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The Alto Knights was the latest attempt from director Barry Levinson and Robert de Niro, playing two different gangsters and as a gangster film fan, while I was curious, boy, this was a big letdown in the genre of gangster movies. #thealtoknightsmovie #altoknightsmovie #robertdeniro #debramessing #moviereview #gangstermovies #epictasticjoshua Sypnosis In the 1950s, notorious New York crime bosses...

This ranking was long overdue after the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the newest installment in this franchise, but between life and being so busy with things in 2024 and some personal stress, I didn't find a chance to do a ranking until now. Here is my updated ranking of all 10 movies in the Planet of the Apes from worst to best. Reviews for each film here in the POTA playlist: ht...

Paddington in Peru is my first ever exposure to Paddington Bear and the film franchise considering that I've never seen the first two and for my first ever Paddington movie, I was surprised at how much this was cute and enjoyable for me. Here's Epictastic Joshua's exciting thoughts on it. #PaddingtonBear #PaddingtonMovies #Paddington #Paddington2 #PaddingtoninPeru #HughBoneville #EmilyMortimer #Be...

Going back into the long laundry list of requested movie reviews or movies that I've been wanting to talk about for some time, we get to another one that I've been wanting to do both for a while and this is for an underrated 2000s teen comedy film that has a lot more to it. This is my review for the film "Sugar & Spice", requested by John Avenger #SugarandSpiceMovie #jamesmarsden #marleyshelto...

While it might not be the most original in terms of its story and concept - and definitely has it's familiar beats, Ash had a lot more to offer than what I initially expected thanks to the committed performance of Eiza Gonzalez and competent directing from Flying Lotus. Here is my thoughts on the sci-fi horror thriller, Ash.#ashmovie #ashmovie2025 #eizagonzalez #aaronpaul SypnosisRiya wakes up on...

Transformers One was the latest entry into the long running Transformers franchise and as someone who enjoys most of them than none, this one could've went either judging the trailers for this one and the animation. Fortunately, this is a case of a movie that was surprisingly good but suffers a few issues (and that includes the marketing). #TransformersOne #OptimusPrime #Megatron #Bumblebee #Arcee...

Wallace and Gromit returns after a 20 year abscence with The Curse of the Were Rabbit and once again, much like that one, Vengeance Most Fowl shows why this iconic Aardman duo is still entertaining to watch thanks to a fun story with entertaining comedic timing. Here's my review of it. #wallaceandgromit #wallceandgromitvengeancemostfowl #aardmananimation #animatedmovies Sypnosis Gromit's concern t...

The Plankton Movie doesn't reach the heights of classic SpongeBob or the first three theatrical movies, but there's enough here to warrant a fun enough movie with Plankton and his computer wife. Here are Epictastic Joshua's thoughts on the new animated SpongeBob film. #theplanktonmovie #spongebobsquarepants #planktonspongebob #mrlawrence #jilltalley #tomkenny #carolynlawrence #billfagerbakke #patr...

Ryan Coogler returns once again to collaborate with Michael B. Jordan for a genre-blending mix of gangster film, drama, horror and action mixed with vampires and supernatural. Seeing the first trailer had me interested, but seeing the buzz had me interested (a little concerned as well) and now having seen this one, we answer the question: is Sinners actually a great vampire film? Here are Epictast...

James Gunn's take on the iconic Man of Steel is days away from its July release, so we're continuing my road to Superman project with a review of the best animated Superman related film and that's Superman Unbound. Let's crack into this underrated DC animated film with Superman and Supergirl and talk about why it's the best animated Superman film. #TheRoadtoSuperman2025 #superman2025 #supermanunbo...

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is the newest Looney Tunes movie in quite a while and considering the troubles with this property between this movie and Coyote vs Acme and David Zaslav thinking this property isn't relevant, it's a miracle that this movie actually saw the light of day. Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake gives you his thoughts and review of the newest anima...

The Assessment was one of my more excited films (not because of Elizabeth Olsen) because of the interesting sci-fi premise and the talent involved, but having seen it now (video recorded in March), it was pretty solid even if it wasn't the best sci-fi film out there. #TheAssessmentMovie #ElizabethOlsen #AliciaVikander #HimeshPatel #moviereview #epictasticjoshua Sypnosis In a not-so-distant fut...

Wolf Man was the latest horror film from well respected director Leigh Whannell and coming fresh off a few years after The Invisible Man, I was interested in this one but after seeing it, I admire it for it's huge risks that it takes as a werewolf horror film, but it could've been more with a few things fixed. In this review, Epictastic Joshua gives his thoughts on Wolf Man to set the record strai...

With a new Superman film on the horizon in a couple months, it's time to get this Superman project of my own the road and we're starting off with a documentary released last year that tells the life story of the first live action theatrical Superman actor, Christopher Reeve. This is my review of Superman: The Christopher Reeve Story and to talk about why this is a beautiful documentary wor...

There had to be a rant for a bad movie eventually and In the Lost Lands is the newest Paul WS Anderson film and it is so far, the worst movie of the year so far. A complete disservice to sci-fi, fantasy and epics In almost every conceivable way. Enjoy this old fashioned Epictastic Joshua rant in audio form. #IntheLostLands #PaulWSAnderson #MillaJovovich #DaveBautista #EpictasticJoshuaRants #Extrem...

While Invincible Season 2 isn't nearly as strong as the first one, the second season of Invincible continues to give fans of the comics and show (and even non fans) exactly what they love about the show and the more of Invincible while also going into more darker and edgier season and delivering on levity when needed. Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake gives his review and complete thoughts...

Samantha Wilkins is one of the most beloved heroines thanks to the Invincible show and the comics of Invincible and she gets her special origin story in this Amazon special before the new season of Invincible and here is my review on why I found this to be a great origin and why it has got me into Invincible.#Invincible #AtomEve #SamanthaWilkins*TIMECODES*0:00 - Intro/review starts2:16 - my curios...

After watching the Atom Eve special and how surprised I was by it, I went ahead and watched the first season of Invincible and let me just say: not only this is one hell of a show but also one of the better properties in the comic book genre. This is my review of Season 1 of Invincible. #Invincible #AtomEve #OmniMan SypnosisSeventeen-year-old Mark Grayson is just like every guy his age, except tha...

Captain America: Brave New World was one of my most anticipated movies of 2024 and another one of the MCU that had my interest but concerns due to the production troubles surrounding it and the controversy surrounding it, but even with that, I still kept an open minded about it and...Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake gives his thoughts on the 35th MCU film, the continuation of Falcon and the Wi...

The Really Loud House is a show that honestly as a fan of the original cartoon had me intrigued while also skeptical of how it would turn out in live action. But having only two seasons of the show (thank you Nickelodeon for cancelling this), this live action show had a lot of hard work effort and turned out to be one of the better interpretations of a classic show. Epictastic Joshua's Joshua...

Companion is one of the first reviews in a series of movies so far that I have seen just haven't reviewed for the new year and this is a good place to start. But also a movie you should go in knowing absolutely nothing. In this video, Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake gives his thoughts on Companion and why he found this so surprising and entertaining to watch with a great performance by an...

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 may not be anything great or special and it still suffers from the same problems as the first film in this whole Twisted Childhood universe, but it does fix some improvements while still needing to go full campy with it's ridiculous concept for this universe/franchise. In this video, Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake talks about the film and why he did fin...

Coming off the heals of the first two Sonic films and a spin-off show, the third Sonic film in the series had a lot of to live up to considering the credits scene in the sequel. But between the success of the first two, the marketing of this one, the casting of Keanu Reeves as Shadow and his introduction, this could go either way. In this video, Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake finally gives h...

Alien Romulus was the latest entry into the Alien franchise which takes place between two of the best of the horror and sci-fi genres and was one of my most excited films of last year. How does it compare to those two and how does it work as it's own thing? Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake gives you his thoughts on the film and talks about the good and not good. *FULL DISCLOSURE: This revi...

The Substance is one of this year's most talked about horror films - and for great reasons - thanks to it's direction, story and deliverance on what people expected out of this. It is also a bit of a welcoming comeback for Demi Moore. In this video, Epictastic Joshua's Joshua Drake talks about The Substance and why not only this is a film worth checking out but also a film that has a l...