Caro the Movie Critic

There's more power in that tool, Charles. The X-Men franchise has gone to another level in ambitious storytelling and young & originated character development that stretches on the borderline of exciting superhero adventure that one can interpret as comic-book fanboy entertainment. The series has matured more or less when the filmmakers try to take the story to the next level giving us more action sequences and emotional depth showcasing each mutant's vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, even though there are fun action sequences throughout the whole movie, the primary vulnerability is in its screenplay riddled with a generic storyline. The movie starts in the Nile Valley in 3600 B.C. where people are chanting the name of En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse, a powerful god who is brought by the Four Horsemen. The Horsemen transfers his consciousness into the body of a young successor (Oscar Isaac). But, when the citizens of Egypt turn against them all of a sudden, the Horsemen and En ...

Horrified to be in another Alice movie. I was tired after walking out of the screening of  Alice Through the Looking Glass and that was the first time I felt like I wanted to take a positive nap from going through that negative experience of vibrant visuals but painful and plodded storytelling. Why does any actor, filmmaker or writer want to establish their firmament of visual adaptations of children's novels on this movie? Or just add this garbage onto their filmography? Well, let's jump to the point in time, I did not like this movie. Hahaha! Alice (Mia Wasikowska) has returned to London after three years reuniting with her mother (Lindsey Duncan). Alice retreats to another room after an argument regarding a relationship and a share of the business and she sees Absolem (voiced by Alan Rickman - his final performance, RIP) who is turned into a blue butterfly. He tells Alice that she has been away for too long and as Absolem flies through a mirror, she follows. She ends u...

Colin Farrell in a certain state of what he wants to be. On record, this is one of the weirdest movies I've seen and one of the weirdest premises I have ever heard and read. What defines true love? How do you know if you will find the exact one partner? The right partner? There is at least one chance to infinite chances given your personality as to finding the one person that you will spend the rest of your life with. However, with this quirky premise, it seems you are forced to have the option to pick somebody no matter how perfect one is or else...right? I have not seen a weird and original movie this year but even though it is not a perfect movie, it is a treat to see how ambitious, funny and weirdly romantic this whole product unfolds. We witness David (Colin Farrell) who is walking into the Hotel with his brother, who is turned into a dog. In the City, people have 45 days to find a romantic partner or turn into an animal of their choice. He chooses to be a lobster if he ...

There is going to be a new page on the blog and it will be posted once a week. I decided to do it because I would like to discuss in-depth analysis regarding a certain great movie, underrated gems and/or different movies, so don't count "selections" as a bad movie or guilty pleasure pick to make you all suffer if you are sick or stuck at home during a bad rainstorm. When I will pick a movie, I pick a movie tying in another movie that will be coming out this weekend. For example, X-Men Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass  are both coming out this weekend so I could choose a film from that certain genre or a movie associating with a certain actor such as Michael Fassbender or Johnny Depp. Or, the movie could be associated with a certain theme in which a movie will be based of like revenge, romance or whatever. I'm still deciding which is the best day to post the Movie Selection but for now, I'll decide that it will be posted each Thursday. So, ther...

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. Buddy comedies lately have become tiresome: Ride Along 2 , Bad Grandpa  &  Zealander 2 . Get the gist of this trend. All right. This is another buddy comedy out this weekend with Neighbors 2  but I do not count it as a buddy comedy because it's really 3 people against a sorority but Zac Efron's and Seth Rogen's rapport is a highlight of that movie. The saving grace of this quirky 1970's movie is Ryan Gosling's and Russell Crowe's hilarious comedic chemistry that regardless of its plot, you just want to be entertained by their exchanges and misfits. They are the funniest duo of the year so far. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) plays a messenger who is a job-for-hire to take care of things "the easy way" and is pretty much available to take care of things regarding bats, fists and guns. When Amelia (Margaret Qualley), a mysterious woman in a yellow dress, appears to hire Jackson to dissuade a private investigator na...

Look, the guy from Unbroken is waving a gun. The stock market is a very tricky topic to cover because most stocks rise or plummet due to what is going on in each industry regarding commodities such as gold, oil and others. With Jodie Foster at the helm as director, she's a very interesting choice considering the filmography she has helmed and of course, she is a talented Oscar-winning actress. From her work such as the underrated Nell  and Home for the Holidays  and overambitious but unsatisfying The Beaver  despite a courageous performance from Mel Gibson, her next project proves that she is versatile still but the movie turns into some sort of mess that a monster made in the last third that we believe that the phony resolution is what it is all about. Lee Gates (George Clooney) is the host of the financial show, "Money Monster". His guest and the CEO of the corporation called Ibis, Walt Camby (Dominic West) is unable to comment regarding his company since he's...

Oh, angry birds. You guys, guess what? Here's the pitch for a movie regarding angry birds. Let's have a bunch of animated angry birds that have piggies invading an island full of happy birds. But, a red angry bird has to make others bird angry to stop those green piggies. Ok, ok, it is not entirely original because I have played the app before and it is exactly like the game. I had low expectations going into this movie because of its plot and its animation. I am not the audience for this type of movie but this movie is another retread of the app that is a throwaway cash grab for the most of the actors involved. If there is another animated movie that is worse than this, it's going to be a bad summer for the kids in the cineplexes. Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) is running through the trees and several other animals making it home to his family. He is a miserable bird that lives on Bird Island on a house by the beach, away from the rest of the flightless birds. He has...

It's on again...this time...with a sorority. I have to confess, ok, so I have seen frat parties and frat guys and sorority girls mingle around at parties and all I have to say is expect the unexpected about 50% of the time, but the other 50%, it is just a normal gathering amongst other friends. But, I did not realize from the basis of the movie that sororities were not allowed to throw a party. I still do not understand the reasoning behind it but maybe from the universities' standpoint, they do not want ultimate chaos to tarnish their reputation. However, even though I liked the first Neighbors movie, it did not have enough LOL moments to propel it to a great comedy. Even if had some cliches and the comedy drags a bit, I thought there were more laughs and a message throw on-screen to potentially make this sequel better than the first movie. Mac and Kelly Radner (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) are trying to sell their home with another baby on the way. A couple, the Baiers...

United We Stand. Divided We Fall. You know what? I had a bit of superhero fatigue when we had Age of Ultron  last summer and even though I saw it twice and there were some strong moments, I got a bit tired from from all the loud explosions and convoluted plot. But, then a few movies called Ant-Man  and Deadpool  saved me from that fatigue. Yeah, then, Batman v. Superman got me a bit depressed due to the lackluster energy, CGI fest and too much development in its story and characters. But, I had high expectations for this next MCU movie because of the way the story is structured and how it followed both Age of Ultron  and Winter Soldier . This movie is in the top tier of the MCU universe delivering the thrills and exploring the emotional depths thoroughly intertwining with its political themes. Avengers Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witc...

A hangout at the bar. The days or a week before college orchestrates a whole new limelight upon oneself as to far one will go to acquire an education and degree that you would love to pursue and attain for the future. However, it is another opportunity for a person to enter the college world to get acquainted with potential friends and to party it up with communities, fraternities and sororities. It is another slice of life from talented director, Richard Linklater, that mirrors the feelings of warmth and character insight that projects a person to a good path and hallows a flashback to the prime time of adolescence. Jake Bradford (Blake Jenner) enters the college three days before the start of classes and he enters the baseball house. He meets McReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin) and Roper (Ryan Guzman) as they both razz Jake for being a pitcher. He proceeds upstairs as he meets more people: Niles (Juston Street), Willoughby (Wyatt Russell), Finnegan (Glen Powell), Dale (J. Quenton Johns...

What the hell is going on in this room? I was very skeptical going into this movie because of a few things: One: A movie with the word, "green", could potentially have the unfortunate fate of being a bad movie: Green Lantern , Green Hornet , Green Inferno , etc. But, there have been a few strong movies with it in the title: Green Zone  and The Green Mile . Another thing was I questioned about combining a rock band group struggling to have their ends meet with the horror genre and I thought, saying to myself, "It's an intriguing idea." Even though the movie lacks some context as to why they are being held hostage in the green room, the movie's performances and layers of quiet suspense takes the movie to a level of frightened horror that is both complex and grisly. I am not a big fan of slaughterhouse movies but this movie got my attention. Four friends - Pat (Anton Yelchin), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole) and Tiger (Callum Turner) - are part of pu...

Kate Hudson in yet another bad rom-com or comedy, whatever. Everybody loves their mothers regardless. They are the ones that comfort you after you have a bad day from school, got hurt from somewhere else or maybe talk to you in a deep conversation. But, sometimes, they can gossip a bit about you, how handsome or beautiful their children are or can ask when their children will get married. This movie, on the other hand...ok, Garry Marshall was an esteemed director who got his hands on a project and turn them into a solid comedy: The Flamingo Kid  and Pretty Woman . He was even memorable in a role in Soapdish , an underrated comedy about soap opera. This movie is the epitome of a very bad Lifetime movie with such gratuitous product placement and sponsorship that looks like a sparkly prescription drug commercial. Like Valentine's Day  and New Year's Eve  (ugh!), there are interlocking stories which takes place one week before Mother's Day and all of the stories have no...