Chuck's Movie Breakdown

       Hey guys, Chuck here. After the release of The Bourne Ultimatum , Universal was looking for ways to keep the Bourne series going. However, Paul Greengrass had little interest in returning after giving a pretty satisfying ending to Jason's journey in The Bourne Ultimatum , and Matt Damon had no desire to return without Paul Greengrass in the director's chair. So, Universal decided to make a spin-off film telling something of a side story running parallel to the events of The Bourne Ultimatum  with the 2012 Tony Gilroy film The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac, and Donna Murphy, with appearances by Scott Glenn, Albert Finney, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine, and Joan Allen.         So, the movie establishes that the U.S. Department of Defense has been running an experimental program called Operation Outcome, wherein their agents are tasked with carrying out similar ops as ...

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Creature Commandos is the new animated series from DC Studios, and is the first title released for the  DC Universe  franchise from James Gunn, who created and wrote the series.          The series is centered on a team known as Task Force M, also known as the Creature Commandos, who were established by Amanda Waller after the U.S. Congress banned the use of human prisoners for black ops missions as was showcased with Task Force X aka the Suicide Squad. The roster of monsters and non-human entities that compose the Creature Commandos are as follows: the amphibious Nina Mazursky, the radioactive Dr. Phosphorus, the World War II era automaton G.I. Robot, the enigmatic Bride of Frankenstein, and the wily Weasel, who was recaptured from the Corto Maltese after Task Force X defeated Starro the Conqueror. And hand picked to lead the Creature Commandos is General Rick Flag Sr., whose son was killed in Corto Ma...

         Hey guys, Chuck here. One of my personal favorite films based on the story of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie is the 1991 Steven Spielberg film Hook .          The movie opens with Peter Banning, a workaholic lawyer living in America with his wife, Moira, and their two children, Jack and Maggie. Unfortunately, while Peter manages to attend Maggie's school play, which is a production of Peter Pan, he misses out on Jack's very important baseball game. Ouch. Anyway, the Banning family is heading from America to London, where they will be visiting Moira's grandmother, Wendy. Also residing in Wendy's house is an old man named Tootles, who is looking for his lost marbles, and Liza, who is the housekeeper.          Peter and Moira take Wendy to a dedication banquet, where Wendy is being honored for her work with orphans such as Peter, while Maggie and Jack are left behind. While Peter, Moira, and Wendy are out, a mys...

         Hey guys, Chuck here. Happy New Year. It's officially 2025, which means we have a new year's worth of movies to get through, and by comparison to a somewhat lackluster 2024, 2025 looks to be a banger year at the box office. So, without further ado, here are my Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 .           Before we get started, here are a couple Honorable Mentions: Ballerina : this John Wick  spin-off sees Ana De Armas as a ballerina trained to be an assassin;  Saw XI : John Kramer returns, once again, with a new set of traps and games after the success of Saw X ; Five Nights at Freddy's 2 : the surprise success of 2023 is followed up by a new chapter with a new set of killer animatronics; Wolf Man : Universal and Blumhouse re-team with The Invisible Man  director Leigh Whannell for this reimagining of a Universal monster classic; A Minecraft Movie : a live-action/CGI adaptation of the once-popular video...

         Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, we've reached the end of the year, which means it's time to count down my Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2024 . Now, while this past year has been, well, disappointing to say the least, it was still a recovery year coming off of the massive Hollywood Labor Strikes of 2023. So, let's just count our blessings we had such a decent turnout of films for this past year.          Before we get to the Top 10 , here are a few honorable mentions: Bad Boys: Ride or Die : a fun fourth outing for the action-comedy franchise, with fun performances by Martin Lawrence and Will Smith; Furiosa : George Miller's prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road  was filled with action and memorable performances by Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth; Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire : the newest  Ghostbusters flick had lots of fun new elements mixed in with plenty of member berries; Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire : Godzilla and Kong retur...

           Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, another year has reached its end. And, of course, with that in mind, it's time for me to rank my favorite new television series of 2024. Now, to qualify for this list, a show has to have both debuted and completed its season in 2024. So, as much as I am currently enjoying series like Star Wars: Skeleton Crew  and DC Studios' Creature Commandos , neither of those two shows will wrap until January, so it wouldn't be fair to include them on this list. As for the ones that did make it, here we go:            #8  - Avatar: The Last Airbender : Netflix's live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon wasn't perfect, but was a decent start, and certainly a much better adaptation than the 2010 M. Night Shyamalan film The Last Airbender.           #7  - Knuckles : the Paramount+ spin-off to the Sonic the Hedgehog movies was a ton of fun, with more ...