Movie Review Archives

Akira

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Reviewed Jun 14, 2019

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop. Genres: Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Dark Phoenix

Class Dismissed

Reviewed Jun 11, 2019

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Lethal Weapon 4

Crazy Kitsch Asians 

Reviewed Jun 7, 2019

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Toy Story 2

Toys II Men

Reviewed Jun 4, 2019

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong. Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Lethal Weapon 3

Proof that dum-dum wounds can kill

Reviewed May 31, 2019

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Toy Story

Toys Are Us

Reviewed May 28, 2019

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Lethal Weapon 2

Important Public Service Announcement꞉ No dolphins were...

Reviewed May 24, 2019

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Today's secret ingredient is....BLOWFISH!

Reviewed May 21, 2019

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Lethal Weapon

When Murtaugh Met Riggs...

Reviewed May 17, 2019

A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces. Genres: Action, Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Jokéymon Go!

Reviewed May 14, 2019

In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Tell ‘em Walt sent you.

Reviewed May 10, 2019

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect. Genres: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Pokémon Heroes

The last PokeStop before Detective Pikachu 

Reviewed May 7, 2019

Ash, Pikachu and the gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Altomare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve as peacekeepers and protectors of the Soul Dew — a priceless treasure with a mysterious power. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies

Do the Right Thing

That’s that Gold Level truth, Ruth!

Reviewed May 3, 2019

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release

Avengers: Endgame

Thor: The Dark World!

Reviewed Apr 30, 2019

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Disney, You Grew The Audience 

Reviewed Apr 26, 2019

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Hellboy (2019)

Crimson Prick

Reviewed Apr 23, 2019

Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Dead Poets Society

O Captain, My Captain, our fateful trip’s begun!

Reviewed Apr 19, 2019

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release

Pet Sematary (2019)

It won’t come back the same!

Reviewed Apr 16, 2019

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Zombie

Big

I don't get it.

Reviewed Apr 12, 2019

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Shazam!

That’s why you don’t mess with electricity!

Reviewed Apr 9, 2019

A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word. Genres: Action, Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

aka The North, The South, and the Anarchists

Reviewed Apr 5, 2019

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold. Genres: Theatrical Release, Western

Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi – Voice of the Forest

Proof that friendship can stand the test of time... and s...

Reviewed Apr 2, 2019

In order to escape a greedy Pokémon hunter, Celebi must use the last of its energy to travel through time to the present day. Celebi brings along Sammy, a boy who had been trying to protect it. Along with Ash, Pikachu, and the rest of the gang, Sammy and Celebi must encounter an enemy far more advanced than the hunter, with the fate of the forest hanging in the balance. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Time Travel, Video Game Movies

For a Few Dollars More

Hold onto your hats for a second cowboy epic!

Reviewed Mar 29, 2019

Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head. Genres: Theatrical Release, Western

Pokémon 3: The Movie – Spell of the Unown

Entei The Dragon 

Reviewed Mar 26, 2019

When the sadness of her father's disappearance gets to Molly Hale, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mother, Ash — alongside Misty and Brock — invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei! Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies