Michael Bay promised a continuation of the Transformers franchise, even after stepping away as director after last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight. Paramount Pictures have had Bay’s back, despite less than stellar reviews and waning domestic box office numbers. Why? This franchise is an absolute beast in the international market, earning almost 4x what it …
Tag: Sci-Fi
Time for a Reel KIN review
We’re right at the tail end of August which typically is a place where studios stick the movies that have a snowball’s chance in…well…summer of succeeding. Typically these are ones that couldn’t quite stand up to the big boys and girls in the school yard but might find some success in the area where the …
Time for a Reel THE MEG review
August is in full swing which means, in the movie world, this is the time to burn through some titles that weren’t quite hot enough to withstand the summer blockbuster heat. It’s not necessarily that these are bad movies, although some of them definitely will be, it’s more of a case where the smart business …
Time for a Reel THE DARKEST MINDS review
Alexandra Bracken is an author who specializes in Young Adult (or YA) novels. Being basically a young adult herself at the age of 31, she has just been there and just did that. Even though she’s young in age, she’s pretty seasoned in terms of experience. She already has more than ten novels to her …
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 …
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 HOTEL ARTEMIS review
After writing for blockbuster hits such as Iron Man 3 (2013) and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Drew Pearce is finally getting his turn at directing a feature film. If you’ve seen any of the promos or trailers for Hotel Artemis, you already know that he’s taking the action to another level with is …
Time for a Reel RAMPAGE review
We’ve gotten used to video games becoming the inspiration for movies. The 1986 arcade game, Rampage, pitted three larger than life creatures against military forces while laying waste to the surrounding landscapes. Many quarters were spent feeding players’ appetites for destruction. The game found its way to home consoles with its most popular version being …
Time for a Reel READY PLAYER ONE review
Less than a handful of times has Steven Spielberg missed his intended mark when it comes to the movies he has directed over his illustrious career. Even when it came to movies that critics panned such as Hook, it would appear that audiences connected with them in a positive way. When it comes to orchestrating …
Time for a Reel PACIFIC RIM UPRISING review
Transformers, Godzilla, King Kong. These have been some of the larger than life entities that have taken a giant bite out of the box worldwide box office in the past several years. I mention “worldwide” because for some reason or another, these large-sized characters seem to resonate more so with international audiences than they do …