Don’t Book A Trip To Fantasy Island
Horror studio Blumhouse Productions brings an adaption of a classic seventies drama to the big screen in director Jeff Wadlow’s Fantasy Island. Opening with a nameless buxom blonde (Portia Doubleday), being taken hostage (important later), Fantasy Island tells the story of five contest winners where the prize is a trip to a tropical resort where dreams come true. The […]
Sonic The Hedgehog is a quick fun time for the family
The hedgehog mascot for Sega makes his big-screen debut in Paramount Pictures, Sonic the Hedgehog. Directed by Jeff Fowler with a screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, Sonic the Hedgehog is an adaptation of the classic video game series. If you don’t know the game, the basic plot centers around a hedgehog who runs […]
Derrick’s 2020 Oscar Picks
Best Picture Nominees: “Ford v Ferrari” “The Irishman” “Jojo Rabbit” “Joker” “Little Women” “Marriage Story” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” “Parasite” “1917” The race for best picture is going to be one of the toughest categories to call, as each of the films nominated was met with merit by audiences and critics alike. […]
Turn away from this abysmal horror flick
The 1898 ghost “The Turn of the Screw” by author Henry James, receives a modern-day version in director Floria Sigismondi’ s The Turning from Universal Pictures. Opening with a murderous attack on Miss Jessel (Denna Tjomsen), the live-in tutor of Flora Fairchild (Brooklynn Prince), the film soon introduces us to Kate Mandell (Mackenzie Davis) who […]
Bad Boys for Life breathes new life into the franchise
The iconic characters of Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) return in Columbia Pictures, Bad Boys for Life from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Opening with an exciting car chase sequence that smoothly transitions into Marcus viewing the birth of his first grandchild, Bad Boys for Life finds the duo […]
Underwater sinks as a horror film
The underwater creature feature genre gets another spin in 20th Century Fox’s Underwater from director William Eubank. Norah Price (Kristen Stewart) is the mechanical engineer in a crew of underwater researchers led by a nameless captain (Vincent Cassel). The rest of the team includes Paul (TJ Miller),Emily (Jessica Henwick), Liam (John Gallagher Jr), Rodrigo (Mamoudou […]
Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne Chemistry doesn’t save Like a Boss
Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne collaborate with director Miguel Areta for the first comedy of 2020, Paramount Pictures, Like a Boss. Mia (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel (Rose Byrne) are two best friends who decide to start a beauty company called Mel and Mia’s. Mel is business savvy, yet she lacks confidence in herself. Mia, on […]
1917 is a harrowing war flick
Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes makes an exhilarating return to the war genre in Universal Pictures, 1917. Lance Corporal William Schofield (George MacKay) and his battle buddy Lance Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are two young British soldiers stationed in France during the First World War. The duo is given the assignment by one of their […]
Adam Sandler Shines In “Uncut Gems”
Adam Sandler teams up with visionary filmmakers, the Safdie brothers for the tense and taut thriller Uncut Gems from A24. Opening with a glorious interior shot of a gem, from legendary cinematographer Darius Khondji, Uncut Gems is set in 2012 and follows New York City jewelry store owner Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler). From the outside […]
Just Mercy
Social activist and lawyer, Bryan Stevenson’s memoir, “Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption” is adapted for the big screen with Warner Bros. Pictures, Just Mercy from director Destin Daniel Cretton. The movie opens with the wrongful and heartbreaking arrest of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) for the murder of a young white woman. With […]
The Rise of Skywalker plays it safe
Director J.J. Abrams makes a return to the world of cinematic space operas in Walt Disney Studios Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Following the events of The Last Jedi, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) is still seeking domination of the galaxy. Kylo made the shocking discovery that long-dead Sith Dark Lord Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) has […]
“6 Underground” should stay buried
Director Michael Bay teams with Ryan Reynolds for the Netflix film, 6 Underground. A vigilante squad called “Ghosts” each specialize in a particular skill. The team was recruited for dangerous missions across the globe by a nameless billionaire philanthropist who faked his own death to take down the criminals that the government refuses to go […]