1 out of 5 stars (the worst of the year) Note: If you suffer from motion sickness, Jexi’s camerawork may cause a reaction. I recommend the Gravity Falls episode Soos & the Real Girl (available in parts on YouTube) if you want to see Jexi’s premise done well. Jexi shouldn’t be this bad. Written and… Continue Reading
Hustlers: Initially Titillating Drama Can’t Seal the Deal
2.5 out of 5 stars (decent) Hustlers wants desperately to be Goodfellas for women. It’s a fact-based story about a group of people who use their knowledge of a dirty profession to manipulate their customers and rise to power that has style, wall to wall music, and a career-best performance by Jennifer Lopez. The key… Continue Reading
Booksmart: Raunchy Comedy has Heart and Brains
3.6 out of 5 stars (Slightly Above Average) Booksmart is one of the most refreshing, funny, and intelligent movies I’ve seen this year. The directorial debut of Olivia Wilde, the film has been compared to and marketed as a female version of Superbad, a “classic” comedy I did not enjoy. However, Kaitlyn Dever (TV’s Last… Continue Reading
Deadpool: Dark Romance/Action/Comedy Slices Superhero Tropes in Half
4.5 out of 5 stars (Nearly Perfect) You are either going to love or hate Deadpool. After years and years of being stuck in development hell (that place films go when they will likely never get made), the “Merc with a Mouth” (extreme emphasis on the “Mouth” part) is currently taking the world by storm… Continue Reading
“Thor”: Newest Marvel Film Better Than the Last
3 out of 5 stars (average) Marvel Studios etched itself on to America’s radar with 2000’s hit “X-Men” and then again with 2002’s “Spider-Man”, both of which spawned sequels. Marvel has been translating its heroes from comics to films for years, almost all of which have gotten good reviews. Their newest and less known hero,… Continue Reading