The Cinematic Review-verse

Photo courtesy of MGM. Last night, I saw  Bottoms . There were few enjoyable moments, emphasis on  few , but with all due respect, it just  reminded me of more tired high school drama that I don’t want people to see.  For starters, two high school lesbians, played by Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri, start a fight club just to  hook up with cheerleaders. Havana Rose Liu’s character of Isabel said to Ayo Edebiri’s character of Josie  that she didn’t have to go along with this just to start a relationship with her, and Liu was right. The  whole idea that just because parts of high school don’t think you’re popular and you have to lie and go  to extreme lengths to prove them wrong is not a good message to send to people today.  Mostly because I’m not a fan of hot-tempered vulgar language amongst kids today, fictional or  otherwise, I didn’t find it all very enjoyable. One part I did was when Hazel, played by Ruby Cruz, stuck it  to the m...

With numerous new characters and story ideas to expand its original concept, “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” proved that everything is awesome again five years later. Through a catchy pop music soundtrack, consistent humor, and radiant animation, it was worth nearly two hours of watching. Following the cliffhanger from the first film, Bricksburg has transitioned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Only Emmett Brickowski (voiced by Chris Pratt) remains optimistic, much to girlfriend Lucy/Wyldstyle’s (voiced by Elizabeth Banks) chagrin. But Emmett must be ready to change his attitude when a new threat begins to wreak havoc and takes away his loved ones. Lucy (voiced by Elizabeth Banks) and Emmett Brickowski (voiced by Chris Pratt) having coffee at Apocalypseburg in 'The Lego Movie 2'. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. There to assist Emmett is adventurer Rex Dangervest (also voiced by Pratt). The inclusion of Rex into Emmet’s life reminded me of the adventures in “Guardians o...

Photo Courtesy of William Edward Beavers, V Over 5 years ago, there were a group of actresses who teamed up to put on the best female acapella performance film has ever seen. Well, the cast and crew of Pitch Perfect 3 poured their hearts out for the trilogy to finish its run in a grand way. After most of the group graduated from college, Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), and the rest of the Barden Bellas decide to come together for one last performance, contending with other musical groups, at a USO (United States Organizations) tour. I think this is one for the records for Universal Studios. It was a bit dejecting to see that the franchise had to go soon. But, it was more uplifting when I witnessed the ladies finish what they started the best way how: together. With great new cast additions, whimsical moments of jokes and/or insults towards competition, and well-rehearsed covering of classic songs, Britney Spears' "Toxic", for example, it was an overa...