A tad cliche in its storytelling, but it remains a respectable action film by a promising director.
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Mission: Impossible III (2006)
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Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
Both plot and action-heavy, this stands as a deceptively solid middle film of the new trilogy.
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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
It’s a very small step forward in the right direction, but this is still a mediocre ‘Terminator’ movie.
Hangover, The (2009)
This is highly-accomplished raunchy comedy filmmaking for the modern age, and no doubt one of the best films of 2009.
Joker (2019)
Continue reading →What a strange and risk-taking studio movie this is—a disturbingly-violent Hollywood-style if also arthouse-type character study that just about holds everything together thanks to a killer performance by Joaquin Phoenix.
It Chapter 2 (2019)
Continue reading →A weaker, overdrawn sequel that doesn’t quite know where to take the characters to—but it can be frightening at times, though also emotionally shallow.
It (2017)
Continue reading →A straightforward adaptation of Stephen King’s novel that offers thrills and spills through an orthodox, tick-the-checkbox style horror movie, though the solid cast chemistry should win you over.
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
An unexpected hit as a Chinese-centric rom-com, it doesn’t just open the door wider for cultural diversity in Hollywood studio-filmmaking, but is a decent genre offering in itself.
Lion King, The (2019)
The greater the realism, the greater the pretense of illusion it must strive for in this visually stunning, but ultimately vacuous, by-the-books retelling.
Lion King, The (1994)
One of the greatest of all animated films, “The Lion King” retains its power to compel, and packs an emotional wallop so strong it brings both sad and happy tears to one’s eyes.
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