Thor Love and Thunder (2022): Movie Review

                                                                                             

                                                                                   Jim's Review

      Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is working himself back to fight shape and trying to recapture his old self.

  He continues to fight battle with some of his old friends Guardians of the Galaxy until he learns there someone new who is killing Gods and he heads of to figure out why.

 As he attempts to working with his team Korg and Valkryie (Tessa Thompson) he come to meet a new Thor holding his old hammer Mjölnir. This causes issues with his new hammer!

  Gorr the God (Christian Bale) is introduced and his backstory of family and death take centre stage in one of many plots including the dynamic between Thor and Jane Foster and their new relationship will be truly tested in this new battles.

There are some cool cameos with Zeus (Russell Crowe) taking centre stage a epic mid movie scene! An addition 4 big massive Hollywood names make a epic appearance with adds to the comic relief that is spread throughout the film

 Director Taika Wakiti  adds the combination of drama, comedy and relationships to an epic rendition of the new life of Thor.

  As the epic final act reveals itself all the questions will be answered and the true epic power of Thor Love and Thunder will be a full spectacle and marveled for years to come

  Remember to stay all the way to end as there are 2 post credit scenes that will have large impact on the next journey of Thor.

                                                                                         9 out of 10 stars

                                                                          About film

Thor embarks on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced -- a quest for inner peace. However, his retirement gets interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods.

                                                                                   

Shazam! (2019): Movie Review

                                                                    

             Jim Pagiamtzis Review
                  Shazam! (Zachary Levi) make his appearance on the silver screen. This classic comic get its live action treatment full of  fun, antics and cool storyline.  The journey on learning on what is the meaning of superhero takes some time to evolve for Shazam who is  14 year old Billy Batson.

      Family value and friends play a big part in his life for most of the film until  Dr Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong) show up to spoil the party.

         Lots of reference to Batman and Superman throughout the film even at the end a cool cameo by a part of Superman.  This film was mostly shot in Toronto with lots of scenes in the downtown core of street, schools and iconic parts of the city.

     8 out of 10 stars!               

 Sujit Reddy Review:

Good: Made subtle references to the existence of other #DC characters throughout the movie. Especially setting up #Superman appearing in #Shazam2 at the end of the movie.

Bad: Toronto was a strong character in the movie but they kept trying too hard to make it Philadelphia by putting in key monuments from there. This emphasis was not needed.

Ugly: Having all the kids in Billy Badson's adoptive family become SuperHeroes towards the end of the movie.

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               Movie Plot
                      We all have a superhero inside of us -- it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In 14-year-old Billy Batson's case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart, Shazam revels in the new version of himself by doing what any other teen would do -- have fun while testing out his newfound powers. But he'll need to master them quickly before the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana can get his hands on Shazam's magical abilities.
                                                 

The Greatest Showman (2017): Movie Review

                                                                        

             Jim Pagiamtzis review
                 P.T Barnum (Hugh Jackman) has a dream as a child to become the greatest showman. He begins the journey to do and goes on an adventure of lifetime of highs and lows. His family stick with him even through dram and tragedy he realizes dreams can come true. Brilliant dance numbers and choreography was simply spectacular!

          10 of 10 stars

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               Movie plot:
             Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

                                      

House of Sand and Fog (2003): Movie Review

                                                    

         Jim Pagiamtzis review
                 Terrific performances Kathy Nicolo ( Jennifer Connelly) and Massoud Amir Behrani (Ben Kingsley) in this dramatic saga over rightful owner of a house. Dramatic scenes and stellar musical scores throughout the film lead to climatic ending that will have you enthralled in the consequences.

  10 of 10 stars


               Movie Plot:

                    Reformed drug addict Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly) has her California coast house, which she inherited from her father, taken away by the county due to a misunderstanding about back taxes.
The place is bought by Iranian immigrant Massoud Amir Behrani (Ben Kingsley), who intends to fix it up and sell it in order to provide a better life for his wife (Shohreh Aghdashloo) and son (Jonathan Ahdout). However, Kathy, desperate to get the house back, begins harassing Behrani so he will return it.

                                                         

The Wave (2015) :Movie Review

        
                Jim Pagiamtzis review:
                " Movie starts of like a roller coaster and slowly picks up steam until it reaches the dip and then action in non0stop.  A family is torn apart by the event and the journey begins to reunite them. A terrific film with amazing effect!

             Rating 9 of 10


                Movie Plot
                        A Norwegian geologist (Kristoffer Joner) and his family (Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro) fight for survival when a massive landslide causes a 250-foot tidal wave.





                                    

                                                    

A Quiet Place (2018) : Movie Review

                                                                  

Jim Pagiamtzis review

A nail biting thriller that will you have at the edge of you seat in fear. Family is living in fear and surviving in an environment on not make noise with 3 kids! John Kransinski (Director and Father) has an outstanding performance with his real wife (Emily Blunt). The three kids are zoned in and play powerful roles in this epic thrill seeking film. The aliens are scary and well done!

Martin Hutnik review: Great balance of narratives — family and the dynamics there, survival, fear. movie keeps you on your toes!

Sujit K Reddy:
Good: Suspenseful
Bad: Could have started from Day 1
Ugly: The story could have the other people in different places in the area.

KJ Proulx Review: https://horror.media/a-quiet-place-movie-review

Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_quiet_place_2018

Movie plot:Those who have survived live by one rule: never make a sound.

                                                    

Book Review: Don't Sweat the Smal Stuff About Money

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