Category: Movie Reviews

Pacific Rim: Uprising – Better than other sequels?

I mentioned in my last review that I started getting into anime again and the anime that did it was Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters on Netflix. The plot got me. Godzilla...

The Outsider – Good Netflix Yakuza Film?

This marks my first ever review of a Japanese yakuza film… that was directed by a white French guy. Honestly though, I had to double check who made this because it felt...

Red Sparrow – The Captain weighs in on the “thriller” factor

Red Sparrow is an erotic spy thriller where nothing in it works. Going into it I was either expecting La Femme Nikita or Atomic Blonde. What I got was neither. At least...

Black Panther -Time to move on?

Has the comic book superhero film fatigue finally started to set in? Is it on its way out like zombies? Before Walking Dead killed it and World War Z pushed it into...

The Competition – Valentine’s Day with The Cap’n!

Surprise last minute Valentine’s Day review! This special day deserves a very special review of a very special movie. Unfortunately all I have to offer is The Competition. A garbage romantic comedy...

The Cloverfield Paradox – We aren’t there yet…

I was at a loss as to what I should review this week. There wasn’t anything showing in theaters I really cared about seeing, or anything I doubt you’d care to read...

Hostiles – What single word will the Captain use to describe it?

I think it was in October I ordered a box of Japanese potato chips. Thinking it would be an interesting Christmas gift to buy myself. However, I didn’t realize it would take...

The Worst Films of 2017!

And don't forget to check out Part 1: The Best Movies of 2017. I ran into the same problem with the worst list as I did with the best. Too many candidates. I...