by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While Transformers is often a self-serious toy franchise, this film finds a good balance between giving the story proper weight and allowing for enough comedy to emphasize that these toy movies are supposed to be fun.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I gave a damn about this. Blockbusters are not typically my cup of tea, but in this case I can’t stress it enough: see Furiosa on the biggest screen possible with sound so loud that it rattles your bones.
Read Moreby Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport
Thor: Love and Thunder is trying hard to do a lot of things but in the end gets lost in itself.
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Written by Matt Holloway and Art Marcum
Starring Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson (ugh)
Run time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport
“This. This is nonsense.” - High T (Liam Neeson)
Nonsense - an accurate term to describe summer at the movies. For many cinephiles it is the most mundane time to be a cinema goer. It is when Hollywood assaults theaters with all of their precious popcorn flicks and bloated action packed blockbusters that star dudes that use finger guns in conversation. Hey, at least there are some reallllly cool explosions that in three months’ time will be dated (eyeroll). These movies may have short lives, but they do have an important purpose: to provide an F-U-N and mindless time at your favorite movie house. Men in Black: International not only fails to accomplish this mission, but it will regrettably go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities in summer movie history.
Read MoreDirected by Taika Waititi (2017)
by Jaime Davis, The Fixer
It's been a really rough few days/weeks/months/years for me. I guess for everyone, but I'm the one writing right now so I choose to selfishly focus on myself. And what I would like to talk about is...ME. I think it's ok to prioritize ourselves sometimes, especially during times of crisis, and this, my friends, unfortunately, be one of those times.
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