Dog’s Movie House: “God’s Not Dead 2” Self Righteous Sermonizing Dreck!
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Melissa Joan Hart in “God’s Not Dead 2”
This seems to be the time of the year when the faith-based movie studios kick it into overdrive. Now anyone who knows me knows I’m not exactly what you call a “true believer,” but to me, a faith-based film is like any other. If it’s a quality film, I judge it on its merits as a movie, not as a religious experience. Films like “Heaven Is For Real,” “Risen,” and “Miracles From Heaven” are all fairly decent films, regardless of ones beliefs. But when you get to a sledgehammering sermon like “God’s Not Dead 2” one feels compelled to tell one and all about this cinematic suckfest to keep people from pissing their money away on one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. Continue reading
Dog’s Movie House: “Daredevil: Season 2” Gives The Big Screen A Run For Its Money!
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The costumed avengers from Hell’s Kitchen in “Daredevil!”
While the explosion of comic book movies has hit its highs and lows, the truth is that superhero flicks aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. With the release of “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” (read my review here) things promise to get a whole lot bigger, if not necessarily better, in the realm of comic book cinema. That said, if bigger and badder isn’t your thing but you still like the idea of comic book properties, you might want to cast your eyes to the small screen. Netflix has recently partnered with Marvel Studios to do a series of television series based on the Marvel heroes of New York. The first of these was “Daredevil” followed by “Jessica Jones.” The inaugural seasons of both shows were fantastic and now Netflix has dropped the second season of “Daredevil” and it proves you don’t have a gazillion dollar budget to create an excellent viewing experience. Continue reading
Dog’s Movie House: “Dawn Of Justice” Entertainingly Overstuffed!
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Batman (Ben Affleck) And Superman (Henry Cavill) Face Off In “Dawn Of Justice”
While I respect my fellow reviewers, I have to say most of them missed the mark when it comes to their reviews of “Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice.” The movie is neither tired, nor overlong, nor overly gloomy. It doesn’t have the bounce of, say, most of the Marvel movies and it’s certainly not perfect, but “Dawn Of Justice” sticks many more landings than it misses. Director Zack Snyder gets a lot of flak (bordering on outright hate) from the internet community, but aside from one outright flop (“Sucker Punch”) Snyder has done some fine work. His DC Universe may not be all sweetness and light, but it’s certainly an intriguing place worth visiting. Continue reading
Dog’s Movie House: “Allegiant” Fails To Find Any!
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Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) in “Allegiant”
I have to say that I’m not a big fan of the Divergent series of films. It always came off as sort of a Hunger Games-light both in terms of scope and execution. That said, this series has its fans and the first two films in the series, “Divergent” and “Insurgent” were solid if unremarkable pieces of dystopian science fiction cinema. Unfortunately, “Allegiant” the third in a four film series, does nothing to distinguish itself as anything but a pretty placeholder for a story that continues to become more formulaic with each installment. Continue reading
Dog’s Movie House: “10 Cloverfield Lane” Effective Chiller, No Monsters Necessary!
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Relaxing During Doomsday in “10 Cloverfield Lane”
Found footage films are something of a declining sub-genre, but one of the good ones is Matt Reeves “Cloverfield” from 2008. The documentary-style thriller about a giant monster rampaging through New York, a few nauseating shaky-cam shots aside, is a genuinely entertaining creature feature that left room further explorations of the Cloverfield universe. So when the trailers came almost out of nowhere for “10 Cloverfield Lane” a little over a month ago, fans of the original started to get excited. Now the bad news is that “10 Cloverfield Lane” has very little to do, if anything, with the original film. You’ll see no rampaging creature laying waste to majestic cities or hipster quips from camcorder-carrying millennials. The good news is that “10 Cloverfield Lane” is one fine suspense thriller in its own right, a cinematic journey that may even outdo its predecessor. Continue reading
