For this week’s Cinemavino, we’re turning back to a classic 80s sequel: Ghostbusters II. I remember loving this movie as a nerdy kid. It had dudes with nuclear ray guns fighting goblins and controlling the Statue of Liberty with a Nintendo controller–I mean, how could you not?
Unfortunately, like so many things for that era–I’m looking right at…
Todd Wofford
When the original Boss Baby film debuted in 2017, it received fairly middling reviews from critics. They complained that it was loaded with poopy diaper jokes and cheap, derivative storytelling. I skipped it then, but doubled back to bone up for this sequel. And you know what? I cackled. I chortled. I even giggled in…
Welcome to another fine episode of Cinemavino! This week continues our summer series, looking at overlooked blockbuster sequels. Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a great movie, let alone sequel. Guillermo Del Toro knocks it out of the park with imaginative writing, spot-on casting, and special effects that haven’t aged a day in thirteen years. …
When the topic of great sequels comes up, I'm always shocked that Hellboy II rarely gets tossed into the hat. The first installment blew a cool breeze into the superhero genre, which was only just starting to recover from Joel Schumacher's Batman poopy-scoopers . This second Hell-ride takes that promise and actually builds on it,…
For tonight's episode, we take a look at the final two episodes of Marvel's Loki, and the larger implications it has for Marvel's Phase Four. Needless to say, *spoilers are everywhere*, so proceed with caution.
Space Jam: A New Legacy is actually the same legacy, just grafted onto a different superstar and sharpened with better CGI. Beyond that, something downright weird is going on in this film: Jam Deux seems to be a cinematic manifestation of Warner Bros. massive inferiority complex. It's not enough that they remind us they're the company that…
That's right--it's a Cinemavino double-header! For this episode, we go live-to-tape again, and discuss Black Widow. SPOILERS ABOUND, so go see the movie and read my review, then go check out our podcast.
As always, we mix in a few cuss-type words. Just a smidge of listener discretion is advised.
For pairing, we went with the Cabernet from Cult. The Red Room,…
This will be our first attempt at live-to-tape. We kick off our summer series, looking at blockbuster sequels. In this installment, we discuss Batman Returns.
In Batman Returns, Tim Burton delivers the most audaciously eccentric blockbuster ever made. After the mammoth success of the first Batman, the pressure mounted for a sequel that matched its combination of arty neo-noir and lucrative pop-culture spectacle. Burton was initially reluctant to return, and the studio granted him enormous leeway to craft the film as he…
If the MCU's cultural phenomenon were a swimming pool, then Black Widow requires a doggy paddle out to the deep end. Along the way, you'll pass twenty-three movies, multiple TV shows, social media tie-ins, video games, and Youtube shorts. You don't have to master that entire juggernaut to stay afloat, but miss just enough of Marvel's sprawling…
