Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, & Benedict Cumberbatch Director: Jon Watts - Rating: PG-13 - Score: 4 Stars   It is the most profitable movie in nearly three years and one of the best reviewed Marvel films of all-time, but does Spider-Man: No Way Home live up to the hype? In many ways it absolutely does, but in some other ways it does fall a bit short. The film starts where Far From Home leaves off, with Spider-Man thought to be a killer and his name exposed to the world. This creates a hell of a problem for Peter Parker (Tom Holland), so he goes to visit Doctor Strange ..read more

Starring: Rebecca Breeds, Michael Cudlitz, Lucca De Oliveira, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Devyn A. Taylor, Marnee Carpenter  Seasons: 1 (2021) - Network: CBS - Rating: 4 Stars Clarice is or rather was a mind-bending thriller that told the tale of Special Agent Clarice Starling's life in between the events of Silence of The Lambs and Hannibal. It was only on the air for a short time, because you didn't watch it! Why didn't people watch it, three reasons. One, it doesn't feature Hannibal Lechter in any way (input collective groan here). Two, it was continuous, rather than episonic, meaning the ..read more

Starring: Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, & Hays Wellford Director: Jon Watts - Rating: R - Score: 4 Stars Now days, superheroes and remakes are all the rage, while finding something original and worth your time, takes some doing! Jon Watts however did just that, in-between making Spider-Man movies of course. Cop Car is an edge of your seat thriller that is as funny as it is exciting, and easily one of the biggest surprises I've had in a while. If we're being honest here, after reading the description of this movie, I almost passed on it, if it wasn't for Kevin Bacon, I may have, bu ..read more

  Starring: Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, & Kevin Kilner  Director: LeVar Burton - Rating: G - Score: 2 Stars   When you watch a G rated movie on the Disney Channel, you pretty much know what you're going to get, so why bother? For me, it's less about the film and more about seeing how the actors/actress I like got their start, in this case Ryan Merriman. While you might not recognize the name, he has had roles in 42, Final Destination, and Pretty Little Liars just to name a few. While he is a versatile actor, who takes on varying roles, his talent was not immediately evident ..read more

      It has been 21 months since I've posted anything on this blog. The easy thing to do would be to blame it on the pandemic and my precarious work situation, but that wouldn't be the truth. The truth is that keeping up with this blog started to feel more like a job then anything else, and I simply lost interest. I never started this blog with the intention of getting "likes". My goal was always to interact with people who are as passionate about film and television as I am. I wanted to meet people and have discussions about what I wrote. Whether it was people telling me ..read more

Starring: Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Lexy Kolker, & Amanda Crew Director: Zack Lipovsky - Rating: R - Score: 2 Stars In the not so distant future, human evolution takes the next step. Certain people start to develop superhero like powers and are referred to as freaks. They are easy to spot, as often times, after using their powers, they bleed from the eyes. As with anything they don't understand, the government sees these people as a threat and has started to hunt them down. One such family, having recently lost a wife/mother has gone on lock down in a suburban neighborhood, this is thei ..read more

Starring: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Nick Nolte, & Jada Pinkett Smith Director: Ric Roman Waugh - Rating: R - Score: 5 Stars When we think of iconic action heroes, the names that come to mind are John McLain, Rambo, or Jack Bauer, but what about Mike Banning? For a third time, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) has proven himself to be the only thing standing between the U.S. President and assassination, only this time, he's also a target. In the third installment of the fallen series, Mike Banning saves the president from a drone attack, only to wake up in the hospital to find himself un ..read more

Starring: Megan Drury, Will McDonald, Jack Ruwald, & Texas Watterston Director: Storm Ashwood - Rating: NR - Score: 3 1/2 Stars Lord of The Flies meets The House On Haunted Hill in the Australian psychological horror thriller, The School. Dr. Amy Wintercraig (Megan Drury) works in a hospital, on the spot where a hundred years ago a school once stood. The school however was burnt down by a trouble child and a lot of people died. As she cares for her comatose son, Dr. Wintercraig dreams of the school and the dead that walk it's decaying hallways, but is she dreaming or is she traveling th ..read more

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, & Olivia Wilde Director: Joseph Kosinski - Rating: PG - Score: 3 1/2 Stars Do you have to completely understand a film to completely enjoy it? It is a question I had to ask myself after watching Tron: Legacy. Despite being released twenty-eight years after the first film, the sequel only offers a brief recap of the original film, and doesn't really provide enough information for those of us who haven't seen the first movie. That being said, what I gathered was that Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) created the most popular video game of it's time, which ..read more

We would like to give a big shout out and thank you to Feedspot, for naming The Ultimate Movie Review! #49 on it's most recent list of The Top 100 Movie Review Blogs & Websites On The Web! The Top 100 Movie Review Blogs & Websites On The Web!  ..read more