When Rocketman is being the big ass, gay ass musical extravaganza it appeared to be the movie is spectacular. The other scenes are…fine.
Disney studio execs are not dumb. I have to say this upfront because it’s not as if this review will in any way hinder what they are doing as a studio or the box office for Aladdin. They make a ton of money every time they mine their previous animated IP for these live action
Marvel, through years of wonderful films and iconic characters, has lulled audiences into a sense of comfort. We know what to expect mostly because we have had a chance to get used to characters over multiple installments. Even with Black Panther and his Oscar winning cultural phenomenon hit of a movie, much of the groundwork
The year is certainly young, but with Apollo 11, we have what might be the coolest movie of the year.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…the best movie with Superman in it since Man of Steel? Yes, Reign of the Superman is the first movie to feature Clark Kent in some capacity that is worth any of a damn since Zack Snyder’s reset and harbinger of doom.
If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins’ follow up to his Oscar winning triumph Moonlight, is a sumptuous movie that I felt kept me at a distance.