Barrett Brief Movie Review – Top Gun: Maverick Clears The Deck, Delivers The Goods (4 out of 4 briefcases) Summary: After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Genre: Drama, Action Top Gun. The mere mention of it conjures up power […]
The Pandemic Isn’t Why Americans Are Still Hesitant to Go Back to the Movies Via Morning Consult: The popcorn is popped, the trailers are rolling and movie theaters are eagerly awaiting — or perhaps praying for — a rush of crowds as the summer movie season approaches. Morning Consult’s Return to Normal tracker and a recent survey have some good news and some bad news for the theatrical business. The […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Blandness (1 out of 4 briefcases) Summary: Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff. Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy The Marvel Cinematic Universe. I have to admit I was a diehard […]
China May Ban Doctor Strange 2, but You’ll Never Guess Why… Via Bleeding Fool: There were hopes that Marvel would finally break their streak of having their films not released in China, but those hopes are now in doubt for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film has been submitted to Chinese authorities and the decision is pending, but the recently released scene showing part of the opening of […]
‘The Batman’ Will Return – Warner Announces Sequel with Pattinson & Reeves Via BleedingFool: The Batman — returns. Warner Bros. and DC announced Tuesday night at CinemaCon that The Batman is officially getting a sequel, as Warner Bros. delivered the studio’s highly anticipated presentation. “Matt took one of our most iconic and beloved superheroes and delivered a fresh vision,” Warner Bros. movie chief Toby Emmerich revealed at CinemaCon. “Matt Reeves, […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review - Father Stu Overcomes Weak Early Rounds To Score Impressive Victory (3 out 4 briefcases) Summary: Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption. Genre: Drama The Christian movie. Nothing strikes more fear/hope in a Catholic than the promise of a film they can go see that is actually uplifting and inspirational. Many have […]
Box Office: ‘Batman’ Tops the North American Box Office with $128.5 Million Via Breitbart: The Batman — starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz — is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $128.5 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Uncharted with $11 million, followed by Dog at No. 3 with $6 million, Spider-Man: No Way Home at No. 4 with $4.4 […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review - The Batman Is The Emo We Deserve (2 1/2 out of 4) Summary: When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement. Genre: Action, Drama, Crime The Batman is the 8th film to feature Batman in one way or another within the last 20 years. In that […]
Tom Holland’s latest adventure ‘Uncharted’ tops box office Via AP News: Tom Holland might be without his Spider-Man suit in “Uncharted,” but his latest action-adventure is still doing good business at the North American box office. The video game adaptation starring Holland and Mark Wahlberg is on its way to earning $51 million over the long Presidents Day weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Sony Pictures estimated its Friday through […]
