Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in now familiar territory: our intrepid band of heroic space-goofs trade some quips, tease out some deeper emotional conflicts, and lay the smack on a cosmic slug to some super sounds of the 70s while Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) shakes what he’s got. It’s moments like these that made…
If I’m being honest, I totally forgot Star Trek Beyond was coming out up to the weeks surrounding its release. Between the dour Star Trek Into Darkness, a movie I enjoyed a good deal while watching and enjoyed markedly less so the more I thought about it or applied the least bit of scrutiny to it, and stellar…
The Book of Life is a computer animated film that centers around the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead. It tells the story told a million times of two men trying to win the heart of the same woman, but adds a bit of a spin on it when two gods bet…
Baddie – Ronan, hopeful destroyer of worlds. Lesson – Friendship, however reluctant, is magic. What can I say about Guardians of the Galaxy? A lot. I can say a lot. Buckle up. Guardians was directed by James Gunn, who also directed one of the favorites here at Rooster Illusion, Slither. He has a unique sense of humor as a director, but…
