Echeverria Reviews

       Now that our attention has been grabbed by King Kong decking Godzilla straight in the face, I figured this would be a good time to review the film that started off this whole MonsterVerse that Legendary and Warner Bros. have going on, 2014’s Godzilla . Now, this was a complicated film that divided the fanbase for several reasons that I will get into, but let us please start with something obvious, Godzilla looks freaking incredible. A+ to the team that designed him and brought him to life because they truly did a 180 from the absolute abomination that was the last American Godzilla attempt. That was some weird lizard that ate fish, but what we see in this film, this is Godzilla. This was a true kaiju.             Okay, my first big issue with the film is a bit of a spoiler, so warning, but it also kind of is not because it happens within the first act of the film. Ready? Here we go. What was the point of...

            Every so often you run into a film that is so insanely good, but absolutely flopped at the box office either due to lack of promotion, or people simply were not interested in the film. Sometimes, that film is so good and is set up perfectly for a sequel that you will unfortunately never see due to the film flopping. The Nice Guys is that type of film. This movie is amazing and generates so many authentic laughs. I remember buying it on a whim one black Friday because it was cheap, and it was one of the best purchases I have ever made. This film is mysterious, entertaining, hilarious, and just an absolute delight and features what is possibly Ryan Gosling’s best performance in a film.             This film was directed by Shane Black who was also responsible for directing a very similar film to this one titled Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which was also incredibly funny and featured a great cas...

          Graphic novels do not always translate well to animated films. Some stuff always gets left out, the art is not always on par, the cast selection is not always the best, and sometimes it is just a miss. DC graphic novels are typically done pretty well, though, and The Dark Knight Returns might just be the absolute best of the bunch. The best decision that was made when it came to this film was to separate it into two parts. The DC animated films have a restriction of needing to stay under 80-minutes and there was just no way that you could get every story element from the graphic novel into one 80-minute film. The decision to split it just allowed them to do the graphic novel justice and allows the audience to experience the excellence that is The Dark Knight Returns in the way that it was meant to be experienced.             This story focuses on the return of the Batman, and it is the inspi...

          Star Wars is a legendary franchise, and A New Hope was the perfect beginning to what goes down as the greatest space-opera of all time. George Lucas crafted a film from an incredible vision that he had, and it is absolutely phenomenal. Reviewing this film is going to be difficult for me without gushing over it because this is my favorite franchise of all time and this entry hits on all cylinders. Every actor is perfectly cast, the pace and story are incredible, and the dialogue is both witty and triumphantly hopeful. This is the beginning to something that is still going on all these years later. If you are a fan of any of the Star Wars films or shows, you should go back and watch this film to see where it all began.             By now, we should all know how the story goes. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, yadda yadda, but right from the opening sequence you can tell that this stor...

       You could call this the female Superbad if you want, but this is miles better than Superbad , which is really saying something because that is an almost perfect comedy. Booksmart though is just a completely different animal, and it features some of the best humor I have ever seen in a comedy. I remember watching this in the theater back when we were able to safely do that and I could not stop laughing out loud. I typically do not laugh that hard during a movie, but this was just different. It features excellent comedic timing, a great screenplay, and the cast chosen played their characters to perfection. Olivia Wilde also does a tremendous job directing this film. She did such a great job that I cannot wait to see what she does next. Every project that she is involved in now has become must-see.             This film has the most basic premise that you could think of, and one that I felt resonated with ...