7/10
Postal: Brain Damaged - These Sunny Daze IGDB
2025年9月9日
类型: Shooter 平台: Windows / PlayStation 4 / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 5
POSTAL: Brain Damaged - These Sunny Daze isn’t “just a DLC” - it’s a tropical serotonin collapse packed with juicy carnage, alleged jokes, overbaked new levels, even less appropriate enemies and unhinged guns. This is another mag of SPF-free mockery fired point-blank at modern life.
2026年3月18日 玩过
2026年3月21日 评论 Remembered the Sunscreen, but Forgot the Bug Spray - I waited 6 months for this to finally get released on consoles only for the accompanying update to erase my save data for the base game. I suppose that’s not the biggest deal in the world, as I already long since acquired that platinum trophy and it didn’t prevent me from being able to jump straight into the new content here. Yet, I nonetheless can’t help but feel annoyed that I can no longer select whichever stage I want anymore without first going back through the entirety of that original campaign and would need to recollect all of the hidden “codex” entries I previously gathered as well. How the heck does this type of thing even still happen in 2026? Oh, they’re also charging a dollar more for this on PlayStation and Switch than PC for some reason… Yes, a frustrating lack of technical polish hangs over the entire experience, occasionally forcing checkpoint reloads because a critical door failed to unlock after clearing out a room or leaving you exasperatedly searching every pixel of a level because the completion screen says you missed grabbing a collectible poster that doesn’t actually exist. That’s a shame, because this is otherwise a really good DLC that I had quite a bit of fun with. It’s an extra dose of Brain Damaged’s solid, DOOM (2016) lite boomer shooter action that’s sporting some amusing additions to your arsenal, a few goofy new enemy types to fight, and a charming vacation theme that reminded me of Duke Caribbean: Life’s a Beach in the best of ways. Not to mention, the satire is surprisingly much more timely than that of the somewhat dated on arrival COVID and border wall jokes the main offering had to offer, allowing it to provide some welcome comedic catharsis in these troubled times. That is enough for me to be able to recommend These Sunny Daze, albeit nevertheless a tad cautiously, to the truly hardcore members of the Postal fanbase despite the faults. If simply because they are well aware at this point that launching in rough states like this is kind of just par for the course for the franchise. Plus, with the asking price only being a mere 8 bucks it’s easier to look past the bugs/glitches, brief segments of janky first-person platforming, and the fact that the whole thing can be breezed through in a couple of hours. So, if you think you can put up with those aforementioned shortcomings then this is worth the purchase. It’s more of one of the property’s better installments, and it’s hard to not appreciate that. 7/10
7/10
Agony Unrated IGDB
2018年10月30日
类型: Adventure / Indie 平台: Windows 开发者: Madmind Studio 出版发行: Madmind Studio
Agony Unrated is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
2026年2月27日 玩过
7/10
极地恶灵 第一季 (2018) 豆瓣 Bangumi
The Terror Season 1 所属 电视剧集: 极地恶灵
8.0 (64 个评分) 导演: 蒂姆·米兰特斯 / 爱德华·贝尔格 演员: 杰瑞德·哈里斯 / 托比亚斯·门基斯
AMC的《恐怖号 The Terror》是根据Dan Simmons 07年所着同名小说改篇,已直接预订10集,现确定在美国时间明年3月26日首播。剧集版由David Kajganich编剧,讲述在1847年时皇家海军惊恐号在探索北极圈的「西北航道」(Northwest Passage)时,他们的船受到某种不知名的掠食怪袭击,因此船员得为了生存而战。小说是根据John Franklin现实带领「幽冥号」(HMS Erebus)及「惊恐号」(HMS Terror)的故事所创作。
Jared Harris饰演Francis Crozier,是惊恐号的船长,是远征队的第二指挥,他是个智慧的水手及船长,但身为爱尔兰人令他在皇家海军的仕途上到了瓶颈位(原文是glass ceiling,这是种指因为某人的性别或身份或某自身原因下,在虽然没明文下,仍然被限制了升迁),令他对能成名及政治生涯都不抱期待。
Ciaran Hinds饰演John Franklin/约翰·富兰克林爵士﹑Paul Ready饰演Henry Goodsir ﹑Adam Nagaitis 饰演Cornelius Hickey ,他们与Tobias Menzies的角色James Fitzjames(皇家海军其中一员)都是探索队船员。
Edward Ashley﹑Liam Garrigan饰演在惊恐号上的组员,而Ronan Raftery与Matthew McNulty皆饰演惊恐号上的上尉。
2019年12月25日 看过
2026年2月23日 评论 Slow and Flawed, but Nonetheless Intriguing - While the story is a fictitious spin on history things never descend into full-on fantasy. A lot of work went into making everything feel as authentic and period appropriate as possible. It also takes itself very seriously. The natural horrors of the situation take precedent over the supernatural ones. So, we're largely watching the characters minds break and the terrible things they'll do to survive with the monster attacks only occasionally being thrown in. While this emphasis on human drama and desperation make it an easy show to respect, it doesn't always make it exciting to watch. The slow pacing was at times a real hinderance to my enjoyment. There are entire episodes where all that happens are conversations. Which is great at maturely portraying the gradual degradation of the crew's sanity and morals, but not so much at maintaining the attention of those watching. If you have the patience though this genuinely a good show. Thoughtful and horrific with some decent creature-feature action thrown in for good measure. I just wished there was some more going on at times.
7/10 old review transfer
黑袍纠察队 第一季 (2019) 豆瓣 Eggplant.place Bangumi TMDB
The Boys Season 1 所属 电视剧集: 黑袍纠察队
8.1 (747 个评分) 导演: 菲利浦·斯格里西亚 / 丹尼尔·艾提奥斯 演员: 卡尔·厄本 / 艾琳·莫里亚蒂
这是一个超能力者和普通人共存的世界,祖国人、火车头、深海、梅芙女王、透明人和玄色隶属于全球最大的超级英雄公司沃特集团,在帮助政府惩奸除恶维护世界和平的同时,他们也以偶像的身份帮助公司赚取了难以计数的利润。休伊是一个平凡的男孩,她的女友死于一场意外,而这场意外的制造者正是火车头。休伊不愿意接受沃特公司潦草的致歉和赔偿,决定替女友报仇。
2019年8月11日 看过
2026年2月27日 评论 Lacks the Punch of its Source Material, but a Trashy Good Time Nonetheless - I hoped it would be more of a skewering of today's superhero obsessed culture, but I ultimately still enjoyed The Boys for its blood soaked, foul-mouthed anarchy in a time where our masked vigilantes have to remain squeaky clean to ensure box-office domination. There are some shots taken at how mass marketed the superhero genre has become, but I would have appreciated just a bit more on this front. The underrated Karl Urban is of course fantastic as always. Really carrying the show here as a lot of the side-characters aren't given too much to do (a flaw in the comics as well). The plot and world-building are interesting, and I remained glued to the screen across each of the 8 episodes, but admittedly there isn't much depth to any of this. Overall, The Boys isn't quite the next big superhero takeover or even the slayers of this ever-growing pop culture juggernaut cycle we're on. What it is however if a vulgar, hyper-violent look at what it could be like if superheroes actually existed and got as big as their onscreen counterparts. 7/10
7/10 old review transfer
The Marshall Mathers LP 豆瓣
9.1 (63 个评分) Eminem 类型: 说唱
发布日期 2000年1月1日 出版发行: Interscope Records
UK version of the controversial rapper's sophomore album, one of the fastest-selling rap albums of all time. Includes one bonus track, 'The Kids'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
2026年2月18日 听过
7/10
车速过快 (2020) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Spree
5.2 (13 个评分) 导演: 尤金·科特亚伦科 演员: 乔·基瑞 / 萨西尔·扎玛塔
其它标题: Spree / 구독 좋아요 알림설정
影片由尤金·科特亚伦科执导,《怪奇物语》演员乔·基瑞主演,他在片中扮演的是一个为了寻求刺激,在网上直播虐待乘客的网约车司机。
2026年2月12日 看过
7/10
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025) TMDB IMDb
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
导演: Marina Zenovich 演员: 切维·切斯 / 贝弗利·德安杰洛
From his Saturday Night Live beginnings to a string of classic comedies, Chevy Chase has always had huge comedic range. He is also a complex and contradictory human being. Featuring revealing interviews with those closest to him, this documentary digs into the talent, flaws, and humanity that shaped an icon.
2026年2月5日 看过
7/10
Highguard IGDB
2026年1月26日
类型: Shooter 平台: Windows / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S 开发者: Wildlight Entertainment 出版发行: Wildlight Entertainment
From the creators of Apex Legends and Titanfall, comes Highguard: a PvP raid shooter where players will ride, fight, and raid as Wardens, arcane gunslingers sent to fight for control of a mythical continent.
2026年2月4日 不玩了
2026年2月4日 评论 Not Quite Concord 2 - As someone who doesn’t watch The Game Awards, my reaction upon finding out about Highguard wasn’t outrage over Geoff Keighley awarding it the apparently illustrious position of being the final reveal of the night. Rather, it was sheer bewilderment over what the heck I was even looking at. A medieval fantasy multiplayer title where you shoot machine guns while riding horses you magically summon out of thin air?! Color me intrigued I guess. I’m typically the type of guy who likes to jump on any notable F2P shooters when they release anyways, but this one had me particularly interested due to how odd it seemed. What I’ve ultimately found after about a week of play is a fairly flawed experience that, despite often feeling like a mashup of every modern live-service trend, nonetheless does have something to offer for the right crowd. Initial impressions can actually distract from how original and creative the title actually is, as it appears at first to just be trying to check every little online game box to ensure it builds an audience. You’ve got the gunplay of Apex Legends, searching for loot at the start of a match like in a battle royale, and hero shooter elements akin to Overwatch. Luckily, this was reportedly made by longtime industry veterans who previously worked at places such as Respawn Entertainment, so this isn’t merely a sad compilation of a bunch of other people’s homework. The team at Wildlight manages to bring all of these aspects together into a rather distinct package by centering them around their unique idea of forcing players to try and destroy the opposing team’s base in order to win. It’s an intriguing hook that can lead to thrilling, back-and-forth tug-of-war battles as both sides race to secure the “Shieldbreaker,” which will allow them to breach the opposition’s fortress. At which point they have a limited number of lives to plant bombs on generators to whittle the enemy stronghold’s health down before the round ends. Victories are immensely satisfying. I do wish the majority of my matches hadn’t ended in one party completely steamrolling the other, teamwork is a must so you’ll want to bring a few friends along for the best results, but I have had quite a bit of fun regardless. That’s not to say there aren’t some pretty serious shortcomings that show the hate directed at Highguard isn’t solely due to how fed up the average internet user is with the whole live-service concept in general. It is shockingly light on content, currently only sporting 3v3 and (just recently added as of this writing) 5v5 options for its single “Raid” mode. The progression is also frustratingly slow thanks to how meager the rewards for completing challenges are. It’s most damning flaw, though? Despite its eye-catchingly bizarre theme, the game is unexpectedly lacking in personality. The world is bland and if there’s any lore I completely missed it. Meanwhile the cast of playable characters are totally generic and forgettable, with exception to Scarlet who stands out solely for being unusually sexy for something trying to go for the largest possible demographic like this and isn’t named Marvel Rivals . As serious as those issues are however, what I think this really has going against it is simply that the market its makers are attempting to break into has basically already been cornered, and their admirable, decently compelling, and competently entertaining foray here isn’t enough to pull players away from the juggernaut mainstays. That’s ultimately why I’ve decided to walk away. Well, that and a total lack of desire to ever dedicate myself to a “forever game.” That being said, should it manage to survive the current wave of overwhelming negativity and scrutiny it’s fallen under, I would be open to revisiting it somewhere later on down the line to see what’s become of it. I believe it has a lot of genuine potential and would love to see it grow. Consequently, I do recommend others give it a shot since it’s free and therefore they have nothing to lose. As unlikely as it is to blow anyone’s mind, I felt it was enjoyable enough in the time I spent with it to be a perfectly acceptable choice for those looking for a solid means of scratching their competitive multiplayer itch.
7/10
Minutes to Midnight 豆瓣 Spotify Discogs
8.1 (156 个评分) Linkin Park 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2007年5月15日 出版发行: Warner Bros.
<末日警钟 毁灭.新生 Minutes to Midnight>专辑主题跟以往联合公园所触及的创作主题比起来显得特别深沉、格外引人省思,但却也自我唤醒我们每一个人的危机意识。专辑标题<Minutes to Midnight>想要表达出的其实就是『世界末日钟(Doomsday Clock)』的概念!『世界末日钟(Doomsday Clock)』是源自于美国二次世界大战时期,当美国在日本长崎及广岛投下两颗原子弹之后,在1974年由一群芝加哥大学研究原子科学的科学家们(Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago)所一起创立的概念。科学家们以『世界末日钟(Doomsday Clock)』这个虚拟的定时器,来警惕人类将因过度使用核武,而导致自我灭亡。而「Midnight」午夜所代表的就是灭亡时刻。在二次世界大战之后,由于核武疯狂急速地发展,世界末日钟的时针一度被推进到距离代表世界末日的午夜不到15分钟的时间,甚至在1960年代美苏冷战、核武竞争时期,时针还曾被推进到只剩3分钟(11点57分)。目前在经过前前后后18次调整之后,在核武、天气异常、及环境污染的影响之下,世界距离毁灭的午夜时分也只剩五分钟的时间。主唱查斯特(Chester Bennington)表示:「创立这个末日钟的目的就是要提醒世人,虽然人类拥有巨大力量,但当这股毁灭性力量反扑之时,我们都该仔细思考这股威力带来的严重影响,转眼之间世界末日已进入倒数计时。这个极具争议性的主题,在几年前我们是完全不会触及的,当年我们在制作『混合理论(Hybrid Theory)』专辑时,我是团里最年长的,但年纪也只有23岁,当时的我们不觉得这个议题十分重要,但现在的我们却认为它跟我们息息相关。这张专辑所比喻的「午夜」的概念,不单单只有指涉地球遭到人类破坏的这种巨观层面,同时也映像出联合公园自我的微观层面。「午夜」所代表的『终结』同样也呼应联合公园在音乐上面的改变,因为所有和联合公园一同成长的信徒们,将在这张最新专辑里发现联合公园的全新面貌,过去大家所熟悉的联合公园将毁灭消失,联合公园将以崭新姿态解构重生。
2026年2月4日 听过
7/10
Fahrenheit 451 Goodreads
Fahrenheit 451
7.5 (10 个评分) 作者: Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster 2011 - 11
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.
2026年1月28日 已读
7/10
光环 (2024) 豆瓣 KxMediaDb
Halo Season 2 所属 电视剧集: 光环
6.1 (12 个评分) 导演: 德布斯·帕特森 / 克雷格·齐斯克 演员: 约瑟夫·摩根 / 克里斯蒂娜·罗朵
士官长约翰-117带领他的斯巴达精英团队继续对抗星盟威胁。在一个荒凉的星球上发生了令人震惊的事件之后,约翰无法摆脱他的战争即将改变的感觉,并冒着一切风险来证明其他人不会相信的事情——星盟正准备攻击人类最大的据点。随着银河系濒临崩溃,光环成为人类救赎或灭绝的关键,而约翰踏上了寻找光环的旅程。
2026年1月28日 看过
7/10
彼得·潘的梦幻岛噩梦 (2025) 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
导演: Scott Chambers 演员: Martin Portlock / Megan Placito
其它标题: Peter Pan: Pesadilla en Nunca Jamás / Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
温蒂为了救回被掳走的弟弟麦可,不惜踏入「邪恶彼得潘」的血腥炼狱。她在那里还遇见了被毒品腐蚀、形容枯槁的小叮当。温蒂将要面对的不仅仅是扭曲的童话,还有那令人窒息的恐怖真相。
2025年10月27日 看过
2025年10月27日 评论 a review of - After two outings inexplicably devoid of any trace of humor despite their ridiculous concepts, this third chapter in the Twisted Childhood Universe actually manages to justify being so freaking grimdark with its subject matter. Anything dealing with the abduction of children in this manner should absolutely be this creepy and uncomfortable to watch. The overall tone mixed with a few moments of genuinely shocking depravity and some of the most brutal violence this side of the Terrifier  franchise makes for some surprisingly solid horror. Altogether creating the first installment in this baffling and still unfolding cinematic universe that I legitimately kind of like.  It won’t work for everyone. Like its predecessors, many will find this to be little more than “edginess” for the sake of “edginess” thanks to it continuing the unrelenting bleakness and nastiness of its predecessors. You can also clearly see the areas where it’s outright borrowing from bigger genre hits such as Andy Muschietti’s  IT  movies, among others. If they were going to ape anything though, at least they’re aping the best where it counts and while not skipping out on including their own original bits to give the project an identity of its own. Plus, the whole thing is executed FAR better than the two Blood and Honey  flicks prior (the acting is unexpectedly quite good). Establishing that Scott Chambers is currently the best thing to happen to this growing collection of gruesome reimaginings of beloved children’s properties that have hit the public domain, outside of this entry itself, and for more than just his role as Christopher Robin in the film’s 2024 sibling. I’m honestly a little impressed here.
7/10
护主好狗 (2025) 维基数据 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB
Good Boy
5.9 (25 个评分) 导演: Ben Leonberg 演员: Indy / Shane Jensen
其它标题: 굿 보이 / Good Boy
一部由狗狗担任主角的恐怖片。
小狗印第跟随他的主人和挚友托德踏上了一段新的旅途,离开城市生活,搬到了乡下一栋空置已久的旧宅。然而搬进家后,印第却立刻被充满空阔角落的不详气息所困扰。一只死去已久的狗的魂灵现身,向印第发出若有若无的警告,而前任房主惨死的景象更是突然浮现在它面前。当托德渐渐屈服于萦绕房子的黑暗力量,印第必须与来自死亡的恶灵搏斗,保护它挚爱的人类。
2025年10月16日 看过
2025年10月16日 评论 a review of - Silent Hill  for canines. Is the house really haunted or is this all just the dog’s way of processing the trauma of what’s happening to his owner? Yeah, the entire hook here really is only “horror flick, but the pup is the lead.” They are able to get a surprising amount of mileage out of the concept though. I wouldn’t exactly call this scary (more creepy than anything), yet there are a handful of good thrills and a little bit of emotion to carry you through. I especially loved the short segment after the credits where the director discusses how they were able to pull the whole thing off. If you’re at all curious about that then grab a ticket, because it sounds like something you won’t get to see unless you go to the theater.  Overall, I would recommend this to those intrigued by the premise as it’s very well executed. Not one of the next greats of the genre by any means, but a solid matinee trip to the cinema nonetheless.
7/10
撒冷镇 (2024) TMDB Eggplant.place 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据
Salem's Lot
5.7 (9 个评分) 导演: 加里·多伯曼 演员: 刘易斯·普尔曼 / 威廉·桑德勒
其它标题: Salem's Lot / El misterio de Salem's Lot
作家本·米尔斯回到他儿时的故乡——撒冷镇,为他的下一本书寻找灵感,却发现他的家乡正被一个嗜血的吸血鬼掠夺。
2024年10月4日 看过
2024年10月4日 评论 a review of 撒冷镇 - After a few years of remaining in the sort of awkward limbo with its fate up in the air and the only real updates we ever received being the news of another delay, WB finally deciding to rather quietly release this directly to their Max streaming service doesn’t exactly speak highly of its quality. Yet, while it’s easy to see why they would opt to go this route as opposed to risking what would have likely been failure at the box office, I’m pleasantly surprised to say that 2024’s spin on the vampiric Stephen King classic is far more entertaining than it has any right to be. Just don’t go into it looking for a great, deep adaptation of the novel’s story. Gary Dauberman brings the same kind of goofy haunted house attraction style thrills seen in his directorial debut Annabelle Comes Home. None of its scare attempts are actually frightening, but are fun to shout and howl at the screen with alongside the hammier elements such as the jokes and Pilou Asbæk’s ridiculous performance that’s totally played for chuckles. The plot meanwhile is largely underdeveloped, hitting only general outline of the tale found in its source material. The villains go unexplored, entire side-characters/subplots are missing, and the backstories and motivations of the protagonists were clearly left on the cutting room floor. Even the entire aspect of a small American town being rendered desolate by an unholy force doesn’t hit like it should have due to the runtime rushing through everything to reach the next big set piece.  This will lead to a very hollow viewing experience for those who were hoping for a modern update that would’ve done the book’s narrative true justice or simply demand more from their cinema overall. If you’re merely looking for a solid bit of schlock horror this Spooktober though, this will certainly deliver the amusement you’re looking for in spades. It holds up well as a fun throwaway watch for the season that also provides some shockingly pleasant visuals in the form of smoky environments, glowing-eyed bloodsuckers, and the occasional colorful backdrop. Sometimes that’s all you need when you’re in or are trying to get into the Halloween spirit.
7/10
新威龙杀阵 (2024) IMDb Eggplant.place 豆瓣 ReviewDB TMDB 维基数据
Road House
5.8 (30 个评分) 导演: 道格·里曼 演员: 杰克·吉伦哈尔 / 康纳·麦格雷戈
其它标题: Road House / 威龙杀阵
道尔顿(杰克·吉伦哈尔 饰)是一名前UFC拳手,他在佛罗里达礁岛群一家满是牛鬼蛇神的酒吧担任保镖工作,但他很快发现,一切并非都像这个热带天堂一样美好……
2024年4月2日 看过
2024年4月2日 评论 a review of 新威龙杀阵 - Every scene with Conor is a 10/10. Every one without him is… Poorly acted, filled with awkward supporting characters, occasionally pushing an underdeveloped romance between actors completely devoid of chemistry, and strung together by a somewhat dull “mystery.” When it’s adrenaline is pumping and the blows are being traded though it’s a blast. The Borne Identity  director knows a good action scene, and hey the whole thing is sporadically funny. Don’t know how this compares to the original, but it did get me interested in checking it out to see. So all in all I’d say this is a good time. Oh, and can we get McGregor in more movies please? Screw the UFC, this  is his true calling.
7/10
X战警:黑凤凰 (2019) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB Min reol Eggplant.place
Dark Phoenix
5.4 (661 个评分) 导演: 西蒙·金伯格 演员: 苏菲·特纳 / 詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊
其它标题: X-Men - Dark Phoenix / X-Men: Fénix Negra
影片剧情围绕X战警中最受欢迎成员之一的琴·葛蕾展开,讲述她逐渐转化为黑凤凰的故事。在一次危及生命的太空营救行动中,琴被神秘的宇宙力量击中,成为最强大的变种人。此后琴·葛蕾不仅要设法掌控日益增长、极不稳定的力量,更要与自己内心的恶魔抗争,她的失控让整个X战警大家庭分崩离析,也让整个星球陷入毁灭的威胁之中。《X战警:黑凤凰》是迄今为止气氛最紧张、情感最丰富的一部《X战警》电影,是《X战警》系列20年来的集大成之作,大家非常熟悉和热爱的变种人大家庭即将面对最为强大的敌人——而她恰恰还是他们中的一员。
2023年5月22日 看过
2023年5月22日 评论 a review of X战警:黑凤凰 - Underrated? Not exactly, but this was far more entertaining than I was led to believe going into it. Don't get me wrong, I understand why people hate this. It’s ANOTHER messy telling of “ The Dark Phoenix Saga ” storyline this time plagued by reshoots, rewrites, and cut footage all thanks to Fox being acquired by the Disney dark lords, and flat acting from everybody not named Michael Fassbender that fails to deliver the needed emotion. It’s not a “good” movie in any conventional sense of the word, but I enjoyed it regardless. That’s because it captures the whole team dynamic better than the majority of the rest of the films in the franchise. I’ll maintain in the face of any opposition that, as fantastic as that first entry is, Apocalypse is what we originally should have gotten back in 2000 instead because it gave everyone involved more of a chance to shine rather than simply devolving into the Wolverine show, and if we had we would still be singing its praises to this very day. Dark Phoenix ’s continuation of this quality can be seen the most in its action sequences. They’re not terribly exciting and are held back by some lackluster SFX, but showcase each hero’s abilities in ways that make them feel instrumental to victory in the battles. Which is good because they have one heck of an interesting foe to overcome. On top of Jean’s resurfacing trauma and newfound power boost causing her to act a little haywire, the X-Men must also contend with an alien invasion of sorts. It’s a nice change of pace from the typical supervillain archetype and succeeds where its peers who have tried something similar have failed by making the extraterrestrial menace truly creepy, weird, and fascinating. I wish we had gotten to learn more about them. They pair well with the title heroine’s internal struggle and exploration of Charles Xavier as anything other than a consummate leader to create a plot I was surprisingly invested in, even if it is hit at points with some horrendous dialogue. aNd By ThE wAy ThE wOmEn ArE aLwAyS sAvInG tHe MeN aRoUnD hErE. yOu MiGhT wAnNa ThInK aBoUt ChAnGiNg ThE nAmE tO x-WoMeN. The one female character who doesn’t do anything other than stir the pot. Despite ultimately coming off as half-baked, I would have loved it if they would have continued down this path. While even more flawed than Apocalypse (which was really just hurt by superhero fatigue and arriving about 16 years too late more than anything), it’s still a glimpse into the kind of X-Men flick I and many others have always dreamed of. The light Evolution vibes are a delight, for example. It’s a shame this younger incarnation of the mutants never got the outing they deserved and that their last hurrah is largely a disaster. If you read up on the troubled production you’ll find a quite a bit of studio interference behind the scenes led to a lot of promising content by removed such as the Hellfire Club, the Shi’ar, and an altogether larger element of the cosmic. Once again, a case of Fox making poor decisions that hurt the final product. All that being said, I nonetheless had a better time with this than I was expecting too. Unfortunately, the only ones likely to count themselves among me as a fan are going to be the most forgiving comic book devotees.
7/10
Roll with It (2023) TMDB IMDb
Roll with It
导演: Chris Dowling 演员: Chonda Pierce / McKaley Miller
A small town Biscuit Barrel waitress is forced to enter the Cheatham County Fair Karaoke Showdown as a last resort to save her house from foreclosure.
2023年5月9日 看过
2023年5月9日 评论 a review of - I’m not exactly Chonda Pierce’s target audience by any means, but the comedian’s stand-up material had a pretty big presence in my childhood regardless. Her clean brand of humor and willingness to openly discuss struggles faced in her everyday life through a lens of faith made her a huge hit with Christian mothers back in the day, and growing up my own mom would regularly replay her CDs in the car on long trips. The woman is a holdover from that era when comics could get famous by being relatable and actually funny, as opposed to simply amassing a lot attention on Twitter through drama involving politics or whatever. It’s what allowed talents of her ilk to build loyal, lifelong followings while most of the names you’ll see featured in brief, 5-minute sets on Comedy Central or something largely never end up going anywhere. That down-to-earth, everywoman vibe she always brings to the stage carries over to this charming little southern-fried flick too. The story and much of the humor is just about a small-town waitress in her 50s trying to save her house whilst also contending with other natural life issues, and the packed theater I was in was primarily full of women around that same age range. No doubt those blue hairs in attendance found just as much to get emotionally invested with as they did to laugh at, as based on a conversation I had with one of Pierce’s more hardcore fans after the showing, the events that transpire here may have been inspired by some the star’s personal experiences. Which are situations much of the audience had likely been in themselves. No new ground is broke in the film’s exploration of things such as feeling left behind by the world’s constant advancement as it strives to keep up with the next generation or its surprisingly realistic portrayal of the woes of online dating, causing you to see a lot of the plot beats and even jokes coming from a mile away, but I still found myself thoroughly amused nonetheless. Overall, this won’t be winning any awards, yet is warm and cozy in a way we honestly don’t receive much anymore. It’s the kind of comfort food watch I was hoping to get from Adam Sandler this year, but he ultimately ended up missing the mark on with the underwhelming Murder Mystery   2 . I went into this expecting another flat religious movie I wouldn’t be able to recommend and walked away pleasantly surprised that I instead couldn’t really classify this as a piece of Christian cinema at all. On top of being better acted and produced than anything Pure Flix has ever put out, there’s only the occasional passing reference to stuff like prayer at best and it’s done in a matter-of-fact, “this is who I am” sort of way completely devoid of any preaching or message that would make it less appealing to the secular or agnostic crowds. Resulting in the most fun I’ve had at the theater in what feels like quite some time.
7/10 first limited release