Jason Statham and David Ayer team up for a second time for an adaptation of Chuck Dixon’s first novel, Levon’s Trade. Levon Cade (Statham) is a former Royal Marine who works on a construction site in Chicago. He is forced to use his special set of skills again when his boss’ daughter, Jenny Garcia (Arianna Rivas), […]
Ash Review
There’s a certain type of low-budget sci-fi I will always show up for. They lack the money to pull off a grand epic. They feature limited action, although a clever director can disguise that with filmmaking tricks and careful planning. They never feature current stars, although rising actors and those past their prime are fair […]
A Retrospective Look at the Classic 1990s Yuri Anime “Dear Brother” [Part 2]
The first part of this review focused on episodes 1-35, noting the connection to other series, and plot of those episodes, including abolition of the sorority, Fukiko’s abuse of Rei, growing romantic love between Nanako and Rei, and the heart-wrenching (and accidental) death of Rei. As a warning, this review discusses sensitive topics such as […]
Snow White Review
For the last decade, Disney has been remaking their animated classics with mixed results. Their remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is arguably the most contentious, with the studio seeking to modernise the story. Snow White (Rachel Zegler) is the daughter of a benevolent king and queen (Hadley Fraser and Lorena Andrea) and […]
Yellowjackets – A Normal, Boring Life Review
There are two main ways a series can introduce a “twist” and make it land within the confines of the show’s universe. First, the writers can throw breadcrumbs out along the way to the reveal, things that viewers can go back and discover later once the twist has been revealed (even though this grounding device […]
Black Bag Review
Black Bag is the third time Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp have teamed up. This spy story is their biggest collaboration yet as they bring together an ensemble cast. George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) is a counterintelligence officer who identifies traitors, double agents, and leaks. He is assigned a mission to discover who stole a top-secret […]
The Rule of Jenny Pen Review
The only certainty of every living being’s life is that it will end. All we can do is hope to enjoy our final years with dignity, even if the ravages of Father Time require us to take up residence in an assisted living facility. Granted, most people are scared by the prospect of ever ending […]
The Studio Review
The Studio, the new AppleTV+ comedy from Seth Rogen (who also stars as the new head of the fictional Continental Studios, Matt Remick), Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez (who all also share writing credits on various episodes throughout), is absolutely stacked in terms of cast and creative minds. Hell, the main […]
Ten Movie YouTubers That Are Worth Checking Out
YouTube has changed the media landscape since its launch in 2005. It has given people a platform for their creations and showed that people didn’t need large amounts of money or resources to entertain and educate the public. People who have become video creators on YouTube have made it their full-time careers. There have been […]
A Retrospective Look at the Classic 1990s Yuri Anime “Dear Brother” [Part 1]
Back in August 2021, I started watching this series for the first time, and even started writing a review over a year later. However, due to watching other series, and other commitments, I never got to it. This year I decided to change that and watch this classic slice-of-life drama anime. Dear Brother, which is […]