Roger Stephen Roth

As a Ghostbuster fan I felt pleased about the two redeeming sequels to the classics with Afterlife I felt it was a good movie to my surprise and much bigger improvement then 2016 Ghostbusters mediocre reboot. Overall Frozen Empire the 4th sequel is pleasing to me as a fan of the original films that came out in the 1980’s. I think the story combines well both the semi retired old legends of the Ghostbusters franchise and combined it with the new incoming generation as they try to save the world from a Frozen demon monster who happens to cast a spell in the world by freezing it. Overall the film brings back some curious elements of what some of the old Ghostbusters have been up to and try to help the new kids on the block. Most similar problems with authority follow with some anti Ghost Buster enforcement of the law dating back from the original film. It is a funny film, fantasy with a mix of science fiction and pretty good. It is like Afterlife a respectable legacy sequel for the franchise and good honor for the Ghostbuster films as well.

Cobra Kai is awesome. It is so good that it actually surpassed the classic Karate Kid films and gave importance and value to the Karate Kid canon universe story line. Well written and developed story lines which perfectly connect the old and new generations 30 years after the films. This series is the best thing that could have happened to the Franchise. This serves as a perfect example of what Star Wars and other franchises. I am not just saying this as a fan, but it is a phenomenal series and I hope they continue with good movies and series that enhance the continuation of the Karate Men and kids of the future Karate Kid franchise

Even as a big fan of the Matrix films, I think the overall concept and story which was brought up in the 4th Matrix film felt somewhat repetitive or a continuation of what we saw from the first Matrix film. It felt somewhat strange to see Neo as a video game creator of the Matrix and no longer being the one and having failed to fully free the humans from the machine. The film is good in a sense that has fantastic visual effects, but the lack of absence from the original actors which played Agent Smith and Morpheus in the 3 films did not feel the same. The Matrix overall could have been a lot better if they implemented all the elements with a stronger story with something new and more interesting after the third film. Perhaps there is room for improvement in the Wachowski franchise, but overall it is fair and entertaining to watch.

Seeing the story of the young girl chess genius play out in realistic fashion from the 1950's- 1960's era is amazingly well done and realistic and extremely interesting along with the acting and characters in the film. The story also plays out very well as she rises to the ranks in her career moving up from amateur student player to a professional playing in the USA Open and many international invitational tournaments. There is also fun elements to see the human element of the little girl wanting to mature and try to fit in society. Chess enthusiasts or chess fanatics will love this series, but the general audience will also along with many others get intrigued by the upbringing of the child as an orphan and how she navigated herself with her adopted parents.