Movie Trailer Reviews

If you’re unfamiliar with the plot of Broadway stunner, Wicked , fear not, director Jon M. Chu’s ( Crazy Rich Asians ) big screen adaptation is a splashy note-for-note faithful interpretation of the acclaimed musical. If your gateway is Gregory Macguire’s book by the same name, however, expect more committment to the musical’s book than his source material. Wicked , a prequ...

Planet Janet is a cute little coming of age drama following the complex relationships of single mother Janet played by Julianne Nicholson as her daughter Lacy played by Zoe Ziegler tries to connect with her.  Both actresses do a great job, but the story itself just doesn’t hit and ultimately drags on as this woman seems to be stuck her own self loathing.    Streaming now on Youtube, App...

It’s What’s Inside is a visual and visceral psychological rollercoaster playing out on screen over 103 minutes of just wacky cinematography and mind games.  With a goofy ensemble of untrustworthy friends, playing an insanely dangerous game this story goes every which way but right.     Director :  Greg Jardin Writers:   Greg Jardin Starring :  Brittany O’Grady, James Morosin...

Our new favorite demonic jester is back and has found itself a new host to torture.  Naomi Scott displays an amazingly horrified performance as Skye Riley, a pop star struggling to keep her grasp on reality in the face of grinning figures who do anything but give her something to smile about.  Smile 2 picks up right where we left off in the last film, with bigger set pieces, interesting cinematogr...

Director Josh Cooley’s (Toy Story 4, Inside Out) Transformers One weaves the vast (and varied) backstorys and lore into a top-tier re-introduction that sweeps away all previous attempts to repackage this longstanding property. And the best part? This orign story blends unique characters and set peices into a engrossing friends-to-enemies journey into exciting, yet familiar, galaxy-spanning t...

Uglies doesn’t really land anywhere and should be left to float through space in timeout for eternity.    Director :  McG Writers: Jacob Forman Starring :  Joey King, Keith Powers, Chase Stokes, Brianne Tju Runtime :  Too Damn Long Synopsis : In a world wear your un-botched face is deemed ugly, a child awaits her celebrated body dysmorphia glow-up.  But, when a friend goes missing and s...

This review is for people who think they might want to give Platform 2 a chance after seeing the first film, or even if they have never seen the first film.  Listen as Ro and Phenom discuss The Platform 2 and somehow manage to keep it spoiler-free The Platform 2 streaming now on Netflix. ♦♦ Director : Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Writers:   David Desola, Pedro Rivero, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Starring : H...

If a random couple you met on vacation invited you to their rural area farm to stay with them, would you accept and also bring your kids?  Speak no Stupid asks this of it’s audience and shows you exactly why it’s a diabolically idiotic idea. McAvoy gives the audience an amazing performance as the host from hell, in this The Shinning inspired psychological cat and mice escape thriller. ...

A melo psychological thriller that will keep you wondering who’s really losing their mind and their grip on reality until the very end.    Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director : Benoit Delhomme Writers:  Sarah Conradt Starring : Jessica Chastain Anne Hathaway Josh Charles Anders Danielsen Lie Runtime :  94 Minutes Synopsis :  When two...

Quick Take : Deadpool and Wolverine is the unlikely team-up that makes all Deadpool’s most fervent wishes come true. From the irreverent fourth-wall break that sets the stage for both the rather straightfoward quest to come and hyper-meta poke at the superhero character’s past as prologue.  Longtime collaborators Ryan and Reynolds and director Shawn Levy enter the MCU with a song in th...

Quick Take : Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is both the origin story Citdal renegade, Furiosa, and volatile trek across the wasteland.  The fifth installment revolves around laying the ground work to how, the Furiosa of Mad Max: Fury Road came to be and the unveiling of the major settlements across the wasteland. Furiosa throttles down the action, just a notch, to make room to understand the true dy...

  Director : Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Writers: Stephen Shields, Guy Busick Starring : Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito Runtime :  109 Minutes Synopsis : After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect...

  Richard Donner’s The Omen (1976) follows American diplomat Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) as he investigates his adopted son’s, Damien, background once tragedy befalls those close to him. Thorn’s quest for answers ultimately leads him to Italy and the unsettling revelation that his son may be the Antichrist. Sadly the subsequent installments never quite duplicated the impact of the...

  Quick Take : Dev Patel ‘s directorial debut, Monkey Man , is a full-throttle, heartbreaking, brutal quest for vengeance. Patel and his co-writers weave ancestral lore and a biting challenge to the socio-political status quo into a underdog tale that wears its cinematic influences and cultural aesthetic on its sleeve. What starts as tale of a street-smart grief-striken man living only...

A young artist finds himself recruited into a magical institute of black americans who’s sole purpose are being the supportive blackhands resting upon the pale shoulders of white fragility.   Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director : Kobi Libii Writers:  Kobi Libii Starring : Justice Smith David Alan Grier An-Li Bogan Runtime :   105 Minu...

Director : Denis Villeneuve Writers:  Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Frank Herbert Starring : Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler Runtime :  2 Hour 46 Minutes Synopsis : Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Kriss, Ro, Brandon review Dune Part 2. Like what...

Quick Take : Madame Web should’ve been a fun and fantastical origin story for a dynamic comic character with real spin-off potential. Instead it’s a mishmash of barely interesting plot points, disjointed visual trickery, and underwhelming performances. More than anything else, Madame Web proves it’s not enough to throw all the “expected” set pieces in a movie, you actually need to know what...

Director : Todd Haynes Writers:  Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik Starring : Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore, Gabriel Chung, Andrea Frankle Runtime :  1 Hour 57 Minutes Synopsis : Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. 2023 was really the ye...

Director : William Oldroyd Writers:  Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh Starring : Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Anne Hathaway, Sam Nivola Runtime :  1 Hour 37 Minutes Synopsis : A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. Who doesn’t love a “leave them crazy white women alone” film? Eileen is a great film...

Director : Ava DuVernay Writers: Ava DuVernay, Isabel Wilkerson Starring : Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy, Finn Wittrock, Victoria Pedretti Runtime :  2 Hour 15 Minutes Synopsis : The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. The review crew discuss the latest film from Ava DuVernay, Orig...

Director : Paul King Writers:  Simon Farnaby, Paul King, Roald Dahl Starring : Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur Runtime :  Hour Minutes Synopsis : With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. The crew review their second musical of the year, Wonka.&#16...

Director : Takashi Yamazaki Writers: Takashi Yamazaki Starring : Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando Runtime :  2 Hour 4 Minutes Synopsis : Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. The Crew reviews Godzilla Minus One. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don’t miss an episo...

Director : Sean Durkin Writers:  Sean Durkin Starring : Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Holt McCallany Runtime :  2 Hour 12 Minutes Synopsis : The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. The Iron Claw has an absolutely fantastic cast and set of perfo...

Director : Yorgos Lanthimos Writers:  Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray Starring : Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef Runtime :  2 Hour 21 Minutes Synopsis : The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter. Kriss, Ro & Brandon discuss and review the film P...

Director : Bishal Dutta Writers: Bishal Dutta, Ashish Mehta Starring : Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel Runtime :  1 Hour 39 Minutes Synopsis : An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness. Kriss,...