James CassarinoMar 1, 20191 min readReady Player One ReviewReady Player One was... dull. The definition of all style no substance. A deluge of pop culture references from start to finish might...
James CassarinoFeb 23, 20191 min readRoma ReviewRoma was... phenomenal. The film captures the story of a young housekeeper in 1970's Mexico City, the story itself is vulnerable,...
James CassarinoFeb 15, 20191 min readAlita: Battle Angel ReviewAlita: Battle Angel was... fun! As someone who has never read the manga and has no prior knowledge of this character the film stands on...
James CassarinoJan 24, 20193 min readGlass ReviewGlass was... disappointing. The theoretical final installment in M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy nearly twenty years after the...
James CassarinoJan 23, 20191 min readMother! ReviewMother! was... completely insane. This feels like Aronofsky's reward for Noah. There doesn't seem to be an ounce of studio restraint...
James CassarinoJan 22, 20191 min readThe Killing of a Sacred Deer ReviewThe Killing of a Sacred Deer was… striking. This feels like something only Yorgos Lanthimos could have made. Much like the beginning of...
James CassarinoJan 17, 20191 min readGreen Book ReviewGreen Book was…decent. On paper Green Book sounds like yet another formulaic film about race relations. In practice, standout...
James CassarinoJan 5, 20192 min readAquaman ReviewAquaman was… dumb fun! Aquaman is easily the most fun I've had with a DC superhero film since Wonder Woman bringing an appropriately...
James CassarinoJan 4, 20191 min readCreed II ReviewCreed II was… fantastic! Creed II takes the groundwork laid by the first and builds on it. Adonis Creed’s character arc continues to...
James CassarinoJan 4, 20191 min readBumblebee ReviewBumblebee was... pretty good! Holy shit, they made a good Transformers movie, didn't see that coming. Unlike the mainline Transformers...