Wicked fails to justify its extremely long runtime, which severely impacts the structure and pacing, knocking it into mediocrity.
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Deadpool & Wolverine is proof that Marvel has still lost the forest for the trees in terms of lore. Usually, they are getting lost in lore for things to come, but this film is lost in the lore of the past.
Twisters is a tornado movie that doesn't seem to have faith that the tornados are awe-inspiring but also frightening enough on their own.
Inside Out 2 isn't one of Pixar's worst films, not by a long shot, but it's also not one of the best either, and considering the film it is following, it really needed to be better.
The Imaginary has all the right pieces of the puzzle but stumbles in some smaller and basic aspects that keep it from achieving greatness.
IF isn't a bad film, and for the people with whom it resonates, it will probably become one of their favorite movies, and they won't ever understand what other people have a problem with.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a bit slow to start, but it is ultimately a promising start to a new chapter in this particular franchise.
The Fall Guy isn't going to change anyone's life, but it's a pretty good time at the movies and exactly what everyone wants to kick off the summer holidays with.
Challengers is a sports film is rarely about the sport itself alone, and this film is only "about" tennis in the barest sense. It's about three people and the extremely complicated relationship dynamics that play out over the years that they know each other.
By the time everything in Abigail is coming to a fever pitch, it's like we're watching a completely different film from the one we started with. While that change could have been fun, instead, the transition felt clunky.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a film elevated above being entirely mediocre thanks to the style of its director and the chemistry of its ensemble cast.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire takes a standard children's animated film runtime to get going because it is too busy being proud of the references it could throw in.
When Arthur the King hits a streaming service and ends up on airplanes, people will watch it, enjoy it, and probably forget about it several hours later.
Madame Web isn't the worst film to come out of the Sony-Marvel experiment; that title still lovingly goes to Morbius, but for every good idea it has, the film executes it poorly.
Lisa Frankenstein has the right pieces for a great short film but doesn't have enough to paint the full picture for a feature presentation.
New Wave Toys sent us one of their new Coca-Cola Classic Replica Vending Machine Mini Fridges, which we tested out for review.
The film finales of Metalocalypse and The Venture Bros. bring bittersweet closure, redemption, and their signature brands of comedy.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a mess of a film that fails to capture the things that made the first two films great.
We saw the band They Might Be Giants live at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY. Here's what we thought of the concert!
We went to musical artist Will Wood's concert in Niagara, NY and had ourselves a time. Here's what we thought of the tour event!
The Suicide Squad is a bloody and gory good time, but thanks to some standout performances from the cast, it also has a lot of heart.
The first episode of Netflix's Shadow and Bone was a promising start but be prepared for a lot of world-building and set-up.
The first two episodes of Freeform's Cruel Summer set up an interesting mystery told through alternating points-of-view and different years.
After an episode that finally felt like the show had found its groove, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier went out on its lowest note.
Mortal Kombat has always been an intricately dumb idea from a mythology standpoint, which is not a bad thing, and this new movie adaptation takes that
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 4 was better than last week but still feels like there is both too much and too little going on.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stumbled with this episode. While awesome to see Zemo and Sharon Carter again, the pacing is feeling off.
When we got ahold of the core box of Malifaux's English Ivan, we were thrilled to put in some words about the shadow-slinging gentleman.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 2 picks up the pace, with fans of these characters finding a lot to like in this chapter.
Screenwriter Derek Kolstad helped elevate the genre with the John Wick series, and Nobody can't quite reach those heights. It still kicks ass, though.