The Wild Robot is a master class in blending ground breaking technology with animation to give us a gorgeously, heartwarming film that understood the assignment. Lupita (Roz) and Pedro Pascal (Fink) are a sensationally addictive duo surrounded by an amazing ensemble of voice actors who bring to life a wild tale of finding strength in family, protec…

A film that lives and dies by it’s leading cast made up of a Mother, her daughter, and a magic Macaw, Tuesday is a dark fantastical tale about how people cope with terminal illness and impending Death. Lola Petticrew really gives an amazing performance here that will charm the audience audience even more than Tuesday is able to charm Death. Arinze …

Rachel Morrison and Barry Jenkins come together beautifully here to craft a big screen polished adaptation of the 2016 PBS Documentary, “T-Rex: Her Fight For gold”. The chemistry between Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry portraying Claressa Shields and Coach Jason Crutchfield is so palpable. A lot of heart and care went into this project. So, whil…

If Disney is going to take a made for streaming series project and whip it up into a last minute theatrical release, they could at least give us Return of Jafar instead of Bambi 2. Moana does a poor job of catching the audience up on what some of our favorite characters have been up too since we last saw them through an adventure in such a superfic…

Francis Ford Coppola has definitively proven that no amount of wine country monies can be thrown at a 30 year passion project to justify wasting two extra long hours of your life aging away in an IMAX theater struggling to watch it. Megalopolis is so bad it couldn’t make it’s money back in a game of tic tac toe against a blind man. A Megalodon of a…

MaXXXine is the ending to a trilogy we welcomed but didn’t ask for, and it almost took the director from Ti West to You Tried West. Luckily, Pearl and X are just so strong that it pretty much makes MaXXXine the 3rd Back to the Future film. A film that’s just as far from worthless as it is from worth it, mainly due to a nothing new here story, an un…

Alien Romulus is proof that anything with a Xenomorph in it should only allow Ridley Scott on set as a Producer. It’s a much needed return to the Xenomorph-verse that gives the audience nonstop nerve-wrecking action, just enough sci to fi, nostalgic easter eggs, and fun elements adapted directly from the more recent Aliens videos game like Alien: I…

Sebastian Stan gives us a complex and riveting performance in this psychological, dark comedy character study, A Different Man, directed by Aaron Schimberg and also staring an arguably Best Supporting Actor performance from Adam Pearson. A Different Man is the Uglies we deserve. Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc …

If you’re unfamiliar with the plot of Broadway stunner, Wicked, fear not, director Jon M. Chu’s (Crazy Rich Asians) big screen adaptation is a splashy note-for-note faithful interpretation of the acclaimed musical. If your gateway is Gregory Macguire’s book by the same name, however, expect more committment to the musical’s book than his source mat…

It’s What’s Inside is a visual and visceral psychological rollercoaster playing out on screen over 103 minutes of just wacky cinematography and mind games. With a goofy ensemble of untrustworthy friends, playing an insanely dangerous game this story goes every which way but right. Director: Greg Jardin Writers: Greg Jardin Starring: Brittany O’Grad…

Our new favorite demonic jester is back and has found itself a new host to torture. Naomi Scott displays an amazingly horrified performance as Skye Riley, a pop star struggling to keep her grasp on reality in the face of grinning figures who do anything but give her something to smile about. Smile 2 picks up right where we left off in the last film…

Director Josh Cooley's (Toy Story 4, Inside Out) Transformers One weaves the vast (and varied) backstorys and lore into a top-tier re-introduction that sweeps away all previous attempts to repackage this longstanding property. And the best part? This orign story blends unique characters and set peices into a engrossing friends-to-enemies journey in…

Uglies doesn't really land anywhere and should be left to float through space in timeout for eternity. Director: McGWriters: Jacob FormanStarring: Joey King, Keith Powers, Chase Stokes, Brianne TjuRuntime: Too Damn LongSynopsis: In a world wear your un-botched face is deemed ugly, a child awaits her celebrated body dysmorphia glow-up. But, when a f…

This review is for people who think they might want to give Platform 2 a chance after seeing the first film, or even if they have never seen the first film. Listen as Ro and Phenom discuss The Platform 2 and somehow manage to keep it spoiler-freeThe Platform 2 streaming now on Netflix.♦♦Director: Galder Gaztelu-UrrutiaWriters: David Desola, Pedro R…

If a random couple you met on vacation invited you to their rural area farm to stay with them, would you accept and also bring your kids? Speak no Stupid asks this of it's audience and shows you exactly why it's a diabolically idiotic idea.McAvoy gives the audience an amazing performance as the host from hell, in this The Shinning inspired psycholo…

Quick Take: Deadpool and Wolverine is the unlikely team-up that makes all Deadpool's most fervent wishes come true. From the irreverent fourth-wall break that sets the stage for both the rather straightfoward quest to come and hyper-meta poke at the superhero character's past as prologue. Longtime collaborators Ryan and Reynolds and director Shawn …

Quick Take: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is both the origin story Citdal renegade, Furiosa, and volatile trek across the wasteland. The fifth installment revolves around laying the ground work to how, the Furiosa of Mad Max: Fury Road came to be and the unveiling of the major settlements across the wasteland. Furiosa throttles down the action, just a no…

Richard Donner's The Omen (1976) follows American diplomat Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) as he investigates his adopted son’s, Damien, background once tragedy befalls those close to him. Thorn's quest for answers ultimately leads him to Italy and the unsettling revelation that his son may be the Antichrist. Sadly the subsequent installments never qui…

Quick Take: Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, is a full-throttle, heartbreaking, brutal quest for vengeance. Patel and his co-writers weave ancestral lore and a biting challenge to the socio-political status quo into a underdog tale that wears its cinematic influences and cultural aesthetic on its sleeve. What starts as tale of a street-sm…

Director: Denis VilleneuveWriters: Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Frank HerbertStarring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin ButlerRuntime: 2 Hour 46 MinutesSynopsis: Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.Kriss, Ro, Brandon …

Quick Take: Madame Web should've been a fun and fantastical origin story for a dynamic comic character with real spin-off potential. Instead it’s a mishmash of barely interesting plot points, disjointed visual trickery, and underwhelming performances. More than anything else, Madame Web proves it’s not enough to throw all the “expected” set pieces …

Director: Todd HaynesWriters: Samy Burch, Alex MechanikStarring: Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore, Gabriel Chung, Andrea FrankleRuntime: 1 Hour 57 MinutesSynopsis: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about thei…

Director: William OldroydWriters: Luke Goebel, Ottessa MoshfeghStarring: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Anne Hathaway, Sam NivolaRuntime: 1 Hour 37 MinutesSynopsis: A woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn.Who doesn't love a "leave them crazy white women alone" film? Eileen is a great …

Director: Ava DuVernayWriters: Ava DuVernay, Isabel WilkersonStarring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy, Finn Wittrock, Victoria PedrettiRuntime: 2 Hour 15 MinutesSynopsis: The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.The review crew discuss the …

Director: Paul KingWriters: Simon Farnaby, Paul King, Roald DahlStarring: Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthurRuntime: Hour MinutesSynopsis: With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.The crew review their second mu…