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My Most Anticipated Films for the Remainder of 2021.

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  It might be difficult to believe, but 2021 is near its close as we have only three months of films left for the year. I think 2021 has been a really solid year for films overall, but looking at the release date calendar for October, November and December, the last half of this year is shaping up to be very special as we have many exciting big budget blockbusters and potential Oscar players left in store for us film fans. Assuming the Covid pandemic doesn't mess things up again and cause more release dates to move once again, I'm going to practically be living at the movie theaters with these remaining months. With that out of the way, I figured I would run down the 10 films I'm most excited about while also singling out plenty of notable honorable mentions.  Keep in mind though: Since I was at the Toronto International Film Festival a few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to have already seen Last Night In Soho, The Power of the Dog, Titane and Belfast amongst others so t
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Copshop Movie Review

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  Copshop is definitely one of those films that has been flying under my own radar. I had seen a few ads start to pop up for it in the last couple of weeks while watching TV, but other than the fact that Frank Grillo & Gerard Butler both headlined this film, I was still getting the sense that this will be another throwaway action film that everybody quickly forgets about after its release. However, once surprisingly strong early reviews came pouring in and I also realized that director Joe Carnahan was helming this one, I knew this was one that I had to ultimately see. Carnahan has always been a solid director and certainly knows how to make a ridiculously entertaining action film. And while Copshop is no game changer by any means, I'm thrilled to report that it is indeed yet another ridiculously entertaining feature from the filmmaker. He's batting a 2 for 2 in 2021.  Something that stood out to me with this one that I happened to really like was just old school it felt. S
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Last Night In Soho Movie Review:

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  Just this past week, I was lucky enough to attend the Toronto International Film Festival for the first time ever. And one of those very big films I was fortunate enough to secure a ticket for was director Edgar Wright's latest genre bending film Last Night In Soho which was easily one of my most anticipated films of this entire year. Edgar Wright has long been one of my filmmakers in the world from films such as Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End), so to hear him now dive into a full on horror film and really branch out obviously really excited me. Not to mention the first teaser that was released is honestly one of my favorite trailers from the past few years. And now having seen it, I'm so happy to say that at least for my money Edgar Wright has delivered yet again a relentlessly entertaining and also wonderfully crafted psychological horror film that really illustrates how far he's evolve
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Pig Review

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  I'm always very fascinated by whatever new film Nicolas Cages comes out with. From powerful dramas like Adaptation & Leaving Las Vegas to disasters like The Wicker Man & Season of the Witch, the man's career has been wildly inconsistent to say the least, but when he finds the right roles, he's always been one of the most interesting actors to watch and even easily one of my favorites. You simply don't know what kind of performance he's going to bring next and I guess that sort of unpredictability is one of the biggest reasons why I'm such a huge fan. His new film Pig has garnered a lot of praise in the past month, which certainly raised my interest. But having not even watched a trailer beforehand, I went into this film almost completely blind and I'm so glad I did because this film was nothing at all like I was expecting in any way.  On its surface, Pig very much sounds like a John Wick revenge style tale starring Nicolas Cage that's about a g
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Loki (Non-Spoiler) Season 1 Review

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  Out of all the new Marvel Cinematic Universe TV shows announced for Disney+, I was intrigued by the concept of a Loki centric series, but compared to other new shows on the schedule, it wasn't necessarily high on my anticipation list. I felt like Loki had such a fitting ending with Avengers: Infinity War, so what new directions could this franchise really take this character? Despite my initial skepticism towards the series, Tom Hiddleston as Loki has always been easily one of my favorite aspects of the MCU and I'm always excited to see him tackle this character again. It's safe to say though that within the really strong series premiere, all my expectations for this Loki show were completely shattered and thankfully the quality of the show only continued to go up from there with the remaining five episodes to create one exhilarating series. From start to finish, this (first) season of Loki was absolutely everything I wanted from a Marvel Studios TV show and so much more.
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Black Widow Movie Review

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It's crazy to believe that Black Widow marks the first released Marvel film since Spider-Man Far From Home back in July of 2019. After going through numerous of release delays this past year during the global pandemic, the 24th feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally been released in both theaters and for premium purchase on Disney+. I've definitely been looking forward to this one, as the trailers have been solid and I'm always down to see more of Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. But I'm also a part of the mindset that a Black Widow film should've already been released many years ago, certainly long before the character was given her heroic death in Avengers: Endgame (spoilers for the 2 people on the planet that have yet to see that film). Regardless, it was honestly a great and very welcome feeling being back in a movie theater on a opening night with a huge crowd for a brand new Marvel film on Thursday. Thankfully, the film itself
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F9 Movie Review

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  It's certainly impressive what a phenomenon the Fast & Furious franchise has become. What started out as a simple, lower budget movie about street racers has quickly turned into one of the biggest franchises of all-time. I've always had a soft spot for these films since the first film that released in 2001, guilty pleasures or not, but Fast Five in 2011 clearly help reinvent the series and was such a breathe of fresh air. Since then, each new installment has continued to up the ante to insane heights, and for me at least the results have been consistently entertaining. Safe to say I was certainly excited for this new sequel, especially with fan favorite Justin Lin returning in the director's chair. The trailers promised what looked to be the most most ludicrous Fast & Furious film yet, and by no surprise that's exactly what it is. These films make most cartoons look grounded in reality in comparison, and if you're someone who can accept that all logic has
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