Author: Derrick Murray

I’m not quite sure what to make of Gerard Butler at this point. I can’t decide if he’s just really cheap to cast, or doesn’t read scripts and shows up on set as soon as the phone rings. I’m all down for the b-movie action star. Hell, Steven Seagal made an entire career of these straight to video type films. The difference is, whether Seagal knows it or not, a vast majority of his filmography is well aware of the shlock factors. Butler and the projects he chooses all seem to miss this pivotal mark, aiming to add levels of…

The Little Mermaid” does little warrant its purpose or necessity, bogged down by its abysmal underwater CGI and inescapable desperation to be newly relevant

“Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret” turns out to be worth the wait in gold. This is as good as movies get, and it just may make the case for being one of the best films of the year.

“The Covenant” is an effective albeit formulaic war action film that delivers the thrills and action, with a story that feels meaningful and compelling and overall thrilling ride you’ll find hard to turn off once it starts.

“Fast X” takes a step back to go forward, drawing from the insanity and over the top energy of Jason Momoa to deliver a fun, bombastic, ridiculously silly but enjoyable one last ride

The irony of the second chance celebrity power couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck releasing films on the same day is not lost on me. That irony is too good to pass up on the opportunity to do my first every double feature review. This seems pretty appropriate for the Bennifer movie weekend takeover. Not just because of the power couple’s singular release date, but because both films are bad for similar reasons. “The Mother” is a Netflix release that feels right at home among the abundance of middling action films, while “Hypnotic” is an ill advised theatrical release that…

The amount of films released both in theaters and on streaming in April was overwhelming. Tons of Sundance Film Festival 2023 and TIFF 2022 films dropped in April, and many of them released in theaters on the same day. This left me with the daunting task of having to try see multiple films in a single theater trip. I did my best, but for as many as I was able to catch there were quite a few that I simply could not find the time to watch and review. Nevertheless, I managed to catch enough of them to be able…

“Blackberry” may not be a story that needs to be told, but it’s a story that is told really well and delivers a great viewing experience.

“The Pope’s Exorcist” knows what it is, what it wants to be, and who it has at the forefront of their product. This combination allows the film to be more fun than it should be despite having really nothing to offer.

It’s got its flaws, but “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3” turns out to be a “good dog.” Come and get your love one last time before the dog days are over.