Tinseltown Reviews

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald  is a historical fantasy film directed by David Yates, written by J. K. Rowling, and starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller,  William Nadylam, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp. The film is the sequel to 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , the second in the Fantastic Beasts  series, and the tenth in the Wizarding World franchise. Taking place three months after the events of the previous film, The Crimes of Grindelwald  follows Newt Scamander and Tina Goldstein as they search for Credence Barebone in Paris, who himself is searching for his identity and lost family. In the meantime, Gellert Grindelwald is amassing a strong following for his upcoming war against Muggles. Hollywood has a prequel problem. Walk with me: Remember in 1999 when The Phantom Menace  was released and immediately was met with uproarious applause...

Bohemian Rhapsody  is a 2018 musical biopic directed by Bryan Singer (and in part by Dexter Fletcher), starring Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, and Allen Leech. The film follows Freddie Mercury's life from the formation of the British rock band Queen in 1970 to their famous Live Aid performance in 1985. The film is not a completely faithful retelling of Mercury's life, with several changes made to better fit a film narrative. I think this is a good movie for anyone who is interested in Freddie Mercury's life being told (and edited) to fit a nice two-hour runtime. And sure that sounds obvious, so let me explain what I mean by that. If you're looking for a great, enjoyable movie centering on the struggles of the life of a musical genius, there are probably better movies out there. If you're looking for a really accurate documentary about Freddie Mercury's life that isn't afraid to go deep into his psychology, drug use, s...

Daredevil  is a Marvel-Netflix miniseries created by Drew Goddard, starring Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wilson Bethel, Jay Ali, and Joanne Whalley. The third season follows the titular vigilante at his lowest, recovering from the events of The Defenders . Upon hearing of Wilson Fisk's release from prison by the FBI, Matt Murdock decides to completely abandon his civilian life and embrace his identity as the Devil of Hell's Kitchen, committing to kill the Fisk--the Kingpin of Crime--himself. The Context I've been fairly vocal on this movie blog of how disappointing the Marvel Netflix Universe has been lately. The first two seasons of Daredevil  and the first seasons of Jessica Jones  and Luke Cage  all came out at a time when many people were questioning the longevity of the superhero genre as a whole. After all, we were getting titles like Thor: The Dark World , Avengers: Age of Ultron ,  Ant Man , and Batman v...