The story of Spider-Man has been told and retold many times over. There comes a point where people go “yeah yeah yeah” and start to grow wearisome of it. So, writer Phil Lord and trio of directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman had their work cut out when developing the latest entry into …
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Time for a Reel ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL review
So, 20th Century Fox has decided to take the very unconventional route of re-releasing a pretty successful film which debuted less than seven months ago, but making some very interesting adjustments along the way. Deadpool 2 had become a fan favorite in this year’s crowded hero arena. And just like the 2016 origin story of …
Time for a Reel FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD review
Two years ago anxious fans were able to feast their eyes upon a new creation given to them by J.K. Rowling. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them made its way to the public only to be met by a divided fanbase. Hoping to improve upon the weaker aspects, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald …
Time for a Reel THE SISTERS BROTHERS review
The Sisters Brothers is an American crime comedy adventure directed by Jacques Audiard and starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed and Rutger Hauer. Eli (Reilly) and Charlie (Phoenix) Sisters are tasked by The Commodore (Hauer) to track down a gold prospector (Ahmed). The brothers are outwitted by John Morris (Gyllenhaal) who …
Time for a Reel THE PREDATOR review
Technically speaking, The Predator is now the sixth movie in the franchise featuring the technologically advanced hunters from another planet. It all started with the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led Predator (1987) which is now more than 30 years old. Yikes! The sequel, Predator 2 (1990), followed before going dormant for more than a decade, presumably because fans …
Time for a Reel ALPHA review
We’ve always been told that dogs are man’s best friend. Where did that saying come from? Genetic lineage has already proven that today’s domesticated dogs are distant relatives of wolves. A new family adventure drama puts forth a story that will show where this legendary bond started. Alpha is that story. Young Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee) …
Time for a Reel CHRISTOPHER ROBIN review
English author A. A. Milne had moderate success as a novelist but gained the highest level of notoriety in 1926 when he first published Winnie-the-Pooh. The rest, folks, is history. Disney has put up some good works over the decades but interest seemed to have trailed off over the last quarter century. Marc Forster, known …
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 …
Time for a Reel ANT-MAN AND THE WASP review
If you’ve been keeping up with the ongoings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s A LOT most of you may still be processing. One of those questions, and rightfully so, might be, “where the heck is Ant-Man?” Now that you’ve had a little time to breathe and collect your thoughts, at one lingering question will …
Time for a Reel ADRIFT review
Everyday, people go through the motions and sidestep minor obstacles that come their way. Sometimes the challenges faced seem insurmountable, even by the most optimistic of people. The story of Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp is not one that is widely known in most circles. It is the unknown that will make Adrift that much …