Reviews

In some ways the toy characters in Toy Story 4 are suffering from the empty nest syndrome.  The end of the story revolving around Andy ended at the finish of part 3.  Now little sister Molly is willing to send almost all of the toys off to new homes.  A new owner is Bonnie a […]

Beginning at a quiet picnic at which Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye) is teaching his daughter how to use the bow and arrow, we learn the major direction of Endgame.  The kids are playing and mom is cooking for an outside picnic on the side of an idealistic hillside when suddenly everyone disappears except Hawkeye. It’s […]

The opening scenes in Shazam are compelling and well presented.  Two boys are featured, one who will become Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong) is not respected by his older brother and his father has little patience with him.  Following a car accident he finds himself in a snow covered location that leads to a cave […]

Oscar-winner Brie Larson joins forces with astute collaborating filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as its first female lead in what on-line trolls have been causing a backlash. Nonetheless, despite the politics (read: diversity) employed by the Room and Kong: Skull Island actress, Captain Marvel doesn’t make for a winning unconventional […]

I liked this Aquaman! No, not just because Jason Momoa is very nice to look at but because it was a decent story and had interesting visual effects.  Yes, it’s a little sappy with the mermaid queen meets the regular lighthouse guy but overall it was entertaining enough. There could have been a little bit […]