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Sep 30, 20231 min read
The Expendables 4 (Released 9/22/23)
Such a hollow shell of what it was supposed to be. The action is great as always but there are two things I didn’t like. The CGI felt...
Sep 29, 20231 min read
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Released 9/8/23)
This movie is as predictable as they come and seemed like the post-covid trend of a rom-com sequel going to exotic European countries....
Sep 28, 20231 min read
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
While a little better than the original, it is still trying to coast on the same unfunny concept of Greeks being loud and insufferable....
Sep 27, 20231 min read
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
This movie was trying its damndest to trigger my fight or flight. Nothing freaks me out more than a bunch of loud people in a house....
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Black Adam (2022)
This movie isn’t terrible, but it was a bit lackluster in my opinion. Visually, there were a lot of amazing moments, while other moments...
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Doctor Strange (2016)
There are a handful of MCU movies that felt like the Iron Man 1 formula and this was the worst offender. I will say visually this movie...
Sep 24, 20231 min read
A Haunting in Venice (Released 9/15/23)
They forgot to market this as a Hercule Poirot film. The marketing leaned so heavily into the horror side of it that you would easily...
Sep 23, 20231 min read
The Nun II (Released 9/8/23)
The main Conjuring movies are the best part of the franchise but the Nun is the second best in the universe. It brings back several...
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Bottoms (released 8/25/23)
This is a raunchy comedy disguised as a genuine coming-of-age film. At first, I wasn’t into the movie because I’m getting older, and high...
Sep 21, 20231 min read
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
This was definitely an improvement over the first one. It felt more like a personal story. Even the villain had a personal connection so...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
The Equalizer (2014)
This felt like a mix of several different action movies, all in one flick. The precision of John Wick, the smarts of Sherlock Holmes, a...
Sep 19, 20231 min read
The Batman (2022)
He is darkness. He is the night. He is… vengeance. The first live-action Batman movie to show him being the world’s greatest detective....
Sep 18, 20231 min read
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
The timeline issues really start to come through in this movie. The Wolverine scene, while cool, doesn’t make sense for the continuity of...
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Equalizer 3 (Released 9/1/23)
A disappointing entry into the less-good cousin of John Wick. The only standout parts of this are the action scenes which are really...
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Retribution (Released 8/25/23)
Poor Liam Neeson is just getting typecast in these movies. He keeps playing a generic husband who is forced into vehicles and stops the...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
The Meg (2018)
Is this a knock-off of Jaws? Yes. Does it matter? Nah. This movie is based on a book that was genuinely inspired by the Jaws films and...
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
While this film still has its flaws, it did a lot more for fan service. It felt like a Saturday morning cartoon come to life but this...
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Peacemaker (2022)
James Gunn really does know what he is doing when he is at the reigns. Whether he is doing PG-13 or R-rated, you know you are in for a...
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The convolutedness of Zemo’s plan aside, this movie is another banger from the Russo Brothers. There was a lot of fun fan service while...
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
This is essentially the Michael Bay Transformers movies with the plot of The Amazing Spiderman in a Ninja Turtles skin. There were a lot...
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