When I first saw the film, Hercules Against the Moon Men ranked eighth on my list of least favorite films of all time. Too much of that initial negative assessment probably stemmed from disappointment that the titled Moon Men were mythological rock creatures and not flat-out goofy aliens as the title implied to me.
Still, at some point, I most likely swore I would never watch it again after the first viewing. However, at some point, I made the incredibly…
On many levels, No Retreat, No Surrender is certainly a film that follows trends for a quick cash-in. It’s squarely in that mid-80s hype over martial arts. It makes Van Damme’s villain Russian for little reason besides “it was the 80s and that was the style at the time”. However, its missteps in trying to hit the beats of movies like The Karate Kid and Rocky (while also weirdly trying to be a Teen movie) are strange and unpredictable enough…
I had relatively high expectations for The Flash. He’s one of my all-time favorite characters in comics. What I got from the film was wildly distant from those expectations, unfortunately.
Honestly, I don’t want to wade into the cesspool of internet discourse about comic book movies based on DC properties. I have a distaste for the requirement the culture seems to put on us all to have extremely polarized views about these films. I sincerely hope everyone who went to…
Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the most uneven films I’ve seen in a very long time. I don’t think that will matter for most of its audience. Unfortunately for me, all the conflicting aspects of the film left me with an experience I’m also really conflicted about.
I am a comic book fan who used to pick up issues every Wednesday & I’ve also seen every film in the MCU. On the surface, I should be in the core demographic for…
