Movie Reviews from Chris

1/2 out of ★★★★ Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) Runtime: 107 minutes MPAA: Rated R for sequences of violence throughout. A while ago, I labelled Resident Evil: The Final Chapter as one of the worst films I've ever seen. Since I haven't got the chance to play some newer releases (theatres are closed around my area, online streaming sites can't load movies), I decided to dissect this massive failure and explain to you why, despite its mixed reviews, I find it an atrocity. Please enjoy my first half-a-star review. Starting off immediately after Resident Evil: Retribution (though almost all of the cast don't return), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) being one of the only survivors against the T-virus, which has rendered all except about 4,000 people as zombies. The Umbrella Corporation has just developed an anti-virus that could be the only chance of saving humanity. Then, as usual, Alice has to rush to The Hive in Raccoon City to obtain...

★★ 1/2  out of ★★★★ Encanto (2021) Runtime: 102 minutes MPAA: Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild peril. Edit: Encanto just won Best Animated Feature at the 94th Annual Academy Awards. I predicted it to not win, but alas it did. Nevertheless, I still stand strong with my opinion and will not change the star rating. Feel free to convince me otherwise. Join me, as I rebel against the majority of audiences and critics in favor of Disney's newest release, Encanto. Though good entertainment for little children, though visually wonderful, though vibrant and lively through its numerous songs, it doesn't succeed as a whole. Encanto starts off generically familiar, stirs emotions halfway, then rushes to the final act so quickly that the payoff doesn't feel earned. Encanto tells a story about an extraordinary family, called the Madrigals, who live in a house situated in Colombia, called Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every family member, except Mirabel....

★★ ★ ★  out of ★★★★ 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Runtime: 149 minutes MPAA: Rated G for action violence. I feel out of this world. We've heard it. When 2001: A Space Odyssey was released, reviews ranged from highly positive to rather negative. We've heard of the film critic Pauline Kael, who called it 'unimaginative'. We've heard of Stephen Hunter from The Washington Post calling it 'A crackpot Looney Tune.' There are such criticisms for 2001: A Space Odyssey, including slow pacing, thin characters, stiff performances, and scarce dialogue, but they are invalid. Look into the bigger picture of 2001. 2001 begins with 3 minutes of black screen (I, in fact, fast-forwarded the movie on television to make sure that the screen was working) then numerous shots of the desert. We focus on a tribe of monkeys from 4 million years ago, who banter and wander around their surroundings. One day, they discover a monolith and are fascinated by it. Later on, a monkey learns ho...