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Hot Take: Second Act

2019-01-21
By: Brian Joseph
On: January 21, 2019
In: 2018, Hot Take, Uncategorized

Hot Take: A vehicle for J-Lo to show you how likable she is but the story is too generic and contrived to be anything but just okay. It’s entertaining though. I’ll give it that much.

Fluffy and light, Second Act, the latest film starring Jennifer Lopez is the movie equivalent of comfort food. It’s lots of empty calories that is likely to test pretty good while you’re digesting it but giving any thought to what you just consumed and it’s likely you’ll have longed for something a little more substantial for your palette. It’s one of those movies that you’ll never call film nor be tempted to use the words, “As the plot thickens…” considering how little substance the movie has once you get beyond it’s shiny, upbeat surface. Reading the few sentences previous to this one and you might think I wasn’t a fan of the movie but that’s not true. There’s plenty of movies that aren’t necessarily good movies that are enjoyable and Second Act is exactly one of those.Read More →

The First 25 Movies of the Next 100 Movies of 2018, Graded

2019-01-14
By: Brian Joseph
On: January 14, 2019
In: 2018, Hot Take, Ranked, Uncategorized

It’s unlikely we’ll make it to 150 for 2018 any time soon but we made it back to 125 again at MHT. That’s a decent amount of films to see in a year, right? While there was only one 5 star film amongst the 25 (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), not one film of the last 25 scored less than “Thumbs Eh” which is a first since launching Movie Hot Take. Don’t believe me? Look back at the last 100 movies reviewed, you’ll see!

  • The First 25 Movies of 2018, Graded (April 7, 2018)
  • The Next 25 Movies of 2018, Graded (June 3, 2018)
  • The Next Next 25 Movies of 2018, Graded (July 22, 2018)
  • The Final 25 Movies of the First 100 Movies of 2018, Graded (September 25, 2018)

Now that you’re up to speed, here’s the last 25 movies reviewed at MHT, graded:Read More →

Hot Take: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2019-01-06
By: Brian Joseph
On: January 6, 2019
In: 2018, Hot Take, Uncategorized

Hot Take: Best animated film of the year… and best superhero film of the year. There, I said it!

I remember sitting watching Black Panther earlier this year (which I still haven’t written a review on) and thinking nothing would top it when it comes to comic-based films. Then Avengers: Infinity War arrived. Immediately following that viewing, I thought the same thing. Since then many have tried (Because there might be a law that says a comic-based film must come out every 45 minutes) but none have reached the heights or depths these two films reached. On the animation side, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs wowed early on in the year and it felt highly unlikely another animated film would come close to what it accomplished. Then Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse released. Not only was this film the best comic-based film of the year, it was also the best animated film of 2018, so far. There’s a few weeks left but does anyone think Aquaman could be better than any of the films mentioned previously? So, let’s go out on a limb and say Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best comic-based film AND animated film of 2018. (Note: At any point, I could eat crow and move something unseen ahead of it. Sorry, that’s just how it works.)Read More →

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