Readers, I feel like there’s a significant amount of you who KNOW why I haven’t made a video on Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings until now
But for those of you who may not, I promise you its not because I didn’t enjoy the movie
And believe me, there are PLENTY of videos...
2021-11-15 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
With the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on Disney Plus, both the movie’s ending and its 2 post credit scenes have been gaining positive reaction regarding the future of the MCU. However, the end credit scene I want to talk about the most involves Shang-Chi’s sister Xiali...
2021-11-14 19:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostToday on Film Friday, I take a look at the comedy Free Guy. Let’s begin.
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/Free Guy is a 2021 comedy directed by Shawn Levy and written by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn. It’s about Guy, played by Ryan Reynolds, who’s a bank teller NPC in an open world mmo video game si...
2021-11-12 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Readers!
Remember that dumb little song I sang at the beginning of my "Neon Genesis Evangelion" video ( https://youtu.be/JKOOekXVshw )? Well, I decided to make a merch line for it!
Right now, it consists of hoodi...
2021-11-12 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAttention Invested and Hardcore Readers!
It's that time again where you get a say in one of this month's installments of the Film Friday segment! This time however, I have FOUR movies for you to choose from! So which one do you wanna see me cover the most? Lamb, No Time to Die, Finch, or Re...
2021-11-11 16:30:44 +0000 UTC View Post(Facepalmed before looking away, then at camera) *Sighs* FINE. But we’re doing this MY way.
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Readers, you know that outside of ONE theory video I made regarding the film
Mostly because there was an actual official trailer that dropped that allowed me to properly specul...
2021-11-10 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Following the trailer leak of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: No Way Home, alleged images from the second trailer showing Tom Holland’s Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man and even Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock surfaced thanks to YouTuber John Campe...
2021-11-09 23:43:11 +0000 UTC View PostReaders, I think its safe to say that there was genuine hype across the board when Netflix announced their film “The Harder They Fall.”
/Not to be confused with the 1956 Humphrey Bogart movie, it’s like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But instead of it consisting of characters ...
2021-11-08 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Netflix original movie “The Harder They Fall,” starring the likes of Jonathan Majors and Zazie Beetz, features plenty of historical western figures from black history. However, upon my reaction to the movie, the depiction of two of those figures -- Rufus Buck and Trudy Smith played by Idr...
2021-11-08 00:20:54 +0000 UTC View Post
After hesitating to watch the 2021 movie upon learning its setting, my reaction to Ryan Reynolds’ Free Guy was that it served as a refreshing answer to mainstream nihilism, as well as provided a rather fluid commentary on societal roles thanks to the main characters being NPCs in a video game. ...
2021-11-05 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostReaders, if I were to give a top 3 list of the fanbases I’m hardcore part of that are technically older than me, they’d be -- in no particular order -- Star Wars, DC Comics -- specifically Batman -- and Ghostbusters
When it comes to Ghostbusters however, I learned a long time ago that w...
2021-11-03 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When it comes to the power of Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters 2, it simply doesn’t compare to that of Gozer without help according to Ghostbusters lore. So I explain how Vigo’s painting was able to become as powerful as it did according to the lore established by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ra...
2021-11-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostReaders, it has been almost an entire year since we first got word Disney/Pixar was expanding on the Toy Story IP by making an origin movie for Buzz Lightyear
Then on October 28th 2021, the teaser trailer for the movie dropped, and Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear became the name on everyone’s ...
2021-11-01 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The reaction to the trailer for Disney/Pixar’s “Lightyear” has been huge, and hype for the movie is generating quickly. However, there are a lot of people who need the existence of the 2022 animated film explained to them, since the way it’s been marketed, especially by its star Chris Eva...
2021-10-31 18:46:07 +0000 UTC View PostToday on Film Friday, I take a look at the 2020 film, Freaky. Let’s begin
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/Freaky is a slasher horror comedy directed by Christopher Langdon, and written by both Langdon and Michael Kennedy. It tells the story of Millie Kessler, a student at Blissfield Valley High School who’s ...
2021-10-29 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostReaders, I watched Maya and the Three on Netflix and My God (pauses). MY GOD.
/Nine episodes split up into 3 acts with the first 6 getting you in the mood for a story that’s both similar to and done 10 times better than Raya and the Last Dragon in my opinion/
And the last 3 doing no...
2021-10-27 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
There’s no doubt about it that Netflix’s Maya and the Three - created by Jorje R. Gutierrez - has proven to be one of the best animated series on the platform to date. But with the way the series handles forgiveness in both the main character of Maya played by Zoe Saldana, and her mother Lady...
2021-10-26 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The 6-Year Anniversary of Readus 101 passed earlier in October, so I wanted to make an update video to give my reaction! I talk about how 2021 is going so far for me, along the state of the channel regarding my decision to focus on it full time and how you all can help me reach my financial goal ...
2021-10-25 19:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Freaky -- Blumhouse’s 2020 body swap horror movie from Christopher Langdon starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn -- is actually more than the Freaky Friday parody of slasher horror films. So for my review of the movie, I go over how the film is actually secretly brilliant in how it subvert t...
2021-10-22 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostReaders, it’s been confirmed for a while now that a third Wonder Woman solo movie is on the way.
It pretty much happened days after the release of Wonder Woman 1984, which, depending on who you ask, was either great, had its moments, or didn’t live up to expectations
However, ever...
2021-10-20 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman 3 was initially announced days after the release of Wonder Woman 1984, but then confirmed during DC Comics' DC Fandome 2021 with the news of Lynda Carter returning as Asteria. So after months of planning, using Justice League and other movies from DC Films, I...
2021-10-19 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
With the release of chapter one of the “Aquaman: King of Atlantis” animated series Dead Sea, I found my reaction to the overall message and moral the special gave as opposed to the animation style and silliness was more important in my review of the HBO Max original. So here’s why it’s a ...
2021-10-17 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostToday on Film Friday, I’ll be looking at the 90’s cult classic, Death Becomes Her. Let’s begin.
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/Death Becomes Her is a black comedy written by Martin Donovan and David Koepp, and directed by Robert Zemeckis. It tells the story of long-time frenemies Madeline Ashton and Hel...
2021-10-15 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostRise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and War for the Planet of the Apes. This modern retelling of the life of Caesar and the events leading up to how the world reached the point that it did in the 1968 classic has been a must-watch for anyone who wishes to learn about t...
2021-10-13 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey Readers!
As you know, the first Film Friday for October has already been made. However, I'm currently struggling trying to figure out which one should be the second for the month.
Thanks to the first one being Death Becomes Her, I already made the decision that I want to focus on ...
2021-10-12 19:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy does a great job at not only revitalizing the Planet of the Apes series, but also giving depth and meaning to this revitalized version of Caesar played by Andy Serkis. That’s why I want to give an analysis on Caesar’s death and legacy over the course of t...
2021-10-11 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostOh? You thought I’d hide the TRUE answer to which show I hold in high regard in the THUMBNAIL?
To quote the baddest of Bill’s Deadly Vipers, “You didn’t think it was gonna be that easy, did you?”
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Readers, with the recent release of the What If season finale, we n...
2021-10-11 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
With Marvel Studios’ “What If...?” having its season finale, we now have four complete seasons of MCU television shows on Disney Plus. So I decided to rank all of the Marvel shows on Disney Plus in Phase 4 that are currently available, and explain what initially makes or breaks them for me!...
2021-10-11 00:55:51 +0000 UTC View Post
After never seeing the full movie before, I decide to review the 1992 cult classic “Death Becomes Her” starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. I go into Madeline and Helen’s relationship, how the camp and satire accidentally creates some timeless social commentary, how it gaine...
2021-10-08 23:48:47 +0000 UTC View PostI wanna talk about Squid Game
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/Squid Game is a South Korean television drama exclusive to Netflix created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. It follows individuals -- all in dire straits of all walks of life within South Korea -- who partake in a series of childrens’ games, with a life-chan...
2021-10-07 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post