“Five Nights at Freddy’s” Review
The idea of the animatronics at a pizza entertainment establishment (Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz Pizza) coming to life and killing people is a decent horror concept. It made for an
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All Things Movies With Mark McPherson
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” Review
Nintendo fans might be taken aback by how The Super Mario Bros Movie opens with the typical Illumination logo presentation, featuring their iconic yellow minion characters engaging in a dose
“Sonic The Hedgehog 2” Review
As a matinee adventure for kids, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is okay entertainment for the wee ones. Yet I couldn’t help but feel that there was something more I should
“Uncharted” Review
There’s a cameo in Uncharted that feels as though it’s strictly funny for the fans. Nolan North, the voice actor of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted video games, occupies one
“Mortal Kombat” (2021) Review
There’s a moment of clarity at the beginning of Mortal Kombat, where the action is exciting, the violence potent, and dialogue minor enough to never come off pretentious or meandering.
The Video Game Movie Curse is Dead
I think there’s an odd conception about movies based on video games, that they must suffer from some curse. I wrote a book called Pixels to Premieres: A History of
“Sonic the Hedgehog” Review
Sonic the Hedgehog, personally, is a conflict of nostalgia. I grew up playing the Sega Genesis games which made the blue blur become an icon of my childhood. I also
“Jumanji: The Next Level” Review
To warrant one more playthrough of Jumanji in its quirkier video game format, there has to be something more than just a reason to return. Something needs to be shaken
“Ralph Breaks The Internet” Review
While the video game character Ralph expands his personality for breaking and wrecking into the vast landscape of the internet, his new journey comes off as more of a spiffy
“Rampage” Review
If my 8-year-old self knew there’d be a movie adaptation of the city-destroying monster video game Rampage, I’d probably be in a state of perpetual glee until it was released