Comedy relies so much on precision: delivery and timing can make or break a joke, and few understand this alchemy better than Tim Robinson and his brand of absurdity. Friendship takes Robinson’s aloof face and odd line readings to stretch jokes to their breaking point… y’all heard about the new Marvel? It’s supposed to be nuts!
The film plays out like a fever dream, whether it’s the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it gag of a hefty German Shepherd being hoisted up inside a tunnel, a mom kissing her…
The idea of autistic John Wick sounds silly and yet it works because Ben Affleck fully commits to playing against type — every tic and socially awkward interaction reveals a side of him we’ve never seen before. His tightly wound performance clashes brilliantly with Jon Bernthal as the alpha younger brother, and it’s their fire and ice dynamic that turns this into a buddy comedy, elevating this sequel past its predecessor.
In a film packed with assassinations and convoluted mysteries,…
The Looney Tunes were a cultural institution that transcended age, language, and borders. My parents watched them in Iran, I loved them as a kid in , and my wife adored them growing up in California. They were universal and we’ve fucked them up for the next generation — blame streaming for killing traditional TV, blame the TikTok-ified attention spans, blame Warner Bros.’ endless identity crisis… it’s just been a masterclass in brand mismanagement. And that’s why seeing these characters…
A real stroke of genius to turn the dark, violent, and way too serious Venom into a buddy comedy with Tom Hardy doing yet another silly voice. And Hardy deciding on this difficult performance for his “franchise” series is another proof of him being one of our best actors.
I’m actually surprised by how much I enjoyed this, it’s so different from your standard superhero films and ridiculous in the way only comicbooks are — the action is solid, it’s…
Take the superhero origin story template, add a touch of Spider-Verse’s “Anyone can wear the mask” message and mix in the First Class Professor X / Magneto dynamic with Optimus and Megatron and that’s Transformers One.
The story uses familiar tropes and rushes some emotional beats but it’s a good refresh for the Transformers universe… it doesn’t reinvent the wheel and it doesn’t need to, it’s a prequel that hardcore fans will love without losing newcomers to the series.
I thought they were all suppose to be happy back on Transformers planet. -Pann, Cybertron historian
It’s clear that Goofy Gosling is the best version of Ryan Gosling, but rewatching The Nice Guys made me realize what was missing from The Fall Guy — Goofy Gosling needs to be paired up with a Grumpy Russell Crowe to really pop.
It’s the dynamics between the younger bumbling private investigator and the no-nonsense tough guy that makes the pairing hilarious.
I’d love a sequel but really I would be happy with any other combination of Goofy Gosling and Grumpy Crowe, put them in some heist action, a spy movie, a romcom, or a 3rd Russell Crowe film about exorcism, I’ll take anything.
Nerd culture is eating itself from the inside, with films and TV shows that only exist to reward audiences for the niche knowledge they’ve accumulated about their favorite franchises — Deadpool & Wolverine is the biggest offender yet.
You could watch Iron Man on opening night and enjoy the film without any prior knowledge of the characters… but Marvel threw in a quick wink for the hardcore fans in the after-credits and the rest is history: the MCU is born, it becomes Disney’s golden…
Come for the closer look at the competitive Rubik’s Cube scene, stay for the deep dive into the power of friendship through a rivalry between the two best cubers in the world.
The Speed Cubers is enjoyable enough but I almost found it too wholesome, it plays like a 40-minute long version of those YouTube videos highlighting the bond between an unlikely pair of animals “Pitbull and duck are best friends!” — I needed a little bit more drama, there has to be more real-life weirdos who are into competitive speed cubing!
“I wanna watch The Motorcycle Boys!” Obviously The Bikeriders became an instant wifey request, it stars two of her favorite actors, Tom Hardy with another spicy accent paired up with Austin Butler and his dreamy blue eyes, high cheekbones, and low husky voice.
The Bikeriders is bootleg Scorsese, chronicling the rise and fall of one of the first biker gangs… it checks all the boxes but lacks that propulsive energy that Marty fuels his gangster dramas with.
The pacing feels intentional,…
You got a prison fight with weights used as nunchucks, Chekov’s massive albino alligator, a surprisingly strong outing from Martin Lawrence that finely straddles the line between sincere and silly, and a 360 degree maximalist camera that would make Michael Bay’s head spin as it barrel rolls all over the action — it’s typical Bad Boys shenanigans, it won’t blow your mind but a summer blockbuster packed with so much energy, speed, and fun will always be a good time.
I’m…
I enjoyed the first Aquaman so I can’t help but find this sluggish and unfocused sequel disappointing. Even the action set-pieces are a let down, with weightless characters that move like rubber — it’s a James Wan film, you would expect at least one memorable set-piece but most of it feels like cutscenes from Mortal Kombat.
The best part is Jason Mamoa and Patrick Wilson’s chemistry, their relationship is funny and very much Thor and Loki, unfortunately it takes almost an…
I had a huge Ninja Turtles phase as a kid, we talking cartoon, movies, video games, action figures, t-shirts, bed spreads, I was crazy for them. Not only were they cool, but their name was cool.
Teenage: I’m already sold, I was only 5 years old and all I knew about teenagers is that they got to do all the fun stuff: eat pizza, skateboard and kick ass.
Mutant: Pretty sure TMNT was the first time I heard the word mutant, I…