIEW: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
REVIEW: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2
Peter Quill and his merry band of misfits are at it again with kicking some evil alien butt. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has much of the same elements that made us fall in love with these characters. The laugher and sarcastic one liners, with Rocket and Peter providing most of the laughs. But … Continue reading REVIEW: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2
REVIEW: THE CIRCLE
The Circle is written and directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, Smashed) and tells the story of a young woman who gets a job at a high tech company, similar to Facebook and Google, and becomes entangled in the corporate drama as the company finds itself on the cusp breaching privacy laws. This film … Continue reading REVIEW: THE CIRCLE
REVIEW: THE LOST CITY OF Z
Based on the 2009 novel by David Gann, The Lost City of Z takes us on an adventure as Percy Fawcett, a young military officer, goes on a quest to find a lost city in the Amazon. This lost city, referred to as “the city of Gold”, becomes Percy’s central focus, which leads him to … Continue reading REVIEW: THE LOST CITY OF Z
REVIEW: FREE FIRE
Free Fire stars Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, and Bree Larson in a story when a black market gun sale goes wrong, it leads to a furious exchange between two men, thus erupting into a plethora of gunfire. I always love a good story. My favorite movies always have a good storyline. Even with … Continue reading REVIEW: FREE FIRE