Tag: movies
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Blog: Street Fightin Flicks
So with a new Street Fighter movie upon us is a good time to dip into the very large back catalogue of Street Fighter movies which stretches back over 30 years at this point. This is really all spawned from the megahit arcade game Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. It was one of the…
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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (’09 review)
3 out of 5 Here’s a test if Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is for you. In one sequence, the heroine suggestively dances with another woman, then the heroine and the woman kung-fu fight in a bathroom as water sprays all over them, then the heroine beats up multiple henchmen over a rap song…
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The Social Network (’10 review)
5 outta 5 Director David Fincher’s movies have either been really good or instant masterpieces. From his unjustly underrated Alien 3 to Seven, Fight Club, Benjamin Button and onward. As a happy surprise it turns out that The Social Network makes for a really compelling film. And you don’t even have to be on Facebook…
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Resident Evil
4 outta 5 Resident Evil by Weapons director Zach Cregger is an intense movie of unrelenting chase and monster scenes with a lot of unexpectedly funny bits. It isn’t exactly the most faithful adaptation of the Resident Evil games, but neither were the first six films. The one faithful Resident Evil adaptation was Welcome to…
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Resident Evil: Extinction (’07 review)
3 out of 5 Each film in the Resident Evil franchise has been slightly different from its predecessor. The first film, the weakest entry, was a somewhat mundane combination of the Resident Evil storyline from the original videogames with new characters for the movie. The second film, Apocalypse, stuck closest to the games storyline and…
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Onslaught
3 outta 5 Onslaught is a horror siege gore action film that tries to say something about veterans and PTSD. This may have good intentions but clashes harshly with undead chainsaw wielding zombies like something out of Evil Dead. There’s also introspection from an isolated and hard-drinking single mother who has difficulty dealing with her…
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Coyote vs. ACME
4 outta 5 After being stuck in a tax hole void for a few years, Coyote vs. ACME has finally been released and it is a very fun time with the Looney Tunes gang in a live-action and animation hybrid with smart meta-commentary about the eternal struggle of Wile E Coyote and commerce. Battling a…
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Toy Story 5
4 outta 5 Toy Story 5 provides another solid Toy Story entry even though, honestly, Toy Story 3 had a fairly definitive ending. However, the specials, shorts, Part 4 and Part 5, all deliver fun continuing adventures of the Toy Story gang. Their plastic life is different now with their former leader leaving, and being…
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Toy Story 3 (2010 review)
5 out of 5 The great thing about sequels, when they work, is that since you’ve known the characters you’re emotionally invested in their journey. Toy Story 3 clicks so well because we’ve seen these characters grow, which is odd considering most of them are ageless plastic and all of them are computer animated. This…
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The End of Oak Street
4 outta 5 The End of Oak Street may be a high-concept idea, but it ends up being a pretty straightforward survival movie featuring dinosaurs, with some really gnarly horror action involving folks being eaten by dinosaurs. This movie is primarily scenes of either dinosaur attacks or family melodrama. Adding a 1980s visual sheen is…
