The Cinematic Review-verse

  Hi, everyone. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. I watched Lisa Frankenstein today. In it, Kathryn Newton from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania plays a high school senior who bonds with Cole Sprouse playing a dead guy brought back to life in a Frankenstein esque manner. Though there were some good moments between Newton’s 80s gothic fashion sense, Sprouse’s funny struggles at re-adapting to humanity, and some new wave, pop or soft-rock music, I give the film a 5.5/10. That’s because I didn’t like Sprouse’s character being silent and turning into some crazed psycho killer-type boyfriend. I’d have liked it better if Sprouse got to be shared with Newton’s school and got to restart his life. Seemed like more horror than comedy if you ask me, and not the kind that would give you a rush like The Beekeeper or something. With respect to the cast and crew, do something different next time, or show what footage got cut. As for the audience, I don’t recommend the movie. But I am open to co...

  Ant-Man's back to his own franchise for the third time. Photo courtesy of Disney. Between some stunning (and some not) visual effects and CGI, more dark tone than humor, and lack of depth for the overall story and character of Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was not a great third edition of the franchise that showed a more heroic side for Passaic-native Paul Rudd. Kang was like a black Thanos, Darth Vader, and Loki all rolled into one, but the film didn't explain what made him a villain in the first place. There also wasn't much explanation as to how Bill Murray fit into the narrative. Compared to previous films, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym played a smaller role albeit with a little comic relief, but still came out like Han Solo in the end. Speaking of which, a lot of the landscape in the film looked like Star Wars' original trilogy from the 70s-80s.  Michelle Pfeiffer did a good job with her stunt and grunt work when h...