Birds of Prey

This film was one I was skeptical about because of the trailers and marketing. In the trailers, Birds of Prey appeared to be a film that was all over the place and messy. The trailers each showed very different tones from the first to the last. So, I went into the film with my expectations…

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

I had low expectations of this film after the experience I had with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I felt that there were plot points that were set up in The Force Awakens that were completely ignored and some that were actually negated. It was a big task for J.J. Abrams to come back in…

Cinema Wise Holiday List 2019

Happy Holidays Everyone! We here at Cinema Wise have complied a list of the best holiday movies to get you through the season. In addition we will include the video of our time compiling the list for your viewing entertainment. All of us here at Cinema Wise wish you a Happy Holiday. We hope you…

Knives Out

Judging by the trailer, Knives Out seems to have a Clue feeling to it. However, instead of being upfront and over the top with comedy, it just peppers it in as needed. It is a classic plot of a who done it. The tone is very different than what is portrayed in the trailers and…

The Good Liar

The Good Liar is a film that is paced very slowly and is dialog driven, but will keep you interested from the opening to the close. The story lies heavily on the performances of its 2 leads in Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. The film follows a con man as he works his next job….

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

The best part of the Fast and the Furious gets an outing of their own. This is new breath blown yet again into a dying franchise. With all of the drama and bickering that has plagued the cast these past couple years, it’s nice to see something positive come out. Hobbs and Shaw is the…

The Lion King

Disney brings us yet another animated classic with an updated version of the same story. Luckily, this time around it’s with a story that is as close to perfect as we can get. The film is a shot for shot remake with wonderful new life brought to the screen. Jon Favreau puts another impressive film…

Spider-Man: Far from Home

The first film to follow up the events of Endgame starts off with a bang. With the future of the universe in question, this film is a great start to the continued story with great twists and turns ahead. The story is a great adventure while keeping the heart and awkwardness of being a young…

Child’s Play

This was a movie that I was taking a big shot on. My gut told me what I was in for and I should have listened. Be prepared, this is a tough one to sit through. This Child’s Play reboot took everything that was great about the series and chucked it out the window.  The…

Toy Story 4

Toy Story is the most solid franchise I think I have ever seen. They have had no misses. All four films have been really enjoyable and heartfelt. The fourth film is probably in contention for the number two slot on my list.   Toy Story 4 picks up right after the end scene of Toy Story…

Godzilla King of the Monsters

Godzilla King of the Monsters is the sequel to the reboot of the Godzilla series. There isn’t much to these giant monster movies besides cool looking monsters and reason for beautiful CGI. Well it whiffs big time on both of these throughout. The rush you into the story picking up 5 years after and expect…

Rocketman

This film is not what I expected going into the theater. I went in looking for a biopic and ended up sitting through a rock musical. After readjusting my expectations, this film was interesting to sit through. However, I was taken out at times by the placement of the song as it seemed to cut…

Men in Black: International

Going in I was not expecting too much from this film. Just colorful characters, gadgets and cool aliens. That is exactly what you are getting from Men in Black: International. The film brings you right back into the world that we have come to know from the previous films. The film does a great job…

Aladdin

A solid outing yet again for Disney films. Aladdin was one of the remakes I was very skeptical of as soon as I saw the casting. For me this was one of Robin Williams best performances and it was very hard for me to imagine anyone else taking on this role,even with the caliber of…

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

This series came out of nowhere and gave new birth to Keanu Reeves as an action star. With this new chapter in the John Wick story, we get more action and great stunt choreography.  John Wick: Chapter 3 picks up right where we left off in John Wick: Chapter 2 and just runs with it….