Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
Cardboard Wars
{5/5} “You think she looked like Padme? Who’s Padme? What do you mean you’ll tell me later?” — C3-PO, to R2-D2 Cardboard Wars, released in 2026 C3-PO and R2-D2 are on a rebel ship that gets attacked but they manage to escape to Tatooine. When Luke buys these droids from the Jawas who have captured […]
Black Bag
{5/5} “It’s been a while since we had a traitor to dinner.” Black Bag, released in 2025 George is a spy and he gets a list of five names including his wife — one of them is a traitor and he has to find out which one. He invites them all to dinner, and of […]
Summer Time Machine Blues
{4/5} “Who took my Vidal Sassoon?” Summer Time Machine Blues, released in 2005 Members of a Sci-Fi Club play baseball, only to get some pictures of themselves playing it. They don’t actually read sci-fi, of course. It’s really hot but an accident causes Coke to spill on the remote for their air conditioner — which […]
Predator: Badlands
{5/5} “‘Sister. I guess she is. I have a sister. What a lovely thought. I need to find her.’ ‘And legs.’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘Find your sister. And legs.’ ‘Was that a joke?’” — Thia & Dek Predator: Badlands, released in 2025 In Dek’s clan you have to make a kill to be considered a man. […]
Prey
{5/5} “You’re ready to hunt something that’s hunting you.” Prey, released in 2022 In 1719 Naru is a Comanche girl who knows about herbs for healing but she also wants to hunt. She’s very skilled with axe throwing, and has a faithful dog, Sarii. She even invents a new technique, tying a rope to an […]
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
{5/5} “I have a feeling that right off the bat they’re going to ask for an encore.” Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, released in 2025 Matt and Jay have a band that they call Nirvanna the Band. They particularly would like to play at the Rivoli, so they make some flyers that say […]
Hoppers
{4.5/5} “I think your pond rules are inconsistent.” Hoppers, released in 2026 When Mabel decides to free the turtle in her classroom, as well as all the other animals in the school, she gets in trouble. Her mom drops her off at her grandma’s place. Initially she’s annoyed but her grandma introduces her to the […]
The Devil Wears Prada 2
{4.5/5} “My boss is badder than your boss.” The Devil Wears Prada 2, released in 2026 Andy loses her job at the newspaper after many years. Miranda is in trouble because of a story that’s going viral — the people at one of her shops lied and it turned out to be a sweat shop. […]
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
{4.5/5} “Welcome to my top secret files.” Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, released in 2024 Years ago Wallace and Gromit caught Feathers McGraw trying to steal a diamond. Feathers is sort of in jail — he’s at the zoo. Wallace and Gromit haven’t been making much money lately. But then Wallace invents a robot […]
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
{4.5/5} “Get your angry mob supplies here!” Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, released in 2005 Wallace and his dog Gromit are rabbit catchers. The town has a vegetable competition and the townspeople really don’t want rabbits eating their vegetables. Of course, Wallace and Gromit are too nice to kill the rabbits so […]