Where to begin on the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985-1990)? Much of my fascination with 1980s movies and the magic of cinema stems from this perfect film trilogy. In honor of the 40th anniversary of both the original movie and the in-universe date of October 26th, 1985, a.k.a. the day Marty McFly accidentally traveled back thirty years to November 5th, 1955, in a heavily modified DeLorean, I have taken on the challenge of reviewing all three entries in this iconic tri

*This film is technically the fifth attempted cinematic adaptation of the Fantastic Four, if you count the low-budget and ultimately...

I have fond memories of watching the original two Christopher Reeve Superman movies from 1978 and 1980 when I was younger. I knew that I...

Wicked (2024), or, as the movie's title card reads, Wicked: Part I , is a perfect film for these socially and politically uncertain and...

Alien: Romulus (2024) is yet another legacy sequel from Hollywood's Sequel Factory. That said, it generates genuine scares, has strong...

That's Entertainment! (1974) forever changed the trajectory of my life. That is not hyperbole. As a child, I shared with my older...

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) is one of the most quotable movies ever, and there is no questioning that. As a child, I adored...

To say that I had been looking forward to Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) would have been the understatement of the decade....

Deadpool (2016) As a relatively new fan of Ryan Reynolds and his movies, I had no pre-established knowledge about him or the Marvel...

Fifty years after The Sting (1973) was originally released in theaters on Christmas Day, 1973, it still holds up remarkably well....

Writer-director Sofia Coppola's Priscilla (2023), with its slow yet measured pacing, reliance on conveying a historically clear-sighted...

One Piece (2023), Netflix's live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga and anime series, is a fun watch. From its riveting...

Before Star Wars (1977), my introduction to and admiration for Harrison Ford stemmed from the original three Indiana Jones movies...

I have a long and enduring history with Cabrillo College and its outstanding theater department in Aptos, California, beginning with the...

Disney's latest live-action remake of one of their animated classics, The Little Mermaid (1989), begins with the following passage from...

Over thirty years ago, on December 11th, 1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol, arguably one of the best film adaptations of Charles Dickens's...

Enchanted (2007) I remember going to the theater, watching Enchanted (2007), and being completely terrified by certain sequences as I was...

Nearly thirty years after its original theatrical release, I wasn't expecting too much from The Bodyguard (1992) save for the late...

One of the taglines for a theatrical poster for Disney's 1983 film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1962 novel Something Wicked This Way Comes...

"Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, An' just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed, Nothin' seems to fit, Those raindrops are...