Movie
A recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Letitia Wright returns to the land of mourning in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever directed by Ryan Coogler. Released on the 11th of November 2022, the global sensation pays tribute to its late lead actor, Chadwick Boseman, who unfortunately passed away on the 28th of August 2020. There is a lot to talk about in this film as it has some similarities with Avatar 2: The Way of Water, Shuri, and the importance of Vibranium, but before we dive deep into the gauntlet, let’s get a basic comprehension of where we’re ahead. In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we follow Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje who fight to…
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City of God (2002)
Directors Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles have created an open-world masterpiece that to this day has no equal with the making of – City of God. ‘City of God’ or better referred to in Portuguese as (Cidade de Deus) is based on a 1997 semi-autobiographical novel written by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives in Cidade de Deus. The novel was hailed by critics as one of the greatest works of contemporary Brazilian literature and took Paulo Lins around about 8 years to complete. However, in the film City of God – we follow the events surrounding two boys who are brought up in a sadistic neighborhood…
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Legion of Super-Heroes
Meg Donnelly stars in the latest DC Comics animation movie, Legion of Super-Heroes directed by Jeff Wamester, and written by Josie Campbell. Jeff Wamester is a director at Warner Bros. Animation and is mostly recognized for his work on Justice Society: World War II in 2021 and Green Lantern: Beware My Power in 2022, which were both interesting films nevertheless. Released on the 7th of February 2023 by distributor Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. We follow the story of Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton and her mother, who struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Through her struggles and learning to hone her newfound…
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M3GAN
Chucky the killer doll and Annabelle may have found their match with the marvel artificial intelligence lifelike doll in M3GAN directed by Gerard Johnstone, starring Allison Williams and Violet McGraw. Released on the 6 January 2023 in the United States of America by distributor Universal Pictures, and production companies Blumhouse Productions, Divide/Conquer, and Atomic Monster. M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that’s programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. There are plenty of films about artificial intelligence that was meant to better the lives of humans only for them to do the complete opposite such as Terminator, I.…
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TILL
Danielle Deadwyler stars in the emotionally provoking, jaw-dropping, maddening film, based on true events – Till. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu, who is the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her unquestionable skills in Clemency. Till follows the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was brutally lynched in 1955 while visiting his cousins in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman Carolyn Bryant. Before going into this film, I had always known what I was getting myself into as the story of Emmett Till and his brutal death and the injustice that followed…
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig returns as Detective Benoit Craig in the second installment of Knives Out, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery by director Rian Johnson. Released on the 23rd of December 2022 by production studios T-Street and distributor Netflix, this second installment features a manifold of talent from across various industries with Dave Bautista from WWE, Janelle Monae the singer, and Madelyn Cline. The story follows a Tech billionaire Miles Bron, who invites a handful of his close- friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the scene to solve this devilishly complicated case. Now, the…
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Director Joel Crawford may have just broken the internet with the latest installment of DreamWork’s favorite cat, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Joel Crawford is no amateur in the animation industry as he’s directed movies such as “Trolls Holiday” and “The Croods”, however, it’s without a doubt that Puss in Boots: The Last Wish may just be his best project yet. Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. To save his soul and become everyone’s favorite fearless hero, Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his…
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Emancipation
Director Antoine Fuqua acquires celebrity slapping actor – Will Smith, in his latest project based on a true story – Emancipation, which gives us a glimpse into the life of former slave Peter and his perilous journey to freedom. Peter, a slave, flees a plantation in Louisiana after he was whipped within an inch of his life. He has to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a torturous journey north. And straight out of the bat, my first thought about this movie ten minutes within was “I couldn’t have survived during these times”, the brutality and mindset of white people were so twisted and inhumane. Emancipation…
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R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
Jeffrey Donovan, Penelope Mitchell and Richard Blake star in the second installment of R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned by director Paul Leyden. Now I think it’s only fair that I mention that I have not watched the original film featuring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges which was released in 2013, however, after receiving mixed reactions on it, I thought why not watch the second seeing as it does not include any of the prequel cast and how could a action/comedy possibly hurt in any way. Roy Pulsipher a late sheriff is recruited by the R.I.P.D. after his death and is returned to Earth to save humanity from…
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Vesper
When a science experiment goes wrong resulting in a catastrophic virus attacking all life forms on the earth, a 13-year-old girl named Vesper and her father are determined to beat the odds no matter what. Film directing duo Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, who’ve worked together on several projects in the likes of “Vanishing Waves” and “ABCs of Death 2” share with us their latest proposition – Vesper. Struggling to survive with her father after the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, 13-year-old Vesper must use her wits, strength, and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future but is this what the earth needs? Let’s dive into the review. Upon my first…
