Category: Movie Reviews

REVIEW: Men in Black: International (2019)

Men in Black: International is an unfunny comedy, a thriller that doesn’t thrill, a mystery with an obvious answer, and a science fiction movie with bad special effects. On top of all this, it manages to sap all the considerable charm out of Chris Hemsworth, a likable and charismatic star who ...

REVIEW: Shaft (2019)

Shaft (not to be confused with Shaft or Shaft) is the type of movie you don’t expect to see anymore. Not only is it a celebration of traditional masculinity that tends to be absent from modern Hollywood’s output until S. Craig Zahler or Jason Statham decide to make a movie, but it sugges...

A Decade of Pixar: Monsters University (2013)

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, where we look back on ten years in a movie studio’s history. As we continue our series on Pixar, we’ll be taking a look at Pixar’s first prequel, Monsters University. I remember seeing this film in theaters for my birthday in 2013 with my parents and my g...

A Decade of Pixar: Brave (2012)

Munir: Hello and welcome to A Decade Of, where we are reviewing Pixar’s past decade in film. Today, we are taking a look at the studio’s first original film of the decade, Brave. Initially titled The Bear and the Bow, Brave was the passion project of director Brenda Chapman before she was uncere...

REVIEW: Dark Phoenix (2019)

After X-Men: The Last Stand, many people were upset with the depiction of Jean Grey’s alter ego, Dark Phoenix – none more so than the co-writer of that film, Simon Kinberg. When he had the chance to tell that story again via Dark Phoenix, this time making his directorial debut, he jumped at the ...

A Decade of Pixar: Cars 2 (2011)

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, where we look back at ten years worth of a film studio’s movies. Today, as part of our series on Pixar, we’ll be taking a look at Cars 2. Far from the critical darling Toy Story 3 was, Cars 2 is actually quite reviled by fans and critics …

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