Posts by James Roberts

The God of Mischief leaps to television in a stunner of an episode one.

Maybe next time they can conjure up a better script.

Rating: B- With the use of personal surveillance technology on the rise amongst police departments across the country, ethical concerns are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of the national dialogue. It’s not untempting to compare the rise of surveillance cameras in general to George Orwell’s 1984—as played out as the comparison has become in today’s […]

Summer 2021 is shaping up to be a fantastic season for movies.

Evil has rarely been so fabulous.

Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Army of the Dead is the Snyderiest Zack Snyder movie yet made.

Creepy copycat killer creatively kills corrupt cops, causes carnage.

Rating: B As much as we might want the world of geopolitics to exist in firms shades of black and white, the complexities of international negotiations and diplomacy are notorious for their shades of grey. Any deal making that exists between two countries is a tricky rope to walk, with the slightest breeze threatening to […]

A solid Michael B. Jordan performance almost saves an otherwise uninspired action film.

Despite the ongoing pandemic, the movies didn’t stop. Sure, distribution changed and streamers became an even bigger player than they have been previously, but, as they say, the show must go on. And go on it did. Fundamentally, very little changed about movies over the last year. Some were good, some were bad, and even […]

Just because it’s stupid doesn’t mean it’s not awesome.

Rating: B What’s immediately apparent about Beast Beast, the feature debut from writer/director Danny Madden, is that it’s a film with a lot of heart. Madden is a filmmaker with a clear grasp of the craft, and as the film moves closer and closer to its shocking finale, this is a fact that is more […]

Netflix has found their Joey Ramone. Twenty years to the day after the legendary punk’s death, the streaming service has announced that comedian Pete Davidson will bring Ramone back to life in the upcoming biopic, I Slept with Joey Ramone. Based on the memoir of the same name by Ramone’s brother, Mike Leigh, I Slept […]

A voyage far from fantastic.

What’s a king to a god?

He’s not John Wick but he’ll do.

The Snyder Cut is released, for better and for worse.

Who will take home the gold in this unprecedented year?

Director Florian Zeller has crafted the best cinematic depiction of dementia ever made.

Middle of the road for Disney is still slightly ahead of the pack.