Halloween’s title makes it a confusing sequel, but it might as well be a standalone

Despite being the eleventh film in the franchise, Halloween is a direct sequel to the 1987 John Carpenter original of the same name, and disregards all previous sequels and remakes. But even for a sequel, it’s surprisingly self-contained.

The Impossible Mission in Fallout? Keeping up the series’ good work

The Mission Impossible franchise has been an on-and-off staple of the action genre for my entire life essentially. Ever since my days as young child, Tom Cruise has been jumping on moving trains, wearing masks and getting punched in the face. And despite the series’ ongoing commitment to putting Tom Continue Reading

Ocean’s 8 has a head for numbers

It’s easy to get confused. But Ocean’s 8 isn’t the eight movie in the series. It’s a spin-off from Steven Soderbergh’s 2000’s Ocean’s Eleven series (which were numbered sequentially up to 13) – originally a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack-starring heist film. This time there’s only a hint of Continue Reading

Does The Incredibles 2 have any relevance after a 14-year wait?

There are many that would claim that The Incredibles may just be the best Pixar film ever made (I do not fall in that camp for clarity sake but I thought it was a great film anyway). This is the Internet we are talking about so it must be true, Continue Reading

Hereditary is almost exactly what I am looking for in a horror film

The revival of horror on the mainstream circuit in the last couple of years is something I am certainly grateful for. The recent upsurgence has all but restored the waning audience faith in a genre long thought to have run its course among everyone except the most stalwart of fans. Continue Reading

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom falls short but roars loud

In Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard is back as Owen and Claire, but they’ve split up and need to reconcile. They head back to the dinosaur island to rescue the doomed creatures from a volcano with a newly assembled surrogate family (but are they new? Continue Reading