Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)::rating::3::rating::3::rating::3

A movie like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze will separate you, my dearest readers, into two distinct camps. Either: A) You were a child of the 80s and 90s, and the Ninja Turtles are an inescapable part of your pop culture heritage. B) You were simply born too early or late, and…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 8, 20210Comments

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)::rating::3.5

It’s well-cast, sharply written, and blessed with a freewheeling attitude that keeps the film from wallowing in self-seriousness. Put another way: This may not feel like a Marvel movie, but it is–all the way down to its bones.

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 6, 20211Comment

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (*spoiler-free)::rating::3.5

Hello all, and welcome to another mini-episode of Cinemavino! For this very special recording, we’re going to take a spoiler-free look at Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We all enjoyed it, to varying degrees. As always, we have very strong opinions For the vino, we’re drinking summer whites. It’s hotter than balls where we are,…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 6, 20210Comments

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Val (2021)::rating::3.5

Val Kilmer exists as a walking, talking testament to how destructive a bad reputation can be. If you generate enough gossip or piss off the wrong people, that hearsay will metastasize in all directions, laying waste to your personal and professional life in the process. No doubt Kilmer is a talented and meticulous performer, but…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 5, 20210Comments

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings::rating::0

Hello all, and welcome to another mini-episode of Cinemavino. For this very special recording, we’re going to take a spoiler-free look at Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We all enjoyed it, to varying degrees. As always, we have very strong opinions. For the vino, we’re drinking summer whites. It’s hotter than balls where we are,…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 5, 20210Comments

The Bourne Legacy::rating::0

Welcome back to another fine episode of Cinemavino! This week, it’s our penultimate look at summer sequels. Sadly, this season is winding down, and so is our talk about part twos. The Bourne Legacy is an interesting blockbuster: It’s the fourth installment in the franchise, but series star Matt Damon opted not to appear. Well, much…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 2, 20210Comments

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Cinemavino — The Bourne Legacy::rating::2.5

Welcome back to another fine episode of Cinemavino! This week, it's our penultimate look at summer sequels. Sadly, this season is winding down, and so is our talk about part twos. The Bourne Legacy is an interesting blockbuster: It's the fourth installment in the franchise, but series star Matt Damon opted not to appear. Well, much like Jurassic…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 1, 20210Comments

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The Bourne Legacy (2012)::rating::2.5

Where Matt Damon goes, Jason Bourne must follow. -- Ancient proverb, probably. There's not much wrong with The Bourne Legacy, aside from its very existence. When Matt Damon stepped away after The Bourne Ultimatum, everyone involved with this franchise should've raised his jersey to the rafters and moved on with life. Yes, I know Damon came back for Jason Bourne,…

ByTodd WoffordSeptember 1, 20211Comment

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Reminiscence (2021)::rating::2.5

Joy also delivers some truly remarkable visuals that pop up like small pockets of self-contained brilliance. At the same time, Reminiscence is one of those confounding movies that will only make you want to stream better ones.

ByTodd WoffordAugust 26, 20210Comments

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Mission Impossible III::rating::0

Hey, y’all! This week on Cinemavino, we take another long look at an epic spy sequel: Mission Impossible III. MI3 came at an odd juncture in Tom Cruise’s career. He was at the peak of his box office power, and yet his reputation had taken an enormous hit from his recent outspokenness about Scientology, and his whirlwind romance…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 25, 20210Comments