Archive for March, 2019
Movie Mayhem – Dumbo (2019)
Posted by Bryan Caron in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Reviews on March 31, 2019

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a handful of live-action remakes of some of Disney’s classic animated films. Some have been almost shot-for-shot recreations (Beauty and the Beast) and some have diverted a little from the source material (Cinderella, The Jungle Book) to offer a fresh look on the story. Each one has found success at the box office, which means only one thing — more. And we are about to get it. The first of three new live-action remakes that will hit theaters in the next four months is Dumbo, which turns the simple story of an elephant learning to fly into a loving portrait of the importance of family and how anyone has the ability to spread their wings and fly.
Read Full ReviewMovie Mayhem – Us & Captive State
Posted by Bryan Caron in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Reviews on March 24, 2019

What makes a good twist in a film? When every piece is placed perfectly throughout the film so that it comes out of nowhere, but upon repeat viewings, makes perfect sense, leading you to wonder why you didn’t see it coming in the first place.
What makes a bad twist in a film? When everything is so blatantly obvious, the film is so bland you have nothing better to do than to piece everything together, or upon repeat viewings, it makes no logical sense.
A pair of new films with different goals do their best to create the most compelling story that ends with a killer twist, but end up flawed because of how the rest of the movie was set up. Captive State, a new alien invasion film, falls short of captivating your senses but ends with a bang, and Us, Jordan Peele’s new psychological thriller, treads somewhere in the gray, where although the film itself is rather intriguing, when the twist occurs, you have to scratch your head and wonder if what’s being revealed makes any sense.
Read Full ReviewsMovie Mayhem – Five Feet Apart
Posted by Bryan Caron in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Reviews on March 17, 2019

You know what you’ll be getting before even purchasing a ticket to a film about cancer or terminal illness. There will be plenty of discussions concerning the illness itself and how it affects everyone around it; there will be plenty of jokes about having the illness; there will be a death of a pivotal character that will help someone in the film find some sort of truth; the third act will be, in a lot of ways, bittersweet; and there will be lots of tears from the viewing audience. Five Feet Apart doesn’t back away from any of these tropes, but it still manages to build upon them in a creative way that the film doesn’t feel so much like just another teen cancer movie, but a song for life and the need we all have for companionship, love and family.
Read Full ReviewMovie Mayhem – Captain Marvel
Posted by Bryan Caron in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Reviews on March 10, 2019

It’s been 11 years since Marvel began their journey of creating one of the most lucrative cinematic universes in film history. Through those many years, there’s been some major highs (Iron Man hitting big, Captain America: Winter Soldier changing the game, Guardians of the Galaxy proving little-known titles could also score big, Black Panther nominated for a best picture Oscar, and securing a deal with Sony for the rights to include Spider-Man) as well as a few stumbling blocks (director controversies; Thor: The Dark World), but even the most mediocre film in their arsenal is better than sitting through Suicide Squad. So, it’s a bit hard to talk about Marvel’s newest entry, Captain Marvel, not because it’s bad, but because it comes off a little flat in comparison to the majority of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Read Full ReviewMovie Mayhem – Greta
Posted by Bryan Caron in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Reviews on March 3, 2019

Chloë Grace Moretz is a terrific actress. There is no disputing that. However, with the release of Greta, the new thriller in which she stars as the focus of a lonely, mentally-unstable stalker named Greta (Isabelle Huppert), I’m starting to believe that she is not suited to be a star. By this I mean, Moretz is much more powerful as a character actor, someone who is more suited to be part of an ensemble, or support others as opposed to standing in the spotlight.
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