Plus One Review: Ten Weddings and a Winning Rom-Com

Plus One Plus One is a charming, grounded romantic comedy that’s equal parts laugh out loud funny and genuinely sweet, with strong performances from its leads. As part of what ’s been a read-only memory - com revivification in recent years , there have been plenty of raw filmmaking voices telling level within the music genre . One such film isPlus One , write , directed and produced by Jeff Chan ( Pen15,Adam Ruins Everything ) and Andrew Rhymer ( Pen15 ) in their feature directorial debut ....

June 14, 2019 · 5 min · 1061 words · Ryan Thompson

Shaft Review: Dull Requel Tries to Stick It to the (Millennial) Man

Shaft Shaft is a bland requel that sacrifices the qualities that make this franchise relevant, in order to crack tired jokes about millennials instead. Director Tim Story ’s confusingly - titledShaft(it ’s a revival - continuation to the 1971 and 2000 films , not a remake ) is a turn likeAustin Powers- that is , if that movie had aspired to convince you that Austin was a little retrograde , yes , but still a genuine badass and the embodiment of reliable masculinity ....

June 14, 2019 · 6 min · 1177 words · Brandon Gray

The Dead Don't Die Review: Jarmusch's Zombie Comedy is Only Half-Alive

The Dead Don’t Die The Dead Don’t Die’s premise simply isn’t developed enough to sustain the entire film, even with a great cast and Jarmusch’s dark wit at its disposal. Over the course of nearly forty years , film producer Jim Jarmusch has applied his brash storytelling to just about every popular American writing style under the sun ( vampire moving picture , law-breaking dramas , enigma , and so on ) ....

June 14, 2019 · 6 min · 1259 words · Melissa Walsh

Warhammer: Chaosbane Review

Related Warhammer: Chaosbane tries to bring the Diablo formula to the Old World, but a fresh coat of paint can’t cover the problems with the game. Warhammer : Chaosbaneis a political hack and slash action RPG that choose stead in the mankind of theWarhammertabletop miniature game . The biz takes the tried and true formula of slaying numberless monsters in ordination to slip their treasure and transplants it to the world ofWarhammer , but can a faulting of set helpWarhammer : Chaosbanestand out from the rival ?...

June 14, 2019 · 5 min · 866 words · Peter Johnston

Dark Phoenix Review: Fox's X-Men Movies Go Out With a Fizzle

X-Men: Dark Phoenix Dark Phoenix provides an unsatisfying ending to the X-Men film franchise, with a storyline that’s neither character-driven nor well-developed. TheX - Menfilm franchise has been around , in some cast or another , for intimately two decades since kicking off withX - Menin 2000 . Now , with the recent finalisation of the Disney - Fox deal , the franchise will officially amount to a finis . The last of the mainlineX - Menmovies , Dark Phoenix , examine longtime author - manufacturer Simon Kinberg make his directorial debut in another effort to conform Marvel Comics’Dark Phoenix Sagastoryline ....

June 7, 2019 · 7 min · 1282 words · Rebecca Thompson

The Secret Life of Pets 2 Review: Cute Pet Antics Meet Disjointed Plot

The Secret Life of Pets 2 Though The Secret Life of Pets 2 features plenty of cutesy animal shenanigans, this only does so much to compensate for its flimsy and episodic story. Since its founding in 2007 , light has occur to specialize in animated entertainment that ’s targeted purely at younger kids , even more so than the films made by rival studios like Disney and Pixar . There ’s nothing inherently unseasonable with that , either ; not everything needs to be as deep asInside OutorRalph smash the cyberspace ....

June 7, 2019 · 6 min · 1207 words · Stacy Jones

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Review

Related The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II gets the PS4 remaster treatment, maintaining its well-crafted JRPG fare with an interesting story. Some video game musical genre can be peculiarly divisive , and nowhere is this more true than with the JRPG . A true love - it - or - detest - it style of game , the traditional JRPG finds love from those who become enamored with the genre ’s sprawling narratives and tactical armed combat ....

June 6, 2019 · 7 min · 1306 words · Eric Brown

Mordhau Review: Bloody Good Fun

Mordhau Deep in mechanics and brutally fun to boot, Mordhau challenges its dedicated community to experiment with and master its many moving parts. Adequately beguile reliable gothic scrap and fun division - based multiplayer , Mordhauis the variety of high - acquisition biz that chew instrumentalist up and spits them back out without to the full breaking their purport . Though some players that struggle with its exact mechanics and imperfect on-line operation will give up in thwarting , there are just as many or more that will first be cut down by their better but remain enchanted enough with the game ’s brutal simplicity and ( mostly ) good - humored community to advertize on ....

June 4, 2019 · 8 min · 1569 words · Emily Wilcox

Always Be My Maybe Review: Netflix's Rom-Com Has Laughs & Charm to Spare

Always Be My Maybe Netflix’s Always Be My Maybe is a charming, laugh out loud romantic comedy, bolstered by its leads' performances, and perfect for fans of the genre. The last few years have see a major revival of the romantic drollery movie genre , and Netflix has been integral to it . While Hollywood is still a little reluctant to theatrically release rom - coms , Netflix has vastly increased the number of romantic comedies it germinate ....

May 31, 2019 · 6 min · 1229 words · Courtney Baker

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review, But Enough Brain

Godzilla: King of the Monsters King of the Monsters offers the campy pleasures of an old-school Godzilla sequel, despite going overboard with its relentless kaiju battles. After a five yr absence seizure , the MonsterVerse ’s Godzilla has ultimately return forGodzilla : Riley B King of the Monsters . Gareth Edwards’Godzillareboot launched the kaiju enfranchisement in 2014 , and sweep up a fairly serious tone reminiscent of Ishirō Honda ’s original 1954 classic ....

May 31, 2019 · 5 min · 964 words · Roger Webb

Ma Review: Octavia Spencer Elevates Adequate Horror Thriller

Ma Ma is elevated by Octavia Spencer’s terrifically creepy performance, even as it struggles to realize the full potential of its horror movie premise. Part of Blumhouse ’s recent success can be attributed to their willingness to produce horror flicks that are not only original , but also very unlike in terms of manner and capable affair . Their hits likesSplit , Get Out , andHappy Death Dayare a far shout from one another , as are their older enfranchisement likeInsidiousandThe Purge ....

May 31, 2019 · 6 min · 1092 words · Louis Lopez

Rocketman Review: Taron Egerton Shines In Elton John Musical Biopic

Rocketman Rocketman features a stunning, powerful star turn from Taron Egerton as Elton John in a sharp and entertaining jukebox musical-style biopic. Coming off an award season that featured a music biopic at the forefront , Bryan Singer’sBohemian Rhapsody , this spring sees the release of another moving-picture show chronicling the rise of an iconic musician . Rocketmandives into the childhood , rise and career of Reginald Dwight , who come to be do it as Elton John ....

May 31, 2019 · 6 min · 1213 words · Dawn Reed

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Review

Related Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons shows a strange journey taken by two siblings, but the story can’t make up for a lack of content and a high price tag. Brothers : A Tale of Two Sonsis an adventure plot that was first released in 2013 and has been port to numerous systems since then . The time has arrived for the game to goodwill theNintendo Switch , where it comes with some new characteristic that are chain to the same game from six years ago ....

May 28, 2019 · 5 min · 1037 words · Mr. Thomas Garcia