JoeMama's Movie Reviews

Pressure Starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina Directed by Anthony Maras I've always been fascinated with the weather, and how it impacts our day-to-day lives. When it's cold and snowy, I don't want to go out, but when its sunny and warm, I don't mind it. If there's some major storms coming, I don't want to travel far, but if it's a clear day I don't mind driving miles away. It's also a fascinating thing to study, because weathermen are well known for being wrong more often than right, due to the unpredictability of weather. Imagine how it was in the 1940s, before we had all these different radar systems that accurately predict weather days before it happened - and imagine how significant weather was during World War II, as the Allied forces planned their most dangerous mission yet, and one that could turn the tide of the war - as long as the weather followed suit. In June 1944, the Allied forces are planning Operation Ov...

The Death of Robin Hood Starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgard, Faith Delaney Directed by Michael Sarnoski Americans in particular know the tale of Robin Hood: an antihero who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, the leader of his jovial Merry Men, living in Sherwood Forrest and going against the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham. There's been numerous movies that focus on this legend, and most of them aren't that good - the last one being the Taron Egerton-led "Robin Hood" in 2018 that was a box office and critical bomb. It seems that all the stories have been told, and no one really cared about the hero that's existed in English literature since 1377. However, what if everything we know about Robin Hood was a lie? "Pig" and "A Quiet Place: Day One" director Michael Sarnoski wrote his own story about Robin Hood - based on an anonymous writer's work  Robin Hood's Death  written sometime in the 17th Century, and this movi...

Leviticus Starring Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Mia Wasikowska, Jeremy Blewitt Directed by Adrian Chiarella Leviticus 18:22 states: "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable." It's no surprise why first-time director Adrian Chiarella chose to name his first horror movie "Leviticus" because it a visual representation of this verse in the modern era, where radical right-wing Christian Nationalists use this verse like it's the only gospel truth in order to condemn and vilify the LGBTQ community. To make anyone going through this feel like they're wrong, wicked, vile and detestable, making them hate themselves simply for who they want to love. In a sense, although our main characters are hunted down by a demonic-like spirit only they can see, the main villains in this movie are the unfeeling, overly-religious townspeople and family members who've forced them to travel such dark roads when they didn't need to. N...

Stop! That! Train! Starring Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Brooke Lynn Hytes, RuPaul Charles Directed by Adam Shankman Spoof comedies are making a comeback in cinema thanks to the surprise success of 2025's remake of "The Naked Gun" with Liam Neeson playing the son of the man the great Leslie Nielsen played in the 80s. That year ended with the equally hilarious "Fackham Hall" and then this year brought back the mother of all 2000s spoofs, "Scary Movie 6" to rousing success. Now "Stop! That! Train!" continues to chug ahead with the laughs that doesn't tread new territory, but it doesn't need to. Best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) work as train stewardesses for a failing train line, but wish to work on the glamorous Glamazonian Express and get their shot when two of their stewardesses don't show up for work, so they disguise themselves and find themselves on board. Unfortunately, they don't know they're heading into...

The Furious Starring Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Yang Enyou, Brian Le Directed by Kenji Tanigaki Jason Statham has had a string of mediocre films lately, most of which involve him saving children from predatory monsters, including the upcoming "Mutiny" where he does this on a boat. Each film is bland, mediocre, and just what you'd expect from a Statham movie. However, if you're looking for an action movie featuring heroes saving the lives of children who are about to be trafficked, look no further than "The Furious," a film that is 99% action and 1% story, but that doesn't matter - we know the basics, and that's all we need. We come for these movies for the action, and this one defines the word "action." Wang Wei (Xie Miao) is a tradesman with a young daughter Rainy (Yang Enyou), and life is rather idyllic until Rainy is kidnapped, forcing Wang to embark on a quest to find her. Aiding him is journalist Navin (Joe Taslim) who's searching for h...

Disclosure Day Starring Josh O'Connor, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson Directed by Steven Spielberg Growing up I always had a fascination with the supernatural - ghosts, aliens, cryptids, and so on to the point where I wouldn't sleep upstairs because I thought aliens would come through the window and abduct me. Then during my late teen years I became a Christian and went to Bible college to study scripture, but never lost my wonder in the supernatural - even though I was told that there were no such things as ghosts or aliens, and if they existed they were purely demonic creatures. Much like with science, there always appeared to be a disconnect between supernatural and religion, as well as science and religion, with most religious experts claiming you can't believe in science (or the supernatural) and God - but what if it's not supposed to be separate, but the supernatural and the science answers the "why" of religion? "Disclosure Day" doesn...