Derek ToombsLast Action Hero (1993) ReviewI’m having such a hard time deciding if I like this or not. Even as a kid a wasn’t super sold on it so I assumed maybe it had gone over my…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Derek ToombsTime Bandits (1981) ReviewI definitely recognized a few scenes that had apparently been floating around in my memory without context but this was essentially my…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Derek ToombsJurassic World Dominion (2022) ReviewThe weirdest thing about the World half of the Jurassic franchise is how quickly each one abandons it’s premise as early as possible…Aug 28, 2022Aug 28, 2022
Derek ToombsTHX 1138 (1971) ReviewI was prompted to watch this after finishing the delightful ‘Light & Magic.’ It feels bonkers to be watching this for the first time at 36…Aug 27, 2022Aug 27, 2022
Derek ToombsE.T. (1982) ReviewSeen in IMAX as my first time seeing this in a theater and honestly probably only my third time seeing it ever. ET terrified me as a kid so…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022
Derek ToombsLightyear (2022)A great time at the movies. I saw it at 11pm and even the 4 people in the theater with me were having a blast. It’s not as tight as your…Aug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022
Derek ToombsArmy MenSenior year of high-school the Army would pull me out of class and try to recruit me. I was a perfect storm of candidacy. The military has…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Derek ToombsMad God (2021) ReviewJudging ‘Mad God’ by how much I did or didn’t like it feels hilariously besides the point. As a movie, it’s maybe not great, but the fact…Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Derek ToombsLight & Magic (2022) ReviewThis hit me like a ton of bricks. These people not only made the films that were my childhood, them making them was my childhood. I checked…Aug 20, 2022Aug 20, 2022
Derek ToombsThe Gray Man (2022) ReviewIt’s the best of these kind of usually forgettable movies. The dialogue is snappy and funny when it wants to be. The action set pieces are…Aug 19, 2022Aug 19, 2022