Movie Review: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX

When I normally go out to preview a movie, I do so at 7 pm. By the time the movie is finished and I’ve made the trip back home, it’s at least 10 pm, so I don’t have the bandwidth to write a review until the following day.  I want to give my best feedback, and take some time to think about my response before I commit words to digital paper. But in the case of JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX, I don’t need to do that.

Movie Review: The Wild Robot

Tonight I went out and saw The Wild Robot with my 11 year old daughter. The instant it finished, I went straight home and did some research into the books, and it appears there are three of them (which means there might be a trilogy in the offing after this). This is good, because The Wild Robot is a DELIGHTFUL kids movie that teaches several important life lessons in a heartwarming fashion. It has humor, an interesting plot, and a cast of emotionally interesting characters. I can see why so many great actors came out of the woodwork to participate in it. 

Advance Review: Transformers One (SPOILER-FREE)

by G. E. Uke, Reporter I went into Transformers One with trepidation, not knowing whether I’d see wacky computer-generated graphics or digital Megan Fox in booty shorts or what. And what I did see was, in my opinion, much more…

SDCC 2024: The Tower

by G. E. Uke, Reporter The naming of a movie is extremely important. This cannot be overstressed. It’s much like designing a book cover or determining the name of a restaurant. It communicates a great deal about the tone of…

Movie Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

by G. E. Uke, Reporter, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is…how do I put this…a bunch of old actors (and two newer ones) getting together to reprise their glory days and have fun creating a totally goofy movie together. So the question is: are…

Behind the scenes of Hellboy: The Crooked Man at SDCC 2024!

by G.E. Uke, Reporter Let me preface this article by admitting upfront that I am a gigantic Hellboy nerd. I never intend to stop, and when I die they’re going to have to take my brain out and beat it…

Movie Review: Twisters

“This is a dramatization of tornados. They don’t actually destroy two towns a day and create fire whirls on the regular. If they did, there would be no people in Oklahoma.” 4/5 G. E. Uke, ComicsOnline.com

Movie Review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

When I first went out to watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga….I was a bit confused. Mad Max was a great movie, but it was called “Mad Max”. Sure, other characters in the movie were important, but they were side characters. The idea that one of them would get a two-and-a-half-hour movie dedicated entirely to her origin story seemed like a stretch. Especially when it’s a prequel to Mad Max. But um….wow. 

Movie Review: Abigail

By G. E. Uke, Reporter I’m not normally the sort of guy who goes out to watch horror movies. Faced with cinematic anxiety, impending jump scares, or embarrassment of any sort my normal response is to hide my face in…

Movie Review: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an action comedy based on a declassified World War II mission called Operation Postmaster. The purpose of this mission was to cripple the German U-boat fleet by destroying an Italian supply ship filled with carbon dioxide filters off the coast of western Africa. It’s a bit dramatized but remarkably well-made.

Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 4

Thinking about the Kung Fu Panda series has always made me smile. The action is fun, the humor is good, and it lampoons the martial arts obsession pushed onto modern kids by mainstream media. The exceptional part is that it explores important themes like perseverance, body shaming, self-authenticity, and the power of positive thought. Every villain is consumed by insecurity and pride, and their defeat is always heralded by a failure to rise above these unworthy but very human feelings. Kung Fu Panda 4 comes off a bit ham-handed at the start, but much like Cars 3, it is all about aging gracefully and passing the torch.

Movie Review: Dune: Part 2

When I went in to watch Dune: Part 2, I’d already received a taste of what Denis Villeneuve was capable of. I had high expectations because the previous movie had shown me he *could* bring the Dune series to life in all its nuanced complexity. But I was still leery as to whether or not he did. I didn’t want to be disappointed.  

That said, nothing is disappointing about Dune: Part 2. It is a perfect movie.

Movie Review: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

After I watch a new movie, I’m usually left with a fairly clear idea of whether or not I liked it. Every movie has its pros and cons, and very few are overwhelmingly great or overwhelmingly terrible. This is because movies are not graded solely on one rubric. A whole lot goes into making a movie, so as a reviewer I need to give each one a fair analysis. To do anything less would be unjust. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was a lot…

Movie Review: Migration

by G. E. Uke, Reporter These days most great animated films have some sort of moral or ethic to teach. As time goes by these morals become more targeted and specific, mainly because the “mainstream” ones were covered years ago…

Movie Review: Wonka

Legacy movies are all the rage these days. This is especially true for movies that build upon famous films of decades past. This is good, in its way. They draw attention to the classics and make sure the current generation understands what came before them. Because cinema was effectively “born” in America, it can rightly be said that our young country counts film as an important element of its culture. Most other stuff we borrow, so this makes these legacy movies even more important.