The Shallows – First View Movie Review (2016)
The Shallows is much better than The Reef (or the more recent Crawl) but offers the same kind of apex predator adventure. Blake Lively (as… Read More »The Shallows – First View Movie Review (2016)
Rewatch Reviews
Deep Blue Sea – First View Movie Review
I just watched 1999s Deep Blue Sea for the first time, during Shark Week 2019. DBS is sort of like Jurassic World if the Mosasaurus… Read More »Deep Blue Sea – First View Movie Review
Top Five Movies about the Civil War
What makes a great American Civil War movie? The battles, the politics, the inhumanity of slavery, brother against brother, the great generals of both sides,… Read More »Top Five Movies about the Civil War
Hobbs & Shaw – The Entire Backstory from Fast and the Furious
The preview for Hobbs & Shaw looks like an exciting action comedy, but these two characters have a long backstory from the Fast and The… Read More »Hobbs & Shaw – The Entire Backstory from Fast and the Furious
The Lion King – Rewatch Review of the Animated Classic
This week the rebooted version of The Lion King arrives in theaters. But before that happens, I want to say a few things. To start… Read More »The Lion King – Rewatch Review of the Animated Classic
Surprise! The Lion King is a Hamlet Remake
As you may know there, is a controversy that surrounds The Lion King. The fact that it possibly stole its entire movie from one called… Read More »Surprise! The Lion King is a Hamlet Remake
What Downton Abbey is About, and How to Binge Watch It
I’m doing a 6-season rewatch of UK period drama Downtown Abbey — and Mary Mother of God — I’ve forgotten how melodramatic this show was.… Read More »What Downton Abbey is About, and How to Binge Watch It
All Men In Black Films, Ranked
To prep for Men In Black: International, I did a little series rewatch, and discovered a few things: the original movie is still fresh and… Read More »All Men In Black Films, Ranked
First-View Movie Review – 47 Meters Down (2017)
47 Meters Down is a surprisingly decent shark movie. And it’s not even that scary – the horror level was low (and I’m a horror… Read More »First-View Movie Review – 47 Meters Down (2017)
Newie Review – The Reef – Low Budget, Decent, Non Campy Shark Movie
This 2010 Aussie shark film should be fairly simple to review, as nothing much happened besides a lot of open ocean swimming. If you’re frightened… Read More »Newie Review – The Reef – Low Budget, Decent, Non Campy Shark Movie