Film Review Club

Jaime Reyes finds himself in possession of an ancient alien biotechnology that bestows him with remarkable powers. But with this great power, comes a new threat that the Reyes must face. Blue Beetle is a wonderful blend of an early 2000’s superhero flick and the more modern takes on the genre. Balancing a wholesome, grounded origin story with the goofy humour that seems to come part and parcel with modern comic book movies. I won’t go as far as saying that I agreed with all of the silly punchlines that were included, for example all of the Nanna action sequences become a little too much for me, but for the most part, the humour worked really well! At the heart of this story is the Reyes family and they were as crucial to the plot as Jaime himself, contributing the emotional core that brought a tear to my eye in multiple moments throughout the film. The heroic story isn’t flashy or over complicated, in fact it’s super simple and that works in the movies favour. The antagonists were prob

Based on true events, Jann Mardenborough wins a Gran Turismo racing simulator competition, earning him a place in the GT academy where he faces the best of the best in simulator racing, all for the chance to become a real life race driver. Gran Turismo was certainly a pleasant surprise, I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would! It’s a super heartwarming story that hits even harder given it’s a true one. The journey of Jann Mardenborough is simply unbelievable and that makes for such a gripping storyline. I will say that despite its gripping nature, it was rather predictable, you kind of knew how it would end even without knowing anything about the real life events that inspired the movie. But that certainly doesn’t mean it won’t have your heart pacing in the entertaining racing that’s depicted throughout its two hour run time. Archie Madekwe performs well but the performance of the film for me, comes from David Harbour whose acting subtlety is often overlooked but he always deliv

Jonas Taylor returns to lead an exploratory dive into the deepest trench of our ocean. Their mission spirals into chaos when they are faced with deadly ancient creatures and other dangerous humans. Meg 2: The Trench continues the logic defying set pieces with Jason Statham playing the immortal Megaladon killing hero and despite its many flaws, I still managed to have a bit of fun with the movie. My low, and I mean low, expectations more than likely helped my experience but that works best for me. I think the biggest criticism I have is not the stupidity of the movies premise but the cringeworthy dialogue that just tainted so many of the scenes. Not to mention some of the performances really gave off low level pantomime vibes, where the acting and line delivery especially, was really poor and this came primarily from the films antagonists. In contrast, the cinematography was actually better than I expected it to be, with a nice variety of cool shots amongst all of the action.  This was

After years of being sheltered from the human world, these teenage mutant ninja turtles set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and finally be accepted as normal teenagers. Wow, first of all I just want to say Mutant Mayhem’s animation deserves to be in the same conversation as the Spiderverse artistry! This movie felt so unique and its designs blew me away, it’s rare I enjoy a movie in 3D but this worked beautifully with it. Finally we get a rendition in the cinema where the gang are genuinely teenagers and it worked incredibly well. It helped the humour land, the brotherly bond shine and the enjoyment run, so it was a job well done by the talented actors who voiced our favourite Turtles.  The storyline had no mention of the iconic villain Shredder and the movie was all the better for it, helping to establish a new antagonist which felt fresh compared to the previous movies. But really Superfly was only a real presence towards the end of the film, most of it was just fleshing out the