Category: Movie Reviews

REVIEW: Us (2019)

Jellz | Mar 24, 2019 | 0

In 2017, Jordan Peele made his directorial debut with the horror film Get Out. People had questions about whether the sketch comedian could realistically find success with a horror movie. To say Get Out was successful would be an understatement; it was both a critical and financial triumph, grossin...

REVIEW: Shazam! (2019)

brettstevens | Mar 24, 2019 | 2

Movie serials have a storied history in Hollywood. Besides serving as the inspiration for Star Wars and Indiana Jones, this format also gave us the first representations of comic book heroes on the screen, with Superman being portrayed by Kirk Alyn (who later appeared in a cameo role in Superman: Th...

REVIEW: Captain Marvel (2019)

Jellz | Mar 9, 2019 | 0

Here we are with another entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the events of Avengers: Infinity War, MCU fans are impatiently waiting to see what happens next. Before we get to Avengers: Endgame, our last stop is introducing Captain Marvel. During the post-credit scene for Infinity W...

REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

virginiakublawi | Mar 8, 2019 | 1

Beauty and the Beast is commonly regarded not only as one of the best Disney films ever made, but as a great cinematic achievement in general. Based on the original novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the film changed several key aspects of the story to differentiate itself from another Disn...

REVIEW: Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)

virginiakublawi | Feb 28, 2019 | 0

Disney’s Pocahontas was one of my favorite movies as a kid, but it’s one of those films that doesn’t hold up well at all over time. As I got older, I started recognizing patterns in movies I liked, as opposed to those I didn’t care much for, and got interested in critiquing them. Suffice it ...

REVIEW: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

virginiakublawi | Feb 24, 2019 | 0

This weekend saw the release of the third and ostensibly final entry in the How to Train Your Dragon film series, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. I loved the first movie and liked the second one, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting this film along with the series’ other fans around the...