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…
Category: Movies
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…
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…
Defending the Star Wars Prequels
It’s time to give the Star Wars prequels their proper respect!
The Last Jedi: The Force Is Weak With This One
Rogue Hippo’s Review Score: 6.5 Haha! Get it? The force is weak with this one! Because usually, in Star Wars, they say; “The force is strong with this one.” But I used WEAK instead! I read a bunch of Last Jedi reviews and I can’t believe I haven’t seen this brilliantly clever line used yet! …
Justice League Review
Justice League pits five DC heroes against a divine bad guy. Luckily for the male gender, one of those heroes is portrayed by Gal Gadot!
Review: Thor Ragnarok
Rogue Hippo’s Review Score: 8 I have an internet connection, and I saw Thor: Ragnarok over the weekend, which makes me more than qualified to write a review (spoiler-free as usual). Full Disclosure: I would never call myself a Thor fan. I thought the previous movies were mediocre, I’ve never read any Thor comic books, and…
Watch The Bad Batch on Netflix
FACT: I’m probably the world’s leading authority on Netflix shows. There’s no debating that. As the reigning King of Netflix, I now decree that you watch The Bad Batch. It needs to happen. I’m not even going to try to write a review of The Bad Batch because words cannot begin to accurately describe this…
Power Rangers Didn’t Suck!
Power Rangers is a fun family-friendly action flick with a surprising amount of character development.