Category: action

  • “Captain Marvel” Movie Review

    “Captain Marvel” Movie Review

    Vers (Brie Larson) has only fleeting memories of a possible past life. Vers is being trained as a Kree fighting hero by Yon-Rogg (Jude Law). The goal of the Kree is to hunt down and destroy their enemy, the Skrull. While the Kree are very powerful, the Skrull are able to take on any form…

  • “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Movie Review

    “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Movie Review

    Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Astrid (America Ferrera) lead their band of misfits, including Toothless, on raids to save captured dragons. They are very successful in their rescue attempts, but by bringing the rescued dragons back to dragon / human utopia, Berk, they are causing security issues that concerns the Vikings. Berk is becoming too well…

  • “Bumblebee” Movie Review & Trailer

    “Bumblebee” Movie Review & Trailer

    Taking place in 1987, “Bumblebee” is a prequel to the Transformers series. The Decepticons have defeated the Autobots on Cybertron. The only hope for the Autobots is to flee and regroup at a later date. Optimus Prime sends B-127 to an out of the way, relatively unknown, planet to hide and wait for the rebuilding…

  • “Ant Man and the Wasp” Movie Review

    “Ant Man and the Wasp” Movie Review

    After the first movie, Ant Man (Scott Lange, Paul Rudd) went to help Captain America in “Captain America: Civil War” and was “rewarded” for his actions by being placed on house arrest for 2 years when he returned home. Scott has not talked with Dr. Pym (Michael Douglas) or Hope (Evangeline Lilly) in quite a…

  • “Avengers: Infinity War” Movie Review

    “Avengers: Infinity War” Movie Review

    Thanos (Josh Brolin) has a plan to wipe out half of the sentient beings in the universe. In his mind, overpopulation is a problem, and Thanos is the only one who knows how to take care of it:  By mass murder. His theory is that once overpopulation is taken care of, the remaining beings (and…

  • “Black Panther” Movie Review

    “Black Panther” Movie Review

    After his father was killed in a blast in Captain America: Civil War, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) has become king of Wakanda. Wakanda is a technologically advanced country thanks to vibranium, the strongest metal in the world (Captain America’s shield is made from a piece of vibranium that Tony Stark’s dad got from Wakanda) and also,…

  • “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Movie Review

    “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Movie Review

    In the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” reboot, we catch up with Peter Parker (Tom Holland) as a 15 year old sophomore in a technical high school. Peter has already been bitten by the spider, and is fast becoming a local hero, when he is recruited into the Stark Avenger Internship run by Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.).…

  • “The Mummy” Movie Review

    “The Mummy” Movie Review

    Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) is in the business of stealing ancient artifacts and selling them on the black market.  He is a thief. After spending the night (or 15 seconds, depending who you believe) with Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis), Nick steals a map from her with the location of possibly the most valuable ancient artifact…

  • “Wonder Woman” Movie Review

    “Wonder Woman” Movie Review

    (Masterful, Wonderful) Growing up on Themyscira young Diana (Lilly Aspell) emulates her heroes, the warriors of Themyscira. But Diana’s mother, Hippolyta (Connie Nelson), does not want her to learn how to fight.  Her aunt, Antiope (Robin Wright), the greatest warrior, does not listen to her sister, and teaches Diana the art of a warrior. Diana (Gal Gadot) grows…