Writer-Director Ben Wheatley’s latest, Free Fire, centers on a massive shootout that encompasses the bulk of the film’s running time. However, is the film more of a cautionary tale or does it glorify the weapons at the heart of it? Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Twenty years ago, Director Danny Boyle and Writer John Hodge adapted Irvine Welsh‘s novel, Trainspotting, and the film became the highest grossing limited release film of 1996 and a cult hit. Now they are back with the sequel and we all know how sequels made decades later always turn out great, right? Right? How does T2 fare? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Your Name. (2016)
Writer-Director Makoto Shinkai brings audiences Your Name. (original title: Kimi no na wa), a body-switching story that goes far beyond its initially comedic premise. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Gifted (2017)
After the train wreck that was Amazing Spider-Man 2, Director Marc Webb returns to feature filmmaking with Gifted. Does this one get the filmmaker back on track or leave him floating in limbo? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Ghost in the Shell (2017)
After an avalanche of controversy about whitewashing and cultural appropriation, the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell is finally here. Does the film capture the mystique of the manga and anime it is based on or does it successfully forge its own path? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Life (2017)
Hey kids, interested in an Alien knockoff that has less thrills, less excitement, and an inferior creature? If the answer is yes, then let me tell you about Life! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Power Rangers (2017)
With superheroes being the big thing in Hollywood these days, it was only a matter of time before someone resurrected the Power Rangers. Does this reboot wash away the cheesy aftertaste of the original show? I can tell you this, it definitely proves that Bryan Cranston can do anything. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Belko Experiment (2016)
Written by James Gunn and directed by Greg McLean, The Belko Experiment is a gory thriller with a strong cast. However, is this a film you want to get locked in a building with? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Confession time: I have never seen the animated Beauty and the Beast. Until The Lion King, I never got wrapped up in the second Disney golden age and I just never got around to seeing it. Does the new live-action adaptation work for viewers on which nostalgia for the original has no hold? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
They should have called this film Kong meets John C. Reilly. Continue reading
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