Archive for 06 August 2023

3 posts.

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters

    An even bigger Harry Potter ripoff, but the plot is The Prodigal Son, ironic considering the Olympian setting.

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Chris Columbus directs another kids’ movie, age-adjusted Home Alone. The PG13-ness is preposterous, satyrs having sex must be implied, but chopping off Medusa’s head can be seen directly.

  • Candyman

    I see the trappings of a good horror film, and totally agree with the message, but this tries to have its social justice cake and gore slasher scenes for the “ratings”. It feels disjointed.