One of the genres the Netflix Original Movies have smartly zeroed in on has been the romantic-comedy, a genre most major American movie studios have ignored in the last decade. Netflix, meanwhile, has been filling a void in the marketplace with the likes of To All The Boys I've Loved Before and The Kissing Booth that have managed to become among the most talked about titles on the streaming service. That means we're bound to get more Netflix rom-com's in the future and their newest foray into this genre is Always Be My Maybe, directed by Nahnatchka Khan and starring and written by Ali Wong and Randall Park.
Welcome to Land of The Nerds, where I, Lisa Laman, use my love of cinema to explore, review and talk about every genre of film imaginable!
Showing posts with label Ant-Man And The Wasp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ant-Man And The Wasp. Show all posts
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Friday, October 5, 2018
Don't Get Too Close To Venom, It's Where Eddie Brock's Demons Hide...And Also It's A Dismal & Awkward Movie
Good God, the Venom movie is an outstandingly clumsy exercise in cinematic storytelling. This whole film is so awkward to watch it leaves one feeling uncomfortable, it's like watching someone repeatedly try to do a somersault but constantly failing at it in the most spectacular of ways. At least it establishes right from the get-go that this is gonna be a subpar production, Venom does not waste time in letting you know it's a flat-out disaster. The first twenty minutes are dedicated to establishing the character of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and who he is as a person. Hardy's wack-a-doodle performance constantly shifts Brock's personality from scene-to-scene, so don't expect to get to know this character very well in this section of the movie or any other part of it.
Labels:
2018,
Ant-Man And The Wasp,
Fantastic Four,
Gillian Robespierre,
Jenny Slate,
Michelle Williams,
Movie Review,
Obvious Child,
October 2018,
Riz Ahmed,
Ruben Fleischer,
Tom Hardy,
Venom
Friday, July 6, 2018
There's Lots of Well-Done Fun To Be Had With Ant-Man and the Wasp
As the great mid-20th century philosopher The Cat In The Hat once proclaimed "It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how." That's oh so true under any circumstance, but it's especially relevant when talking about making movies that are supposed to be just light-hearted fun. If you make these kinds of films well, they can be oh so enjoyable, but if you make them in a rushed or otherwise subpar manner, you end up with something empty that's grating rather than entertaining. Just compare the best Will Ferrell comedy vehicle like The Other Guys to his worst comedy vehicle like Daddy's Home, both movies are aiming to be entertaining yukfests, but one shows craftsmanship in creating its comedy, whereas the other is a lazily constructed cash-grab that just bores rather than delights you. Both are aiming for fun, but only the one that's actually well-made hits that target.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Here's All The News Announced At The 2017 Marvel Studios Comic-Con Panel
Well, to quote Harold Hutchins from Captain Underpants, "Here we go again!" Yes folks, it's once again time for Marvel Studios to put on its dog-and-pony show at the San Diego Comic-Con. If there's one thing the companies known for beyond taking shamefully long to get either a person of color or a woman to headline one of its movies, it's for putting on one h*ck of a show at Comic-Con. I'll be live-blogging the festivities which will start at 7:30 PM central time! A Thor: Ragnarok trailer is all but guaranteed to show up but may we also see some new casting announcements for Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man And The Wasp and Captain Marvel? Considering this is going to be the longest Comic-Con panel the companies ever put on, anything's possible!
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Ant-Man 2 Confirmed For 2018 As The Marvel Cinematic Universe Updates Its Release Schedule!
I was pretty certain we'd get an Ant-Man 2 sometime down the road, but I was thinking they'd hold off on such a project until after the Avengers: Infinity War project was completed. After all, both of those movies will almost certainly feature Ant-Man, and his presence in those two films (as well as next year's Captain America: Civil War) could boost his profile significantly, leading to his solo movies performing at higher levels of box office, just like how Captain America, Iron Man and Thor's post-Avengers solo outings did far better business than they're pre-Avengers entries.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)




