Disenchanted (2022) Review.

The first Enchanted is a film that really should not work. The shortest possible pitch of “What if Shrek was earnest?” sounds like something that should have been tried and failed after the DreamWorks juggernaut was released in 2001. Critically well before Disney’s response during the 2007 holiday season. Yet it’s one of those lightning-in-a-bottle

Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Review.

In writing this first draft, this critic is assuming he is putting up an archive review of Batman V Superman, theatrical cat first. The following might invalidate this critical opinion in the eyes of certain readers. Snyder is one of the worst filmmakers working today. No judgement on him as a person (he might be

Archive. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Theatrical.) Review.

This reviewer will be covering this Snyder Cut of Justice League in his next post. In preparation for that, it makes sense to also post his original Batman V Superman review from a previous blog. This review is based on the theatrical version screened in 3D. This critic is well aware the Ultimate Edition has

Hillbilly Elegy. The Most Overwrought Film of 2020.

Occasionally a film starts building up infamy in critical circles from the second it is released. Initially, Ron Howard’s latest project for Netflix looked like it was gunning for a major award season slot. Then critics started seeing it in earnest. The news that it was a potentially embarrassing disaster came down the pipeline. This