Rogue Hippo’s Review Score: 5 It’s hard to screw up a movie about a giant shark. Movie-goers are willing to forgo quality acting and writing for some good old-fashioned shark carnage. Somehow, The Meg failed to deliver even that.
Author: Rogue Hippo
Preview: Overlord
Somehow the upcoming World War II movie Overlord completely evaded my radar until I stumbled on the trailer today. Watch it:
Killer Queen: The Arcade Phenomenon is Also Coming to the Switch
Joysticks. Button-mashing. Five on five battles. Collect the berries. Ride the snail. Kill the queen. Get the power-up and win the game. Can Killer Queen return the video game arcade to it’s former glory? Lets find out.
SHOCKING Game of Thrones News
If you’re like me, you spent last night on YouTube listening to various covers of Jimmy Ruffin’s classic What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? Take three minutes out of your busy schedule to enjoy the original work of genius:
Preview: Cobra Kai
A co-worker just informed me that YouTube Red is releasing an internet streams series called Cobra Kai. That’s right, Cobra Kai, as in the evil dojo from Karate Kid. Cobra Kai takes place 30 years after the events of Karate Kid; and while the times have changed, Daniel and Johnny still can’t seem to get…
Review: Annihilation
Rogue Hippo’s Review Score: 6 PLOT SUMMARY: Lena (Natalie Portman) is part of a team of scientists tasked with entering, and explaining, The Shimmer. The Shimmer is a continuously-expanding quarantine zone around the site of a meteor strike. On top of that, The Shimmer gradually alters the DNA of all who enter it; oh, and…
Review: Hostiles
Rogue Hippo’s Review Score: 5.5 I’m a big history fan so I expected to like Hostiles, a film about Army Captain Joseph Blocker (Christian Bale) tasked with escorting Native American Chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) across miles of hostile territory so that Yellow Hawk can die in his homeland. Along the way, nothing goes according…
Rogue Hippo’s Guide to MoviePass
I recently took the plunge and shelled out $115.35 for a 1-year subscription to MoviePass. If you’re not familiar with MoviePass, a subscription will get you 1 free movie ticket every day. As a guy who goes to a lot of movies, this seemed like a great deal; however I was skeptical that there might…
News: Aliens Board Game Scheduled for December 2020
I noticed this Tweet today: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/965664337271672833/photo/1
Netflix and Chill – Valentine’s Day Edition
It’s February 14th and, depending on where you are in your relationship, you may be forced to put up with the corporate sham that is Valentine’s Day. Enjoy your overpriced meal at a restaurant whose staff is simply trying to get you in and out the door as quickly as possible; this blog isn’t for…