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What to Look Forward to in August 2022
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Film Review: Nope
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Jordan Peele Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea R Jordan Peele has been seen as a successor to somebody like John Carpenter, while I don’t really buy that – the two of them could not be more different – Peele’s influences in regards to his…
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Film Review: Thor: Love and Thunder
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Taika Waititi Starring Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman PG-13 The first major sequence after the required Marvel Studios intro of Thor: Love and Thunder will immediately clue you in on whether or not this movie will be your cup of tea. Korg, still played by…
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Box Office Report: ‘Thor’ Wins Second Weekend Despite Massive Drop, ‘Crawdads’ Overperforms
By Matthew Moorcroft Despite a massive drop in it’s second weekend, Thor: Love and Thunder managed to win the weekend, but at what cost? Let’s break it down. 1 – Thor: Love and Thunder ($46.6 million) While it’s $144.2 million opening was impressive, Thor: Love and Thunder has clearly struggled since then to maintain it’s…
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TV Review: Ms. Marvel, Episode 6
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Starring Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff TV-14 Hot damn, the sons of bitches did it. Look, the MCU Disney+ finales have become something of a dreadful experience for discourse as most discussion tend to argue over semantics instead of…
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TV Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1, Episodes 19-20
By Matthew Moorcroft Chapter 19: The Siege of the North – Part 1 – Highest RecommendationChapter 20: The Siege of the North – Part 2 – Highest Recommendation Directed by Lauren MacMullan (Episode 19), Dave Filoni (Episode 20) Starring Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco TV-Y7 And we’re here! Avatar‘s first season…
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TV Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1, Episodes 17-18
By Matthew Moorcroft Chapter 17: The Northern Air Temple – Strong RecommendationChapter 18: The Waterbending Master – Strong Recommendation Directed by Dave Filoni (Episode 17), Giancarlo Volpe (Episode 18) Starring Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco TV-Y7 One of the things that’s sometimes hard to remember in world building is the importance…
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TV Review: Ms. Marvel, Episode 5
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Starring Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Fawad Khan TV-14 For starters, this review is coming from a perspective of somebody who knows very little, if anything at all, about the Partition. While I have some vague knowledge of the event just from what a Pakistani…
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Star Wars Wednesdays: The Force Awakens
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Harrison Ford PG-13 Welcome to Star Wars Wednesdays! Every Wednesday I’ll be talking about/looking at a new piece of Star Wars media, starting with the movies and going onwards into the shows, games, and maybe even comics and books…
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Box Office Report: ‘Minions’ Breaks Fourth of July Records With $108 million
By Matthew Moorcroft While it’s been rough for animated films recently, Minions: The Rise of Gru ended up overperforming in it’s opening weekend and letting animation have a much needed win. Let’s break it down. 1 – Minions: The Rise of Gru ($108 million) Initially predicted for $60-80 million in it’s opening weekend, Minions‘ lowball…
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