INTRO:

I’m Hank, longtime podcaster, filmmaker, and YouTuber, and this is my review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This is a spoiler-filled review of the movie so you’ve been warned.

BUDGET:

• 225 million dollars.
• You want to hit a 2.5x to 3x for profitability.
• The movie hit a billion dollars worldwide in six days.

SETTINGS:

• New York City feels alive, populated, expansive, and adds character to the film unlike many other films that feel so much smaller. Even the interior shots of Damage Control and even apartments, felt larger than life and realistic. The damage caused in the environment also feels like it will put other people in danger.

CHARACTERS:

• Tom Holland: Peter Parker
• Zendaya: MJ
• Jacob Batalon: Ned Leeds
• Sadie Sink: Jean Grey
• Jon Bernthal: Frank Castle
• Mark Ruffalo: Bruce Banner
• Liza Colon-Zayas: Det. Jean DeWolff
• Florence Pugh: Yelena Belova
• Tramell Tillman: William Metzger

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HITS:

• This movie lands on all emotional fronts.
• Happy, sad, fear, anger, disgust, surprise.
• I was finally invested in Peter Parker and MJ.
• Real Hulk returns!
• The Punisher and Spider-Man team up exceeded my wildest expectations!
• Why was The Hand there? Who cares, because the set pieces with them were next-level!
• Location, location, location. I felt like we were going all over New York and everything was interactive.
• Someone was cutting onions when we did the Aunt May flashbacks.
• The set pieces in this movie will be copied for years to come.
• The overall depth of Peter Parker/Spider-Man was something we haven’t seen from Tom Holland’s version of the character.

MISSES:

• I hate when super hero movies add government oversight (save for Captain America Winter Soldier). Once you add the government you start asking questions that the story can’t answer.
• The writing in some spots is clunky. Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, and rewrite contributions by Justin Kuritzkes. You have to do substantial re-writes in order to get credited.
• I am not a fan of Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner.
• I dislike the Jean Grey introduction and casting.
• She does not feel like the character at all to me.
• Plays a dislikable character.
• It was far too easy to see who the villain was going to be.
• Some of the swinging CGI scenes took me out of the movie.
• They lingered on the shots too long.

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MOVIE SCORE: 8/10

DIRECTION: A Destin Daniel Cretton

WRITING: B Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, and Justin Kuritzkes

CINEMATOGRAPHY: A

POST PRODUCTION: (score/sfx/edit/color grade) A

REWATCHABILITY: A

1 Awful content = Fails on every single level.

2-4 Poor = Terrible on almost every front.

5 Mediocre = Some of the content is worthwhile but mostly broken.

6 Average = Okay writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

7 Good = Solid writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

8 Great = Great writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

9 Almost Perfect = Very minor nitpicks but otherwise excellent.

10 Perfect = A masterpiece! No writing, acting or storytelling flaws. Would hold up against all time classics (e.g. M.A.S.H., Lost, Game of Thrones etc).

INTRO:

I’m Hank, longtime podcaster, filmmaker, and YouTuber, and this is my review of The Mandalorian and Grogu. This is a spoiler-filled review of the movie so you’ve been warned.

BUDGET:

• 165 million dollars.
• Needs to Hit 413 ish minimum.

SETTINGS:

• The movie varies locations and makes the world feel expansive but we’ll come back to this in the hits and misses segment.

CHARACTERS:

• Pedro Pascal: The Mandalorian
• Brendan Wayne: The Mandalorian Suit Performer
• Lateef Crowder: The Mandalorian Stunt Performer
• Sigourney Weaver: Colonel Ward
• Martin Scorsese: Hugo Durant was an Ardennian fry cook
• Jonny Coyne: Lord Janu
• Steve Blum: Zeb Orrelios(voice)
• Jeremy Allen White: Rotta the Hutt(voice)
• Dave Filoni: Trapper Wolf

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HITS:

• Strong opening sequence.
• Stellar SFX.
• Excellent combat.
• The movie does a good job of showing the bond between Mando and Grogu. Especially how it evolves from season 3 to now.
• There is some humor in this.

MISSES:

• This movie is Thor Ragnarok.
• The Grogu tending to Mando portion drags on too long.
• Some of this film looks really bad.
• Really bad dialogue in some scenes.
• Rotta the Hutt says I’m my own man? He’s not a man.
• The colloquialisms used don’t fit the world they’re in.
• Grogu selectively understands when it fits the plot.
• The baby noises have worn thin.
• They waited over 3 years to bring this movie to fruition.

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MOVIE SCORE: 5/10

DIRECTION: C

WRITING: C

CINEMATOGRAPHY: D

POST PRODUCTION (score/sfx/edit/color grade) C

REWATCHABILITY: C

1 Awful content = Fails on every single level.

2-4 Poor = Terrible on almost every front.

5 Mediocre = Some of the content is worthwhile but mostly broken.

6 Average = Okay writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

7 Good = Solid writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

8 Great = Great writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

9 Almost Perfect = Very minor nitpicks but otherwise excellent.

10 Perfect = A masterpiece! No writing, acting or storytelling flaws. Would hold up against all time classics (e.g. M.A.S.H., Lost, Game of Thrones etc).

INTRO:

I’m Hank, longtime podcaster, filmmaker, and YouTuber, and this is my review of the biopic Michael. This is a spoiler-filled review of the movie so you’ve been warned.

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BUDGET:

• 200 million dollars.
• 217 million dollars after the first weekend.
• will need to make 500 million to break even.

SETTINGS:

We start in the 60’s and end in the 80’s. The representation of the times were the most accurate recreations I’ve seen to date. I was alive in the 70’s and grew up in the 80’s so I’m telling you what I know, not what I’ve heard.

CHARACTERS:

• Jaafar Jackson - Michael
• Juliano Valdi - Young Michael
• Colman Domingo - Joseph Jackson
• Nia Long - Katherine Jackson
• Kendrick Sampson - Quincy Jones (Flash & Supernatural TV series)
• Larenz Tate - Berry Gordy (he played Quincy Jones in the Ray movie)

HITS:

• The movie is a literal soundtrack of all banger hits!
• The acting is phenomenal.
• The directing is the best I’ve seen in the past twenty years.
• The set dressing and aesthetics are impeccable.

MISSES:

• The CG animals are a miss.
• I wanted more of the Motown vs Epic stuff (Jermaine stayed at Motown after marrying Berry Gordy’s daughter Hazel).
• No Rebbie, Randy, or Janet Jackson.

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MOVIE SCORE: 9/10

DIRECTION: A+ Antoine Fuqua

WRITING: A John Logan

CINEMATOGRAPHY: A+

POST PRODUCTION (score/sfx/edit/color grade) A+

REWATCHABILITY: A

1 Awful content = Fails on every single level.

2-4 Poor = Terrible on almost every front.

5 Mediocre = Some of the content is worthwhile but mostly broken.

6 Average = Okay writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

7 Good = Solid writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

8 Great = Great writing, acting, storytelling and execution.

9 Almost Perfect = Very minor nitpicks but otherwise excellent.

10 Perfect = A masterpiece! No writing, acting or storytelling flaws. Would hold up against all time classics (e.g. M.A.S.H., Lost, Game of Thrones etc).