Rated: PG-13 - Runtime: 129 min
tesg's Rating: Three stars (out of four)
This is easily the best of the post Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, which has had like three different iterations if you count the animated "Into the Spiderverse" nonsense.
Parker and his classmates are on a summer school trip to Europe to see cool shit and maybe get laid. Trouble erupts and Nick Fury enlists Spidey to help. A plot twist Helen Keller could have seen coming ensues, and then stuff needs a fixin'. But it works because it's light and fun, which is sorely needed after the Avengers opus.
Sony did the last movie, "Homecoming", in cooperation with Marvel and Disney to get Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This movie feels more like something Marvel/Disney did themselves, then handed over to Sony for distribution. It's that much better.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Rated: R - Runtime: 105 min
tesg’s Rating: Three stars (out of four)
The thing to understand going in is this is a thriller, not a slasher. The “bloodiest” scene in this involves a mishap with spaghetti sauce. The setup, pace, and scare moments are pure teen slasher flick, but if you want blood and bodies, you’re not gonna get it. This can probably go right to cable or broadcast TV without a single edit.
The thing to understand going in is this is a thriller, not a slasher. The “bloodiest” scene in this involves a mishap with spaghetti sauce. The setup, pace, and scare moments are pure teen slasher flick, but if you want blood and bodies, you’re not gonna get it. This can probably go right to cable or broadcast TV without a single edit.
It is, however, well rounded, well paced, and has solid character development. Even the stupid girl doing the stupid thing turns out to have a pretty good reason for her actions that leads to a really touching ending.
Pleasantly surprised.
Friday, June 21, 2019
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Rated: G - Runtime: 100 min
tesg's Rating: Four stars (out of four)
The thing about the Toy Story franchise is the endings. You can go through what is a fairly routine and pedestrian approach for a Toy Story script (which is always above average anyway) until that ending, and then...pow. They knock you upside the head.
Wow. They did it again.
tesg's Rating: Four stars (out of four)
The thing about the Toy Story franchise is the endings. You can go through what is a fairly routine and pedestrian approach for a Toy Story script (which is always above average anyway) until that ending, and then...pow. They knock you upside the head.
Wow. They did it again.