I’m not sure why, but I have not watched any of the John Wick movies up until now. Since my TV viewing has slowed a bit, I’m making time to catch up on my movie watchlist (which is really too infinite to think about), and I just watched all four John Wick movies nearly back…
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Movie Review
I’m not sure what Tom Cruise’s secret is, but I enjoy every one of these Mission Impossible movies even though I barely recall what happens in them by the time I leave the theatre. Admittedly, it’s been a minute since this movie came out and the hype train seems to have moved on to “Barbenheimer”…
Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3 – Movie Review
Finishing off the Guardians trilogy with trademark fun adventures and hilarious characters, this third volume fits perfectly on top of its MCU sundae. I know that everyone has seen this movie already, but that only gives me room to get a bit spoilery as I discuss what I liked and didn’t like. For those of…
Avatar: The Way of Water – Movie Review
Watching the sequel to James Cameron’s ground-breaking animated epic, Avatar, I was looking forward to an expansion of the fictional world of Pandora. In the climax of the first movie, we got a brief glimpse of the other Na’vi people around the planet, seeing tribes apart from the Omaticaya tribe who had been the focus…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Movie Review
Wakanda Forever was both a movie about grief and about war. Two of the biggest topics in human life, but Marvel tackles them within a single movie. After the loss of T’Challa, the Black Panther from the first movie (who apparently died of an unnamed illness — mirroring the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who…
Animation Reviews: Lightyear, Sing 2, The Sea Beast, The Bad Guys, Belle, and Bubble
Growing up with a lot of Disney, I’ve always loved animated movies. So even as a middle-aged adult, I enjoy catching up with a lot of these movies. These days there are a steady flow of them coming to theatres and streaming channels, and their visual quality and production values seem quite high. The only…
Downton Abbey: A New Era – Movie Review
The obvious reaction to this movie (and even I, a huge Downton Abbey fan, thought this way) is that it’s just another cash-grab sequel with an irrelevant plot that keeps these aging characters around as long as they can make a buck. The title, “Downton Abbey: A New Era”, suggests a big transition, but it’s…
No Time To Die – Movie Review
No Time To Die is special in a few ways: not only is it the last time Daniel Craig plays James Bond, but also this time Bond is married (I know!) and retired (which seems to happen a lot) and working for (or maybe “with”) the CIA. Those clues may seem to suggest that this…
Luca – Movie Review
What could be better on a warm summer afternoon than Pixar’s latest gelato scoop of a movie about two boys (who also happen to be sea monsters) having a little fun in the eternal Italian summer? While it’s not groundbreakingly original (compared to some past Pixar masterpieces), this enjoyable film really captures the warm, languid…
