D'Artagnan is forced to join forces with Milady to save Constance, who was kidnapped before his eyes. But as war is declared and Athos, Porthos and Aramis have already joined the front, a secret from the past shatters old alliances.
I still remember when the book this movie is based on came out, it wasn't the prequel story I was interested in. Yet, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins still managed to grab enough of my attention at the time, even if I now barely remember the book but that's ok. As for this adaptation, … Continue reading The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Movie Review) | Unveiling Panem’s Dark Past – A Cinematic Ballad of Ambition and Rebellion
I saw this movie months after it came out and yet I knew nothing about it. I was interested in director Florian Zeller's first feature film The Father, which just like The Son is from a play written by Zeller himself who also worked on the screenplay with Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liaisons). The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura … Continue reading The Son (Movie Review) | Feels Real and Confusing at the Same Time
Premise: Stacy Friedman and Lydia Rodriguez Katz are best friends who have always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs, but things start to go comically awry when a popular boy named Andy Goldfarb and middle school drama threaten their friendship and their rite of passage. Review: I liked the trailer up until I saw the names … Continue reading You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Movie Review
My enthusiasm for this movie was almost non-existent. I went to the screening since I remember liking the trailer I saw months ago, but mostly because nothing else came up. I had already cleaned my place the day before - I still had laundry to do, but procrastinating by going to the movies seemed like … Continue reading Blue Beetle (Movie Review) | One Performance Away from Being An Even Better Movie Than It Already Is
We're eating well this month, Heartstopper S2 now, RWRB. The New York Times bestseller LGBTQ+ enemies-to-lovers romance novel "Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston surprised me in many ways with how plausible it seemed. So the movie adaptation was on my radar as soon as I heard about but I became more excited … Continue reading Red, White & Royal Blue (Movie Review) | The Fairytale Version
This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is apparently the seventh theatrical film, I know the franchise is popular but I don't remember that many films about these turtles. I can think about three movies - including this one - that I've seen and maybe a fourth I've heard about. I've mostly consummed this franchise in … Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Movie Review) | Surprisingly Moving and Fun
The anime based on the manga Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada is not one of my favorites, I grew up aware of it because my aunt and other members of my family were big fans. I wasn't since my Zodiak sign barely featured in the anime and I never read the manga. So it goes without saying … Continue reading Knights of the Zodiac (Movie Review) | It’s…..able
Former stuntman and stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave did an amazing job on his first feature Extraction. Now he's back with a sequel aptly named Extraction 2, still written by Joe Russo and still starring Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani (Invasion), and Adam Bessa (Hanna). Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt (Nobody, Red Notice), Tinatin Dalakishvili (Abigail), and Idris … Continue reading Extraction 2 (Movie Review) | An Immersive Adventure
Claire Scanlon (Director) Grant Ginder (Novel)CASTAllison JanneyBen PlattCynthia Addai-RobinsonKristen BellIsaach De BankoléKaran Soni Premise: Family tensions ramp up among siblings in the week leading up to their half-sister's wedding in the country. Review: This movie is ridiculous, a little over the top but fun. It's an enjoyable comedy about a dysfunctional family, the dynamic between … Continue reading The People We Hate at the Wedding (Movie Review) | Losing the Handle on Things
Worn Out Spines 