Meg 2: The Trench Review – A Fun Popcorn Flick?

There’s this term that gets thrown around a lot to describe a certain kind of movie. The kind that, especially now in the summer blockbuster season, you find a lot of. Movies that you just turn your brain off for and have fun, the popcorn flick. I don’t have an inherent problem with the term. … Read more

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review – Teenage Turtles Indeed

Seth Rogen’s recent track record with comic book adaptations speaks for itself. The Boys (2019-) is one of the best comic book media out there right now, and  while I didn’t love Invincible (2021-), it has more good things going for it than bad. However, both of those feature decidedly adult content, whereas Teenage Mutant … Read more

Disney’s Haunted Mansion Review – A Surprisingly Welcome Revival

Let me start off by saying that I have no attachment to Disney’s Haunted Mansion franchise whatsoever. I have not seen the original movie, I have not seen the Muppets special, and I have not been on the Disneyland ride. In fact, the closest I ever got to caring about the IP was when I … Read more

Berlinale 2023: Wrap-Up And Movie Ranking

This past week the 73rd Berlin Film Festival took place in, you guessed it, Berlin. And since that is where I happen to live, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the festival. While I didn’t get to watch even close to every movie at the festival, I still managed to watch a solid 12 movies. … Read more