No movie left behind.
It was alright. This is perhaps the most underwhelming opinion anyone can have about a movie, but that’s exactly my take on Dark Phoenix. Having this opinion is quite tragic since the X-Men were my introduction to superheroes, from the first film all the way back in 2000 to the sensational 90s animated series. The […]
Tomatometer: 46% Audience Score: 33% IMDb: 5.8 There are some points to get out of the way before digging into Elizabeth Harvest. More people need to watch independent films such as this one because the end product isn’t heavily influenced by commercial interests. I’m not entirely confident what the movie’s trying to convey, but it […]
Tomatometer: 24% Audience Score: 57% IMDb: 6.3 Released in the Fall of 2014, Dracula Untold wasn’t revered by audiences or even critics. The Rotten Tomatoes consensus states: Neither awful enough to suck nor sharp enough to bite, Dracula Untold misses the point of its iconic character’s deathless appeal. I would agree with the first component […]
Note: This is my first foray into anime. Forgive me if I have blasphemed while I review Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. Tomatometer: N/A Audience Score: 49% IMDb: 6.0 Perfect Audience: Anime lovers People with a monster fetish Perfect Occasion: When you think there’s no room left for a different Godzilla take and Netflix proves you […]
Tomatometer: 49% Audience Score: 59% IMDb: 6.4 For better or worse, we got a reboot of the Tomb Raider movies after Angelina Jolie’s outings in 2001 and 2003. A reboot brings with it a new face for the franchise, and GK Films settled on Swedish actress Alicia Vikander who shot into stardom with her stint […]
Tomatometer: 44% Audience Score: 51% IMDb: 6.4 After much controversy surrounding the casting of Scarlett Johansson, Ghost in the Shell started off on the wrong foot with both critics and fans. The Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb scores would suggest this as well. That being said, there’s one impressive feat in Rupert Sanders’ imagining of the […]
Note: Continuing the reviews of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, this post, too, will have spoilers. Even though The Revenge of the Sith has a 79% Tomatometer score from critics, it still gets bunched together with the “prequels,” thus making it necessary to go over its relative merits. Critics: 79% Audience: 65% IMDb: 7.6 Revenge […]
Disclaimer: This isn’t a typical review that begins with a short blurb of the movie and then delves deeper into the elements of the film. The Attack of the Clones was released in 2002 and you had 16 years to watch it. There will be spoilers. Critics: 66% Audience: 57% IMDb: 6.6 Star Wars: The […]
Disclaimer: This isn’t a typical review that begins with a short blurb of the movie and then delves deeper into the elements of the film. The Phantom Menace was released in 1999 and you had 18 years to watch it. There will be spoilers. Critics: 55% Audience: 59% IMDb: 6.5 In light of the release […]
Critics: 40% Audience: 75% IMDb: 6.7 In order to combat the ever-growing fortunes of Marvel’s and Disney’s cinematic universe, DC and Warner Bros. have been trying to strike gold with their own heroes and villains. The results have been highly mixed, with Wonder Woman being the sole movie receiving universal acclaim while the other entries […]