The Dragon Ball franchise is an almighty media franchise from Japan. There have been many anime series, anime movies, manga, and video games. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is the second film based on the Dragon Ball Super anime series. Magenta (Charles Martinet) wants revenge against Piccolo (Christopher Sabat) and Gohan (Kyle Hebert) after they defeated the Red Ribbon Army. Magenta […]
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Prey Review
Predator has been an enduring franchise from the 1980s, standing with the likes of Terminator and Robocop. It has spanned films, novels, comics, and video games and crossed over with the Alien franchise. The fifth standalone film in the franchise has been released as an exclusive on Hulu and Disney+, depending on the territory Naru (Amber Midthunder) is a young […]
Bodies Bodies Bodies Review
Satire is a tricky thing in 2022. Many have claimed it’s impossible to satirize the current moment, as reality has become so ridiculous that everything is essentially a parody of itself. Others express frustration at the commonality of microaggressions or verbal attacks masquerading as “jokes”. It’s also, obviously, a very frustrating time to be alive, […]
McEnroe Review
John McEnroe is one of the most famous and controversial men to play professional tennis. His life and career are the focus of a documentary by Universal, Showtime, and Dogwoof. McEnroe was split into two halves. The first focused mostly on McEnroe’s career, particularly his rise to be the world’s number one. The second was about […]
Bullet Train Review
Bullet Train is the latest film from the production company 87North, the minds behind John Wick, Atomic Blonde, and Nobody. This comedic action film sees a group of stars battling for survival whilst on a train journey from Tokyo to Kyoto. “Ladybug” (Brad Pitt) is an unlucky assassin who’s given a simple assignment for his first job back in […]
DC League of Super-Pets Review
The works of DC Comics have been eclectic. There have been light-hearted Silver Age stories to much darker tales. One of their lighter properties, The Legion of Super-Pets has now been adapted into an animated film. Krypto (Dwayne Johnson) is the loyal companion to Superman (John Krasinski). They are best friends and partners in superheroics. However, […]
Where the Crawdads Sing Review
Where the Crawdads Sing is based on a bestselling novel by Delia Owens. This film tells the life of a young woman who had to survive in the Marshlands of North Carolina. Catherine “Kya” Clark (Daisy Edgar-Jones) has lived a solitary life since she was a young girl. Kya’s family abandoned her and she survived by selling […]
Nope Review
Nope, Jordan Peele’s latest horror-comedy epic is intensely enigmatic. At times both profound and confounding, this is an incredibly dense movie, filled with metaphors and symbolism it oftentimes leaves up to you to decipher. While it is certainly possible to enjoy the movie’s narrative at face value, I’m sure many will walk away from it […]
The Railway Children Return Review
Legacy sequels are all the rage. In recent years films like The Shining, Blade Runner, Ghostbusters, and Scream have earned legacy sequels. Spider-man: No Way Home acted as a legacy sequel to the Sam Raimi Spider-man and Amazing Spider-man movies. One of the most surprising films to get a legacy sequel is the wholesome family film The Railway Children. The year is 1944. The German launch […]
The Princess Review
The Princess is a Hulu/Disney+ original, depending on the territory you live in. This action film gives a fairy tale story a violent, action twist. Joey King is the titular princess. She wakes up in her bedchamber in a wedding dress and shackles. Fortunately for The Princess she had been training as a warrior since she […]