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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I went for the stressful spooks and was not disappointed. I would never want to be in this family’s shoes. The cinematography was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...