Not to be confused by the 1971 OR the 2000 film of the same single title, this is actually a sequel (Shaft 2?) to the 2000 movie. Whereas the 2000 film was gritty, grimy, and had John Shaft as an angry, disgruntled ex-cop, this time around the mood is changed. It’s a comedy. Yup, you…
Didja like the first movie? Good! Then go back and rent/stream that one, ’cause this one suffers from sequel-itis, a common occurrence when writers can’t think of a plausible story and end up coming up with THREE different plots that mesh into one finale. Does it pant happy like a dog or cough up a…
When 2014’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past reset the timeline, so did all the events and stories that we saw in previous movies like X-Men: The Last Stand. So, that stuff never happened, okay? Instead, we get a whole new bunch of younger X-Men (and women) and their new goofy-looking comic book yellow & blue…
A young man walks into a police station. Either unable or unwilling to speak, he non-verbally asks for something with which to write. Given a pen and a piece of paper, he scribbles down and displays the following: “I am Donovan Reid”. So begins Donovan Reid, a film co-written and directed by Austin Smagalski. Filmed…
This story of how Reginald Kenneth Dwight of England became legendary piano-man Sir Elton Hercules John in what can only be described as a two-hour music video selfie. Think of Bohemian Rhapsody mixed with Mamma Mia! * Just like 2018’s, Bohemian Rhapsody, we bear witness to the rise and fall (and subsequent rise again) of…
Yeah, I’ve been a fan of the big guy since I was a kid. From Godzilla’s early 1956 “kill ’em all” days, to his goofy man-in-a-rubber-suit decades, to his rebirth back into the badass lizard that he truly is. This movie is a sequel to the 2014 movie and part of Legendary Films MonsterVerse. Move…
What if Superman, as a child, had grown up evil instead? That’s the premise for this strangely wicked and off-kilter movie, brought to you by the brother & cousin of director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy). This also marks director David Yarovesky’s U.S. debut in film, although he played a Ravenger in Gunn’s movie.…
