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The rise of a new empire, the epic battle continues as Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures releases the second official trailer for the upcoming monster movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. View trailer below. The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new…

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…

“I WISH… FOR A DEEPER MOVIE” In the year of 2023, The Walt Disney Company celebrates its 100th anniversary, honoring the birth of everything that studio has been known for as part of the endearing and imaginative legacy. A century of colorful tales, magic, storytelling, and great host of other properties and mediums have paved…

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…