Spoilers ahead for Send Help! I will admit I didn't enjoy the trailer for this film at all. It didn't really sell me on this film being all that great, and I was mostly just going off my borrowed trust for Sam Raimi. And thank heavens
After hearing about Jason Statham's extensive catalog of classic action movies that I've been missing out on, I was really grateful to be invited by my friend Hunter to watch this film! Shelter sounded a lot more up my alley than many other recent action flicks,
I finally built up the courage to watch this film—not because it's scary, but because film snobbery is a very valid fear of mine, and I didn't quite think it would be up my alley based on my prior studies of the film. Of course,
I've watched a lot of horror films. Yet, even with almost no gore or jump scares, Wait Until Dark is still one of the most terrifying films I've ever watched—it's simply that great at building suspense. Very few films can capture fear in
When The Village came out in 2004, a lot of people started to doubt M. Night's ability to direct a film because, well, they didn't like The Village for whatever reason. After the widespread success of The Sixth Sense and Signs, expectations for the film were
Spoilers ahead for The Great Flood! I totally agree with others... yes, this film is not at all what I expected. But, unlike many people, I found this to be to the movie's benefit, not weakness. So let's dive into why The Great Flood is perhaps
Spoilers ahead for Song Sung Blue! Song Sung Blue was one of the most surprising and interesting films of 2025 for a plethora of reasons. This movie takes the viewer through the full range of emotions and reveals so many twists and turns atypical for a musical biopic. As such,
Warning: spoilers for Zootopia 2 ahead. Dang man, what the heck, as Kevin's parents would say in Home Alone: "we did it again!" This movie wasn't a complete mess, and was an actually worthy sequel! Anyway, Zootopia 2 arrived to bring us back into
Spoilers ahead for Wicked: For Good! I hadn't really been a fan of Wicked before I watched the first film. I only ended up going to see the first film because of my mom's glowing review of the play. I thought a green witch and Ariana
My best cinephile friend, Hunter Haubert, once upon a time convinced me to watch Jordan Peele's Nope. And, unfortunately, I didn't like it that much. Hunter, looks like Bugonia is my Nope, and you've said Nope to Bugonia. Because this is my crazy alien
Spoilers ahead for The Black Phone 2! For context, I wasn't a huge fan of the first film. Maybe it was too hyped up for me, or maybe I was just expecting a different flavor of film, but it was disappointing. I still enjoyed the movie (see my
Spoilers ahead for Truth and Treason! As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as an adamant hater of all things fascism and lover of all films that deal with fighting against said fascism, I was bought in on day one for this movie.
Hearing that this was produced by Jordan Peele and was a genre-bending sports horror got me really excited for this film. The low ratings didn't worry me because I often love films with lower scores... I mean, one of my favorite movies has a 0% critic score and
Spoilers ahead for The Long Walk! I don't know why more people don't hail Francis Lawrence as one of the best working directors of today. I freaking love everything he puts out. Sure, most of it is Hunger Games, but that's not at all
I might be in the minority here, but I actually thought this was a step down from Glass Onion. Not by much, but just by a little bit. Yet, it's still a great movie. So, today, I'm going to talk about the good and the bad
Spoilers ahead for The Bad Guys 2! The original film was a pleasant surprise for me, so I was pretty excited to check out this sequel. And, as I spoiled in the title, it didn't work nearly as well for me as the original. In today's
Jurassic Park
Spoilers ahead for Jurassic World: Rebirth! I know this film disappointed many people, but me? It was exactly what I wanted from the movie, and it is undoubtedly the best Jurassic World film, even if it isn't fresher than Fallen Kingdom. And, ask me on the right day,
Jurassic Park
In a franchise known for its groundbreaking visuals and epic narratives, Jurassic Park III often gets overshadowed by the series' first entry. Debuting during a time when audiences were still captivated by the original Jurassic Park and (to a far lesser extent) its sequel, The Lost World, this film
Jurassic Park
This review is where I'm about to be crucified by Jurassic lovers and left to be eaten alive, little by little, by a group of The Lost World's tiny menaces, the Compsognathus. But, in complete honesty, this isn't my favorite movie in the franchise.
Alfred Hitchcock
Though many people accuse me of having bad taste because I am a member of Gen-Z, they obviously have never heard that my favorite director is the great Alfred Hitchcock, master of mystery, cinematography, and, of course, suspense. The Birds is one of his most intriguing films, taking place in
Co-Mix Wave Films
While I am too busy to binge-watch all the anime I'm constantly recommended to watch (I've only gotten about six episodes into One Piece), I stay up to date on anime films when I have the chance. With both Weathering With You and Your Name ranking
Scrapper
Going into this film, I had no preconceived notions or context on what the film would be about. In this day and age, it is pretty rare for me to go into a movie knowing nothing, so I appreciated the huge surprise this film offered me. Now, was I surprised
The Unbreakable Boy
Spoilers ahead for The Unbreakable Boy! I went to watch this with my mom for her birthday. The whole reason I wanted to watch it in the first place was the goofy "this is the Mountain Dew: Code Red of hats" line... I mean, that's the
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock is my favorite director of all time (I know, super original), even as a young man so far removed from his cinematic prime. I mean, I was born twenty-seven years after he died, for goodness sake! But I digress. Psycho is far and away Hitchcock's most
Patema Inverted
As a massive fan of Japanese anime films, with Weathering With You and A Silent Voice both instantly placing in my top five favorite movies upon watching them, the whole premise of Patema Inverted felt right up my alley. So, did this film impress or depress? That's what
Planet of the Apes
After a quintilogy of older films, a misguided remake filled to the brim with issues, and the modern Caesar trilogy, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes attempts to follow up the modern trilogy, taking place centuries down the line. Does it successfully follow up that trilogy, or does it
Moana
Arriving an astounding eight years after the original, I was rather excited to go see the sequel to Disney's smash-hit Moana. And, of course, its sequel was yet another smash hit. However, it was a decent bit more critically panned than the original... so how does it hold
Marvel
With the upcoming release of the franchise's third installment, I felt the urge to write about one of the most oddly memorable comic book movies of all time. This movie is undoubtedly like no other movie. Venom is an odd movie. It is one of those films completely
Planet of the Apes
After two very different sci-fi action movies, this movie had an arduous task to execute: to make the perfect conclusion to the trilogy. Taking inspiration from the conclusion of the original series and raising the stakes of the previous film, this certainly is an epic movie. But is it the
Planet of the Apes
After a fantastic first film by Rupert Wyatt that started a whole new reboot franchise, Matt Reeves had some big shoes to fill. And shoes he certainly did fill! Is it better or worse than its predecessor? Or is it just a whole different experience altogether? That's what
Planet of the Apes
The original run of Planet of the Apes was a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, making it one of the most interesting quintologies of all time. While I loved the first and third movies, the others weren't all that great. So how can the first of the
Planet of the Apes
With an excellent original series and an ever-expanding modern series, this remake of the original film is oddly stuck in the middle of the two franchises. It is its own beast, and there are quite a few things to be said about this film. So let's get into