Cars 3: It' No Toy Story 3 but Still a Fun Ride

The Cars franchise may not be at the same of level of Pixar’s other work like Toy Story or Wall-E, but I think they are relatively alright, even the sequel to an extent. Yes, Cars 2 is the weakest Pixar movie and the issues that many have with it are on point: from the odd choice of shifting a race car movie into a spy-action caper, making the comic relief side character Mater the tow truck (Larry the Cable Guy) the main character, and some hammered in message that ends up being muddled in the mix. Despite that, I had a lot of fun with the movie even if deep down I wished it continued with being a racing movie. Thankfully, the people at Pixar realized this as we go back to its roots in the third installment, Cars 3.

Super Double Feature: Wonder Woman & Captain Underpants

Believe it or not Wonder Woman and Captain Underpants share a few things in common. Both are based on existing written material, are a different but unique type of superhero, plans for a feature film have been in the works for quite a long time, and are finally making their big-screen debut on the same weekend.

Double Feature: Baywatch & Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Memorial Day weekend brought us two​ movies that took place off dry land. Neither delivered a spectacular splash though I would say one swam better than the other. 

Alien: Covenant Nothing But Horror Movie Schlock

(Originally Published on May 21, 2017)

You know how the first movie in a Horror franchise turns out to be the best of the bunch while everything else goes down the drain. Just look at the countless sequels and reimaginings of Jaws, Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street to name a few.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Semi-Deliver’s

(Originally Published on May 19, 2017)

I’m just going to come out and say it, I was never impressed by Guardians of the Galaxy. With the exception of Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) and Drax (Dave Bautista), the guardians range from being bland with no personality like Gamora (Zoe Saldana) or unlikable smart-alecks like Peter Quill aka Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper).  That’s not say that I downright hate these movies, on the contrary they do their job on being entertaining with great action, adventure, amazing visuals, funny moments even by the leads, and ending on a high note.