The Cinematic Review-verse

'Borderlands' movie poster. Taken by William Beavers. Courtesy of Lions Gate Ent., Inc. In one of the newest video game-to-screen adaptations, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart led a quirky Guardians of the Galaxy tribute in Lionsgate’s Borderlands , directed by Eli Roth . Blanchett was Lilith, a bitter bounty hunter in a Blade Runner -esque planet who gets called to rescue a titan’s daughter, Tina, played by Ariana Greenblatt . But just because she’s a youth, doesn’t mean Tina’s to be trifled with. Wait till you see her unleash her exploding bunnies. She's like Louise Belcher from Bob's Burgers with a face that resembles a young Zendaya. Tina's first protector was Roland, played by Hart, who showed more action initiative than his prior character in Central Intelligence. Adding to this unlikely band of merry heroes were the seldom speaking yet ready-to-rumble Drax knockoff Krieg, played by Florian Munteanu from Creed II , C-3PO/R2-D2/Wall-E wisecracking Claptrap, vo...

Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan can not cease to amaze me. While the plot of the film seems recycled, the cast of 'Jumanji: The Next Level' did a great job in continuing the story with nonstop action and humorous chemistry. I think director Jake Kasdan chose wisely in adding Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, and Awkwafina to the ensemble. The characters of the 'Jumanji' video game are ready to face danger. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures. 'The Next Level' continues the story with the young heroes off to college. But Spencer, played by Alex Wolff, repairs the old Jumanji game in secret and gets sucked back into it, and his girlfriend and friends, played by Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman, along with his grandfather, Eddie, played by Danny DeVito, Eddie's former friend, Milo, played by Danny Glover, and former Jumanji captive Alex Vreeke, played by Colin Hanks have to rescue him. Adding to that mission is saving ...

Director Jake Kasdan put in his best effort in rebooting 1995's  Jumanji  film into  Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.  By using an intensifying jungle setting, excessive comedic moments, useful props,  an astounding score by Henry Jackman, and an overall great tribute to the original film, this was a awe-inspiring film to see during the holiday season. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, this motion picture was very much similar to the Tristar movie from over twenty years ago, starring Robin Williams, may he rest in peace. The original Jumanji board game was recreated into a  video game cartridge. In 1996, young teenager Alex Vreeke is sucked into the video game accidentally. Twenty years later, five high school students serving detention play the game and get sworn in to the game world themselves, complete with feral wildlife, helicopters, and everything thrilling and destructive. After taking the forms of their avatars, it is up to these youths to pu...