A LAZY, TASTELESS, AND TOTALLY EXPENDABLE SEQUEL   The Expendables film franchise has certainly seen its ups and down throughout the years. First coming out in 2010, the first film, which was directed by Sylvester Stallone and starred him as well as Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, and Terry Crews, tells the story of a team of elite mercenaries tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator whom they soon discover to be a mere puppet controlled by a corrupt ex-CIA agent. The movie, which pays homage tribute to the blockbuster action flicks of the late 19 ..read more

A BAREBONED SCI-FI EXPLORATION INTO EARTH’S PREHISTORIC PAST   There are movies that talk about history by gazing into the past and telling stories from different eras and time periods and then there are movies that takes a closer look at “predated” history by promising a glance into the prehistoric age of Neanderthals, cavemen, dinosaurs, and a menagerie of primal indigenous wildlife. There’s something fantastic about these types of movies, bringing a cinematic lens by pulling away the veil of ancient and primordial world into our own world, with the juxtaposition of life and survival du ..read more

FUN AND ENJOYABLE, BUT NOT A “SKADOOSH” SEQUEL   Back in 2008, DreamWorks Animation released their newest animated feature Kung Fu Panda, a tale that’s mixed martial karate, Chinese ascetic mythos, and hilarious cartoon frivolities. Directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, the film, which starred the voice talents of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, James Hong, and Angelina Jolie, is set in an ancient China realm that’s populated by anthropomorphic animals, and follows the journey of a bumbling, tubby panda named Po, who dreams of learning kung fu marital arts, gets his c ..read more

From the ashes of humanity, a new kingdom will rise as 20th Century Fox releases the official final trailer for the upcoming film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. View trailer below. Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and t ..read more

A king will rise and be destined for greatness as Walt Disney Studios releases the official teaser trailer for the upcoming prequel Mufasa: The Lion King. View trailer below. The prequel about the rise of one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands, goes back to the African savanna where Rafiki tells Kiara—daughter of Simba and Nala—the story of her grandfather while Timon and Pumbaa add color commentary. I was wondering when the trailer for this movie. 2019’s The Lion King was sort of a mixed feelings for me as I personally love the classic tale that Disney created with The Lion King narrat ..read more

OF FAITH, HOPE, AND REDEMPTION   With dozens of films genre being released each year, a typical one that gets overlooked by the more popular ones (action, drama, comedy, animation, etc.) is the subgenre category of religious movie. These films (sometimes called “faith-based” features) usually center around the struggles and ideas of a person (or groups) identity of a religious faith, which is, more or less, has a profound event or obstacle to overcome. While not entirely, the most commonplace religious type movies focus on the religion of Christianity, sometimes venturing back into the pa ..read more

The Merc and a Wolverine….a match made in heaven….as Marvel Studios releases the official trailer for the upcoming Deadpool sequel titled Deadpool & Wolverine. View trailer below. The Time Variance Authority (TVA), a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline, pulls Wade Wilson / Deadpool from his quiet life and set him on a mission that will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) alongside Wolverine. Haha….that was great. Much like what I said about the previous preview for this new movie ..read more

A DISAPPOINTING (AND MESSY) SEND OFF FOR AQUAMAN AND THE DCEU   Back in 2018, Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Comics released the superhero film Aquaman to the cinematic masses, diving into the underwater realm of the DCEU franchise in the series six installment. Directed by James Wan, the film, which starred Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, follows Arthur Curry / Aquaman who sets out to free Atlantis from the clutches of his half-brother, King Orm, who seeks to seize the seven underwater kingdoms by force and destroy the surf ..read more

Get ready to explore the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron as Paramount Animation releases the official teaser trailer for Transformers One. View trailer below. Described as an “origin story” set on the planet Cybertron, the film will center on the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron going from brothers-in-arms to enemies. I was wondering when a trailer for this movie would be coming out. The live-action Transformers movies have been quite the “hit or miss” with many being considered mindless blockbuster endeavors. I remember first hearing about this projec ..read more

Prepare to let your “imagination” run wild as Paramount Pictures releases the official final trailer for their upcoming film IF. View trailer below. From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that r ..read more