By: Amanda Guarragi When it comes down to creature features or monster movies, the subgenre has been flying under the radar. There have been remakes of classic monsters over and over again, but the original stories are always somehow better. In Beast, a recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels (Idris Elba) and his two teenage daughters travel to a South African game reserve managed by Martin … Continue reading ‘Beast’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi When action films become adrenaline-fuelled mysteries like Bullet Train it makes for a really fun movie. David Leitch returns to the big screen with a really fun cast, some witty banter, and great action scenes. Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is an unlucky assassin who’s determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs have gone off the rails. Fate, however, may … Continue reading ‘Bullet Train’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Jordan Peele’s third feature film dives deep into sci-fi and he combines conventions to make this a unique film. Nope is different from his previous two films and it’s because he dials down on the complexity of social constructs plaguing our society. The story is a bit simpler and Peele focused on the grand scale of extraterrestrial life forms. In a way, … Continue reading ‘Nope’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Another action flick by the Russo brothers outside of the MCU will hit Netflix on Friday with some pretty notable stars. The Gray Man has Ryan Gosling as the CIA’s top asset, and no one knows his identity. He then uncovers agency secrets and triggers a global hunt by assassins set loose by his ex-colleague. It seems like a generic and simple … Continue reading ‘The Gray Man’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Netflix has had many original animated films on their platforms, and the majority of them haven’t been that memorable. There have been standouts because the animation was on another level, but the stories weren’t that captivating. The Sea Beast is truly meant to be watched on the big screen because of the grand scale of the sea. It has a theatrical release … Continue reading ‘The Sea Beast’ Review
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