Category: Review

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe. From Colin Trevorrow, Dominion …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel TOP GUN: MAVERICK review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MEN review

About the film (courtesy of A24): In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS review

About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): The MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE NORTHMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård) on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. Robert Eggers is an under-40 American-born writer-director that turned the heads of many with his debut work, The Witch (2015), starring …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE BAD GUYS review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys – Dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), aka “Webs.” But when, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FATHER STU review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment): When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): After settling in Green Hills, Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba), in search for an …