“The Grinch” | Bah Humbug
Yuck. Gross. The Grinch is bad. This third rendition of the classic Dr. Seuss Christmas tale is the worst thing a movie can truly be. It is boring. At a […]
“Toy Story 4” Review | You Can Teach A Toy New Tricks
I don’t know how they do it. Really have no idea. But credit to Disney, Pixar, and everyone involved for making the Toy Story franchise the most consistent and down-right […]
“Murder Mystery” Review | An Adequate Time-Passer
Murder Mystery is the dictionary-definition of background noise, and that is not a bad thing. Adam Sandler’s latest adventure-comedy Netflix production features the well-known talents of Jennifer Aniston and Luke […]
Just End The Suffering Podcast – Summer Movie Preview (6/3/19)
Mike Phillips asked me to join him on his podcast, “Just End The Suffering” to talk about the upcoming summer movie slate! I hop in at the one our mark […]
Stanko’s Stance Movie Podcast (6/2/19)
Pilot episode of movie podcast. Touch on a few news pieces at the top before reviewing “In Order Of Disappearance” and “Godzilla: King Of The Monsters”. Then joined by Michael […]
Just End The Suffering Podcast – “Avengers: Endgame” (5/3/19)
Mike Phillips asked me to join him on his podcast, “Just End The Suffering” to talk Avengers: Endgame. Phillips talks the movie with Sam De Rosa before welcoming myself and Will […]
“Thor: Ragnarok” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
Between Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Logan (2017), and Wonder Woman (2017), 2017 was a BANNER year for the re-emergence of the comic book movie. I just got to seeing (I know […]
“XXX: Return Of Xander Cage” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
Completely and utterly forgettable. That is the best way I can describe XXX: Return Of Xander Cage (2017). I watched this movie about two weeks ago and literally cannot remember […]
“It Comes At Night” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
It Comes At Night (2017) is DARK. Like I enjoy depressing, dreary and self-reflecting stories…but even the ending to this Trey Edward Shults written and directed production got me reflecting […]
“The Ritual” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
A strong sense of atmosphere and a strong potency for patience are influential in creating a solid horror movie. Too often scary movies rely on jump scares or gore. The […]
“When We First Met” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
Folks. It’s been a while. Working in college athletics and being at a basketball centric school has deeply hampered my availability to watch movies. I haven’t sat down and watched […]
“Blade Runner 2049” Movie Review – Stanko Take
Magic. Pure cinematic magnificence. For the second time in as many weeks, director Denis Villeneuve took me along a science-fiction existential viewing comatose crisis. Blade Runner 2049 not only lives […]
“The Cloverfield Paradox” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
Are we sure this is a Cloverfield movie? Really? Are we 100% positive? The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) is a 50-million-dollar investment by Netflix that’s based off an original project called […]
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Trailer Reaction – Stanko’s Take
During the opening moments of Super Bowl LII Disney and Lucas Film dropped the first teaser trailer for Solo: A Story Wars Story (2018). When I saw it literally left […]
“The Foreigner” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
There is comfort in the status quo. The normalcy of routine and set-expectations is often the perfect setting to reset one’s mindset. In real life this retuning process maybe something […]
“Arrival” Movie Reaction – Stanko’s Take
If a movie can make you stop what you are doing, literally pause it, and examine a still frame, then you know it is beautifully made. Such is the case […]
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