Adventure
Film Review – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The great thing about video games is the sense of immersion. In several ways, the player gets to dictate the kind of experience they’ll have with any game – whether they complete it over a few weeks or just over a weekend, whether they choose…
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Film Review – The Bluff
The Bluff (2026) is a B-level pirate adventure that knows it’s a B-level pirate adventure. It doesn’t have the joy or earnestness of the early Errol Flynn pictures, nor does it have the size and scope of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. But what it does have is a…
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Film Review – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
From its opening minutes, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) aims to test our patience. A man dressed in a plastic raincoat, wrapped in all sorts of tubes and wires, and wearing explosives on his chest walks into a late-night diner. He goes on a long…
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Film Review – Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Avatar series has bucked the trend of modern blockbusters, in that it doesn’t rely on pre-existing properties. There were no books, toys, video games, or TV shows in which it could mine fan nostalgia. Sure, it borrows elements from other works – FernGully (1992) being the most common…
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Film Review – Wicked: For Good
The continuation of the Wicked musical adaptation – Wicked: For Good (2025) – arrives in theaters riding the success of the first film. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last two years, Wicked (2024) was a massive success, appeasing fans of the stage show and garnering a…
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Film Review – Tron: Ares
Can a movie work solely on its style? Tron: Ares (2025) makes a compelling argument for it. The latest live action installment of the Tron franchise – which started way back with the 1982 original – is yet another neon-tinged lightshow. It’s filled with spectacular visual effects, taking the…
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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 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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