Directed by: James Wan Written by: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, Geoff Johns, James Wan Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman Swift shot: Other than some terrible music and really dumb lines for Arthur Curry, Aquaman is a decent film for the DC franchise. The visual effects … [Read more...] about Aquaman
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Mortal Engines
Directed by: Christian Rivers Written by: Fran Walsh, Philipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Philip Reeve Cast: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae Swift shot: Mortal Engines is a movie about giant traction cities that go around devouring other cities that fall into their path based on the pretense of something called Municipal Darwinism. Essentially, the … [Read more...] about Mortal Engines
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Back in my day . . . Disney movies had strong messages, now we get watered-down reminders that friends change, or something. Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Written by: Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon Cast: John (See Ya Everywhere) Reilly, Sarah (Skankmouth) Silverman, Gal Gadot It's been six years since the gigantic Ralph discovered his worth whilst … [Read more...] about Ralph Breaks the Internet
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
"Newt, you never met a monster you couldn't love." ~Leta Lestrange Directed by: David Yates Written by: J.K. Rowling Cast: Johnny Depp, Eddie Redmayne, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterson, Zoe Kravitz The second after this film ended I wanted to see it again. Just like with The Empire Strikes Back and The Fellowship of the Ring, the end of The Crimes … [Read more...] about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Hunter Killer
Directed by: Donovan Marsh Screenplay by: Jamie Moss and Arne L. Schmidt, based on the 2012 novel “Firing Point” by Don Keith and George Wallace Cast: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Michael Nyqvist (in one of his final film roles), Common, Toby Stephens, Linda Cardellini, Michael Gor, Alexander Diachenko I’ve been ‘jonesing’ for a good action/adventure film for some time now. … [Read more...] about Hunter Killer
