AN INSPIRING (YET FORMULAIC) CROWD-PLEASING SPORTS DRAMA Underdog tales are the stuff of excellence in the classic “human connections”, tugging at an intangible (yet instrumental) cord of emotions and of “feel good” revelations. Outmatched heroes, difficult challenges, going against the odds, and defying expectations are the hallmarks of what most humans strive for, finding the …
A SEVERLY UNDERCOOKED AND DISMAL ACTION-COMEDY ENDEAVOR FAILURE The blending of films can be a perplexing one. However, just like a good recipe, such conditions and create something that unique and profound, amping up the cinematic flavoring for some crossover viewing consumptions. Dramas and thrillers, sci-fi and comedy, horror and fantasy are just some of …
A TWISTY TALE TWIXT PRIVILEGE AND DESIRE While popular film genres such as action, horror, and comedy are the more dominant categories of feature film classifications, there are a plethora of subgenres out there that help grouping movies that can be pinpointed down into a specific presentation. Perhaps the most interesting one (and peculiar) category …
ANOTHER SIDE, ANOTHER STORY In 2022, director Baz Luhrmann introduces the world of visual style of filmmaking with the release of Elvis. The movie, which starred Austin Butler and Tom Hanks as the main headliners of the feature, presented a biopic drama that centers around the life of musical sensation Elvis Presley, his stardom, his …
A WELL-ACTED DRAMA THAT STALLS MORE THAN ACCELERATES The appeal and fascination of sport motorcars has had an everlasting appeal to many for many different reasons. The adrenaline rush of high-octane speeds, the mechanisms and gears of what happens “under the hood”, the elation feeling of escapism from reality, and the powerful thrust of racing. …
A SAFE “COMFORT FOOD” ROM-COM ENDEAVOR With Hollywood studios investing money in big-budgeted tentpole features or in smaller scale artistic films (ones that are worthy of Oscar / award nominations), the subgenre of romantic comedies is left somewhere in the middle of those two extreme juggernaut film genres. Naturally, romantic comedies movies, which are both …
Many went into Wish (2023) expecting a triumphant return to classic Disney storytelling, a pure 2D-esque celebration for the studio’s 100th anniversary. It’s easy to assume this film would be a comforting, familiar hug. The truth is, Wish is a much more complex, and often divisive, viewing experience. It tries to bridge the past and …
A FILM OF “PURE IMAGINATION” MAGIC Considered as “one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th Century”, famed children’s author Roald Dahl has delighted and enchanted readers for generations, capturing childlike wonder and imagination within his releases. One of his most famous publications novels comes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was …
I learned that the Gods of Olympus are real and sometimes they have children with humans called half-bloods. We’re pretty much like anyone else you’d meet but with a few notable differences. We live in the only place that is safe for our kind… until now.” as Jason’s Movie Blog returns to the cinematic world …
THE BEGINNING OF THE END… The Fast and the Furious franchise has been quite a journey down a path of the familiar tropes and ridiculous “balls to walls” zaniness through its high-octane action stunts. Debuting back in 2001 with the original The Fast & the Furious, viewers were introduced to the world of underground street …