Karate Kid: Legends

Karate Kid: Legends Movie Review

“Karate Kid: Legends” takes on a story that has been hashed and rehashed many times before. Starting with the original film in 1984 (“The Karate Kid”) up to the end of the recent Netflix series (“Cobra Kai”), there have been a lot of karate, kung fu, and teenage angst up on the screen. And now the original “Kid” from first version has become a little older, too. Read more

A-Hard-Place

A Hard Place Movie Review

“A Hard Place” puts an ‘indie’ spin on a 1996 action horror movie called “From Dusk till Dawn”. The older movie shows a group of nasty criminals hiding out after a robbery. They get caught in an unexpected supernatural trap where monsters are there to prey on the robbers. In this movie, the robbers get in the middle of two ancient evil forces. It is very much ‘a hard place’… Read more

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Movie Review

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” has the edge-of-your-seat Stunts and Action sequences that are unparalleled. But the overly long setup, the endless callbacks to prior movies and talky explanations bog it all down. Sometimes it becomes closer to “Mission: Inoperable – The Final Exposition”. Read more

Drop

Drop Movie Review

“Drop” wants to be a movie that sits in the rarified air of a classic Hitchcock thriller. When a single mom with a tragic back-story goes on a first date, all sorts of nefarious things start to occur. Her phone is full of ‘drops’ that are giving her an unbearable dilemma. Is there a master planner using her to pull off a deadly scheme? Can she turn it around and identify the culprit – and get the “Drop” on them?

 

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A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie Review

“A Minecraft Movie” is an adaptation of the very popular video game called “Minecraft”. In the past, few movies based on video games have become known for quality and extended box office success. Now, this attempt gets some high-profile actors and a quirky Director to ‘craft’ a nugget of Gold. Or is this only Fool’s Gold?

 

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The Day the Earth Blew Up

The Day the Earth Blew Up Movie Review

“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” is a title that is mouthful, kinda like mouthful of gum. That is the evil Alien gum from the nasty villain of this movie. The Alien monster is planning the world’s biggest bubble of gum that covers the globe. Nobody can save the planet – except maybe a stuttering Pig and a ‘looney’ Duck. Read more

Oh, My Goodness!

Oh, My Goodness! Movie review

“Oh, My Goodness!” is the English translation of the original French title. This whimsical comedy is about a poor convent of nuns in a small French village. The sisters want to make major improvements to a nearby home for the elderly. But how can these women of the cloth raise money to refurbish the old-folks home? But winning the local mountainside bicycle race – of course! Read more