Good Ideas For Character Backstories Get Lost In The Vacuum of Bad Writing That Is The Cloverfield Paradox
For the longest time, third movies were considered to be the place where movie franchises…
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Jumanji Returns To The Top of The Box Office Over Quiet Super Bowl Weekend
Six movies have managed to open to over $20 million with no problem in the…
12 Strong Goes to The Front Lines of Forgettable Cinema
It’s January, so the massive box office success of both Lone Survivor and American Sniper…
Liam Neeson’s Newest Thriller Is Best When It’s Restrained
Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson), the lead character of the thriller The Commuter, is a man…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Get Grooving To Those Thoughtful And Transfixing Boogie Nights
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Hostiles Tries To Be A Woke Western But It Can’t Quite Get It’s Eyes Open
I’ve been beating the drum on director Scott Cooper for some time now, mainly thanks…
Maze Runner Ends It’s Franchise With Solid Box Office, Hostiles And Padmaavat Exceeds Expectations
And so, the exit of the maze has been found. Maze Runner: The Death Cure…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Sprawling Magnolia Is Incredibly Engrossing And Unique Cinema
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Prepare For Oodles of Laughs And Kindness, Paddington 2 Is Here!
This perception (which is, as so many pieces of entertainment from decades past can attest,…
I Can Handle The Nastiness In Brawl In Cell Block 99 But Did It Have To Be So Meandering?
Brawl In Cell Block 99 is a grimy nasty movie, one that finds human beings…