I swear this isn’t a superhero movie.
This is a TRADITIONAL REVIEW, so full text after the break.
Star Trek Beyond
Sure, I’d love to watch Fast & Furious: In Space!
What’s It About? When the starship Enterprise is destroyed by an unknown enemy, Capt. Kirk and his crew become stranded on a distant world, where they must find a way to survive and escape.
STRAIGHT UP: A showcase of thrills, humor, and imagination. I loved it. 5/5
Pokémon: The First Movie – Retro Review
Pokémon is back! Time to revisit the hypest movie of my childhood.
What’s It About? When the bio-engineered Pokémon Mewtwo escapes from its lab, it’s up to the young adventurer Ash and his friends to contain it before its power threatens the whole world.
STRAIGHT UP: Leave the memories alone. 0.5/5
Independence Day: Resurgence
The 4th of July is right around the corner, so…
What’s It About? Twenty years after repelling an alien attack, the defenders of Earth must contend with a second, even larger invasion force.
STRAIGHT UP: We waited twenty years for this. My god. 0.5/5
The Conjuring 2
It was worth risking sleepless nights to take on the most-hyped horror film of the summer.
What’s It About? Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to Enfield, England, to help a working-class mother whose daughter is experiencing demonic possession.
STRAIGHT UP: A thinking man’s horror film. 4/5
The Nice Guys
I couldn’t fit what I really wanted to say about The Nice Guys into just a few short sentences, so instead I’ve chosen to write my first-ever TRADITIONAL REVIEW for Red Comet Reviews.
Full text after the break.
Captain America: Civil War
Marvel movies are cinematic comfort food, and I always go back for seconds.
What’s It About? When Captain America and Iron Man come to a disagreement about the future of the Avengers, a shadow agent exploits the tension to cause an all-out battle between the two heroes and their closest allies.
STRAIGHT UP: Standout action and character work; among Marvel’s best. 4/5
Just Communication: Star Wars and Sexism
(Just Communication is an ongoing series of opinion pieces written by the author of Red Comet Reviews.)
The trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was just released to the public. Let’s all take a moment to watch it:
Awesome, right? Apparently not, according to certain people from the dark corners of the Internet, because it features women in leading roles – and for the second Star Wars movie in a row, no less!
I’ve got no patience for this kind of nonsense, so I’ll be frank. Anyone who has concerns, or is upset, or decides that they will not see Rogue One because the star of the movie is a woman is sexist. There is no possible complaint that one could have about the character Jyn Erso at this point in time that isn’t rooted in sexism.
For me, though, this sinkhole goes deeper than that. I’ve been growing frustrated with some increasingly visible sexist trends in movies and related media lately, and now that they’ve come around to Star Wars – practically my own backyard – I’m compelled to speak out against them.
Just Communication: The Best Worst Movies
(Just Communication is an ongoing series of opinion pieces written by the author of Red Comet Reviews.)
I have a confession to make: I love bad movies.
I don’t mean to say that I enjoy movies indiscriminately, or that I actively wish for the ones I’m watching to be bad. But sometimes, I find myself in the middle of a more-or-less objectively terrible film that, through some stroke of inspiration or madness, ends up being just as entertaining to me as a legitimately good one.
I’ve been meaning to share this for a long time – a list of my top five ironic favorites, along with brief justifications for each entry. Think of it as a kind of reverse Criterion Collection.
Selections appear after the break.
Gods of Egypt
How did this happen?
What It’s About? Horus, a god in exile, and Bek, a mortal thief, embark on a quest together to recover precious treasures and rescue Egypt from the evil god Set’s reign of darkness.
STRAIGHT UP: Simply put, one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. 0.5/5
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