By Dave B.

If you’ve ever played any of the video games, you likely know the general plot of Mortal Kombat. Tournaments are held between Earth and Outworld and if Outworld wins 10 in a row, they invade Earth and enslave humanity. In this reboot of the franchise, Outworld has won nine consecutive tournaments. But instead of risking his nearly certain victory on the outcome of a the battles between Earth’s and Outworld’s champions, the soul-stealing sorcerer and leader of Outworld, Shang Tsung, decides to cheat and eliminate Earth’s competitors before the competition can begin. A past-his-prime cage fighter and the remainder of Earth’s heroes must fulfill destiny and defeat the sorcerer’s assassins.

By Dave B.

When Godzilla goes on a seemingly unprovoked rampage in Florida, Kong and his human allies trek to his ancestral home in an attempt to uncover a power source that will stop the King of the Monsters. But some of the people involved in this mission have another agenda and they’ll put the world at risk to accomplish their aims. 

By Dave B.

​If you’re reading a review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League you likely already know enough of the film’s history and premise, so I won’t go deeply into them. In short, it’s a superhero team-up featuring DC comics stalwarts Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Superman, and Wonder Woman. They square off against the villain Steppenwolf and his master, Darkseid with the fate of the Earth in the balance. 

By Dave B.

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), the latest instalment in the Terminator series, serves as a reboot of the long-running franchise. It introduces a new savior of humanity, a new bodyguard, and some familiar faces, battling against another artificial intelligence bent on wiping out beleaguered human survivors in the future by altering the past. 

By Dave B.

​Following the events in “Avengers: Endgame”, Wanda Maximoff is bereft over the loss of her love, Vision. Eventually, she ends up in the town of Westview, somehow living the life of her dreams. Unbeknownst to her, the town has been cut off from the world, the residents mentally enslaved and living false lives, and her activities are being televised. As her idealized life begins to exhibit a dark underbelly, Wanda must face her past in order to embrace her future. 

By Dave B.

I don’t often get asked to review websites or online services, but when I do, I almost always say yes. It’s a nice change of pace from reviewing movies and television shows, plus I get to find some interesting websites that I may have not been exposed to otherwise. Case in point: Tremonster Films. 

By Dave B.

​As humanity continues to explore new frontiers through the alien gate network, trouble is brewing closer to home. A Belter faction, led by a charismatic and ruthless leader, has gained dominance and launches an audacious plan to throw off the yolk of the inner planets forever. The crew of the Rocinate, scattered around the solar system, must face this new threat individually. But can they overcome their new adversary and all survive the oncoming storm without each other?

By Dave B.

In the third season of Netflix’s animated comedy Disenchantment, Princess Bean is beset by enemies on all sides as a conspiracy to overthrow her father, King Zog, results in her being burned at the stake as a witch. Through harrowing escapes and intrigue, Bean and her allies experience love, loss, and betrayal while doing their best to protect the kingdom of Dreamland from a plethora of nefarious plots. 

By Dave B.

As a slacker and his two friends hide from the police in a Tokyo train station bathroom stall, an odd event occurs. They emerge from their hiding place and discover that everyone in the station, and the city, has disappeared. As the friends navigate an abandoned Tokyo, they stumble across a series of games that test their teamwork, intelligence, physical abilities, and loyalty. They quickly discover that the cost of losing is death and non-participation is not an option. As they struggle to escape and discover the purpose behind this new reality, their bonds of friendship are tested and they learn the truth of themselves that they hide from the world.

By Dave B.

​Princess Diana has spent the decades that have passed since the WWI helping people as she can, but while doing so, she’s closed herself off from the world, emotionally. When a magical wish-granting stone is discovered, Diana must choose between saving the world from those who would abuse the stone’s power, or holding on to the only thing she’s ever truly wished for.