Alita: Battle Angel is the new budget sci-fi action flick based on a Japanese manga/anime called Battle Angel: Alita. This is a flick that James Cameron has been talking about making for around twenty years… but, in the end, he … Continue reading
So… you’d think a movie with the title The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot would be funnier, quirkier, or maybe even bad-assier than the actual movie tuned out. But I suspect the name was given – and … Continue reading
So Aquaman, the movie, exists in the DC cinematic universe along with Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Justice League, and Wonder Women. The question is, on what side of these quality polar opposites does it land? It’s hard to … Continue reading
So Bumblebee is the newest Transformers movie… but it’s not directed by Michael Bay and its not in continuity with the previous five films. It appears to be a reboot, though one that makes occasional references to the Bay movies… … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix original Mowgli, based on the Jungle Book stories. This film was in production at the same time as the recent Disney “live action” Jungle Book but got delayed when that movie did well. I guess … Continue reading
Check out the Peter Jackson written and produced sci-fi flick Mortal Engines… note the marketing wants you to think he directed it too but he didn’t. The guy who did is one of his FX collaborators on various Lord of … Continue reading
So I checked out Once Upon a Deadpool last night… which is to say, the weird experimental film that turns Deadpool 2 into a PG-13 film. Presumably this is done to appease on some level Disney which has purchased (or … Continue reading
So there’s yet another Robin Hood movie out this week cleverly called Robin Hood. This one differs from the usual version of the story by both being exceedingly dumb and assuming its audience is exceedingly dumb. Boy… you can tell … Continue reading
In the pantheon of Nazi Zombie movies, the new flick Overlord is easily top 5. Of course, I think I’ve only actually seen two other Nazi Zombie movies… but this is easily the best of them. So… Best. Nazi. Zombie. … Continue reading
Also saw the new cold war inspired / 90s era throwback submarine action thriller Hunter Killer. This is a movie with very bad reviews and very bad marketing that I think is a victim of low expectations and an easy … Continue reading