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‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ is gritty, unrelenting yet pointless (review)

“You’re going to help us start a war.” 2015’s Sicario is a gritty tale of corruption and ruthlessness on the Mexican border seen through the eyes of an idealistic FBI agent. This

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ is all roar and no chomp (review)

“Welcome… to Jurassic World.” 25 years! That’s how long it’s been since the Jurassic Park franchise kicked off its dino-stomping rampage! The Michael Crichton inspired film has been a catalyst for

‘Hotel Artemis’ has good asthetic, but not worth the stay (review)

“You’re the employee, I’m the business.” 2018 has been an exceptional year thus far. From the incredible heroic exploits of Avengers: Infinity War to the quiet intensity of A Quiet

‘Ocean’s 8’ brings together a fantastic cast to steal our hearts (review)

“Why do you need to do this?” “Because it’s what I’m good at.” This seems to be the year of continuing or rebooting franchises. From the very beginning we’ve had everything from

‘Deadpool 2’ spins a tale of romance, humor and debauchery (review)

“You want to fight for what’s right, sometimes you have to fight dirty.” Many comic book fans were coming to a slow realization that Disney and Marvel were going to

‘Rampage’ dishes out fun and mayhem in epic way (review)

“We’ve created the next chapter in natural selection…Project Rampage works!” Are you familiar with “guilty pleasure” films? No, not those. Get your mind out of the gutter. I mean “guilty pleasure”

‘A Quiet Place’ raises a fresh voice in horror (review)

“If they can hear you, they can hunt you.” Horror is a very unique genre. You either are treated to a well-thought, methodical love letter to any one of the

‘Tomb Raider’ redefines what it means to be a video game film (review)

“Some men like dangerous women…” We’ve been down this road before a thousand times, and a thousand times we’ve always hit that same brick wall: video game movies aren’t good.

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ will mesmerize children, but leave adults confused (review)

“What if we are part of something truly divine.” In an era where monsters are no longer solely on the silver screen, or in our televisions, now more than ever is

‘Annihilation’ brings sci-fi and horror in a beautiful balance (review)

“It’s not destroying… It’s making something new.” I absolutely adore science fiction! From the works of H.P. Lovecraft, to the films of Ridley Scott, science fiction has always been a

‘Black Panther’ takes Marvel to a whole new level (review)

“What happens now determines what happens to the rest of the world.” In the span of over 10 years, Marvel has done what many have come to try, and eventually fail:

‘Justice League’ continues to slowly right the DCEU ship (review)

We have to be ready. You, me, the others… I’m going to preface this article by stating one clear and concise fact: I’m not a fanboy of any film franchise.

Disney-Pixar’s ‘Coco’ delivers a tale para toda la familia! (Review)

There’s something that makes me different. There are many routes I could take when it comes to writing this review. I could start with the soapbox rant of how this is NOT

‘Blade Runner 2049’ takes you back to a place created 35 years ago (review)

“The key to the future is finally unearthed. Bring it to me.” There is nothing that epitomizes sci-fi noir like the 1982 film, Blade Runner. This film not only restructured

‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ brings the fun and feels for all ages (review)

“All right, guys! Let’s get Garmadon!” Not one person in this world can say that they have no idea what Legos are. Not one! We were raised playing with them,

Stephen King’s ‘It’ reminds us why he’s the King of horror (review)

“If you’ll come with me, you’ll float too…” I’ve mentioned it at least a couple million times when writing about movies like this: I LOVE Horror films. Specifically, ones that

The Dark Tower shoots the right bullets but can’t hit the target (review)

I’m a huge Stephen King nut. I’ve read just about every book, short story, and anthological work he’s done since I was in diapers. (Yes, I could read while I

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ struggles to bring franchise home (review)

I grew up loving the world I lived in. It was a world where my wildest imaginations could be fulfilled and the toys and comics I had could – and would – be

‘The Book of Henry’ takes you on a surprisingly beautiful journey (review)

“It can’t be left undone…we have to make it better…” In a world where superheroes and aliens rule the box office, it’s often that a small yet powerful miracle of