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When the bar is so low, it’s hard to know whether the improvement is earned or is simply a gift after a stinking pile of you know what, how do you determine something’s worth? Well, with Zack Snyder’s The Justice League, aka The Snyder Cut, not only is it an […]

Zack Snyder’s The Justice League Review: Leagues Better, Four Hours ...

March 18, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Justice League / Movie Reviews / Zack Snyder by joeldamos

Fate plays an enormous role in the new Sony Pictures film, Long Weekend. Often, the best on-screen romances that centralize their narrative journey around the idea of that fateful word are the ones that not only find an audience, but they exponentially touch people due to the fact that the […]

Long Weekend Review: Sparks Fly in Dramatic Rom-Com

March 12, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Long Weekend / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

The best sports movies are about so much more than final scores. With Boogie out now, where does the story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball-phenom growing up in New York City, where does it land on the spectrum of inspiring buzzer-beaters, or is it a brick that simply clanks […]

Boogie Review: Basketball Phenom Story An Air Ball Or Slam ...

March 8, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Boogie / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Frank Grillo is an outstanding actor who deserves to be a leading man whose name headlines films. With Boss Level, he gets that chance, and it is an absolute blast of a flick. It is a role that Grillo was born to play, and he has a ball embodying Roy […]

Boss Level Review: Frank Grillo Gets a Starring Vehicle Worthy ...

March 7, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Boss Level / Frank Grillo / Mel Gibson / Movie Reviews / Naomi Watts by joeldamos

Walt Disney Animation has a long and well-documented history of excellence, one that continues with their latest—Raya and the Last Dragon. In terms of the artistic aesthetic, Raya is as beautiful as an animated picture can be and yes, that is saying something. Movies do not exist to solely serve […]

Raya and the Last Dragon Review: Disney’s Latest Is One ...

March 6, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Raya and the Last Dragon by joeldamos

In 1988, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall came together and delivered one of the most beloved comedies of the last century. When it was announced that the duo was working on a sequel to Coming to America, many wondered if this was going to be a nostalgia-driven sequel (a la […]

Coming 2 America Review: Eddie Murphy Brings the Nostalgia But ...

March 5, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Coming 2 America / Eddie Murphy / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Doug Liman is one of those directors whose name alone piques my interest in a film. HBO Max recently premiered his quarantine thriller Locked Down in January and now audiences get our second Liman movie in three months with the sci-fi thriller Chaos Walking. Chaos Walking stars Tom Holland (recently […]

Chaos Walking Review: Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley Bring the ...

March 5, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Chaos Walking / Daisy Ridley / Doug Liman / Movie Reviews / Tom Holland by joeldamos

Sometimes a film comes along that befits a larger societal sentiment and discussion. That is exactly what occurs during The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman as a father-daughter. What’s so magical about the Florian Zeller written and directed effort, is that the viewer is completely unaware that as […]

The Father Review: Anthony Hopkins Will Break Your Heart Into ...

February 28, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Anthony Hopkins / Movie Reviews / Olivia Colman / The Father by joeldamos

First of all, Crisis is not Traffic. Sure, there are similarities. Both Crisis and Traffic are films that tackle one of the most damaging societal issues and that is drug abuse. Whereas the latter—the 2000 four-time Oscar winner—dealt with the tsunami of cocaine coming over our border to the south […]

Crisis Review: Gary Oldman Stars in Timely Tale About Opioids ...

February 27, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Armie Hammer / Crisis / Gary Oldman / Movie Reviews by joeldamos