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Jun 30, 20231 min read
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (released 6/30/23)
Something about this movie just didn’t hit me right. It feels like an Indiana Jones adventure, but something just isn’t there. The best I...
Jun 25, 20231 min read
No Hard Feelings (Released 6/23/23)
While the story beats are 100% expected for this movie’s basic plot, it is more about the unexpected moments between those beats. I was...
Jun 24, 20231 min read
Asteroid City (Released 6/23/23)
This is a quirky movie, to say the least. It has a very meta sense of storytelling. The movie you watch is part of a play that is being...
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Elemental (Released 6/16/23)
This probably could have gotten a few more points if it didn’t have the cliche of a Romeo and Juliet-type story. I also noticed how...
Jun 17, 20231 min read
The Blackening (released 6/16/23)
This movie actually shocked me a little bit. It had nice reveals and clever jokes that play on the stereotypes you’d expect in a film...
Jun 16, 20231 min read
The Flash (released 6/16/23)
The fan service is what really pushes this movie over the top. It basically gave the middle finger to Marvel’s explanation of time travel...
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Transformers: Rise of the Beast (released 6/9/23)
While I appreciate the effort of trying to be faithful to the cartoon from back in the day, it does the usual plot devices. I think they...
Jun 3, 20231 min read
The Boogeyman (released 6/2/23)
I went for the stressful spooks and was not disappointed. I would never want to be in this family’s shoes. The cinematography was...
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (released 6/2/23)
I don't think something I've been hyped for has exceeded expectations since Endgame. Not only was this the first half of a huge, intense...
May 28, 20231 min read
About My Father (releases 5/26/23)
This movie isn't bad, but it felt like your run-of-the-mill "meet the dysfunctional family" rom-com. There were some genuine funny...
May 27, 20231 min read
The Little Mermaid (released 5/26/23)
I was today years old when I released The Little Mermaid is a fish out of water story. The movie was meh and as far as my memory of the...
May 26, 20231 min read
The Machine (released 5/26/23)
This movie was actually better than I expected. I thought it was just going to be this ridiculous action comedy, which it was. But it...
May 20, 20231 min read
Kandahar (released 5/26/23)
I don’t think I’ve seen a more soulless action movie in my life. The main character’s motivations are generic and thin. The film has...
May 19, 20231 min read
Fast X (released 5/19/23)
These movies really do be getting better and better. The biggest win for this movie is hands down, Jason Mamoa. He is basically a Jack...
May 14, 20232 min read
Movie releases from 5/12/23
This week's movies were a super weak lineup and I almost didn't want to post my reviews. As a compromise, I put all three in one post in...
May 7, 20231 min read
Big George Foreman (released 4/28/23)
Full Disclosure, I did a stupid and went to a Spanish showing of this movie with no subtitles. But with my limited Spanish knowledge and...
May 6, 20231 min read
Love Again (released 5/5/23)
Um...So this movie plays out exactly how you expect. The whole premise is this woman loses her soulmate. Two years later she decides to...
May 5, 20231 min read
Sisu (Released 4/28/23)
I had an extra movie on my A-list left so I was between this and The Black Demon. Essentially, Rambo or Jaws. I went with the Rambo...
May 5, 20232 min read
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (released 5/5/23)
Before I get into the review, I want to talk about the wild journey this series went through. Back when the first movie came out, every...
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (released 4/28/23)
This was an odd coming-of-age story about a 6th-grade girl trying to figure life out in her new town. There are two main growing pains...
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