Synopsis: Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego: Venom. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organisation looking for a symbiote of their own.
My thoughts: So this film got a critical drubbing. But the fans seem to like it. Me? I'm more-so with the fans. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but that's not to say it was a perfect film. There were some real cringy moments, and when I say cringy I mean C-R-I-N-G-Y! The acting was good, apart from the aforementioned cringe which mostly landed on Tom's shoulders, sorry Tom. The CGI was heavy, as you'd expect but it almost seemed too much at times.
Final verdict: 4 Symbiotes out of 5.
Synopsis: When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order's unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in "The Conjuring 2," as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.
My thoughts: This was certainly scarier than the Annabelle and Conjuring films in my opinion. Though it certainly was not better, especially to the later franchise, but it's still a worthy enough entry. The acting (all 3 of them) was fine but the script could've used some fine-tuning to help with this films obvious pacing issues.
Final verdict: 3 expanded universes out of 5.
Synopsis: In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award (R) winner Cate Blanchett star in THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, from Amblin Entertainment. The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead.
My thoughts: Children's Halloween movies are hard to pull off. You need to strike the perfect balance between scary and funny. Too scary and you have kids crying in the theatres (Monster House) too funny and you alienate the older viewers (The Haunted Mansion). Happy to report this film hits the bullseye on that balance. It's hard to find any faults with this movie so I'm just not going to try. Go see it this Halloween.
Final verdict: 5 witches and warlocks out of 5.
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