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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE [Review]: Infinite Possibilities In Infinite Combinations.
At some point during the end of the third act of directing duo Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan (known collectively simply as Daniels) sophomore film, Everything Everywhere All At Once, there is a short sequence of two rocks --- one of which is wearing googly eyes --- as one tumbles over the edge of a …
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS [Review]: Feed Your Head.
The path between me seeing The Matrix on opening night back in 1999, and me doing what I'm currently doing for a living -- to this day -- is a straight line. When The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions, came out in the spring and winter of 2003, respectively, my friends and I skipped …
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PLANETA BLU – RISE OF AGOO / HULK #1 [Reviews]: Giving Back Thanks.
Taking more than a few cues from Animorphs and and other similar YA fantasy series, Planeta Blu: The Rise of Agoo is both refreshing and familiar enough to bring on a healthy, yet not overwhelming sense of nostalgia. Focused on a group of young teenagers led by Lares, her brother Angel, and three of their …
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DUNE [Review]: Fear Is The Mind Killer.
After the expected delay due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, at long last, director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of author Frank Herbert's seminal, wildly-influential sci-fi epic, Dune, has hit theaters and HBO Max simultaneously. Having influenced everything from Star Wars, to Alien, to nearly every single fantasy and sci-fi epic since its publication in 1965, this …
007 – NO TIME TO DIE [Dual Film Review]: Closing Time.
An epic ending to an epic run with the character deserves an epic review. A decade-and-a-half after catching the midnight screening of Casino Royale, my now-wife and I caught the swansong for star Daniel Craig, No Time To Die. It is fitting that a monumental -- and extremely unique -- run of the nearly 60-year-old …
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