Fast Color — Review August 17, 2019August 18, 2019 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Gugu Mbatha-Raw in a scene from Julia Hart’s Fast Color “It takes its time in developing its characters and themes without ever feeling like it’s spinning its wheels.” Continue reading →
Black Panther — Review February 25, 2018August 2, 2018 / filmreviews12 / 4 Comments Chadwick Boseman in a scene from Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther “It flies so high, absorbing ideas, spouting momentum and enthusiasm, that it avoids the nature of these big superhero projects to feel shoehorned.” Continue reading →
Spider-Man: Homecoming — Review July 10, 2017January 19, 2018 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Tom Holland in a scene from Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming. “As breezy and enthusiastic as its take on the main character, this is a nice shot of bright, light entertainment.” Continue reading →
Doctor Strange — Review November 12, 2016June 13, 2019 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Benedict Cumberbatch in a scene from Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange. “A fully assertive celebration of the pizzazz that can be added to spruce up the familiar first-entry formula.” Continue reading →
Deadpool — Review September 6, 2016January 18, 2018 / filmreviews12 / 2 Comments Ryan Reynolds waits for the action to start in this scene from Tim Miller’s Deadpool. “[It delivers its raunchy content] at a blustery satirical clip, but does so at the cost of forming a cohesive story or characters interesting beyond the most vague of outlines.” Continue reading →
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice — Review April 16, 2016January 18, 2018 / filmreviews12 / 1 Comment l to r: Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and Ben Affleck in a scene from Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. “For a little over half of the runtime, this really is the equivalent of watching a film about Batman and a film about Superman haphazardly interspersed with one another.” Continue reading →
Captain America: Civil War — Trailer Reaction/Review March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Continue reading →
Suicide Squad — Trailer Reaction/Review July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Continue reading →
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — Trailer Reaction/Review July 11, 2015 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Continue reading →
Avengers: Age of Ultron May 3, 2015October 1, 2015 / filmreviews12 / 1 Comment Ultron is not amused. “The equivalent of a dessert where there’s a little too much going on – it’s nice, easily consumable, and the flavors are all good on their own, but are competing overly heavily for the diner’s attention.” Continue reading →