By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer As a means to bring in some much needed reinforcement in the Infinity War saga, the folks at Marvel had decided to give us a throwback to a few decades ago, when none of the superheroes had yet gone public (except perhaps Captain America back in…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer In what can only be optimistically described as a dead-on-arrival, violent last nail in a cinematic coffin, the last installment in Fox’s X-Men prequel franchise disrespectfully ignores its own backstory, to offer us a very poorly conceived chapter which doesn’t even bother drawing its plot elements from…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer Just in time for the early summer period, here comes another hit by the Illumination Studio boys, those gifted computer animation guys responsible for notable titles like Despicable Me, Minions, Hop, Sing and all their related sequels. A direct follow-up to The Secret Life of Pets, this somewhat uneven…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer Moving forward with its latest trend of turning each of its animated box office successes into (arguably) unnecessary live-action remakes, the House of Mouse has produced a CGI-laden extravaganza in the form of Aladdin, bringing the streets and skies of Agrabah to vibrant life. Is the finished…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Doggone It, Make Mine Marvel! While highly anticipated and hyped over the past year since the opening salvo that was Avengers: Infinity War, the lengthy but oh-so-packed closing chapter Avengers: Endgame proves a well worn saying from the Star Trek universe, namely that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer A much anticipated sequel that was extremely high on hype but oh so short on delivery, M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass ended up being one of those projects fans had waited for in vain, only to be disappointed beyond belief by a flat story that never believed in its…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer Despite a so-so start to the DC Cinematic Universe compared to the decade-old Marvel Universe, one could say the results have been uneven in terms of theatrical fare, with overloaded storylines (Batman vs Superman) intermixing with excellent one-offs (Aquaman, Wonder Woman.) Then comes a perfectly harmless,…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer After six or so modern-age films about complex cybernetic alien lifeforms battling each other with Earth as a backdrop, audiences were starting to feel a bit of the fatigue from hyper-kinetic fight scenes between Autobots and Decepticons. To add to the problem, very few of the…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer As we mentioned back in December, it’s been 54 long years since Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke graced movie screens with their legendary song and dance numbers, loosely based on the writings of P.L. Travers about the magical nanny who’s “practically perfect in every way.”…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer What’s that, you say? The House of Mouse is re-releasing another one of its catalogue titles, AGAIN? Well, there’s nothing wrong with that, when you think about it. For one thing, it’s another chance for a new generation to acquire a fine gem in their home…