Spider Noir

 

When Into the Spiderverse came out in 2018 I loved it, and Nic Cage stole the show as Spider Man noir. Now we have the live action Amazon series, and it is wonderful. I love most Marvel and DC films but I will admit many are copy and paste, cookie cutter films, here we get a fresh take. Ben Reilly is a character that is not squeaky clean, in fact he is kinda dirty but cmon, it's noir so of course he is. His friends bribe and head to skid row, the villains chew the scenery. The action is full on pulp, the camera angles and lighting are gorgeous. This feels at home with Batman 89 and Sin City with the aesthetic and I want more of it. 

Evil Dead Burn

 Evil Dead is one of my favorite franchises. My favorite of which is The Evil Dead, the og. It is more pure horror and I love the low budget nature. I also love the sequels, I enjoyed Rise. Now with me preferring a more horror tone, Burn has to be something I loved right? Well I liked it, it's well crafted but it lacks fun. The original while more horror and serious still had an aura of fun to it. This here was brutal for brutal sake, very edge lord at times. Now the gore is impressive and there are some great kills, it just felt generic. Perhaps if it wasn't an Evil Dead film I might have dug it more. Alas the curse of a horror franchise. Oh well, bring on more of em.....just don't over saturate the market.

Return to Silent Hill

 I am not a massive fan of the Silent Hill game series. I appreciate it but it has never been one for me to dive into. I enjoy it but i dig the look more than the game, I feel that way about the movies too. I dug both of the other Silent Hill films, they are far from perfect, but they have a nightmarish vibe to them, Return to Silent Hill is no different. It too has a great aesthetic and look but the plot is everywhere, but to be honest i kind of liked it that way, it made things a bit more disorienting and added to the overall vibe. 

Match of June

 Sami Zayn vs Cody Rhodes vs Gunther. 

Supergirl

 

I love James Gunn, i love his vision for DC, I also loved his feature Superman. When it was announced the second project would be Supergirl I was hesitant but relieved. It felt like an odd choice but that is Gunn 101. Her portrayal in Superman was brief yet different,  the trailer almost looked Snyderverse. The film itself? A tad messy but a hell of a good time. She shines in this role as does Jason Mamoa as Lobo. The action scenes are not very tight yet thst have some explosive and kick ass moments.  Much like Guardians and Superman, this shines a light on how absurd these universes are without mocking them. The humor here was MCU eaque but didn't really derail the film line it does for Marvel, most of the jokes didn't work but when they did it usually involved Lobo or Superman. Give me more of this bonkers universe.  

Disclosure Day

 

Steven Spielberg is back! The Fablemans, while personal, was underwhelming for me. Weather Side Story felt big but pointless, this is my favorite film of his since Ready Player One and his best since The Post.....honest this might be my favorite of his and his best since Catch Me If You Can. This feels like a missing 80s Sci fi conspiracy film,  it feels like a missing 80s Spielberg film. The first scene throws you right into the story. We have to piece things together as the story unfolds.  The story is tense, the action is thrilling, the sci fi is awe inspiring,  which Spielberg always masters. The acting might be the years best. With Emily Blunt in this, and Inde Navarratte in Obsession,  it is a terrific year for acting. Speaking of terrific year for acting, add in Project Hail Mary and this is a fantastic year for sci fi. This year has been amazing thus far. And this is the years best. 

Masters of the Universe

 

The Masters of the Universe toys and cartoon were a year or 2 before my time but luckily there were reruns and luckily my mom found figures at garage sales,  flea markets and toy liquidator. I didn't have all the characters like Spiderman, Batman, TMNT, Star Wars or WWF but I had enough.  I even enjoy the 80s film....I also loved Bumblebee and luckily the same director did this and thank Gray Skull cause this is a blast. It's Guardians of the Galaxy,  it's Flash Gordon,  it's a filmmaker playing with action figures on the big screen and it shows in just how fun this is. Much like James Gunn's Superman it highlights the absurdities of this universe but it doesn't mock them. *puts hands on hips, leans back and laughs*  This film has the power.