Released: August 10, 2018. Directed by: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson. Runtime: 1h 53 min. The Meg is one of those movies that is just fun to review, almost like a stamina test for how long you can go without using a shark pun. Jason Statham plays Jonas, a deep-sea rescue … Continue reading The Meg (2018)
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The Circle (2017)
The Circle. Released: April 28, 2017. Directed by: James Ponsoldt. Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega. Runtime: 1h 50 min. The Circle is a familiar and generic corporate thriller about the dark side of technology, but it's disappointing because it doesn’t go into enough depth. Mae (Emma Watson) gets a dream job as part of … Continue reading The Circle (2017)
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
Released: April 21, 2017. Directed by: Justin Barber. Starring: Florence Hartigan, Luke Spencer Roberts, Chelsea Lopez. Runtime: 1h27 min. Phoenix Forgotten is like one of those films that come out of nowhere, but this is because of a quiet marketing campaign. It tries to replicate the success of 1999’s The Blair Witch Project, and it’s … Continue reading Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
Unforgettable (2017)
Released: April 21, 2017. Directed by: Denise Di Novi. Starring: Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl, Geoff Stults. Runtime: 1h 40 min. Unforgettable is a formulaic stalker story that is a forgettable affair. If they didn’t want critics taking jabs, they wouldn’t name it something so inviting! Rosario Dawson is Julia Banks, an online editor who … Continue reading Unforgettable (2017)
Logan (2017)
Released: March 3, 2017. Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen. Runtime: 2h 21 min. In 2016, Deadpool really started to push the limits of the superhero subgenre, but with Logan, director James Mangold takes the envelope, slashes it apart and creates something that reinvents the idea of what a superhero … Continue reading Logan (2017)
Free Fire (2017)
Released: April 21, 2017. Directed by: Ben Wheatley. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson. Runtime: 1hr. 30 min. I actually saw this at the Toronto International Film Festival last year (on Sept. 9, 2016), and this is a revised review I wrote in mid-September. I didn't post this because I was a bad blogger back … Continue reading Free Fire (2017)
Power Rangers (2017)
Released: March 24, 2017. Directed by: Dean Israelite. Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Ludi Lin, Becky G. Runtime: 2h 4 min. Nostalgia is a big appeal of this Power Rangers reboot, and as a 90s kid, the Rangers were definitely a part of my childhood. A problem of the original TV series, or … Continue reading Power Rangers (2017)
Spring Breakers (2013)
Release Date: March 22, 2013 (initial wide release). Director: Harmony Korine. Stars: James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez. Runtime: 94 min. It's a movie that gets so much better after you think about it quite a bit. Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine) and Faith (Selena Gomez) are four friends anxious to let loose during … Continue reading Spring Breakers (2013)