Review: Hubie Halloween (2020)
Hubie Halloween is not Sandler’s worst in his 10-movie contract with Netflix just because it’s not that lazy.
Review: Mystery of the Dragon Seal / The Iron Mask (2020)
Mystery of the Dragon Seal delivers a campy, B-movie-styled entertainment for those looking for simple joyride, even when Chan and Schwarzenegger’s portion doesn’t quite live it up.
Review: Tak Ada yang Gila di Kota Ini / No One is Crazy in This Town (2019)
Wregas Bhanuteja’s adaptation of Eka Kurniawan’s short story is a handful of exploitation symbolism and surreal imagery.
Review: Doctor Sleep (2019)
To call Doctor Sleep a direct sequel for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining might somehow be unfair. Based on Stephen King’s 2013 novel of the same title—which indeed is a sequel, this silver-screen adaptation takes the visual references from Kubrick’s film. […]
Review: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Albeit prudent, Disney’s Maleficent is a lousy retelling of the Sleeping Beauty villain. Robert Stormberg’s 2014 movie starts off wonderfully, giving an enticing backstory to the mistress of evil, however, the story immediately succumbs into CGI-laden mediocrity. Only the premise, […]
Review: Gundala (2019)
Gundala, based on a comic book series by Hasmi, is set to kick-start the ambitious Indonesian superheroes’ shared universe projected as ‘Jagad Sinematik BumiLangit‘ or ‘BumiLangit Cinematic Universe‘ (mainly inspired by the renowned Marvel Cinematic Universe and the now-defunct DC […]
Review: Weathering with You / 天気の子 / Tenki no Ko (2019)
Reverberating the idyllic fantasy romance of Your Name that transcends time and space, Makoto Shinkai crafts another coming-of-age romance. If Your Name serves as the spiritual answer to 5 Centimeters per Second; his new animation, Weathering with You a.k.a. Tenki […]
Review: The Divine Fury (2019)
Midnight Runners‘ director, Kim Joo-hwan returns with a new blockbuster that reunites him with the Runners’ star, Park Seo-joon. Combining the corniest elements of exorcism horror and comical action-hero tropes, The Divine Fury is a gothic action fantasy which immediately […]
Review Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Playful in the same manner as Iron Man 3, the globe-trotting Spider-Man: Far From Home is possibly the best choreographed Spider-Man movie ever but that’s possibly its best suit.
Review Dark Phoenix (2019)
Dark Phoenix is not the trainwreck people keep bragging about. It’s just a purpose-less, risk-less, incoherent comic book movie without big spectacles.
Review Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Only the colossal amount of Kaiju Soshingeki visual spectacles and iconic one-perfect-shot moments that could somehow save Godzilla: King of the Monsters from its failing narrative.
Review Aladdin (2019)
Ritchie’s Aladdin might not grant all the wishes for a charming and bedazzling live-action of the Disney classic, but it’s not bad either. It simply isn’t special.
Review The Wandering Earth / 流浪地球 (2019)
The premise and production value of The Wandering Earth is otherworldly stunning; while the well-intended movie isn’t without flaw.
Review Avengers: Endgame (2019)
With Endgame, Marvel provides an emotionally overwhelming cinematic experience as a closure to its carefully planned universe (built in 11 years) to be celebrated for years to come.