The Nanny (2017) – Review
In horror films, if you hire a babysitter or nanny, there is a good chance they will turn out to be evil – whether they be a woman seeking revenge, as in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, or something…
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Author Archive: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) – Review
In 2015, Marvel’s Ant-Man could easily have come across as a low-rent Iron Man – both featuring high-tech costumed heroes – but instead, the studio doubled down on the comedy and we got an incredibly fun caper flick that surprised…
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Final Girl (2015) – Review
Taking popular horror tropes and turning them on their heads is nothing new – the “final girl” trope is easily the most recognized of such – but the key to making such a twist work is in how well you…
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Review
Do you remember Jurassic Park founder John Hammond having a partner? If you don’t you shouldn’t feel too bad, as he didn’t have one up until this fifth entry of the franchise. This is because director J.A. Bayona, along with…
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Time Trap (2017) – Review
There are many time travel stories – with heroes zipping back and forth through time – from the H.G. Wells’ classic The Time Machine, to more modern comedic tales like Back to the Future, but most of these time travel stories…
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Monster Family (2017) – Review
With the popularity of the Adam Sandler-led animated Hotel Transylvania movie series, it is no surprise that other studios would want to rake in a little of that “monster money” with their own take on the classic monsters. Unfortunately, with…
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American Assassin (2017) – Review
When Matt Damon took on the role of Robert Ludlum’s titular hero Jason Bourne way back in 2002, it created a shift in the action-spy genre that radically changed audience expectations. Thus, when a movie based on a book from…
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The Ritual (2017) – Review
“If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise, if you go down to the woods today you’d better go in disguise!” The lyrics for Teddy Bear’s Picnic contain some solid pieces of advice –…
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Cloak & Dagger (2018) Pilot Review
Marvel may be kicking butt and taking names with their Cinematic Universe – the latest Avengers movie having earned literally all the money – but on the small screen they haven’t been as consistently successful. With Netflix doing most of…
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Fifty Shades Freed (2018) – Review
Most would agree that the Fifty Shades books are a cross between fanfiction and a trashy beach read – no one is going to be proclaiming E.L. James author of the year any time soon – but the movies based…
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