Movie Review: RESPECT (2021)

Written by: Josh "The Merc" Raynor

Movie Review: BLACK PANTHER

Culturally significant films come along every so often, and these tend to be the types of films that keep people talking long after their release.  But it’s rare to find such a film within the superhero genre, yet Marvel Studios has managed to do just that with the latest addition to their decade-long running cinematic universe, Black Panther.  This is a film that not only speaks to people of color, but to film lovers alike.

Don’t Watch This Alone: PANIC ROOM

Welcome to the another installment of DON'T WATCH THIS ALONE!, where we review the best, worst, and everything in between in the world of horror. This week we review the David Fincher home invasion thriller PANIC ROOM.

Movie Review: ARRIVAL

Professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is one of the most brilliant linguists in the world. When aliens start appearing on the Earth in twelve random places she is tasked by the US Government to enter start communicating with them and eventually interpret their language.

Arrival is one of the best motion pictures of recent times and continues to strike on the trend of very good and scientifically inspired sci-fi films we have had in recent times with Gravity, Interstellar, and The Martian. This films adds to that very good pantheon of modern Sci-Fi and it just might be one of the best we've had yet.

Movie Review: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (¡SPOILERS!)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the eighth theatrically released live-action film in the Star Wars franchise. It is also the first of the “anthology” “spin-off” films that LucasFilm is planning to do to expand the scope of the franchise. The film tells the story of a group of Rebel spies who steal the plans to the Death Star and set off the events of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The film is directed by Godzilla-director Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Ben Mendelsohn, Mads Mikkelsen, and Alan Tudyk. This film was, in my view, a resounding success on many grounds and succeeded at breaking the mold and telling a fascinating and engaging story in a different way in the Star Wars universe!

Movie Review: ARRIVAL

Welcome back to this mini-series of reviews of the feature films* of revered filmmaker Denis Villeneuve with his latest film Arrival. Arrival is a science-fiction film that follows the story of a linguist who is recruited by the military following the arrival of alien spacecraft around the world to try and learn to communicate with them and find out why they are here. It is a deeply cerebral science-fiction story and not action packed as one might expect. The film is obviously directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker.

Trailer Review: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Trailer #3)

It’s here! It’s here! The final trailer is here! This morning on Good Morning America the good folks over at Disney and LucasFilm dropped the third and final trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (a title I’m still not on board with (I supported Star Wars Anthologies) but either way). As with any Star Wars trailer the hype is always at a fever pitch and no less so in this case when we had the news of it surprisingly dropped on us yesterday.

This Week In Movie News: 10/2 - 10/8

Hey there, movie fans!  Welcome to a new edition of THIS WEEK IN MOVIE NEWS, where we compile all the top movie news for the week and bring it to you all in one convenient place.  So, without further ado, here's the news:

What's On Netflix?: THE BUTLER

Welcome to another installment of WHAT'S ON NETFLIX?, where we pick out a film currently playing on Netflix and review it for the fans.  This week's selection is the historical biopic...THE BUTLER.