Tuesday, April 30

Avengers: Endgame

Director: Anthony and Joe Russo

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154796

Review: Builds for a long while and doesn't make quite as much sense as it could but still delivers a deeply satisfying and emotional set of punches with a poignant ending.

Watch it if: You've gone to the toilet.

And if you liked: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming Thor: Ragnorok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Captain Marvel

Fast & Furious

Director: Justin Lin

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013752

Review: Has a few fun ideas but gets pulled in different directions long enough that none of it ever really lands significantly.

Watch it if: You're watching this series of films.

And if you liked: The Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious

The Conjuring

Director: James Wan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457767

Review: Doesn't bring much new to the table but has enough well constructed moments to carry it through.

Watch it if: You want something that delivers beat by beat even if not as a coherent whole.

And if you liked: A Haunting in Connecticut, Sinister, Poltergeist

Check this out: Ed and Lorraine Warren

Thursday, April 18

Constantine

Director: Francis Lawrence

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360486

Review: Brimming with creativity and visual flair with an atmosphere that suits the material without draining it of its fun.

Watch it if: You want something that understands how to deliver a moody tone without falling into grim dullness.

And if you liked: HellBoy, Angel Heart, The Frighteners, Legion

Check this out: Hellblazer

Beowulf (2007)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933

Review: A bizarre mish-mash of tones and heavily dated technology that never really lands but is undoubtedly entertaining in its strangeness.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing how weird a studio movie can be.

And if you liked: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Check this out: Beowulf