Illumination Entertainment is another animation group that is taking a chunk out of this golden age we have of Animated Filmmaking. The original Secret Life of Pets (Juice Rating 76/100) was a fun inventive idea of what do people’s pets do when the owners go to work or school. We saw friendships get made with pets in the buildings and adventures had with all different … Continue reading Secret Life of Pets 2 Review

When Shaft first came out in 1971 (Juice Rating 79/100) I do not think they had any idea that in 2019 there would be a third generation of the iconic character. I will be the first to admit I am not an expert on Blaxploitation, I just like movies and I understand how influential that original movie was. Richard Roundtree played Shaft and went on … Continue reading Shaft Review

I know, again that universes are all the rage right now and we have to talk about another one here. The X-Men Universe has had such an interesting history that I think it deserves to be bullet pointed out. X-Men 1 came out in 2000 and changed the way people view Super Hero Movies forever. It was almost perfectly casted and created a superstar in Hugh Jackman. … Continue reading X-Men Dark Phoenix Review

As I have talked about numerous times Cinematic Universes are all the rage these days with Marvel, DC, and now we have Warner Bros. MONSTERVERSE. Listen, I have never been a huge monster guy and maybe that affects my opinion on this movie. However, this is my blog so all the haters can suck it. The Monsterverse began in 2014 with Godzilla directed by Gareth … Continue reading Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review

Elton John. I mean what else can you say the guy is a legend. His music is like poetry to generations, and his flamboyance paved the way for people around the world, who were possibly looking for an inspiration. He and his partner Bernie Taupin were geniuses and I was so happy to hear that this movie was being made. When they cast MY GUY … Continue reading Rocketman Review

Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin is another in the line of Live Action remakes that the Disney Machine is churning out. This year alone they had Dumbo, Lion King in July, and Maleficent 2 in October. Aladdin is of course extremely similar to the original 1992 animated film but, however we get Ritchie’s spin and Will Smith as the Genie! Everyone knows the story, smart but poor … Continue reading Aladdin Review

Late Night TV is a very interesting topic in American History. For so long Late Night TV was the way people could see the famous people they love, and the hosts were revered throughout the country. Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman are just a few of the great names in the history of Late Night. Times have changed though with celebrities readily available through … Continue reading Late Night Review

At this point when you walk into a John Wick movie, you know what your face is going to look like when you walk out. The first two Wick movies were so out of nowhere and balls to the wall, that the hype for the third movie was extremely high. AND IT DID NOT DISSAPOINT! Directed again by Chad Stahelski, John Wick Three takes us deeper into … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Review

Comparing movies can be a tough and sometimes, frankly, stupid way to look at movies. However, watching Olivia Wilde’s new film Booksmart I obviously could not help but watch this thinking about Superbad, and no not just because the star of this is Jonah Hill’s sister (ok maybe a little). Superbad, when it came out was THE MOVIE of my high school years. It was … Continue reading Booksmart Review

It has always been very interesting to me how fantasy writers can basically write one successful series and live off of it for the rest of their lives. J.K. Rowling, George R.R. Martin, and of course J. R. R. Tolkien (my name is A.J. maybe I can be a famous writer too since I go by initials). Tolkien obviously wrote The Hobbit and the Lord of the … Continue reading Tolkien Review