Tag: Reviews
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ – Review
Shazam! Fury of the Gods feels like a blatant attempt to recapture the financial success of the first Shazam film without any solid concept for a new storyline for the superheroes. It manages to lose what was great about the first one while introducing interesting new characters, only to underutilize them. When Shazam! came out…
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‘The Magician’s Elephant’ – Review
The new Netflix film adapted from the 2009 Kate DiCamillo novel of the same name is a heartwarming tale that emphasizes the themes of kindness and compassion. The Magician’s Elephant tells the story of Peter (Noah Jupe), a young orphaned boy, who is determined to find his long lost sister, despite his caretaker Vilna (Mandy…
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‘Moving On’ – Review
While the new comedy provides the opportunity for screen legends Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin to do what they do best, the tonal inconsistency causes the film to fall flat. *This review contains spoilers for Moving On**Content warning: sexual assault, rape Moving On tells the story of Claire and Evelyn (Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin,…
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’65’ – Review
65 is at its best when it’s a survival story of a man trying to save the life of the little girl who effortlessly melts his stern exterior. Largely, the film is a reminder that I need to start watching The Last of Us. Several years after his last outing as the Star Wars villain-turned-hero…
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‘Scream VI’ – Review
While Scream VI has an ambitious, visceral opening, the rest of the film fails to live up to the prologue. The film lacks the mystery of a whodunnit and becomes tiresome and shockingly dull as it repeats previous elements of the franchise. As a huge fan of the Scream franchise, the idea of getting new installments back-to-back…
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2023 Live Action Shorts – Reviews
Night Ride (Dir. Eirik Tveiten) TW: assault, hate speech, discrimination While there’s certainly a way to depict transphobia onscreen in a way that’s meaningful, using it to develop a CIS-gender character’s arc is never appropriate. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Eirik Tveiten’s Norweigan short film Night Ride does. When a little person named Ebba is told…
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‘Creed III’ – Review
Through the directorial eyes of Michael B. Jordan, Creed III allows the Creed films to create their own legacy and a new path for the future of the franchise. The first two Creed films dealt with legacy. How do you live up to the legacy thrust upon you and at what point are you creating…
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‘Tell It Like a Woman’ – Review
Tell It Like a Woman is a hastily thrown together series of vignettes that play out like a film school final showcase. Despite a few bright points and good casting, the film itself falls flat. Tell It Like a Woman is a series of seven vignette style stories, all compiled into one film. The film…
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2023 Animated Shorts – Reviews
My Year of Dicks (Dir. Sara Gunnarsdóttir) My Year of Dicks is a charming, coming-of-age short film that many, many will relate to. With stunning animation, witty dialogue, and a story the author is deeply connected to, this short film is truly one you want to spend more time with. The film follows a fifteen-year-old…
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‘Cocaine Bear’ – Review
For every slow-paced Oscar-winning melodrama that rips your heart out, you need a ‘Cocaine Bear.’ A quick, stupidly fun, and outrageously wild time at the movies that lets you turn your brain off and be entertained for an hour and a half. It’s been almost 40 years since a black bear in the Chattahoochee National…
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