Tag: movie review

GameStop Puts In Bid To Buy Ebay, And The World Is Confused

After walking into a local GameStop, we have a few questions….  GameStop was once the last hope for physical gamers, but recent store revamps has slowly forced that out the door. GameStop went from a full store filled with games, to mostly stuffed animals, t-shirts, with a shady Pokemon card scalper in the back. But it seems to be working because apparently that’s enough for...

Latest Star Wars Toys Embrace the Legends

Hasbro's latest Star Wars fan stream revealed new Black Series and Vintage Collection figures that pull from some iconic Legends material...and more. This morning, ahead of May the Fourth (Star Wars Day), Hasbro held another livestream event to show off a whole bunch of new Star Wars goodies. Surprisingly, despite a currently airing animated series and an impending movie release, the reveals were focused on...

No Exit Brings the Tension, But Little More | Review

This week brings Hulu/20th Century Studios' newest thriller, No Exit, to the streaming service. With plenty of thrills and tension, it still feels like...

The Power of the Dog | Review

While it might seem like we have seen all we can see from the once-mighty western genre, something like The Power of the Dog...

Scream (2022) Sees a Path Beyond the Legacy | Review

The fifth Scream movie has arrived in theaters, bringing old and new characters together for a fun new story that retains the franchise's heart....

Mass is a Gripping Exploration of Grief and Shared Trauma | Review

Mass may not be high on your radar at the moment among this year's Fall slate, but it's definitely one you won't forget with...

Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2 (Review)

The second part of the animated adaptation of the beloved comic, The Long Halloween, arrives on Blu-Ray this week and it's very worth picking...

Disney’s Jungle Cruise Delivers on Its Adventurous Promises (Review)

The newest movie based around one of Disney's beloved theme-park attractions, Jungle Cruise, arrives this week, bringing humor and a whole bunch of fun....

The Tomorrow War Delivers on Alien Battling Action (Review)

The Tomorrow War arrives on Prime Video this week, bringing a fairly impressive Sci-Fi blockbuster to the streaming service that's fun to watch. The...

The Forever Purge Embraces the Action of the Franchise (Review)

Blumhouse and Universal release a brand new film in the Purge franchise this week, one that changes the concept forever, while hammering home its...

Mortal Kombat is Bloody, Shallow, And Ridiculously Fun (Review)

It's time to test your might as the new Mortal Kombat film finally arrives. The video game reboot took it's time, but there's plenty...

Casually Criterion Takes on Love in Before Sunrise

In the latest Casual Cinecast we're back to some Criterion talk as we discuss the first film in the Before Trilogy and much more! We...

Why Almost Famous Still Holds Up (And Why It Always Will)

On the road with the band there was a lot more to write home about than the Music. Twenty years ago on September 13, 2000,...

Last Knights

Initially I was surprised at the almost complete lack of buzz for Last Knights.  It has Morgan Freeman in it so what could go wrong, right?  Yet in spite of having both an actor of legendary status such as Freeman, well-known actor Clive Owen, and some pretty nice action scenes somehow the film manages to be uninspired.  Read further to find out why.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Review

We at TheMoviePool got the chance to check out Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close over the weekend to see if this anticipated 9/11 themed drama was worth the box office buzz, or if our fantastic readers should wait for a Redbox discount on this one.