Category: Movies
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Rocky: The Underdog Story Perfected
Some movies are so legendary that it feels like everyone has already seen them. Movies like Alien, Terminator 2, Planet of the Apes, Jaws, the Shining, Good Burger, you know, the iconic films that changed pop culture. The movies that have lasted the test of time and will for…ever, probably. Rocky is regarded as one…
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I Finally Watched Godzilla: Minus One
I had some pretty high expectations going into this movie. Not necessarily as a Godzilla fan; I’ll love any Godzilla movie if it ain’t boring. But the hype behind this one could not be ignored. Everywhere I went online, people seemed to have come to an overwhelming consensus: this was the greatest Godzilla movie ever…
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Godzilla: We Gotta Talk About the Humans
It’s a great time to be a Godzilla fan! America is continuing their version with the Monarch show, and Japan is about to drop yet another banger on us with Minus One! The King of the Monsters ain’t giving up his throne any time soon! Over the last seventy years, many beloved monsters have taken…
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The Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie is Another Adaptation Victory
I was gonna do the original Halloween, because… well, you know. But with this fresh out and streamable, how could I resist? When this movie was first announced back in 2014, I had two thoughts. Thought one: there was no way in hell it would be any good. Thought two: there was no way in…
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is Timeless
What do you mean this movie came out thirty years ago? No, that can’t be right. I remember watching this at my grandma’s house when I was six. There’s no way I’m already that old… Calling the Nightmare Before Christmas a masterpiece is an entirely redundant statement. Everyone knows it. Kids love it, adults love…
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