![THE NUN, gets into the habit of scaring viewers [REVIEW]](https://watchplayread.com/wp-content/themes/_patterns/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwatchplayread.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2018%2F09%2FTHE-NUN.jpg&q=90&w=60&h=55&zc=1 "THE NUN, gets into the habit of scaring viewers [REVIEW]")
![The Shape of Water is Brilliant and Beautiful [Review]](https://watchplayread.com/wp-content/themes/_patterns/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwatchplayread.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2017%2F12%2Fthe-shape-of-water-SOW_Embrace_1Sheet_27x40_Sepia_FIN2_ONLINE_4R_HalfSize210_rgb.jpg&q=90&w=60&h=55&zc=1 "The Shape of Water is Brilliant and Beautiful [Review]")
Manga Review: My Hero Academia Volume 1
My Hero Academia Volume 1 is set in a world where a mutation created “exceptional people,” and this mutation eventually became the norm. People with this mutation have what’s called a “Quirk,” and many of them become superheroes and use their Quirk to stop crimes. However, this story focuses on a boy who makes up […]
Review: Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Focuses On Team Dynamics And Is Better For It
Title: Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Director: Christopher McQuarrie Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay and story), Drew Pearce (story), and Bruce Geller (television series) Principal Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, and Simon McBurney Summary: Ethan and the team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate — […]
Manga Review: Tiger & Bunny Volume 7
Tiger & Bunny Volume 7 continues the story of Jake Martinez’s attempt to take over Stern Bild and turn it into a nation of NEXT. Tiger & Bunny Volume 7 Written by: Mizuki Sakakibara Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: July 14, 2015 Volume 7 seems to have a focus on the […]
Sundance Review: The Diary Of A Teenage Girl Handles A Creepy Concept Well
Title: The Diary of a Teenage Girl Director: Marielle Heller Screenwriter: Marielle Heller (screenplay) and Phoebe Gloeckner Principal Cast: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, and Kristen Wiig Summary:Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comicbook artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, […]
Review: Paper Towns Has A Message I Appreciate But Lacks Proper Execution
Title: Paper Towns Director: Jake Schreier Screenwriter: John Green (author), Scott Neustadter (screenplay), and Michael H. Weber (screenplay) Principal Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage, and Jaz Sinclair Summary: A young man and his friend embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. […]
Review: Southpaw Is A Great Character Piece Framed By Boring Boxing Sequences
Title: Southpaw Director: Antoine Fuqua Screenwriter: Kurt Sutter Principal Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent, and Naomie Harris Summary:Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services. I like […]
Review: Pixels Taught Me What True Hatred Is
Title: Pixels Director: Chris Columbus Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy (screenplay and screen story), Timothy Dowling (screenplay), and Patrick Jean (short film) Principal Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Matt Lintz Summary: When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack Earth in the […]
Anime Review: Ranma 1/2 Set 6
Ranma 1/2 Set 6 includes episodes 116-138 of the series in their original Japanese airing order. Like with most of the sets released so far, there are significant differences between the episode order in this set and in the sixth DVD box set that was released earlier. This release uses the original Japanese title cards […]
Manga Review: 07-Ghost Volume 17
07-Ghost Volume 17 sees Teito Klein discovering his destiny and bringing the series to an end. 07-Ghost Volume 17 Written by: Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara Publisher: Ichijinsha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: July 14, 2015 Volume 17 spends a lot of its time throwing out revelation after revelation, until a final and unexpected […]
Manga Review: RIN-NE Volume 18
RIN-NE Volume 18 focuses on Rinne Rokudo, a boy who is half-human and half-shinigami. He becomes friends with Sakura Mamiya, a high school girl with an ability to see ghosts. They find themselves investigating strange happenings alongside Rinne’s Black Cat Contract, Rokumon, and Tsubasa Jumonji, a young exorcist who has strong feelings for Sakura. RIN-NE […]
Review: Ant-Man Is Like The Small Scale Movies That Marvel Began With
Title: Ant-Man Director: Peyton Reed Screenwriter: Edgar Wright (screenplay and story), Joe Cornish (screenplay and story), Adam McKay (screenplay), Paul Rudd (screenplay), Stan Lee (comic book), Larry Lieber (comic book), and Jack Kirby (comic book) Principal Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Carnavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Michael Pena […]
Review: Mr. Holmes Reminds Us That Even Legends Die
Title: Mr. Holmes Director: Bill Condon Screenwriter: Mitch Cullin (based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind), Arthur Conan Doyle (character), and Jeffrey Hatcher (writer) Principal Cast: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sananda, Hattie Morahan, and Patrick Kennedy Summary: An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back at his life, and grapples […]
Manga Review: Yukarism Volume 3
Yukarism Volume 3 focuses on an accomplished 17-year-old writer named Yukari Kobayakawa, whose soul has the ability to travel into the Edo period and inhabit the body of a renowned female courtesan named Yumurasaki. It turns out that two people he meets in current time have some kind of connection with people that Yumurasaki knew […]
Review: A LEGO BRICKumentary Is Interesting And Funny For All Ages
Title: A LEGO BRICKumentay Director: Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge Screenwriter: David Coombe (written by), Kief Davidson (written by), and Daniel Junge (written by) Principal Cast: Jason Bateman (narrator) Summary: A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys. One of the first invites I got invited to as a member […]
Review: X-Men: Days Of Future Past – Rogue Cut Doesn’t Change Anything Significant
Title: X-Men: Days of Future Fast – Rogue Cut Director: Bryan Singer Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jane Gioldman (story), Simon Kinberg (story), and Matthew Vaughn (story) Principal Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen Summary: The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change […]
