Hellboy (David Harbour) was not naturally born of this world but he was raised to fight for it as if it was his own. Professor Broom (Ian McShane) raised him as his own as well as assist in unlocking his all-powerful potential. When an ancient evil (Milla Jovovich) returns to bring the world to its …
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Time for a Reel PET SEMATARY review
Fans of Stephen King novels will be the first ones to tell you that his brilliant written words, for one reason or another, rarely translate well into movie form. Of course, there are exceptions such as The Shining (1980) and Christine (1983). Those rarities aside, the film adaptations have left hopeful fans feeling letdown attempt …
Time for a Reel SHAZAM! review
Billy Batson (Asher Angel) is a product of foster care system and that’s made him very comfortable in fending for himself and not allowing anyone to get close to him. Billy finds himself in a new home with other displaced kids and a couple that only wants to nurture him. While Billy appears to be …
Time for a Reel THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT review
The Hummingbird Project follows cousins Vincent (Jesse Eisenberg) and Anton (Alexander Skarsgård) who work in the world of high frequency trading under the thumb of a cutthroat boss named Eva. Unfulfilled and underappreciated, the cousins part ways and start a company of their own. They intend to build a straight fiber-optic cable and run it …
Time for a Reel THE MUSTANG review
Roman Coleman (Matthias Schoenaerts) is serving time in a Nevada prison for a violent crime he committed. While in prison, Roman has become a person that embraces solitude. Through no wishes of his own, he ends up on a work detail cleaning up after a stable of wild mustangs currently housed at the prison. Mild …
Time for a Reel DUMBO review
Disney’s Dumbo tells the story of a young elephant quite literally born into a world of circus wonder. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) and his troupe have struggled over the last few years to keep things going. When Holt (Colin Farrell) returns from the war and is reunited with his children, Millie (Nico Parker) …
Time for a Reel US review
Jordan Peele surprised just about everyone with his breakout hit, Get Out (2017), which also served as his directorial debut. Talk about making a grand entrance! Amassing more than 250 million dollars on only a 5 million dollar budgets had execs at Universal Pictures salivating in their eagerness to see what else was packed away …
Time for a Reel GLORIA BELL review
Sebastián Lelio is a Chilean writer/director that has had little exposure in North America outside of last year’s Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams. The racy romantic drama captured the attention of critics and audiences with its scandalous subject matter and great acting. Riding that wave of notoriety, Lelio has adapted his Spanish-speaking hit, …
Time for a Reel CAPTAIN MARVEL review
Feel free to read this short review in its entirety without the fear of any dreaded spoilers. I will also take a moment to mention that there are, per standard Marvel Cinematic Universe operating procedure, a couple of scenes during the credits, so stay put. The aforementioned Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU for short, has …
Time for a Reel GRETA review
Director/writer Neil Jordan is probably best known for his work on the Oscar-winning drama The Crying Game (1992). The offbeat romantic suspense thriller kept everyone on their toes up until the very end while providing solid entertainment throughout. Since that time a few decades ago, Jordan has struggled to find matching success or anything close …