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As Chris Hemsworth showed in the Vacation reboot, the man has some seriously wicked good comic timing. It’s about time that Marvel channeled these gifts and showed off more than his ripped bod. Oh, sure they do that a plenty in Thor: Ragnarok, but it is his comedy muscles that […]

Thor Ragnarok Review: Marvel’s Most Fun

November 3, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Thor: Ragnarok by joeldamos

Stranded on a snow laden mountain with Edris Elba and Kate Winslet? There could be worst things, am I right? One would think two insanely charismatic artists in a struggle to stay alive after a plane crash when no one knows where they are movie would be a slam dunk. […]

The Mountain Between Us Review: A Mountain of Mess!

October 6, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged Idris Elba / Kate Winslet / Movie Reviews / The Mountain Between Us by joeldamos

For those of us who are obsessed with all things film, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner arrived in 1982 and served as a moment in time that defined who we were and who we would become. It has stood the test of time. Scott’s second sci-fi stunner, after Alien, started being studied […]

Blade Runner 2049 Review: A Masterpiece of Sizzling Sci-Fi

October 3, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged Blade Runner 2049 / Harrison Ford / Movie Reviews / Ryan Gosling by joeldamos

At this point, director Doug Liman should direct all of Tom Cruise’s movies. The helmer did wonderworks with the superstar on Edge of Tomorrow and now the two have joined forces yet again to dazzle us with the insanely entertaining true story, American Made. Liman is now two-for-two in 2017, […]

American Made: Tom Cruise and Doug Liman Pilot Another Winner

September 29, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged American Made / Movie Reviews / Tom Cruise by joeldamos

The first Kingsman movie had so much going for it, not the least of it was an unbridled originality and charm that endeared it to millions. The sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, decides to go in a different direction and comes off as a fun follow-up, but one that feels […]

Kingsman The Golden Circle Review: Misseth the Mark

September 22, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged Kingsman: The Golden Circle / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

It is a horror movie revelation. What director Andy Muschietti has done with Stephen King’s 1986 classic literary terror titan is something that few helmers over the years have done with his terrifying tales. The Argentinean director gets It. He gets all of It. There is a connection to the […]

It Review: It Is Steven King’s Best Adaptation in Decades

September 6, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged It / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Witnessing Close Encounters of the Third Kind on the big screen alone is reason enough to show up when the flick arrives this weekend in theaters to celebrate its 40th birthday. Toss in the fact that the Steven Spielberg classic got a 4K upgrade overseen by the man behind the movie, […]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 4K Review: 40 Years ...

September 1, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Movie Reviews / Steven Spielberg by joeldamos

August 29 is an infamous date in the world of The Terminator. Decades later, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Skynet’s big achievement, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is being re-released in theaters and thanks to the director’s own supervision, upgraded to a 3D format. That fateful day when Skynet became self-aware […]

Terminator 2 Judgment Day 3D: An Appreciation For the James ...

August 22, 2017 in Movie News / Movie Reviews / Opinion Piece tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger / James Cameron / Movie Reviews / Terminator 2: Judgment Day by joeldamos

We learn early in Logan Lucky that the Logan family has not had the best of luck. Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) could have been a great NFL quarterback, but hurt his knee at LSU and now tries to make a living with manual labor jobs near his West Virginia home. Clyde […]

Logan Lucky Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Heist Has Heaps of Southern ...

August 18, 2017 in Movie Reviews tagged Logan Lucky / Movie Reviews / Steven Soderbergh by joeldamos