Pierce Brosnan
Movie Review: Black Adam
As a stand-alone super-hero story, "Black Adam," perhaps fares better than it does when compared to the far more entertaining and seemingly retconned "Shazam!"
Movie Review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Will Ferrell hasn’t headlined a well-received comic film since The Other Guys (2010), depending on your taste in comedies—especially if you’re not including The Lego Movie (2014) for which he was the main antagonist but not really the star per se. One would think he personally had a lot riding on the success of his new film, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, since he not only stars ...[Read More]
Movie Review: The World’s End
I am a huge fan of Edgar Wright, the English director who helmed Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Wright is responsible for some of my favorite comedies, and he is a director whose work I will always support. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are the first two parts of a thematic trilogy; one not connected by characters or narrative, but instead by sh...[Read More]
Movie Review: I Don’t Know How She Does It
Based on the 2002 best-selling novel by Allison Pearson, I Don’t Know How She Does It follows Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) as she tries to balance a family and hectic work schedule. I’m not the typical audience for a movie like this, but I appreciate a well-crafted comedy any day. While completely predictable (it is based on a chick lit novel after all), I Don’t Know How She Does It had just ...[Read More]