Benjamin Maio Mackay
Incredibles 2 - 5 Stars
Remarkably better than the original. Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the...
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Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 9, 20181 min read
Oceans 8 - 3.5 Stars
Against all the odds Oceans 8 delights. Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 25, 20181 min read
Ideal Home - 1 Star
Unfunny and mediocre, it just falls flat. A bickering gay couple must now deal with the unexpected task of raising a ten-year-old boy....
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 24, 20181 min read
Solo: A Star Wars Story - 3 Stars
Frivolous fun, but far from perfect. During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 16, 20181 min read
Deadpool 2 - 4 Stars
I was honestly not looking forward to the second outing of the “Merc with the Mouth,” yet against the odds this film proved to be better...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 16, 20181 min read
Kodachrome - 3 Stars
Epic performances and stunning cinematography can’t make the predictable script more enjoyable. Set during the final days of the admired...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 10, 20181 min read
Tully - 4.5 Stars
Jason Reitman’s latest film delights and is anchored masterfully by two exquisite performances from Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis....
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 10, 20181 min read
Crooked House - 1 Star
The worst cinematic adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel ever. In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 10, 20181 min read
Chappaquiddick - 3 Stars
With a mediocre script, average performances and wildly unenthusiastic direction this is a forgetful historical thriller. Depicting Ted...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 2, 20181 min read
Unsane - 4 Stars
Claire Foy shines in this eerie horror film. A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 25, 20182 min read
Avengers: Infinity War - 4.5 Stars
Marvel continues to reign king of the superhero movies with the single most ambitious movie crossover of all time. The Avengers and their...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 19, 20181 min read
I Feel Pretty - 0 Stars
Honestly one of the worst things I’ve seen. Any laughs it creates are the audience laughing at it not with it. A woman struggling with...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 18, 20182 min read
Last Flag Flying - 5 Stars
Poignant, harrowing and beautifully crafted. Richard Linklater strikes again. Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 12, 20181 min read
Isle of Dogs - 4 Stars
Wes Anderson’s latest is truly excellent. Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog. Wes Anderson has...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 12, 20181 min read
Truth or Dare - 0.5 Stars
Truly an insult to cinema, this film fails to create an engaging story and uses paper thin archetypes of characters that are impossible...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 9, 20181 min read
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - 3 Stars
Predictable, but lovely. This film does nothing new, but is competent in its mediocrity. A writer forms an unexpected bond with the...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 2, 20181 min read
A Quiet Place - 4.5 Stars
A horror film to define a decade. A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. With maybe 20...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Ready Player One - 4 Stars
Steven Spielberg’s best adventure film in years. When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Love, Simon - 4 Stars
A beautifully written, funny, engaging and excellent movie. Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Mar 21, 20181 min read
Pacific Rim Uprising - 2 Stars
Without it’s original production team Pacific Rim 2 seems like another average, explosion filled misfire. Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker...
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