Category: Review

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel HOT SUMMER NIGHTS review

For being such a young actor without a trademark franchise to hang his hat on, Timothée Chalamet has quietly amassed quite the resumé thus far. His talents have not gone unnoticed as he has been nominated for an Oscar as well as a few dozen other awards. Last year was definitely his biggest year to-date …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES review

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is the first theatrical offering based on the Teen Titans Go! television series (hence the creatively entertaining title) which already has five seasons under its belt. Do to its success on Comedy Central, the animated, occasionally edgy, comedy which focuses on a younger generation of DC Comics looking to …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT review

It’s no coincidence that the Mission: Impossible franchise really took off, in terms of widely agreed upon quality from both the critics and the fans, when Christopher McQuarrie was hired on to direct the Tom Cruise-led espionage action adventure. The McQuarrie/Cruise symbiotic cinematic cohesiveness began ten years ago with Valkyrie (2008) which starred Cruise and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT review

With movies such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Good Will Hunting (1997), Finding Forrester (2000), and Milk (2008) under his belt, there’s no denying the talent that director Gus Van Sant has shown over the decades. He also has an uncanny ability to get the most out of his actors. Many …

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Time for a Reel BLINDSPOTTING review

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have been on a decade-long mission to get their passion project out there for the world to see. And finally after years hard work, hoping and fortuitous timing, everything has lined up so their work could be presented in a way that will make them proud. Blindspotting kicked off this …

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Time for a Reel UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB review

The low-budget supernatural tech horror flick, Unfriended (2014), somehow managed to scare up some decent profits while delivering a flat feature film that was basic and bland in just about every way possible. Still though, this is an industry where money is king and originality is as rare as a steak cooked with one wooden …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN review

Ten years ago, the smash hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! (2008), featuring ABBA’s greatest hits, made its way to theaters and it made a killing. The musical grossed over two billion dollars and the movie brought in somewhere north of 140 million dollars. I’m sure Universal Pictures sang “Money, Money, Money” all the way to …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE EQUALIZER 2 review

Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington first worked together on Training Day (2001) almost two decades ago. Their collaboration gained Washington an Oscar for Best Actor. His portrayal of a morally ambiguous detective was simply amazing. What else is amazing is that it took the pair roughly thirteen years to get around to working together again. …

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Time for a Reel SKYSCRAPER review

As far as Alpha Males go, Dwayne Johnson would be right up there at the front of line if you did a lineup of all of Hollywood’s leading men over the last decade. Anyone that can still be seen as intimidating dressed as a Tooth Fairy is full regalia has my vote. Regardless of the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE FIRST PURGE review

Five years ago, The Purge (2013) was released into the wild. The idea of living in a world where all crime was legal for 12 hours a year was quite compelling and proved its worth by making Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures a lot of money. Even though the ratings weren’t that hot, a squeal …