Tag: Adventure

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DUNE: PART TWO review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MADAME WEB review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who develops the power to see the future… and realizes she can …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic …

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Time for a Reel REBEL MOON review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WONKA review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): This irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet …

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Time for a Reel WISH review

About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Animation Studios): Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wish is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star …

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Time for a Reel NAPOLEON review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through …

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Time for a Reel THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): The story follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a postwar Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the …

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Time for a Reel THE MARVELS review

About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE KILLER review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. Oscar-nominated director David Fincher is back behind the camera with his latest work, The Killer starring Michael Fassbender. The R-rated action crime film sees an assassin turning the tables on …