Category: Movies

https://youtu.be/n_tgQ105coQ 6/10 While receiving a 14% on Rotten Opinions and paired with a rather cheesy trailer, I had very low expectations for this movie. To my pleasant surprise, this isn’t nearly as bad as the “critics” would have you believe it to be, but it also isn’t anything groundbreaking either. This movie is based upon … Continue reading #95 Film in 2022: Gigi & Nate

https://youtu.be/oQMc7Sq36mI 3.5/10 Not to be confused with the imaginary “X-Men” spinoff of your favorite blue mutant, “Beast” is for lions on land what “Jaws” was to sharks in the ocean…except if “Jaws” was a terrible movie, with idiotic characters and mediocre CGI. While not every single element of this creature feature is a disaster, I … Continue reading #94 Film in 2022: Beast

https://youtu.be/TWGvntl9itE 7/10 Based on the novel “The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye” by English novelist A. S. Byatt, co-writer/director George Miller gives us his first film in seven years with this magical and visually stunning experience. Since this film deals with magic, faraway lands, djinn/genies, etc. Miller (“Mad Max” franchise) is the perfect fit to … Continue reading #93 Film in 2022: Three Thousand Years of Longing

https://youtu.be/wL9wvdbk7A4 3.5/10 A documentary about a disputed, protected area of the Amazon rainforest with the indigenous people and Brazilian farmers fight to control it, “The Territory” covers important topics but remains so one sided and non-cinematic that it falls painfully short. As someone who cares about the environment and this planet that we all call … Continue reading #92 Film in 2022: The Territory

https://youtu.be/5bL1ftuxgOE 2/10 Vampires as a concept are pretty cool so it takes a lot of effort to make them lame (see the “Twilight” movies for evidence) but director Jessica M. Thompson and screenwriter Blair Butler are up to the task. Blair should quit screenwriting and actually become a butler since she has no skills when … Continue reading #91 Film in 2022: The Invitation

https://youtu.be/_uX6of3vBu0 5/10 I re-watched the 2009 horror movie “Orphan” and despite a strong cast and and interesting twist, that movie does not hold up well. The movie made a profit and basically doubled what it cost to make, ensuring an inevitable sequel, prequel or remake. However, it took 13 years for this prequel to materialize … Continue reading #90 Film in 2022: Orphan: First Kill

https://youtu.be/5Vi3EhaNOII 8/10 An absolutely heartbreaking true story of a Marine Corps veteran who got screwed over by the Veteran’s Administration (VA) and goes to extreme lengths to try and get the money back that is rightfully owed to him. This is a smaller, more contained independent film that didn’t do well at the box office … Continue reading #89 Film in 2022: Breaking

https://youtu.be/1jkw2JPCl18 2.5/10 Recognizable superheroes that both kids and adults know, famous A-list celebrity talent and cute animals that children love. On paper “DC League of Super-Pets” should be a smash hit that grosses “Minions” levels of money. So why has this movie barely cleared $80 million in the United States and is still roughly $30 … Continue reading #88 Film in 2022: DC League of Super-Pets

https://youtu.be/ZrfmRnCs5SQ 6/10 An odd but memorable movie, “Spin Me Round” follows Amber (Alison Brie, who also co-writes) as she wins an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy through the Oliver Garden-esque restaurant she works for. What starts as a seemingly normal and generic trip devolves into chaos, conspiracy and maybe even murder. “Spin Me Round” indeed spins … Continue reading #87 Film in 2022: Spin Me Round