Big Al Reviews

Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

    4 outta 5 Writer and director Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, has a lot of his quirks as often happens in Wes Anderson films. It has a bit more heart than usual with following the chilly to heartwarming evolution of a relationship between a father and his estranged daughter. The movie, and the…

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  • Predator: Killer of Killers

    Predator: Killer of Killers

    4 outta 5 Predator: Killer of Killers is an awesomely gnarly addition to the Predator franchise. As an animated film, it allows for extreme camera angles and action that wouldn’t necessarily work in live action but looks dang cool in animation. As an anthology film, each story skips across the centuries of Predators enacting carnage…

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  • Prey (2022 review)

    Prey (2022 review)

    4 outta 5 With a back to basics approach, Prey turns out to be a shot in the arm for the long-running Predator franchise. Like the very good 2010 Predators film, Prey can be accused a wee bit of treading towards remaking the original Predator but it throws in enough differences to make this stand…

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