[Movie Review] ‘The Rookies (素人特工)’ does a little bit of everything – badly
There’s no doubting the amount of ambition that went into The Rookies (素人特工), which tries so hard to be this mega blockbuster action film by [Click to read more.]
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[Movie Review] ‘Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle Of The Moon Exploration’ is adorable and full of cute references to other animes
While Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle Of The Moon Exploration isn’t the first movie where Doraemon and company have headed off into outer space, (2015’s Doraemon: Nobita’s Space [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Slick, delicious action makes up for a stiff lead in ‘Anna’
Allegiances. Assassinations. Treachery. That’s the core of almost every spy movie ever made, and it’s no different in Luc Besson’s Anna. The film doesn’t skimp [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Bland and uninspiring, ‘Men in Black: International’ should have focused more on Hemsworth and Thompson
It’s one thing to have the ending of the movie revealed to you through Internet spoilers. It’s another to have the ending revealed because the [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ has no idea what to do with Mystique and Magneto
Ever since the X-Men: First Class reboot, the X-Men film franchise has revolved around three core characters — Professor X, Magneto, and Mystique. The depth [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Aladdin’ breaks new ground as the best live-action Disney remake
Remakes are often tricky territory — after all, not everyone agrees on what elements in the original must also appear in the newer version. Live-action [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ is a new spin on an old tale
The old adage, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”, is often used to justify co-operation between rivals on screen. After all, the very [Click to read more.]
[Movies] 2019’s ‘Hellboy’ is a bizarre mishmash of directorial decisions
11 years after the previous Hellboy film, we finally have a new one — which, predictably, is a reboot that invites comparisons with the 2004 [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Alita: Battle Angel” is plagued by loose ends and uncomfortable CGI
When your title character is an animated CGI character with anime style proportions (impossibly gigantic eyes and impossibly thin limbs) who interacts in a live-action [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ reserves the best for last
The best part about How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the last part, where you finally see what becomes of Hiccup (Jay [Click to read more.]