REVIEW: SHAZAM!’s infectous joy overrides its flaws By Matthew Martin| April 7, 2019 Movie Reviews Shazam! works because it has too much fun not to. It's infectiously happy and determined to charm you. While not perfect, you'll enjoy yourself too much to let its flaws bring you down. Full review here... REVIEW: SHAZAM!’s infectous joy overrides its flaws By Matthew Martin| April 7, 2019 Movie Reviews Shazam! works because it has too much fun not to. It's infectiously happy and determined to charm you. While not perfect, you'll enjoy yourself too much to let its flaws bring you down. Full review here...
REVIEW: Pet Sematary is a highly effective horror with two little flaws By Matthew Martin| April 6, 2019 Movie Reviews Pet Sematary manages to be both a solid horror movie and an even scarier parable on the dangers of lingering grief. Full (spoilery) review here... REVIEW: Pet Sematary is a highly effective horror with two little flaws By Matthew Martin| April 6, 2019 Movie Reviews Pet Sematary manages to be both a solid horror movie and an even scarier parable on the dangers of lingering grief. Full (spoilery) review here...
The Mummy is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| March 31, 2019 Movie Blogs Try and forget about the horrible 2017 version. Take you minds back to 1999, to a golden year in cheesy cinema, and to an Indiana Jones knock-off that had too much fun to be hated. Let's talk about The Mummy... The Mummy is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| March 31, 2019 Movie Blogs Try and forget about the horrible 2017 version. Take you minds back to 1999, to a golden year in cheesy cinema, and to an Indiana Jones knock-off that had too much fun to be hated. Let's talk about The Mummy...
REVIEW: Dumbo makes me sad for all the wrong reasons By Matthew Martin| March 29, 2019 Movie Reviews Dumbo always seemed like the perfect movie for Tim Burton. It's about an oddball outcast, it has has a bizarre setting, and there's plenty of opportunity to mix quirky humor and touching drama. If only he'd gotten around to making it in 1989 or 1999... REVIEW: Dumbo makes me sad for all the wrong reasons By Matthew Martin| March 29, 2019 Movie Reviews Dumbo always seemed like the perfect movie for Tim Burton. It's about an oddball outcast, it has has a bizarre setting, and there's plenty of opportunity to mix quirky humor and touching drama. If only he'd gotten around to making it in 1989 or 1999...
Toy Story 4 and ruminations on, of all things, philosophy By Matthew Martin| March 24, 2019 Movie Blogs When it comes to Toy Story, the stories are about more than just "toys are really alive and do stuff when their owners aren't looking." That's the premise that appeals to kids. Adults see the deeper meaning: These movies explore what it means to be alive. Toy Story 4 is no different... Toy Story 4 and ruminations on, of all things, philosophy By Matthew Martin| March 24, 2019 Movie Blogs When it comes to Toy Story, the stories are about more than just "toys are really alive and do stuff when their owners aren't looking." That's the premise that appeals to kids. Adults see the deeper meaning: These movies explore what it means to be alive. Toy Story 4 is no different...
REVIEW: US is a fairytale nightmare with a powerful subtext By Matthew Martin| March 22, 2019 Movie Reviews Jordan Peele's follow-up to Get Out is the best movie of the year so far. Scary and funny in equal measure when viewed as surface-level entertainment, and profound and provocative when considered on a deeper level, Us is a fantastic second outing by the talented director... REVIEW: US is a fairytale nightmare with a powerful subtext By Matthew Martin| March 22, 2019 Movie Reviews Jordan Peele's follow-up to Get Out is the best movie of the year so far. Scary and funny in equal measure when viewed as surface-level entertainment, and profound and provocative when considered on a deeper level, Us is a fantastic second outing by the talented director...
REVIEW: Captain Marvel doesn’t crash, but it fails to soar By Matthew Martin| March 8, 2019 Movie Reviews Captain Marvel is not a bad movie. It's a badly made version of a good movie. Full review inside... REVIEW: Captain Marvel doesn’t crash, but it fails to soar By Matthew Martin| March 8, 2019 Movie Reviews Captain Marvel is not a bad movie. It's a badly made version of a good movie. Full review inside...
Fight Club is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| February 28, 2019 Movie Blogs Fight Club's reputation has risen and fallen since 1999. It was released to general apathy and later climbed to prominence, before coming around to being regarded as a movie merely pretending to be about something. So how does it fare today, twenty years later? Read on... Fight Club is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| February 28, 2019 Movie Blogs Fight Club's reputation has risen and fallen since 1999. It was released to general apathy and later climbed to prominence, before coming around to being regarded as a movie merely pretending to be about something. So how does it fare today, twenty years later? Read on...
About Time is the perfect Valentine’s movie for sci-fi fans By Matthew Martin| February 11, 2019 Movie Blogs If you're looking for a film to share with a special someone this Valentine's Day, a movie to serve as a gateway to other, deeper, "cult entertainment" films, consider About Time, a movie which deserves way more love than it got in 2013... About Time is the perfect Valentine’s movie for sci-fi fans By Matthew Martin| February 11, 2019 Movie Blogs If you're looking for a film to share with a special someone this Valentine's Day, a movie to serve as a gateway to other, deeper, "cult entertainment" films, consider About Time, a movie which deserves way more love than it got in 2013...
REVIEW: The LEGO Movie 2 doesn’t miss a step By Matthew Martin| February 8, 2019 Movie Reviews The LEGO Movie 2 not going to wow you in a surprising way, as the first movie did, but it will delight you in a...unsurprising way. Okay that makes it sound worse than it is. It's great. Really. It's awesome. Full review inside... REVIEW: The LEGO Movie 2 doesn’t miss a step By Matthew Martin| February 8, 2019 Movie Reviews The LEGO Movie 2 not going to wow you in a surprising way, as the first movie did, but it will delight you in a...unsurprising way. Okay that makes it sound worse than it is. It's great. Really. It's awesome. Full review inside...
Get Hyped: The big movies of 2019 (part two) By Matthew Martin| January 29, 2019 Movie Blogs Every year it seems we say “this year is going to be incredible for movies” but this year…hoo baby. This year looks like nothing cinemas have seen since the magical year of 1982. There are so many potentially huge films coming out this year; here are just a few releasing in the second half of 2019... Get Hyped: The big movies of 2019 (part two) By Matthew Martin| January 29, 2019 Movie Blogs Every year it seems we say “this year is going to be incredible for movies” but this year…hoo baby. This year looks like nothing cinemas have seen since the magical year of 1982. There are so many potentially huge films coming out this year; here are just a few releasing in the second half of 2019...
Is GLASS a form of self-therapy by its infamous director? (full review) By Matthew Martin| January 20, 2019 Movie Reviews GLASS is here and while on the surface it seems like a culmination of two of Shyamalan's previous films, 2000's Unbreakable, and 2016's Split, in fact the movie is something else entirely...maybe. Read on... Is GLASS a form of self-therapy by its infamous director? (full review) By Matthew Martin| January 20, 2019 Movie Reviews GLASS is here and while on the surface it seems like a culmination of two of Shyamalan's previous films, 2000's Unbreakable, and 2016's Split, in fact the movie is something else entirely...maybe. Read on...
The Sixth Sense is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| January 20, 2019 Movie Blogs 1999 offered a host of genre-defining and culturally impactful films. Let's consider a few, starting with M. Night Shyamalan's major debut: The Sixth Sense, a film that blended genres, broke rules, and blew minds, twenty years ago... The Sixth Sense is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| January 20, 2019 Movie Blogs 1999 offered a host of genre-defining and culturally impactful films. Let's consider a few, starting with M. Night Shyamalan's major debut: The Sixth Sense, a film that blended genres, broke rules, and blew minds, twenty years ago...
Get Hyped: The big movies of 2019 (part one) By Matthew Martin| January 7, 2019 Movie Blogs This year looks like nothing cinemas have seen since the magical year of 1982. There are so many potentially huge films coming out this year, we can't even fit them all in one article. Get Hyped: The big movies of 2019 (part one) By Matthew Martin| January 7, 2019 Movie Blogs This year looks like nothing cinemas have seen since the magical year of 1982. There are so many potentially huge films coming out this year, we can't even fit them all in one article.
Movies of the Year 2018 By Matthew Martin| January 6, 2019 Movie Blogs 2018 was hit or miss as a movie year, but there were still a fair number of films that blew me away. Here's my list of favorites... Movies of the Year 2018 By Matthew Martin| January 6, 2019 Movie Blogs 2018 was hit or miss as a movie year, but there were still a fair number of films that blew me away. Here's my list of favorites...
A postmortem on our 2018’s Star Wars coverage… By Matthew Martin| January 3, 2019 Movie Blogs We've spent a year talking about The Last Jedi. Now let's wrap it all up with a look at the state of Star Wars going into 2019... A postmortem on our 2018’s Star Wars coverage… By Matthew Martin| January 3, 2019 Movie Blogs We've spent a year talking about The Last Jedi. Now let's wrap it all up with a look at the state of Star Wars going into 2019...
REVIEW: Black Mirror’s BANDERSNATCH is a true achievement By Matthew Martin| December 30, 2018 Movie Reviews A ninety minute movie that will take you hours more to get through, Bandersnatch is a remarkable "choose your own adventure" interactive TV episode that is fittingly-achieved by one of TV's best shows. REVIEW: Black Mirror’s BANDERSNATCH is a true achievement By Matthew Martin| December 30, 2018 Movie Reviews A ninety minute movie that will take you hours more to get through, Bandersnatch is a remarkable "choose your own adventure" interactive TV episode that is fittingly-achieved by one of TV's best shows.
On The Last Jedi, and Rey’s (true) origin story By Matthew Martin| December 24, 2018 Movie Blogs The mystery surrounding Rey continues, even after we supposedly got answers in The Last Jedi. Matthew breaks down if what we were told makes sense from a storytelling perspective and offers a theory that might bring even more depth to the character in Episode IX... On The Last Jedi, and Rey’s (true) origin story By Matthew Martin| December 24, 2018 Movie Blogs The mystery surrounding Rey continues, even after we supposedly got answers in The Last Jedi. Matthew breaks down if what we were told makes sense from a storytelling perspective and offers a theory that might bring even more depth to the character in Episode IX...
The Nightmare Before Christmas is still awesome, twenty-five years later… By Matthew Martin| December 19, 2018 Movie Blogs The debate rages over whether or not The Nightmare Before Christmas should be considered a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie. Let's settle things once and for all as we look back on a "holiday" classic from twenty-five years ago... The Nightmare Before Christmas is still awesome, twenty-five years later… By Matthew Martin| December 19, 2018 Movie Blogs The debate rages over whether or not The Nightmare Before Christmas should be considered a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie. Let's settle things once and for all as we look back on a "holiday" classic from twenty-five years ago...
Your official ALTERNATE Christmas movie watchlist By Matthew Martin| December 17, 2018 Movie Blogs From superheroes to average joes and from oddballs to monsters, Christmas movies can be about more than just Bing Crosby tap dancing with Danny Kay. These are my picks for the best ALTERNATE Christmas movies to watch during this holiday season! Your official ALTERNATE Christmas movie watchlist By Matthew Martin| December 17, 2018 Movie Blogs From superheroes to average joes and from oddballs to monsters, Christmas movies can be about more than just Bing Crosby tap dancing with Danny Kay. These are my picks for the best ALTERNATE Christmas movies to watch during this holiday season!
