Category: Reviews

TheBoyAndTheHeronReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Boy and the Heron

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and The Heron follows Mahito (Luca Padovan), a young 12-year-old boy, as he struggles to settle in a new town after his mother’s death. However, when a talking heron (Robert Pattinson) informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which

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GodzillaMinusOneReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Godzilla Minus One

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One takes place in Postwar Japan which at its lowest point faces a new crisis in the form of a giant monster called Godzilla, who was baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. It has been 69 years since Godzilla made his first appearance in film and

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TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakesReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the book by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows the story of eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) years before he becomes the tyrannical President of Panem. He is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Storm and Fury (The Harbinger, #1)

“Something has the Upper Level demons afraid enough that they’ve all gone into hding.” Nicolai was speaking again. “And that something is killing us – killing Wardens.” Hey everybody, did you hear? Some joyless busybody tried to get a librarian arrested over a young adult book. I think that sounds like a recommendation, don’t you?

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DisneyWishReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Wish

Directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, Wish takes place in the Kingdom of Rosas and follows a 17-year-old girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) who senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom’s ruler, King Magnifico (Chris Pine). This eventually leads to her making a passionate plea to the stars in a

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ScottPilgrimTakesOffReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Helmed by Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski and produced by Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follows Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) as he meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But then things get even more

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NextGoalWinsReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Next Goal Wins

Directed by Taika Waititi and based on a true story, Next Goal Wins follows Dutch American football coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) who faces the option of being fired or accepting an almost impossible task: to convert the American Samoa national team, considered one of the weakest football teams in the world, into an elite

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lokiSeason2Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Loki Season 2

Helmed by Eric Martin, Loki Season 2 follows the aftermath of the shocking season finale where Loki (Tom Hiddleston) finds himself in a battle against the clock for the heart of the Time Variance Authority, dealing with the looming threat of Kang (Jonathan Majors) and his variants. Along with Mobius (Owen Wilson), Hunter B-15 (Wunmi

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marvelsReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Marvels

Directed by Nia DaCosta, The Marvels follows Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) who has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences as a result of her actions see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an

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