I'm a film critic on this page.: 2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (4 out of 4)

Ready Player One (3.5 out of 4)

Avengers: Infinity War (4 out of 4)

Black Panther (1.5 out of 4)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (4 out of 4)

Tomb Raider (3.5 out of 4)

The Incredibles 2 (3 out of 4)

The Commuter (3.5 out of 4)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (3.5 out of 4)

Early Man (3.5 out of 4)

A Quiet Place (4 out of 4)

Rampage (1 out of 4)

Ant-Man and the Wasp (3.5 out of 4)

Mission Impossible: Fallout (3.5 out of 4)

The Meg (4 out of 4)

Venom (3 out of 4)

The Darkest Minds (3.5 out of 4)

Robin Hood (4 out of 4)

A-X-L (3 out of 4)

Bumblebee (4 out of 4)

2018 Action Award Nominations

Best Trailer: Avengers: Infinity War, Mission Impossible: Fallout, The Meg, A Quiet Place, Venom,

Best Quote: We Are Venom (Venom), It Means Get Lost Squidward (Avengers 3), Welcome to Jurassic World (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), There Cannot Be Peace, Without First a Great Suffering (Mission Impossible 6), I'm Gonna Make This Thing Bleed (The Meg),

Best Fight: Iron Man Vs Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War), Ilsa Faust Vs Solomon Lane (Mission Impossible 6), Bathroom Fight Scene (Mission Impossible: Fallout), Venom Vs Riot (Venom), Bumblebee Vs Dropkick (Bumblebee)

Best Villain: Aidan Gillen (Maze Runner: the Death Cure), Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War), Walton Goggins (Tomb Raider), Sean Harris (Mission Impossible: Fallout), Ben Mendelsohn (Robin Hood),

Best Motion Capture Performance: T.J. Miller (Ready Player One), Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Avengers Infinity War),

Best Voice Performance: Tom Hiddleston (Early Man), Bill Wise (The Incredibles 2), Tom Hardy (Venom), Will Arnett (Teen Titans Go! to the Movies), Angela Bassett (Bumblebee)

Best Visual Effects: Ready Player One, Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Bumblebee

Best Animated Movie: The Incredibles 2, Early Man, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies,

Best Screenplay: Solo: A Star Wars Story, A Quiet Place, The Death Cure, Avengers: Infinity War, Bumblebee

Best Supporting Actress: Kaya Scodelario (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible: Fallout), Shuya Sophia Cai (The Meg), Eve Hewson (Robin Hood)

Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Aidan Gillen (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Woody Harrelson (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Ben Mendelsohn (Robin Hood), John Cena (Bumblebee)

Best Actress: Emilia Clarke (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place), Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee)

Best Actor: Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Liam Neeson (The Commuter), John Krasinski (A Quiet Place), Jason Statham (The Meg),

Best Director: Steven Spielberg (Ready Player One), Ron Howard (Solo: A Star Wars Story), John Krasinski (A Quiet Place), Jon Turteltaub (The Meg), Travis Knight (Bumblebee)

Best Superhero Movie: Avengers Infinity War, Ant man and the Wasp, The Incredibles II, Venom, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies,

Best Picture: Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Avengers: Infinity War, The Meg, Bumblebee

Best Movie Scene of 2018: First Race (Ready Player One), The keeper of the Soul Stone revealed (Avengers: Infinity War), Darth Maul and Qi'ra (Solo: A Star Wars Story), The Meg Kills Whale (The Meg), Fall of Cybertron (Bumblebee)

The offical awards will be posted tomorrow. Upcoming posts sometime this week also include;

Top 10 Best Movies of 2018

Top 10 Best Trailers of 2018

Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2019

My Review of "Bumblebee"

Bumblebee is an emotional, heartfelt, and well written film. From the beginning sequence that features the fall of Cybertron, to its strong characterization, Bumblebee is no doubt one of the best films of the year.

It also features some outstanding visual effects, epic action scenes, clever humor, plenty of nostalgic moments, terrific 80's music and cars, and strong performances from Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena.

Travis Knight proves that he is a worthy successor to Michael Bay to helm the franchise. While it was somewhat disappointing to realize that this is a reboot, I understand that fans were not impressed with the previous films (although I was), and that they needed to go old school to win their favor back, and I believe that they have done it, based on what I am hearing.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars.

My Review of "A-X-L"

Though the storyline is predictable and familiar, A-X-L is a well done film thanks to its lead stars, espicially Becky G, surprisingly good characterization, powerful emotion, and strong directing.

This and Power Rangers prove, in my opinion, that Becky G is a more then capable actress who deserves more roles in the future.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3 out of 4 stars.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

My Review of "Aquaman"

Despite some stellar action scenes, and a heavily committed performance from Jason Momoa, Aquaman suffers from a poor script, horrific visual effects, an overlong running time, and lackluster performances from Willem Dafoe, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Pretty much, everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

1 out of 4 stars

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

My Review of "The Flash: Season 5 Episode 8: What's Past is Prologue"

Warning Spoilers Ahead!!!

Tonight's episode of The Flash takes us back to some good old times to remind us of why we love this show.

Barry decides that the only way to defeat Cicada is to go back in time and destroy his dagger. Nora then suggests that they go back to certain points in Barry's life to acquire certain discarded items from the past to get rid of Cicada's dagger instead and Barry agrees. He originally does not want to take Nora back in time, as he is afraid of her seeing certain things from his past, but Iris convinces him to to take her with him.

The chemistry between Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, and Jessica Parker Kennedy in this sequence is spectacular as usual.

Barry and Nora's first stop takes us to when Iris killed Savitar. They are not alone however when they go. The Time Wraith appears and forces them to act quickly. Nora then realizes who Savitar was (whether she knew that in the first place I have no idea), and luckily manages to get a piece of Savitar's suit before it disappears and before the Time Wraith gets the both of them. At the same time Nora shows off some new powers which are awesome and raise some questions as to how she learned that.

What was really disappointing about this whole scene is the fact that we did not get any new footage with Savitar. But the nostalgia and the Time Wraith more then made up for it.

Their second stop takes us back to when Zoom stole Barry's speed. Barry manages to get the device that Zoom used to steal his speed before Wells smashes it to pieces. Nora meanwhile gets to see an emotional moment between her parents' past self as Iris comforts Barry after he lost his speed and Caitlin to Zoom. As Barry and Nora are about to depart, Zoom shows up. He then chases after them but the time wraith gets him. Barry and Nora then accidentally break the device, and are thrown into the time when Barry and the team had to stop the Pied Piper, and when Barry time traveled, in season 2, to ask Thawne to help him stop Zoom.

I was somewhat disappointed. They could have used Zoom more and they should have given Teddy Sears more screen time, because you don't see him that often on The Flash, and I hope he comes back in future seasons as the Earth 1 Hunter Zolomon. But all in all, it was still awesome to see Zoom come back.

Their unintentional third stop is when the Pied Piper first showed up. Barry and Nora then see Eobard and ask him to fix the device. Eobard agrees after Barry threatens him. Eobard then sees Nora and asks if she is Jesse Chambers (A great Easter Egg). He then realizes that Nora is Barry's daughter and asks if her name is Dawn (a clever call back to the comics, but I am wondering if something is up with that. I will make a post about a theory of mine about it sometime this week or next week.) Eobard then fixes the device and Barry and Nora then take their leave.

This flashback was awesome. Tom Cavanagh once again shows why he is the best actor on the show and it also reminds us of why Reverse Flash is Barry's greatest nemesis.

Their fourth, and final, stop is the day Eobard Thawne activated the Particle Accelerator and created Barry and all the other Metahumans. Barry and Nora then break into S.T.A.R. Labs and have to avoid Eobard, Caitlin, Cisco, and Ronnie to reach the time vault. Barry and Nora then visit Gideon and ask her to get some dark matter into the device when the Accelerator is launched. Gideon then recognizes Nora and mentions she is part of a certain league (I will get to that part later.)

Eobard's dialogue in this scene was clever and the suspense around it was awesome. It also showcased some emotional acting between Nora and Barry as she realizes why Barry hates Eobard so much.

Before going back to the current timeline, Barry and Nora hide the device to stop Cicada in a pillar right outside the hospital.

Barry and the team then confront Cicada in the current timeline. Cicada then mentions that once he has killed every Meta, he himself will then die as well. Cicada then throws his dagger at Barry, but the device works and Cisco manages to teleport the dagger into space. But Cicada still manages to retrieve it and subdues the team's powers. Before he can kill Barry, Nora, Cisco, and Ralph, Killer Frost arrives and manages to defeat Cicada. Cicada then realizes he cannot take away KIller Frost's powers because she does not have dark matter in her. Cicada then flees and the team is unable to track him down.

I really thought they were going to kill Cicada in this episode, and I was shocked that they didn't. The episode did very little to advance his story line however.

Meanwhile, Sherloque steals Nora's book and manages to decipher some of the time language that she is writing, and realizes she is in contact with someone. He gives the book back to her and claims that he was just wondering what the book was for.

Tom Cavanagh once again showcases his brilliance as an actor, and the character Sherloque Wells once again shows why he is the world's greatest detective.

In the final scene, Nora, through Gideon, transfers the latest written part of her book to her contact. Nora then travels to the year 2049 and visits her contact while stating that they need to talk. Her contact in then revealed to be Eobard Thawne, who has the face of Dr. Wells.

Fans called it. She was working with the Reverse Flash. The league that Gideon mentions that Nora is a part of is the Legion of Doom, in my opinion. Why she is working with him I have no idea. But that is why I'm very excited for the rest of the season.

Overall, tonight's episode of The Flash was nostalgic for fans of the series who have been watching it since it first started. While the Cicada story line felt weak, it was easily overshadowed by its humor, revisiting some familiar faces, clever written dialogue, plenty of heartfelt emotion, some shocking plot reveals, and powerful performances from Tom Cavanagh, Grant Gustin, and Jessica Parker Kennedy.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3.5 out of 4 stars.

Monday, December 3, 2018

My Review of "Arrow: Season 7 Episode 8: Unmasked"

Two of my main concerns were confirmed in tonight's episode, 1. It is going to be really hard for them to top the prison storyline. 2. Felicity's character has been destroyed.

The Oliver Queen storyline provided some great acting from Stephen Amell and some solid action scenes. However, it heavily suffered from Emily Bett Rickards' performance (And I have never had a problem with her acting since season 4), ruining the character Felicity, and potentially killing Oliver and Felicity's relationship.

The flashbacks were very boring. In my opinion, they have done nothing but ruin some characters, the pacing also sucks big time, and they leave too many questions unanswered in a vain attempt to set up future Arrow seasons!!! Arrow should have ended with season 3 in my opinion.

The A.R.G.U.S. part is the only thing I'm interested in right now. Mainly because I think some major plot twist is coming and I really wonder what they need Diaz for now.

Rene and Dinah's chemistry was good also. I hate the new mayor, but I think they want you to so I will not hold that against them. Juliana Harkavy and Rick Gonzalez are awesome in their roles as usual.

The reveal of the New Green Arrow was underwhelming as heck!!!!!!!!!!!! It should have been either Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy Merlyn, Roy Harper, Thea Queen, or William Queen (From the future). I hated it and think that it is one of the worst reveals ever.

Overall, tonight's episode of Arrow was surprisingly boring and the New Green Arrow reveal was the main cause of it, and did little to make me interested in Oliver's new storyline. Luckily, Stephen Amell, Juliana Harkavy, and Rick Gonzalez's performances, some solid action scenes, making the A.R.G.U.S. storyline very intriguing, and Dinah and Rene's awesome chemistry make it a somewhat watchable episode.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

2.5 out of 4 stars.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

My Review of "The Flash: Season 5 Episode 7: O Come, All Ye Thanful"

Cicada's origin story is one that will make you sympathetic for him. Chris Klein does a great job at portraying a good father figure to his Niece, while at the same time, at the end of the episode he does an awesome job at portraying a level of rage. Chris Klein has the potential to be the best Flash villain since Zoom.

The humor was hilarious, especially when Cisco, Caitlin, and Wells tried to celebrate thankless, a different version of thanksgiving.

Finally, while I was originally not that satisfied with the Weather Witch and Weather Wizard storyline, I finally understood that it was meant to be a form of character development for Nora West-Allen. Also, the chemistry between Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, and Jessica Parker Kennedy, is perfect as usual.

Overall,

Tonight's episode of The Flash was a great one. The main highlights were Cicada's origin story, hilarious humor, a powerful performance from Chris Klein, as well has humorous performances from Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, and Tom Cavanagh.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars.

Passing of a legendary cartoon creator

I just read this https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-stephen-hillenburg-dead-spongebob-13652744. Today we mark the passing of a legend, Stephen Hillenburg the creator of Spongebob Squarepants. He passed away at the age 57 due to ALS.

Stephen Hillenburg, thank you so much for creating Spongebob Squarepants. This was my childhood show growing up, I have so many memories. I wasn't alive when the show first started, but when I got into it, it was one of the funniest shows I had ever seen. Two of my favorite memories from this show was 1. The first time I ever watched Graveyard shift, the scariest episode of spongebob ever. 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxjirh4M1f8 I have never laughed so hard at any spongebob quote ever.

Monday, November 26, 2018

My Review of “Arrow: Season 7 Episode 7: The Slabside Redemption”

A haunting beginning and an emotional ending. Tonight’s episode of Arrow benefited from its brutal action scenes, strong character development, setting up a potential season long villain, and powerful performances from Stephen Amell and Michael Jai White, as well as haunting and disturbing performances from Kirk Acevedo and Brendan Fletcher.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

My Review of "Robin Hood 2018"

Robin Hood changes so much about the original story you remember, but does an excellent job at it. It reminded me so much of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (and that was another great film). The film delivered some incredible action scenes, a story that doesn't bore, strong performances from Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Dornan, Jamie Foxx, and Eve Hewson, and a great directing job from newcomer Otto Bathurst.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

My Review of "The Flash: Season 5: Episode 6: The Icicle Cometh"

While Danielle Nicolet's acting is very cheesy, the episode heavily benefits from the development of the character Caitlin Snow, introducing a new villain, explaining Cicada's powers more, and strong performances from Danielle Panabaker, Chris Klein, and Carlos Valdes.

The opening scene was awesome by the way!!!

Out of 4 stars I world give it...

3.5 out of 4 stars

Monday, November 19, 2018

My Review of "Arrow: Season 7 Episode 6: Due Process"

What an epic episode!!!!!! That last scene between the New Green Arrow and Ricardo Diaz was incredible!!! It was also nice to see David Nykl reprise his role as Anatoli Knyazev (In what I think could be a good sendoff for is character).

I always wondered if there was something up with Oliver's prison friend, and now my suspicions seem to have been confirmed due to that ending.

The flash forwards were interesting also, even if it somewhat worries me what they could end up doing to Felicity's character.

Overall, awesome episode and next week's episode is looking to possibly have the best action scenes ever.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars

Saturday, November 17, 2018

My Review of "The Darkest Minds"

Though it feels a bit too similar to The Maze Runner franchise, it manages to stand on its own thanks to its emotion, potentially setting up some great sequels, and strong performances from its stars, who look to have promising futures as actors, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, and Miya Cech.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3.5 out of 4 stars

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

My Review of "The Flash: Season 5 Episode 5: All Doll'd Up"

Tonight’s episode of The Flash does little to advance the Cicada storyline, but it is a huge improvement over the last episode due to its creepy villain, clever humor, and strong performances from Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Cavanagh.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3 out of 4 stars.

My Review of "Arrow: Season 7 Episode 5: The Demon"

Last night’s episode of Arrow was one of the darkest and scariest episodes ever. The episode heavily benefited from its setting in the second level which was creepy, the return of a familiar face, awesome action scenes, setting up some interesting future storylines for A.R.G.U.S., and strong performances from Stephen Amell, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, and Echo Kellum.

Out of 4 stars I would give it....

4 out of 4 stars.

Monday, November 12, 2018

Top 10 Stan Lee Cameos in Marvel Movies

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMcm9lGmGCM

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxF5OYyFtw

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62-2ffO11sg

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGluoC4ERrA

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czCr113i0SU

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EsbEjr1iVc

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JzCyCBVd2s

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZpaCTMMDg

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AehBoB4zBwk

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZapELQXx9LM

RIP Stan lee. Thank you for creating Marvel Comics. If any of his next cameos are better then the ones on this list, I will change it. I just though I'd do this now.

Monday, November 5, 2018

Arrow: Early Predictions and Theories

My theories:

The New Green Arrow:

Who I think it is: William from the future. Why? What if Felicity's plan was to send William back in time to prevent the glades from rising up? Also, notice how he happens to be in the right places at the right time!!!! 

Who I hope it is: Malcolm Merlyn or Tommy Merlyn: Why? I love those characters.

Flash Forward Theories:

Does anyone remeber what the Reverse Flash told Oliver in season 1 Episode 22 of The Flash? He said 'The history books say that you live to be 86 years old Mr. Queen. Well I guess the history books are wrong!" Oliver is not dead in the future, so don't be surprised if Felicity faked her death also. 

If Felicity is dead, my theory is that Oliver is marred to Earth 2 Laurel Lance.

I am only posting these so that if these are correct, I have proof that I was right.

Have a great evening everyone.

My Review of "Arrow: Season 7 Episode 4: Level Two"

Though the Oliver plotline is very boring and uninteresting, the episode benefits from its mysterious flashbacks, so many questions about the new Green Arrow, and strong performances from Rick Gonzalez, Katie Cassidy, Colton Haynes, and Juliana Harkavy.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3.5 out of 4 stars