Reviews

3 out of 5 stars.

A Family Affair is a fair romantic comedy film about Zach Efron being a movie star and famous. His assistant played by Joey King is always there to help him. Until her mom played by Nicole Kidman ends up sleeping with him and falling for him. Which her daughter knows the kind of guy he is and either she is over protective of her mother or selfish for her own career.

Plot is okay. It has its cliches. The film is fun. The cast ensemble is great. Zac Efron. Joey King. And Nicole Kidman steal the show with there performances.

It is predictable. Cliches. Also has some fun moments. It is a decent flick.

5 out of 5 stars.

Alien Romulus is an awesome science fiction horror film that is a stand alone sequel in the franchise. While feeling like a reboot with catching the best parts of the original films. The film has that horror build up with characters going into a space station. Only to discover the face hugger aliens and being terrorized by the alien creature.

Plot is great, characters savaging the space station to get cryopods. Only to get stuck there and fighting for there lives.

Great cast ensemble with the main character being the heroine of the film.

The direction is great. Fede Alvarez becoming a promising director which i think he ll be great at handling the resident evil game series.

The film starts slow with a build up of characters and story. Once the terror kicks in. It does not stop until credits roll. It picks up and does not let you go. And the direction does not disappoint. The climax also crosses some boundaries that is creepy and terrifying.

The music score is great with a hint of original score.

Overall, it is an awesome film in the series and one of the best.

3 out of 5 stars.

Borderlands is a fair science fiction action comedy film based on the video game series. I never played the games. I went seeing this in a fresh perspective.

The film is entertaining with its mindless action sequences. About a ragtag group trying to save a teen Tiny Tina. From other bounty hunters that were sent after her by her evil father.

The humor is flat which makes laughs very few. The visual effects are okay but also iffy in some parts. The cast ensemble is okay. Cate Blanchett kills it as a heroine. Kevin Hart taking on a action role too. The plot is generic. The humor is eh. It does have a lot of action sequences to make this film entertaining.

3 out of 5 stars.

Trap is a psychological thriller film that follows Cooper (Josh Hartnett) taking his daughter to a concert. Only to see it being secured by swat and fbi. Searching for a serial killer. While Cooper is trying to find a way out.

Plot was okay. It did not have any surprises which the films concept should have had. Either the twist was revealed with the trailer or not. The film did not have any surprise ending or third act. It was too straightforward. Josh Hartnett delivered his performance along with the rest of the cast ensemble. The singer made her debut and it was a good introduction with the songs in the concert.

The thrills was okay. The film had a settle twist which did not add any surprises. It did Josh Hartnett a performance of a socialpath performance. Overall, it was an okay film.

3 out of 5 stars.

Drive Away Dolls is a fair crime comedy film that is about two best friends who gets mixed up in a crime with people after them after taking there briefcase.

Plot is dumb and fun. The humor is also stupid but it does entertain. May not be memorable but it was entertaining. Two friends that are lesbians who end up bonding during this road trip as they are being chased by a group of people.

It has a great cast ensemble with few cameos. Margaret and Geraldine are great with there chemistry. Lovable performances with dumb fun direction that is all it is. Overall, it is an okay film.

1.5 out of 5 stars.

Miller's Girl is a horrible erotic thriller about a student who becomes obsessed with her writing teacher. When he rejects her story cause it relates to an affair with writer and teacher. She decides to ruin the teachers life.

Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman were okay but there performances are wasted in a bland script. The direction is slow moving. The story is thin. A teenage girl living alone in a mansion cause her parents are away for a long time. How convenient for a perfect set up with a teenager that is manipulative.

The film is dull and boring. All talent was wasted.

4 out of 5 stars.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a good action comedy that brings Eddie Murphys franchise back and it is well missed.

The typical action comedy that made the 80s franchise worked is back. The humor. The action. And the music score. It is nostalgic.

Plot is good. But it does have a predictable villain cliche. The action sequences are entertaining. Eddie Murphy does a great job in being fun and entertaining. Plus the new cast members were a fun addition. The direction could have been a little more fun with the film. Overall, Eddie Murphy is back and does not disappoint with his 80s franchise. Which would be fun to see another.

5 out of 5 stars.

Deadpool and Wolverine is an awesome superhero film which brings these two characters into the mcu. Deadpool is still a potty mouth and film is still bloody and gory. Character does not lose his sense his humor with the disney merger. Shawn Levy did a great job in bringing these characters. And delivering justice.

Plot is great. About the tva recruiting Deadpool to help save a timeline with another agenda in play. The script has plenty of references and humor to keep the jokes rising. The action sequences is bloody fun. The cast ensemble is great and plus the surprise cameos. The soundtrack is fun. It is nice to see Hugh Jackman back into the role and hope he continues further with the character.

Can not say much more without spoiling. It is best to see for yourself. It is one awesome film in the mcu and cant wait to see the next film.

1.5 out of 5 stars.

Lisa Frankenstein is a terrible film that is a comedy horror about a goth teen who spends rest of her time after school in a isolated graveyard. Until one of the undead is awakened and follows her every where. Where she ends up falling for.

Plot has a mixture of every genre which it cant seem to focus on what it is trying to be. The script is all over the place. The film humor is dull and boring. The cast ensemble is terrible with there dead performances. The direction tries to be like Tim Burton with a 80s tone. But it just falls flat in every direction. Overall, it is one horrible film that should be skipped.

5 out of 5 stars.

Twisters is an awesome disaster thriller film that is a brand new twister film. New characters. New story. Fun references from the original. And lots of twisters thrills that feels like a ride.

Plot is great. And a bit of fun with a character going back into the field after a tragedy years before. She meets other tornado chasers. And especially Tyler Owen with his group being loud and wild in getting close to the action.

The cast ensemble is great. Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar Jones steal the spotlight.

The action sequences are thrilling and plenty. The visual effects are great. The music soundtrack and score is great.

Overall, it is one exciting summer film.

1 out of 5 stars.

The Book of Clarence is a horrible biblical comedy drama which takes events of the bible and adds a few twist with characters like Clarence and other prophets. And taking place before the events of Jesus crucification.

It lacks humor or tries to be funny. It just plain dumb. The cast ensemble is wasted and tedious. Characters like Clarence a guy who is in debt and pretends to be a prophet is a stupid concept. You may have some surprise cameos like Benedict Cumberbatch. Wonder why such a talent would waste there time.

It is one horrible film of the year that you should skip.

2.5 out of 5 stars.

Trigger Warning is a pretty bad action thriller film that tries to put Jessica Alba as the next action star like John Wick.

The plot is forgettable. The script lacks character development. And story. The visual effects are bad. Like worse than a video game bad with some of the action sequences and explosions. The action sequences are okay. But it's nothing memorable compared to other action flicks. Jessica Alba is great but her character is flat. And only entertaining part is her trying to be involved in the action.

Overall, it is a forgettable film that is no John Wick.

3 out of 5 stars.

Fly Me to the Moon is a fair romantic comedy drama film about a director of Nasa and a marketing rep trying to represent the first launch to the moon.

The plot is okay. The movie does rely on Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johanssen performance as the characters to save the film with there chemistry. The film is okay. Its predictable. Offers nothing new to the mix.

Issues i had with the film is it felt like it was too long. They could have trimmed it shorter. The direction felt generic for a rom com which will make this film forgettable. It is an okay film but it wont be memorable.

4 out of 5 stars.

The Boys in the Boat is a good biographical sports drama film which is about a rowing team that enters the olympics. It is a intriguing story about a college student who is homeless and cant get a job. He signs up for a rowing team while hoping it can help him with his tuition.

Great acting. Great cast ensemble. George Clooneys direction may be cliche and predictable. It does offer highlighted performances. And a story that you cant look away from as your stuck with these characters. The music score is unnoticeable and could have been better. Overall, it is a good film that tells a true story.

4 out of 5 stars.

The Boys in the Boat is a good biographical sports drama film which is about a rowing team that enters the olympics. It is a intriguing story about a college student who is homeless and cant get a job. He signs up for a rowing team while hoping it can help him with his tuition.

Great acting. Great cast ensemble. George Clooneys direction may be cliche and predictable. It does offer highlighted performances. And a story that you cant look away from as your stuck with these characters. The music score is unnoticeable and could have been better. Overall, it is a good film that tells a true story.

2 out of 5 stars.

Migration is a eh family film about a family of ducks migrating to the south. With the father being afraid of the outside world while his family convinces him to travel.

The plot is okay. The film may be enjoyable for the kids with its colorful animation and humor only kids will enjoy. Adults will find this film a bit boring. The characters are forgettable. The humor is also flat. The voice talent is easily forgotten. For an illumination film. Its beneath Despicable Me or Mario Bros creativity and fun direction.

It is a film that kids can enjoy. While adults will be dosing off.

2 out of 5 stars.

Despicable Me 4 is bad fourth film in the series that has the beloved fun characters. The humor is a waste with this film. Even the last Minions spin off film was better than this. The plot tries to add more characters. Have the Gru family going on a safe house hideout from a villlain Maxime which Will Farrell voices. The villains motives didnt have much affect with the characters. The plot also seemed a bit wasted as well with its thin story. The humor was also very few laughs in between. Also, the new minions that are turned into superheroes with powers was terrible and forgettable.

The animation is colorful and great. The characters are fun. They just did not have the potential with this fourth film. Kids will love the movie no matter what cause of these characters.

Overall, they need to figure out a creative direction and story for the next film.

5 out of 5 stars.

A Quiet Place Day One is an awesome apocalyptic horror film that is a prequel to the quiet place films. With new characters. The story of when the aliens first crashed and chaos in New York City happens.

The plot is great. Follows Sam as she is sick and comes across an alien invasion. While trying to avoid the aliens. Her and her service cat come across Eric who is also trying to survive and get out of the city.

It has a great cast ensemble. The film has plenty of thrills that will keep you entertained. A story of two strangers trying to get along. It has more action and more thrills. This is one of the best films in the series.

4.5 out of 5 stars.

The Iron Claw is a pretty good biographical sports drama about the Von Erichs family which four brothers were raised to be wrestlers. Until tragedy strikes one brother after another which they believe was a family curse.

Its a great plot about this family. Yes the direction can be strong and emotional in the end with how close the brothers were and they never left one another.

It has a great cast ensemble. Zac Efron did great with his performance. The direction and tone with the 1980s wrestling sequences were great. The music score felt a little underwhelming with a good decent soundtrack.

5 out of 5 stars.

Hit Man is an awesome rom com dark comedy film about a guy being a fake hit man to arrest people for about to commit a murder.

Plot is fun and great. Glen Powell delivers with his performance and likable as an actor. The rest of the cast did great. The film has some fun humor. And very fast moving. The rest of the film gets complicated with his love interest and her ex husband getting involved. Its a dark comedy that has fun with a story that actually happened. Glen Powell steals the spotlight as a character with many identities and entertaining performances that makes the film enjoyable.

5 out of 5 stars.

Hit Man is an awesome rom com dark comedy film about a guy being a fake hit man to arrest people for about to commit a murder.

Plot is fun and great. Glen Powell delivers with his performance and likable as an actor. The rest of the cast did great. The film has some fun humor. And very fast moving. The rest of the film gets complicated with his love interest and her ex husband getting involved. Its a dark comedy that has fun with a story that actually happened. Glen Powell steals the spotlight as a character with many identities and entertaining performances that makes the film enjoyable.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

The Bikeriders is a pretty fair crime drama film that shows a biker gang and how committed these guys can be. It could have been better. It was an entertaining film.

It has a great talented cast lead by Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy. There performances are great plus others in the cast with short roles.

The plot is good. Follows Jodie Comers character being interviewed with how she felt and seen with falling in love with one of the biker gangs Austin Butler. While her husband is so committed with the gang even he was distant in there marriage.

The only issue i have with the film is the script and direction was lacking any conflict which the movie felt like a character study of the gang. It felt little thin as the film comes close to the ending.

4 out of 5 stars.

Inside Out 2 is a good coming of age film that has a cute story. Fun characters and plus new additions. And well done animation and music score.

Inside Out is a great film that shows a story of a Riley entering teen years and puberty were her emotions are changing. Everything is changing. Thats where the new several emotions show up. One including anxiety. All while she is going to hockey camp and trying to be part of a hockey team.

The animation is beautiful and colorful. The music score is good. The humor is fun. The story is good. The characters are fun. Even the new characters are a fun addition with Anxiety taking the spotlight. The down side some of the old characters like anger and disgust and sadness barely have a spot in the new film.

Overall, it is a fun film.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

The Watchers is a pretty fair supernatural horror film with a promising concept of something lurking in the woods and watching trapped people in a room. Its a great start. Concept is great. Especially with it playing around the folklore of whats watching them. Sadly, the film lacks scares and misses the opportunity of excitement. It has a great cast ensemble and lead by Dakota Fanning. The film has a great atmosphere tone of isolation in the forest and something lurking in the underground burrows. It is a film that could have been better and a little more exciting with its thrills.

4 out of 5 stars.

Atlas is a good science fiction action film that puts Jennifer Lopez in a lead of a sci fi action film. Lopez is put inside a mechanized robot on a strange planet fighting against AI Robots and trying to stop the leader from destroying humanity.

Plot and visual effects looks like it came from a video game. That does not stop the director from turning this concept into a exciting thrill ride from beginning to end. Atlas (Jennifer Lopez) is on mission to stopping the artificial intelligence terrorist that went rogue which she had created.

The performances and cast ensemble were a bit flat with there acting.

The action sequences were pretty exciting and entertaining.