EDITORIAL: Expectations and How We Let Them Impact Our Viewing Experiences

It is nearly impossible to go into a film with no expectations. With the immense marketing infrastructure, and huge movie review space, having no information about a film prior to sitting down is nearly impossible for anyone of any ilk. That said, many people try (and effectively do) set those expectations aside and enjoy (or not enjoy) the movie on its merits. This editorial will dig into the many situations where that isn’t the case and how we might be unduly harming our own enjoyment of things as a result.

Movie Review: LOGAN (Review #2)

In 2029, a not so distant future, mutants have stopped being born, the remainders of their race have gone into hiding. Logan (Hugh Jackman) is at rock bottom, working as a limo driver, drinking himself mad every day and caring for an ailing Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) in the middle of the desert. When an innocent girl (Dafne Keen) enters their life they might just have found a real purpose to their lost lives.

Sad, brutal, powerful, and most importantly, freshly original, Logan is a great piece of cinema with performers committed to this material in a way we haven't quite seen before in the genre which pays off by hitting emotional heights for which the audience might be as unprepared for as much as they are touched by it.

Movie Review: LOGAN

Logan is the latest X-Men spinoff film featuring Wolverine and is the final film for both Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Sir Patrick Stewart’s Professor Xavier (or so they say). Set in 2029, we meet up with an aging and weakening Wolverine who has a job as a limo driver while attending to the ailing nonagenarian Charles Xavier. The conflict of the film arises when Logan (or James or Wolverine) encounters a woman and a young girl and becomes intertwined with their quest. James Mangold returns after The Wolverine to direct this film which stars Jackman, Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holdbrook, Stephen Merchant, and Richard E. Grant.

Trailer Review: LOGAN (Trailer #2)

The first trailer for the new film Logan was so good that most of us were sitting here asking ourselves if they just shot themselves in the foot. With the Johnny Cash music that created a tone that made us excited yet a little worried about the full movie, considering they probably weren’t going to run "Hurt" on repeat. That’s where all eyes went on the second trailer, worrying if it didn’t live up to the hype perhaps the greatness of the first trailer did really all come from the music. Put your worries aside, this trailer was fantastic.  Check it out below:

TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS OF 2017

With 2016 coming to a close, we at Merc With A Movie Blog have compiled a list of the 10 films in 2017 that we are most looking forward to watching.  So instead of jabbing away, let's just get right to it, starting with #10......

Trailer Review: LOGAN (A Double Take)

Howdy fellow film freaks, Robert and The Merc are here to give you our thoughts on the first trailer for Logan.

Oh happy day. Hugh Jackman is returning for what is, by my rough estimation, his 147th appearance as Wolverine in the new movie Logan, debuting March 2017. Bask in the sunshine and happiness that is the first trailer below:

This Week In Movie News: 10/9 - 10/15

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:

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: