Month: July 2018

Film Review: With ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout,’ Cruise & Co. accomplish their mission with a franchise-high installment

July 31, 2018

I’ll admit, I was very late to the Mission: Impossible train. It was just one of those franchises growing up that I never got around to seeing. With the release of Mission: Impossible – Fallout this year, it seemed as good a time as any to dive into the Tom Cruise-led franchise. So, in the … More Film Review: With ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout,’ Cruise & Co. accomplish their mission with a franchise-high installment

Film Review: ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!’ is ridiculous and pure fun

July 23, 2018

It’s truly the year of sequels: Ant-Man and the Wasp, Incredibles 2, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, and the one I’m sure you’ve all been waiting [10 years] for – Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! The original, ABBA-inspired musical danced its way into theaters back in 2008, where free-spirit Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) came … More Film Review: ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!’ is ridiculous and pure fun

Film Review: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ takes promising steps forward for Marvel

July 9, 2018

When director Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man first grazed the big screen back in 2015, hardly anyone who wasn’t familiar with the comics knew who this character was – myself included. A hero who can shrink to the size of an insect and telepathically control entire ant colonies? Sounds pretty niche, but slap the “Marvel” logo on … More Film Review: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ takes promising steps forward for Marvel