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Film Review – Dongji Rescue
There are sequences in the Chinese film Dongji Rescue (2025) that are breathtaking. Set primarily in or around the ocean, scenes feature characters swimming across choppy water, diving deep under the surface with no oxygen, or flinging themselves off sinking boats. These instances are so believable that…
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Film Review – The Pickup
The most puzzling – and disappointing – aspect about The Pickup (2025) is that it is filled with talented performers put into positions where they are unable to showcase it. Pete Davidson is a successful comedian, who’s been in interesting films like Big Time Adolescence (2019) and Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022). Keke Palmer is…
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Film Review – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
***Warning: This Review Contains Minor Spoilers*** The Fantastic Four have had a rocky history with big screen adaptations. The 1994 version has its charm, but it exists more as a cult anomaly than a beloved mainstream property. The opposite can be said about the mid 2000…
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Film Review – Superman (2025)
Writer/director James Gunn’s first big screen foray into the newly revamped DC Studios is a huge, ambitious swing. Superman (2025) is nothing less than a sprawling, jam-packed, action-filled extravaganza that aims to do a complete 180 degree turn from Zack Snyder’s dark and gritty interpretation. Gunn not only takes major inspiration…
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Film Review – The Old Guard 2
***Warning: This Review Contains Mild Spoilers*** Charlize Theron once again brings her unique set of action skills to The Old Guard 2 (2025). This is a sequel to the Covid-era hit The Old Guard (2020), which I wasn’t the biggest fan of. It had some decent set pieces and Theron…
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Film Review – M3GAN 2.0
M3GAN (2022) was a surprise hit for several reasons. It combined a tried and true horror trope – inanimate toys/dolls coming to life as killer beings – and a growing apprehension over the development of A.I. The result was a fun and entertaining horror film, capped…
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Film Review – 28 Years Later
In an age where just about every popular IP of the last thirty years is revisited – often in hopes of milking audience’s nostalgia for financial gain – 28 Years Later (2025) arrives with something interesting to say. Not only does the writing/directing team of Alex Garland and Danny Boyle return,…
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Film Review – Ballerina
Advertisements have gone to great lengths to let us know that Ballerina (2025) is a spinoff of the highly successful John Wick franchise. The marketing makes it painfully clear that the “Baba Yaga” himself, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) makes an appearance. Hell, even the title was marketed as “From…
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