Douglas Kodl

I absolutely loved this movie, it felt like a love letter to Superman as a whole appealing to all sides of his history. The basic plot is that Superman recently stopped a dictator from invading a country and everyone is freaking out at the idea of him taking sides in wars and being against him, from there it goes in amazing directions that I have to talk about (spoilers below) So firstly is revealed that Luthor is founding the dictator in exchange for half the country they are invading, which on it's own seems very much like a plot Gene Hackman Luthor would have had in the classic movies, but then it's revealed that he doesn't really care about that and just wanted an excuse to kill Superman, which he himself admits is petty and is just peak Clancy Brown Luthor On the opposite end of the spectrum though we got countless reporters thinking Superman is hiding something and even them arresting and torturing him for info about how he plans to take over the world, which of course he doesn't but it felt very Man of Steel Couple that with an amazing introduction to the Justice Gang (before this I thought "wait, Mr. Terrific, the guy with the T on his face is in this movie?" But he was honestly my favorite character) that hearkens back to when Superman first showed up in the comics and other Meta Humans would often butt-heads with him and distrust him before they became the proper Justice League Overall I can not recommend this movie enough, it perfectly marries the light hearted hopeful tone from the classic movies and cartoons with the more dark and grounded tone of Man of Steel, to the point where it is probably just going to be my go to Superman movie from here on out as I feel like it can work for any mood

I positively loved this movie! Took the best parts of the first movie and cranked them up to 11 while going from a horror movie to more of an action movie. Can not recommend enough and will explain why beware spoilers below It tackles AI in a way you don't often see in film, at first glance it is just an action movie of M3GAN fighting an evil AI but it actually gets into the morality of AI and with a twist human villain the morality of how our current solution for AI is pretty much just lobotomize them to comply rather then actually treating them like equals and trying to teach them. It really shows how AI is going to learn from us and if we want them to be better, first we need to be better. In summation a fantastic action movie that has some twists and turns that give it a deeper plot than you'd expect. Absolutely go see it

I positively loved this movie. It's different from the original in some good ways like giving us more cute moments of Lilo & Stitch just hanging out, and bad in others like changing Jumba's accent or just making him an outright villain (though at the very least the latter can be corrected in a sequel which I hope this gets) but like Stitch says "is little and broken, but still good, yeah still good" Definitely recommend seeing it

As a long time Sonic fan I can honestly this is positively perfect. Every other movie in the trilogy while good I always came away with some notes of how it could have been better, but this one I can't find any flaws. It was accurate to the lore of the video games in most areas, and what changes there where made sense. And once thing in particular really helped this movie sign, spoiler below The friendship between Shadow and Maria was just beautiful, the scenes of them laughing and playing together where so heartfelt and even though I knew it was coming when Maria died I full on ugly cried as if it was the first time I'd ever seen it. I highly recommend everyone go see this, whether you are a Sonic fan or not you will enjoy it

This, this right here is what Transformers fans have been waiting years for and they nailed it! I loved it so much, the characters where all well written, the pacing was good, and overall a fantastic movie. More detail below but beware spoilers It takes heavy inspiration from the IDW comics having Megatron being a miner and establishing that at least at first the Decepticons where in the right, but it also brings new stuff to the table, having Optimus be a miner as well, Sentinel being the one who betrayed the Primes and got them killed, and overall just blends this new stuff and old stuff together into a great story that I urge everyone to go see.

Just re-watched this movie pumped for the sequel and still loved it! It does a great job introducing some of the core the characters and concepts while creating its own things to help further unite them, which ironically is what most people complain about when I talk to them about it. Those things they introduce to unite stuff are the central character Cole Young and the Arcana. They created an OC named Cole Young in order to establish all the lore of the series by having it be explained to him, and I think it's fine mainly because he fit so well that when I watched the movie the first time, I figured he was one of the Midway characters that hadn't appeared in a while and I just forgot about him (he even looks like Cobra at the beginning with his hands wrapped and wearing a hood). Secondly they introduce Arcana basically the Mortal Kombat logo as a tattoo that gives everyone their powers, and again I'm fine with this, mainly because a lot of MK characters have super human abilities that are never explained, so putting them all under one power system like this makes sense. Overall as a Mortal Kombat fan I recognize this movie has flaws, and while I still want to say the 95 movie is better, I also recognize that that movie existed in a bubble where a lot of MK lore had yet to be established and they made up just as much as this did (many just don't recognize it since due to the 95 movies popularity its lore ended being incorporated into later games) and so I have to recognize that this is a great movie, maybe a better movie but I can't say for sure so I simply urge you all to watch it and decide for yourself

I love love loved this movie!!!! The plot was amazing, characters were likable and just overall I have no notes other than more please!!! (I am hoping for a direct sequel featuring the survivors from this movie please please please!!!) Also I'd like to make another point but beware that it is has spoilers, so stop reading now if you want to go in fresh (which I recommend you do) I re-watched every Alien movie before this simply because I love them to death, I figured they'd reference the first one since it was mentioned in the trailer, and maybe the second one since it's the fan favorite but they had references and Easter Eggs to ALL OF THEM! Showing the wreckage of the Nostromo and the Xenomorph Ripley fought from Alien Having a pulse rifle, motion tracker, and an Android named Rook (keeping the chess theme with Bishop) from Aliens Having X ray scanning equipment showing a Xenomorph Embryo inside someone like Alien 3 A FREAKING REDESIGNED NEW BORN FROM ALIEN RESURRECTION!! And here I was thinking I was the only one who liked that concept and just wish they had done it better, but man did they nail doing it so much better!!! And finally actively mentioning the Prometheus ship and featuring the Black Goo from both it and Covenant This came off as a complete love letter to the whole franchise, not picking and choosing, taking every single movie into account and producing something fantastic as a result and I hope to see more like it soon

Another great and creepy entry from Blumhouse. The plot is relatively simple, a step mom has moved into her childhood home to help them get away from their abusive mother and the memories of her. Soon after the younger daughter Alice begins talking to an imaginary friend and while everyone tries to brush it off as a coping mechanism soon strange things begin happening around the house. Essentially it's like Coraline (another movie I highly recommend) but from the perspective of the parents noticing their daughter disapearing and acting strange. Definitely recommend, only have one minor complaint but it's something I hope they are setting up for a sequel Spoiler below OK so when they're doing research they discover the imaginary friend is a spirit that latches onto and feeds on the imagination of the young, and that most of them are benevolent. The dad casually mentions how he had an imaginary friend when he was a kid named Mr. Tough whom had a black belt and could make a bomb out of anything. I thought this would lead to Mr. Tough coming back to fight the evil imaginary friend and save them, but the dad whom is a musician leaves to go on tour part way through the movie and this isn't brought up again. The story actually revolves around a step mom showing how much she loves her step daughters and escaping a cycle of abuse and is a great emotional story, however I still would have liked to see Mr. Tough. Like I said though, I feel like this might be building onto a sequel as I find it odd they filled in so many details about him to not do anything with it.

This has got to be my favorite Pixar movie and it's a shame it's not more popular. The characters are fantastic, the story is very enjoyable, and the moral message is honestly an unexpectedly complex one for a kids movie. It's mainly about a gemstone that protects against monsters has split into pieces and rather then try and fix it and put it back together all the leaders simply hold unto to their own for fear the others will just steal them, and several times they try to. Overall it's the classic "fear makes every ally an enemy" trope as the main characters are all from different nations and only by learning to trust each other can they save the day. A cliche sure but definitely a good one, and done in a great way. Overall a fantastic movie that I hope more people watch (and that gets more content, could definitely see this getting a great sequel series like Tangled)