Universal – Screening Spectacles

Abigail

Watched in: Theaters What’s it about? The story follows a group of kidnappers whose recently hired job brings them into some unexpected deadly troubles. This comedy horror ended up being better than expected in terms of having a delightful time with its premise and the details around it. The narrative approach to getting to knowContinue reading “Abigail”

Monkey Man

Watched in: Theaters What’s it about? Taking place primarily in India’s underground, the story follows an unnamed protagonist seeking revenge against his mother’s murderer. There are usually a few narrative types that give first time directors such as this one practice to find their footing and this is a decent start on that front. WheneverContinue reading “Monkey Man”

Kung Fu Panda 4

Watched in: Theaters My thoughts on the previous Kung Fu Panda films: The quality of the first 3 entries are way better than they deserve to be for a variety of reasons. The animation quality is consistently strong throughout in how they blend with the excellent fights, hilarious slapstick comedy, and beautiful scenery. The leadContinue reading “Kung Fu Panda 4”

Argylle

Watched in: Theaters What’s it about? The story follows a reclusive author who’s thrust into the spy world when her books contain more truth than she realized. This premise definitely has potential in an action comedy that’s trying to make fun of the spy genre cliches. Even the beginning action sequence showed it off fairlyContinue reading “Argylle”

The Exorcist: Believer

Watched in: Theaters What’s it about? Taking place 13 years after a tragic incident, the story follows a father trying to save his daughter and her best friend following a demonic possession. Considering how excellent the first film is and that this ignores the previous sequel it had, there was potential to make this reboot-sequelContinue reading “The Exorcist: Believer”

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Watched in: Theaters What’s it about? Based on a chapter from 1897 Bram Stroker novel Dracula, the story follows a doomed crew aboard the merchant ship Demeter as the vampire terrorizes the crew. For a horror flick with a moderate budget, the production value of the vessel where 99% of the narrative takes place looksContinue reading “The Last Voyage of the Demeter”

Fast X

Watched in: Theaters What’s it about? Taking place 10 years after Fast 5, this first part of the finale to this long running series follows Dominic Toretto trying to protect his family from a vengeful foe. This entire continues this franchises legacy as something that was trying to figure out what it wanted to doContinue reading “Fast X”