Geostorm (2017) Movie Review

November 16, 2017 Steve Baqqi

Don't be fooled. Geostorm is nothing like this exciting looking and extremely misleading poster. — Don't be fooled. *Geostorm* is nothing like this exciting looking and extremely misleading poster.

Do you remember the disaster movies 2012 or San Andreas? I think I remember The Day After Tomorrow but that’s only because of the hilarious South Park television spoof that followed it. I definitely remember Armageddon because the film is so charmingly bad it's amazing. My point is, if you see Geostorm, you’re going to regret it and forget it. Geostorm is a retread of all the “extreme weather” disaster movies that you’ve already seen time and time again. The only difference being that Geostorm is worse, far worse. It’s a sci-fi, mystery, action-disaster movie that just ends up a disaster.

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Suburbicon (2017) Movie Review

November 13, 2017 Steve Baqqi

What comes to mind when you think of the 1950s? The Cold War, Sputnik, McCarthyism, post-war prosperity? Cheerful suburban home life following white flight from America’s cities, white picket fences, housewives with towering hairdos, and friendly neighbors? Or maybe we have come to see through the facade of an all-inclusive, welcoming community; a fragile edifice pitched during a time when racism, segregation, and housing district redlining were still running rampant. Suburbicon attempts to tackle these romantic anachronisms of the mid-20th century to reveal the violent torrent of racism and paranoia that lurked underneath, threatening to explode into chaos and social upheaval. Unfortunately, the movie is a god-awful mess that fails to provide any of these topics proper examination.

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Criminal (2016) Movie Review

June 8, 2016 Steve Baqqi

What the hell happened to Kevin Costner? I ask because Criminal is anything but a return to form. I mean seriously, he was one of the biggest Hollywood stars at one point in time, appearing in such blockbusters as The Untouchables, Dances With Wolves, JFK, and Bull Durham. Lately though his career has taken a sharp nosedive, as he’s starred in critically panned or commercial failures like Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, 3 Days to Kill, and Draft Day. Now Kevin Costner is back on the silver screen with a fantastically generic title, Criminal. The film is a snoozefest of the highest proportion, and fails on almost every level.