Black Panther — Review

February 25, 2018August 2, 2018 / filmreviews12 / 3 Comments

Chadwick Boseman in a scene from Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther

3Star

“It flies so high, absorbing ideas, spouting momentum and enthusiasm, that it avoids the nature of these big superhero projects to feel shoehorned.”

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Spider-Man: Homecoming — Review

July 10, 2017January 19, 2018 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment

Tom Holland in a scene from Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming.

3Star

“As breezy and enthusiastic as its take on the main character, this is a nice shot of bright, light entertainment.”

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Doctor Strange — Review

November 12, 2016January 8, 2018 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment

Benedict Cumberbatch in a scene from Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange.

3Star

“A fully assertive celebration of the pizazz that can be added to spruce up the familiar first-entry formula.”

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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.

2Star

“[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.”

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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: Yawn of Justice

l to r: Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and Ben Affleck in a scene from Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

1-5Star

“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.”

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Captain America: Civil War — Trailer Reaction/Review

March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment

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Suicide Squad — Trailer Reaction/Review

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — Trailer Reaction/Review

July 11, 2015 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment

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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.”

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Big Hero 6

April 27, 2015April 28, 2015 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment

“Big Hero 6 combines an astonishingly shiny and bright visual scheme with a tightly paced story, well-formed characters, and often quite funny dialogue.”

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The Reviews

Movie reviews, bad jokes, and other miscellany.

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Black Panther — Review

“It flies so high, absorbing ideas, spouting momentum and enthusiasm, that it avoids the nature of these big superhero projects to feel shoehorned.”

Spider-Man: Homecoming — Review

“As breezy and enthusiastic as its take on the main character, this is a nice shot of bright, light entertainment.”

Doctor Strange — Review

“A fully assertive celebration of the pizazz that can be added to spruce up the familiar first-entry formula.”

Deadpool — Review

“[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.”

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice — Review

“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.”

Captain America: Civil War — Trailer Reaction/Review

Suicide Squad — Trailer Reaction/Review

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — Trailer Reaction/Review

Avengers: Age of Ultron

“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.”

Big Hero 6

“Big Hero 6 combines an astonishingly shiny and bright visual scheme with a tightly paced story, well-formed characters, and often quite funny dialogue.”