80/100

Just as exciting and fantastical as it was the first time around, James Wan’s Aquaman is one of those superhero flicks that I only see getting better and better the more I see it. This time around I noticed a lot more problems I had, but also things that still stay stunning. The jokes don’t really land a lot of the time and the actor playing young Arthur is horrible. Atlantis looks absolutely beautiful and the entire visual storytelling…

77/100

”Bumblebee, our war rages on. You must protect Earth, and its people.”

As much as I enjoy watching the first and third entries in Michael Bay’s Transformers movies, what Travis Knight does here with Bumblebee is what the franchise should’ve been this entire time. It’s a Saturday morning cartoon come to life in a new and beautiful way that makes it not only the best Transformers movie, but one of the most enjoyable movies of the year.

I never…

100

"Why don't we just... wait here for a little while... see what happens?"

It's funny how much the film itself is like its opening title card; comes straight to you out of nowhere in a dark blue aesthetic feel that gets you hella pumped for the best 109 minutes of practical effects you'll ever see.

Bone-chilling, white-knuckled fists, a crackle of the fire heard from a distance; John Carpenter's The Thing isn't just a film you watch, it's a…

99/100

"I guess I'll see you in the movies."

At the mere age of 31, and with just two feature films under his belt, Damien Chazelle has become one of the most daring and passionate filmmakers working today. His first outing, the brutal and intense Whiplash, introduced us to Chazelle with big eyes and having us look out for anything his name is attached to. Now, two years later, he returns to the directors chair to bring us an ode…