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Wearily Wading Through Avatar: The Way of Water

January 30, 2023 by M.C. Myers
Avatar The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water is a monument to James Cameron’s business model but stutters on every other artistic or dramatic criterion imaginable.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Action, Fantasy, James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Movie Series, Sam Worthington, Science Fiction, Sequel, Zoe Saldana Leave a comment

What is Everyone’s Problem With Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 by M.C. Myers

Star Wars: The Last Jedi continues to be debated out of passionate frustration. This is an exploration of what’s right and wrong with this bizarre movie.

Categories Features, Film Reviews Tags 2010s, Action, Carrie Fisher, Daisey Ridley, Disney, John Boyega, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Movie Series, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, Science Fiction, Sequel, Star Wars Leave a comment

The Crisis of Believability in A Quiet Place Part II

November 16, 2022November 12, 2022 by M.C. Myers
A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II tries to squeeze more sequence out of a great concept. It succeeds despite straining for believability amid conflicting rules.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Action, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Horror, John Krasinski, Movie Series, Science Fiction, Sequel Leave a comment

Werewolf by Night – The Middling Macabre

October 11, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night struggles for clarity within the constraints of an homage, sequel, origin story, and TV special in one. But it’s fun to watch it try.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Action, Comic Book Movie, Disney, Horror, Marvel, MCU, Movie Series Leave a comment

Samaritan – Bum Rap

September 2, 2022August 29, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Samaritan

Samaritan accepts on faith that the audience thinks Stallone is a superhero. His charm, and almost nothing else, makes it sporadically watchable.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Action, Amazon, Comic Book Movie, Science Fiction, Sylvester Stallone Leave a comment

Prey: Consent to Kill

November 16, 2022August 5, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Prey Title Image

Prey expresses a strong period aesthetic powered by fresh performances but relies on a screenplay that misplaces its series’ core values.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, 20th Century Fox, Action, Amber Midthunder, Dan Trachtenberg, Disney, Hulu, Predator, Science Fiction, Sequel Leave a comment

Everything Everywhere All at Once: Exposition Epic

December 13, 2022June 18, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Despite triumphant performances and high ambitions, Everything Everywhere All at Once hopes to be so well-understood that it overexplains its triumphs away.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Action, Comedy, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu Leave a comment

Why Army of the Dead Should Not Be the Oscars Fan Favorite

July 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Dave Bautista Army of the Dead

Army of the Dead’s ruthless devotion to plagiarization is its most passionate aspect. Less effort was never spent on a film so casually praised.

Categories Features, Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Academy Awards, Action, Dave Bautista, Horror, Netflix, Oscars, Tig Notaro, Zack Snyder, Zombie Leave a comment

The Batman: V for Vengeance

October 9, 2022March 13, 2022 by M.C. Myers
The Batman

Admirably grounded and well-cast, The Batman tries its best to add relevance to a cluttered canon amid broken thriller mechanics and aloof dialogue.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2020s, Action, Andy Serkis, Batman, Colin Farrell, Comic Book Movie, DC Comics, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Matt Reeves, Movie Series, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz Leave a comment

Batman: Unfinished Business

December 12, 2022March 3, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Batman

Batman reflects the charm and the cost of a script that was not properly finished. But its lead and its meticulous visual design still enchant.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 1980s, Action, Batman, Comic Book Movie, Danny Elfman, DC Comics, Fantasy, Jack Nicholson, Kim Bassinger, Michael Keaton, Movie Series, Tim Burton Leave a comment

Zack Snyder vs Superman: Why Intent Became Conflict in Man of Steel

June 14, 2022February 2, 2022 by M.C. Myers
Man of Steel Zack Snyder

A response to Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel as well as to the debates about it, including both its problematic execution and its honest desire for greatness.

Categories Features Tags 2010s, Action, Amy Adams, Comic Book Movie, DC Comics, DCEU, Fantasy, Henry Cavill, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, Science Fiction, Superman, Zack Snyder Leave a comment

The Batman – Trailer Reaction

January 8, 2022December 27, 2021 by M.C. Myers
The Batman Robert Pattinson

Another trailer for The Batman encouraged me to write down my thoughts, both my anticipation and misgivings, about Matt Reeves’ latest take on the Dark Knight.

Categories Features Tags 2020s, Action, Batman, Comic Book Movie, DC Comics, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, The Batman, Thriller, Trailer, Warner Bros., Zoe Kravitz Leave a comment

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Force Illusion

May 4, 2022December 6, 2021 by M.C. Myers
Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is as sloppy for its artists as embarrassing for its fans. It is brand mismanagement in visual form.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2010s, Action, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, Ian McDiarmid, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Movie Series, Oscar Isaac, Science Fiction, Sequel, Star Wars 1 Comment

1917: Tech Epic

November 13, 2022November 13, 2021 by M.C. Myers
1917

1917 is a capable demonstration of technology matched to an overreaching story. Exactly what meets the eye.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2010s, Action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Mendes, War Leave a comment

Conan the Barbarian: The Days of Working Out

December 23, 2021November 10, 2021 by M.C. Myers
Conan the Barbarian Arnold Schwarzenegger

Conan the Barbarian throws itself into the brutal past, wielding its actor’s charm like a broadsword. Only plot conventions are strong enough to hurt him.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 1980s, Action, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Based on a Book, Fantasy Leave a comment

Hulk: Comic Myths of the Monster in Us

November 7, 2022October 28, 2021 by M.C. Myers
Hulk Eric Bana

Hulk is a Marvel film made from spirituality and angry power. Nothing it does wrong can stop its difference from being beautiful.

Categories Film Reviews Tags 2000s, Action, Ang Lee, Comic Book Movie, Eric Bana, Hulk, Marvel, Superhero Leave a comment

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