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 News Of The World Movie Review Good But Slow I just saw News Of The World and yeah, I know I'm late to the party on this one but I haven't had much of a chance to see this one.  News Of The World follows a man named Captain Kidd ( Tom Hanks ) as he travels across the West reading the news to people. He comes across a lonely girl named Johanna ( Helena Zengel ) as she is supposed to be brought to her surviving family down in Texas. She doesn't speak English and has been living with the Kiowa. Captain Kidd finds her with some papers saying that she is to be brought to some family down in Texas, and he takes it upon himself to see her there. This was a good movie, not great, but good. I think I had my exceptions a little high going into this one. The actors did fine. The technical side of News Of The World was good. But what the film was lacking was a stronger conflict.  Tom Hanks is well, Tom Hanks. He's a good actor and does very well in the film. I have no complaints a...

The Dig Movie Review A Decent Film I saw the film, The Dig a little while ago, and I thought it was an alright film. It's not for everyone, but if you enjoy archeology films, you might find yourself liking this one. The Dig follows Basil Brown as he excavates burial mounds on the land of a woman named Edith Pretty. Taking place right before British involvement in WWII. The movie has some beautiful shots in it and the lighting is spot on. I found the performances to be engaging. The movie is a bit slow at times, and its subject matter may bore some people. The music was good but standard for the genre. I really do think that the actors did a fine job. They did well with what they were given with and I can't ask for more. They were three dimensional, and believable. The main cast were the standouts though. There were one or two secondary characters that did really well, but the rest do seem to fade into the background. The lighting was really well done for this film. No shot was ...

 Happy 4 Years! Can you guys believe it? It's been four years since I started the blog. The blog has been doing pretty well. It gets around 500 views a month give or take. I wanted to thank you all for coming along on this movie journey with me, and here's to another year of reviews!

Monster Hunter Movie Review Skip This One The other day I went out with one of my friends and we saw Monster Hunter. If you haven't already passed this one up, you'll want to. Monster Hunter follows Artemis (Milla Jovovich) as she is transported to a world of monsters and must survive. Alright guys, this is going to be a short review. This movie is pretty trash. It's not even dumb fun where you can turn your brain off and watch cool action scenes, nope, just dumb. There's one section of the film that is 30 minutes too long. The ending... wait a sec... does this film technically have an ending? I suppose when the credits role that counts as an ending, but going off of basic narrative structure, no Monster Hunter does not have an ending. Don't waste your time on this film, it'll be forgotten in the dustbin of film history. There is not enough substance here for it to even gain cult status. The only redeeming quality of Monster Hunter, is that some of the monster d...

  Wonder Woman 1984 Movie Review It was ok... So, I just saw Wonder Woman 1984 the other day with my Dad, and it was ok. It's not great or anything, but it was ok. I'm going to quote IMDb for the plot, " Diana must contend with a work colleague and businessman, whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing." The movie came off as a little long, some of the lines fell flat, and it was pretty cheesy overall. Some of the jokes were alright, and there were a few decent action scenes. Gal Gadot was fine. The actor who played the villain, Max Lord, Pedro Pascal did a decent job.  I'm going to start off with the good. In terms of the DC franchise, it ranks somewhere in the middle. It's not bottom of the barrel, but it's not near the top. My Dad and I laughed at a few of the jokes, and there was one that did stick out to me when I watched it. Some of the action scenes were...

 Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2021 New Year New Movies! Happy New Year's Everyone! Let's hope that this year is better than the last. With that said, I've come up with a list of my Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2021. Some of these movies will be a repeat of last year's list because a ton of films got pushed. So, let's get into the list! 5.  No Time To Die  I love the James Bond Franchise and I'm excited to see if this final Daniel Craig installment will be good. I'm not as excited for it as I was last year, but I'm still pretty excited. 4. The King's Men  A lot of WWI era films have been knocking it out of the park the past few years, and plus this is a part of the King's Men franchise. Yeah I know it's fictionalized, but I think it could be promising. 3. The Matrix 4 I don't really expect much from this film, but I think it will be a visual spectacle and worth the watch at the very least. I haven't watched the Matrix films for...

Top 5 Best Films Of 2020 Some Much Needed Watches! It's that time of the year! Time to go over the Top 5 Best Films Of 2020! Here are the rules:  the movie must have been in theaters this year or it must have premiered this year, and it must have scored at minimum 4/5 and I only allow myself three 5/5 movies per year. However for 2020 I will be striking the 4/5 minimum because I wasn't able to see enough films to  qualify on that rule, so I will just be doing the Top 5 highest rated films of 2020. With that said, let's get into the list! 5. The Call Of The Wild I enjoyed watching this film. Though Harrison Ford wasn't in the whole of the film, the appearance he made was good, and the CGI wasn't terrible. I found the story to be pretty good overall and it's a nice family film. 3.5/5 4. Human Capital I'm assuming that most people probably haven't seen this film, but it's worth seeing at least once. Though it is very stylized, and it's not for every...