“Till all are one.” (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this.) Not counting 2018’s spin-off Bumblebee, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is the first live-action ensemble Transformers movie without Michael Bay in the director’s chair, and it’s like that first Thanksgiving dinnerContinue reading “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts review (admin Spencer)”
Category Archives: Action
Thor: Love and Thunder Review
“The only ones who gods care about is themselves.” (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this.) Four Thor (movies) and eleven years ago, Marvel’s most stately hero was adapted for the silver screen with Shakespearean sensibilities by director Kenneth Branagh, and afterContinue reading “Thor: Love and Thunder Review”
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
“Are you happy, Stephen?” (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this). So what do you do when one of your hopeful franchise keystones is better in ensemble movies than in his own origin story? The answer, it seems, is devastatingly simple, andContinue reading “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review”
Spider-Man: No Way Home Review
“Ever since I got bit by that spider, I’ve only had one week where my life has felt normal.” (Unlike other reviews, it is almost impossible to comprehensively talk about this film without delving into heavy spoiler territory. This review CONTAINS HEAVY SPOILERS. If you still have not seen the film, it has been 5Continue reading “Spider-Man: No Way Home Review”
The Batman Review
“When that light hits the sky, it’s not just a call. It’s a warning.” (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this). Even in the darkest moments of Batman films, the Dark Knight has never quite descended into a full-on thriller protagonist, oneContinue reading “The Batman Review”
Eternals Review
“We have helped them progress, and seen them accomplish wonders.” (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this.) The seventh MCU property (we still somehow have two more coming) this year, but the most unique among them, and the entirety of the MCU,Continue reading “Eternals Review”
Black Widow Review
“We have unfinished business.” (This review is spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this) (Full disclosure, this review was written months after the movie came out, I just did not care all too much about pushing it out back then). The first theatrically released MCU filmContinue reading “Black Widow Review”
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings Review
“You are a product of all who came before you, the legacy of your family. “ (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this.) The sixth (geez) MCU property this year, but easily one of the best MCU, nay, superhero films ever, Shang-Chi andContinue reading “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings Review”
Wonder Woman 1984 Review
“Life is good. But it can be better!” (This review is mostly spoiler-free, but as always, if you want to go in completely blind, do not read this). After a year full of delays, cancellations, and disappointments around the world and across the entertainment industry, Wonder Woman 1984 is finally here, to save us fromContinue reading “Wonder Woman 1984 Review”