With The Rise of Skywalker, Disney knew they had to do something to recover from the debacle known as The Last Jedi. What they did was fairly predictable in that they brought back J.J. Abrams, a filmmaker known for his love of lens flare, remaking stuff and playing it safe. His job was mostly to restore the Star Wars lore …

Although Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was fantastic, my expectations for the sequel immediately following it were low. In the back of my mind, I saw Jumanji: The Next Level as potentially being just another grab at cash since the one before it made far more money than anyone could have anticipated. Luckily, I can report that this sequel is …

With some films, you have to get through some rough patches before getting to anything worthwhile. When you’re able to, you may come out of it being able to appreciate what you received as a whole. That’s kind of what I went through when sitting through The Two Popes. By the time it finished, I felt sitting through the entire …

As a writer/director, Rian Johnson’s work hasn’t been impressive so far. He’s shown potential and a creative mind, but he lags behind in a number of key areas as a filmmaker. With Knives Out, you’ll still be able to see that some of those flaws are still present, but noticing what look to be improvements isn’t as difficult as they …

You’ve seen The Irishman before. In fact, you can say that Martin Scorsese has made The Irishman before. Sure, it’s gone under different names and has been presented in different forms by various filmmakers over the past several decades, but ultimately, it’s always mostly the same movie. With all that being true, that’s not to say that you’ll have a …