Author: Mark McPherson
“Wonder Woman” Review
Wonder Woman is more of a superhero movie than a movie with superheroes in it. Warner Brothers’ previous DC Comics “superhero” movies seemed to deal with wavering themes, much too […]
“Baywatch” Review
Baywatch was the most trashy of 1990s television that started out as a suggestive lifeguard drama and spun itself into the craziest of spin-offs where characters solved ghost mysteries at […]
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” Review
This is it. This is the black hole of cliche comedy that every road trip movie swirls around, but rarely dares to enter. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long […]
“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” Review
Guy Ritchie firmly establishes from the first few scenes that this won’t be the same old tale of King Arthur. Within the first minute, there’s already an attack on a […]
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Review
The best and worst thing that can be said of the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy is that it’s more of the same. If you liked the last movie, […]
“Buster’s Mal Heart” Review
Buster’s Mal Heart is three films that struggle to connect towards each other in their nonlinear progression. The first is that of a man trying to escape the daily grind […]
“Sandy Wexler” Review
I suppose I should be grateful that the third film of Adam Sandler’s Netflix contract was not as terrible as it could have been. He disgusted me to no end […]
“Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent” Review
I’d never heard of Jeremiah Tower before this documentary, but there are plenty of talking heads present in The Last Magnificent to correct this. After the aged Tower himself starts […]
“The Promise” (2017) Review
Movies such as The Promise can make history come alive in a way that no other medium can. I can still recall being bored out of my mind by junior […]
“Unforgettable” (2017) Review
I wanted to enjoy Unforgettable for the trashy thriller it aimed to be. I really did. I knew this entire plot was going to lead into some ludicrous climax of […]