The lameness of this roundup’s title reflects the lameness of a typical winter movie season. January (J) and February (F) are when Hollywood offers a refrigerator review, as movies that haven’t looked appetizing are now acceptable when compared to starvation.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The transition from summer spectacular to fall failure can be as jarring as this roundup’s title. Heroic space thugs, big-brained simians, deformed kung-fu reptiles, and in-and-out-of-costume super heroes/heroines all offer young adult peril for the young and adult. As in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If man jumps extinction, is it tomorrow’s fault? Or will tomorrow pay the cost of an aborted Armageddon? Metaphysical questions aside, June’s mainstream releases focused more on clever sequel titles. We get straight number (2), sentence incorporation (Too), and adding[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Godzilla, like all 10-story-tall atomic-fire-breathing lizards, is already amazing. It’s more troubling for his neighboring mutants if he’s also Maleficent (Rotten Tomatoes – Metacritic). “We may have all wanted to know the story behind those famed horns, but the mystery[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…