Movie Reviews

Right away, Jungle Cruise throws you off with an altered Magic Kingdom logo underscored with a repeated E-G-B-E-B-G note sequence which suddenly becomes all too familiar once more instrumentation is added. Then you find yourself wondering, “What the hell is Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ doing as the musical score of a Disney flick?!” Everything about […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe starts Phase Four – having previously ended Phase Three 2 years ago with Spider-Man: Far From Home – featuring Scarlett Johansson’s last ride as Black Widow. The good folks at Gunaxin have published my review, so head over there for all the fun! I saw this twice – once for review, once with […]

Too Late reminds me of several things all at once. The first is a scathing, profanity-laced tirade W. Axl Rose fires off about Warren Beatty before Guns N’ Roses launches into “Double Talkin’ Jive” from their 1992 pay-per-view concert in Paris. The second is Swimming With Sharks, a 1994 film about the horrible things a […]

Hey! If you’re looking for my review of F9, the latest in The Fast Saga, click here and be transported into a world of mythical preposterousness. Yes, this one pushes the limits so hard, there ARE no more limits. F9 takes the cake, runs off with it, eats it, and still has a lot left over to share […]

Extinction-level event, apocalypse-style films usually go one of two ways. The first is the extent to which the Mad Max films go, where everyone’s reduced to the barest minimum in a kill-or-be-killed setting. The second is a more measured approach, possibly where life would stand before the Mad Max kinda thing happens. Where everyone’s just […]

Here we go again… the good ol’ “make ’em afraid, then watch ’em squirm” Disney movie. From The Little Mermaid onward (and kind of reversed with the original Pete’s Dragon), this theme is a mainstay in children’s programming and films. Yes, it’s a metaphor for growing up and into the world around us, but isn’t it a […]