The Last Word on The Last Jedi, a movie that hits all of the high notes

December 31, 2017January 1, 2018 ~ nickc324 ~ Leave a comment

When the biggest movie of the year opened in December, we were lucky enough to get tickets for the Thursday night showing.

And while this review is a little late, I should say that we loved seeing the returning characters mixed with the new stars, we were thrilled by the adventure and special effects, and we became emotional several times. I did think there were a few plot holes, but my love for this movie that has become such an integral part of our pop culture and my family made me able to ignore a few of the problems I had with the story.

But enough about Pitch Perfect 3, I did finally see the new Star Wars movie this weekend and wanted to offer up a few thoughts on this super popular but also somewhat divisive movie. Continue reading “The Last Word on The Last Jedi, a movie that hits all of the high notes” →

Here’s what you can expect from the new Star Wars movie

December 11, 2017 ~ nickc324 ~ 3 Comments

The new Star Wars movie finally arrives this week and you can be sure that there will be far too many articles written about the film.

One good example of that is this article I am presenting to you here. Continue reading “Here’s what you can expect from the new Star Wars movie” →

Suicide Squad: What DC did wrong, what they should do next

August 14, 2016January 16, 2017 ~ nickc324 ~ Leave a comment

It can’t be this difficult for DC to make a good movie.

Suicide Squad should have been a slam dunk, but instead it was more like a guy dribbling the ball around with nowhere to go and then kicking it out of bounds. Basically, it was somewhat entertaining, but also kind of stupid and annoying.

Here are a few problems I had with the movie, along with a few spoilers and suggestions:

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