Category: Film Review

Us is no Get Out, but that’s a good thing

Don’t worry about looking for deeper messages. Us is a good, original, horror story with an amazing performance from Lupita Nyong’o and the child actors. It was fun to see Jordan Peele make a horror movie without it needing to be some groundbreaking feat. The twist left me feeling some sort of way but I can’t exactly put it into words. 

Captain Marvel was 3 movies in 1

To me, Captain Marvel felt like 3 movies mashed into one. The story of her finding her way as a Kree soldier, reuniting with an old friend back on Earth and learning the story of her past, then the unleashing of her real power. Marvel was playing catch-up and they did a decent job.

Shazam is the best DCEU movie- but not as family friendly as advertised.

Shazam starts off by immediately stripping away the sense of security the trailers gave you with an intense scene that lets you know the PG-13 rating was warranted. From there, most of the movie is fun and light. The characters are great (some side characters will be your favorites), you’ll be pulling for the hero, and the villains are terrifying at times. Overall, it’s a fun movie and I can’t wait for the sequel.

Soldier of War available on VOD: Review

While the budget constraints are clear, Soldier of War does enough with what it has to be an entertaining film. The ghost/monster spends the majority of the film without us knowing what it looks like and that works here. It’s aggressive and the story has historical elements that make it interesting. If you’re an indie horror fanatic you’ll enjoy this one. 

Netflix’s first Nollywood film: Lionheart Review

Though the story itself is familiar, there is a certain power to the story being told from another perspective. It was also great to see a side of Africa represented in this film that most don’t have the opportunity to see. I also need to see more Genevieve Nnaji in the years to come. 

Netflix Review: IO

It’s an isolation movie and isolation movies are a great way to dive deep into a character and make the audience live and die with their every move. IO did not do that and by the end I really didn’t care what happened to either of our two characters. The “twists” were obvious and held no weight. I don’t know what I was supposed to get from it. 

Hulu Review: Down

Down is a movie that does a good job of not being cheesy or making you question its characters decisions often. The shifting power dynamic between the two main characters is what stood out the most. I definitely enjoyed this one.

Velvet Buzzsaw review: It doesn’t speak to me

I am a huge Jake Gyllenhaal fan and supporter so when I saw he had a movie coming out on Netflix I marked my calendar. I’m also a horror fan so combining these two worlds meant Velvet Buzzsaw was sure to be a big hit for me. 

I was wrong. 

Glass Review: Critics gon’ critic

19 years ago M. Night Shyamalan set out to create a superhero universe that was grounded in reality. He finally finished the series and the critics were not impressed. Typical.