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April 18, 2021 // By Alex Centeno

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the Legendary Monster Brawl We’ve Been Waiting For

Warner Bros. Pictures released the epic monster clash that lives up to its heavy-weight hype, showing us what a king is to a god. The fourth film in the MonsterVerse franchise, “Godzilla vs. Kong” is a sequel to “Kong: Skull Island” and “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” It serves as the perfect love letter to fans of Kaiju (monsters), mecha (robots) and anime. Although I’m not a traditional fan of Godzilla or King Kong, I am well aware this work pays goo...

March 24, 2021 // By Alex Centeno

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Brings True Cinematic Justice to DC Heroes

DC fans got a taste of “Justice League” with a new vision after “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” became available to stream on March 18 on HBO Max. Due to unfortunate circumstances that were beyond anyone’s control in film director Zack Snyder’s family life, he was not able to properly direct the 2017 “Justice League” film. However, Warner Bros granted him a chance to redeem the tragic mistakes that replacement director, Joss Whedon, made in th...

March 18, 2021 // By Alex Centeno

Mountain V Productions Provides Professional Film Experience for College Students

Mountain V Productions is a film and television production company specializing in the creation of high-end, quality content delivered through the collaboration of its founders and college students, many of whom come from Montclair State University. The company was founded in 2019 by Michael Bergendorff after having a career in business administration, sales and marketing for over 15 years. Despite no prior exposure to the film industry, his knowledge and business experience gave him the ability...

February 9, 2021 // By Alex Centeno

Underwhelming Sequel ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Lacks Substance in Comparison to First Film

Christmas Day 2020 marked the release of DC’s newest film “Wonder Woman 1984,” focused on the great heroine facing off against her iconic foes. With Gal Gadot reprising her role as Diana Prince, otherwise known as Wonder Woman, the media outlets spoke very highly about this film. Unfortunately, “Wonder Woman 1984” has fallen below the expectations most fans were hoping for, leaving audiences with mixed feelings. Throughout the film, Wonder Woman copes through her da...

September 29, 2020 // By Alex Centeno

Final X-Men Film ‘The New Mutants’ Fails To Live Up to Previous Films

After two decades of continuously releasing X-Men movies, it seems 20th Century Studios have officially reached their finish line. Being the final Fox-made X-Men film since the production company was bought by Walt Disney Studios in 2017, “The New Mutants,” directed by Josh Boone, has gone through many delays to hit the big screen and is now one of the first films to hit theaters since their reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. This film introduces a batch of new mutant characters...

August 5, 2020 // By Alex Centeno

Final Season of ‘Dark’ Leaves No Questions Unanswered

The Netflix original series, “Dark,” has returned to the streaming platform late last month with their third and final season. Netflix has brought to the table a complex science fiction series from Germany, dealing with different layers of time travel and hidden secrets. The season deals with scientific phenomena going beyond simply time traveling and opens the door to multidimensional traveling. The most interesting aspect of this series is the multiple narratives that are intertwin...

July 27, 2020 // By Alex Centeno

‘Lost Bullet’ Never Loses Sight of the Action

Although movie theaters are on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix is filling in that missing gap with their own original films. The French action thriller film, “Lost Bullet,” directed and written by Guillaume Pierret, takes a different turn on the action genre. Taking place in France, Lino, played by Alban Lenoir, is a mechanic with a criminal record trying to get a second chance at life to reduce his jail time by working for a police squad. Lino is later framed by corrupt...

June 8, 2020 // By Alex Centeno

‘The Invisible Man:’ A Fear You Can’t See (But You Should)

Blumhouse Productions, a company that has slowly emerged from the shadows within the past decade, has taken on the remake of the classic psychological thriller, “The Invisible Man.” After riling up critics from the thriller slasher film, “The Purge,” and then taking an even larger leap with producing the horror film, “Get Out,” the company grabbed the attention of many audiences with the slasher film, “Halloween (2018).” Blumhouse Productions set t...

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