SEAN ON MOVIES

Jul 2, 20211 min read

The Raid: Redemption (2011)

<><><><> The Raid: Redemption is an Indonesian action film. It was originally titled The Raid, but Redemption was added when it was...

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Jun 30, 20212 min read

F9: The Fast Saga (2021)

<><><> In 2001 The Fast and The Furious was released. The Fast and Furious franchise now has nine main story films, one spin-off film, an...

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Jun 28, 20212 min read

Mortal Kombat (2021)

<><><><> I have never seen any of the previous Mortal Kombat movies. I had minimal exposure to the video game, I can’t name any...

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Jun 25, 20212 min read

Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

<><><> Jillian Bell plays Brittany, a hard-partying, underemployed, unhealthy 27-year-old New Yorker. Brittany is told by her doctor to...

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Jun 23, 20212 min read

Cruella (2021)

<><><> Cruella, aka The Battle of the Emmas, is a prequel to the Disney classic, 101 Dalmatians. The mid-credits scene leaves you right...

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Jun 21, 20212 min read

A Quite Place part II (2021)

<><><><> A Quite Place Part II starts with a quick origin story of the first moments of the invasion. It is a nice way to add a little...

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Jun 17, 20212 min read

In the Heights (2021)

<><><><> Before Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote In the Heights for Broadway. I was fortunate enough to see it in 2009 or 2010 while it...

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Jun 15, 20212 min read

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

<><><> Video game movies are often bad, yet somehow, they keep getting made. The first trailer for Sonic drew so much criticism that all...

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Jun 10, 20212 min read

Oslo (2021)

<><><><> Were you aware the primary negotiations that led to the famous 1993 White House signing of peace accords between Israel and the...

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Jun 7, 20212 min read

Flora and Ulysses (2021)

<><><> Lena Khan was brought into the Disney fold after directing just one feature-length film, The Tiger Hunter. Khan’s direction fits...

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Jun 3, 20212 min read

Phantom Thread (2017)

<><> Phantom Thread won the 2017 Oscar for best costumes, fitting since the film revolves around a London dressmaker. Reynolds Woodcock,...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

<><><> Avengers: Age of Ultron was the second Avengers film in the MCU. It focused on Ultron trying to take over the earth. Ultron was a...

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May 28, 20212 min read

The Father (2021)

<><><> Anthony Hopkins plays Anthony, the father of Anne, Olivia Colman. Anthony suffers from dementia and Anne has become his caretaker...

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May 26, 20212 min read

Stowaway (2021)

<><> I am a big Anna Kendrick fan ever since Up in the Air, where she plays a Cornell grad. Sadly, in Stowaway, she plays a Yale graduate...

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May 20, 20212 min read

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

<><> Those Who Wish Me Dead spends way too much time table-setting without explaining what each piece is. The film jumps from Florida to...

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May 18, 20211 min read

47 Ronin (2013)

<><> 47 Ronin is based on a Japanese legend but, the film adds one new character, Keanu Reeves! Keanu plays Kai, an orphan outsider...

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May 7, 20212 min read

Beyond Barricades: The Story of Anti-Flag (2020)

<><><><> Beyond Barricades is a documentary about the politically charged punk band Anti-Flag. Like their contemporaries Bad Religion,...

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May 5, 20212 min read

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

<><><> Godzilla vs. Kong featured a lot of actors; Ronny Chieng, Lance Reddick, Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgård, Julian Dennison,...

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Apr 28, 20213 min read

Promising Young Woman (2021)

<><><><> Carey Mulligan stars as Cassandra, a med school dropout seeking revenge for Nina’s, her best friend, suicide. Cassandra and Nina...

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Apr 23, 20212 min read

The Mummy (1999)

<><><> Written and directed by Stephen Sommers, The Mummy is a jump scare thriller featuring Brendan Fraser at his peak. Fraser stars...

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