Read more about the article ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge’ review: An improvement on the horrible ‘On Stranger Tides’, if not as great as the first three movies
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge’ review: An improvement on the horrible ‘On Stranger Tides’, if not as great as the first three movies

If you've read this blog for long enough, you probably would have come across me ranting about Johnny Depp's falling star and declining quality (and often profitability too) of his movies. But I didn't always dislike Johnny Depp. He used to get me excited about his movies, until On Stranger Tides came out and was so clearly a cash grab in which he just phoned in his oddball schtick and exaggerated his Captain Jack Sparrow mannerisms that I started viewing him with a prejudiced eye. (It didn't help that I am still SHOCKED to this day that Alice in Wonderland, another movie I dislike immensely, earned a billion, undeserving, dollars.)

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Read more about the article ‘The Dark Tower’ review: As a person who didn’t read the books, I enjoyed it
Idris Elba as Roland Deschain and Tom Taylor as Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower

‘The Dark Tower’ review: As a person who didn’t read the books, I enjoyed it

Stephen King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower, a long book series with a sprawling mythology and epic battle of good against evil, has finally been made into a movie. I've heard it being talked about for years as this practically unfilmable book series -- kind of like The Lord of the Rings -- that Hollywood has been trying so hard to adapt for at least the last decade, but hasn't been able to succeed until now.

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Read more about the article ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (2017) review: Enchanting, but feels empty
Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as Beast in Beauty and the Beast (2017)

‘Beauty and the Beast’ (2017) review: Enchanting, but feels empty

Beauty and the Beast was enchanting. I still prefer the live-action Cinderella, but there's enough in Beauty and the Beast to delight people who grew up watching the animated classic.

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Read more about the article ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review — but first, a backstory
Ben Affleck (Batman) and Henry Cavill (Superman) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review — but first, a backstory

Before I start on this review proper, buckle up for a not-so-brief history of how Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (from now on referred to as BVS) came to be. It'll help you understand why BVS rubbed me wrongly from the get-go, and why I went into it with derisive feelings. My friend accused me of being biased against the film, and so even if it was good, I wouldn't say so, but that's not true. *If* it was good, I would admit it -- in tones of absolute surprise, yes, but I would.

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Read more about the article ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ review: Loved the movie, but didn’t *LOVE* the movie
Younger Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets older Charles (Patrick Stewart) in X-Men: Days of Future Past

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ review: Loved the movie, but didn’t *LOVE* the movie

'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is great, though it couldn't live up to my sky high expectations. Mostly because I hate what they did with younger Erik (Michael Fassbender).

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