Movies by MoHaze

Black Panther Almost 20 years after Blade , hit the big screen, the very first penned black super hero hits the big screen. That’s right, Ryan adaptation of Black Panther is here and it is phenomenal! Now that King T’Chaka (John Kani) was killed as a direct result of Klaw’s actions in the last Captain America: Civil War , T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to lead his people and assume all of the duties and responsibilities as the new King of Wakanda.  He also must now assume the role of the Black Panther to protect Wakanda and its secret – Vibranium.  However, before he can sit on the throne, he must go through all of the ceremonial rituals. The main ritual is a “challenge” where anyone within the four tribes of royal blood can try to lay claim to the throne. Meanwhile, at the British Museum in London, black market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue aka The Klaw (Andy Serkis) and Erick Stevens aka Killmonger ( Michael B. Jordan) steal an ancient artifact made o...

For the past three years, we have had to suffer through this boring and uneventful trilogy. We can now say the Fifty Shades trilogy is FINALLY OVER! Freed begins with the wedding of Anna (Dakota Johnson) and Christian (Jamie Dornan). Throughout the opening credits, we see visuals of Anna’s gown, the rings, Christian’s tux, the “I do’s” the extravagant reception and the lavish honeymoon to Paris. If you have been paying attention, when it comes to Christian Grey, this is the par for the course.  As the newlyweds are enjoying themselves, the honeymoon is cut short when a fire is set in the server room of Grey Enterprises.  Once home, they are met by their household staff and new security. Anna is a little taken aback that she is now in charge of the daily household duties, her newly remodeled office at work, and the new house Christian bought the house for them. Not to mention, she is still trying to wrap her head around the fact that she is now Mrs....

Meltdown (Middleburg Film Fest) Unless you have been living under a rock, or you think that global warming is a made up concept so scientist can get more funds, you really need to pay attention. Global warming a real thing and it affects us all! In the late 1980’s, renowned photographer Lynn Davis travelled to Disko Bay, Greenland to mourn the passing of two of her dear friends and ended up falling in love with the shapes, frames and different aspects of the icebergs. This new love spanned into a 30-year career of photographing the icebergs and having them exhibited in art galleries around the world. To her surprise, she was not just taking pictures of the different shapes of the icebergs, but she documenting the evidence of global warming. Together with social scientist Tony Leiserowitz, they explored the ever-changing landscape of Greenland’s icebergs and wrestling with the possibility that these giant icebergs are disappearing right before their eyes Meltdown was inform...

Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi Review: The eighth instalment of the epic Star Wars saga is finally here! Get your popcorn, drink and stay glued to your seat and get set to travel to a galaxy far far away. The question is, will the Force be with Rian Johnson’s version of Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi or will its flaws turn it to the Darkside? Last Jedi picks up where Force Awakens ends. The Rebellion, having just destroyed the Starkiller base, are evacuating their base on Takodana because the First Order is on their way for payback.   But before they can leave, the First Order arrives and immediately starts to power up their new weapon, the Dreadnought, to destroy the Rebel Scum!   Anticipating this move, the Rebellion’s best flyboy, Poe (Oscar Isaac) tries to buy time for everyone to evacuate by confronting the deadly weapon single-handedly.   In doing so, he ignores General Leia Organa’s (Carrie Fisher) orders and launches his own counter-attack which prove...

Call Me by Your Name (Middleburg Film Fest)  A young intelligent 17-year-old and an archaeology student go from strangers to secret lovers in the summer of 1983 in Northern Italy in Luca Guadagino’s Call Me By Your Name. Its summer, 1983 in Northern Italy and Oliver (Armie Hammer) is set to be Professor Perlman’s (Michael Stuhlbarg) archaeology assistant for the next 6 weeks. While he is studying, he is also staying in Perlman’s home with his wife and 17-year-old son Elio (Timothée Chalamet). Over the coming weeks, Oliver and Elio become close friends. They ride bikes through town and the countryside, they have midnight swims and play volleyball to name a few. During this time Elio is secretly falling for Oliver, but he doesn’t think he feels the same as Oliver frequently dismisses his subtle advances. Elio tries to fight his feelings and begins a relationship with Marzia (Esther Garrel) a young girl from the village. However, this does not quell his longing for the ...

Justice League Review:   Comic book geeks and superhero fans alike have been waiting even drooling over the thought of having a Justice League movie hit the big screen. Well, it’s here and this time, director Zach Snyder does not disappoint! Since Superman (Henry Cavill) died the entire world is still in deep mourning. Everyone except for the criminals. Kal-El’s untimely demise is a new opportunity for criminals around the world to wreak havoc, but they are not alone.   Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds), an Apokoliptian general, and member of Darkside’s Elite, who once tried to claim Earth as his own some thirty thousand years ago but was defeated is now back to what he wants – Earth.   To complete his task, he needs to find three ancient weapons known as mother boxes.   After his defeat, these well-guarded weapons were divided amongst the Amazons, Atlantians, and the humans and hidden. For thousands of years, the mother boxes have laid dormant.   Howeve...

Lady Bird  (Middleburg Film Fest) Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut of a coming of age comedy of a rebellious teen looking to get and start her life somewhere other than Sacramento California is entertaining to watch. Christine “Lady Bird” (Saoirse Ronan) is a rebellious teenager looking forward to the end of her senior year at an all-girls Catholic school. Once she’s done, she is on the first thing smoking, and off to any college that is NOT in Sacramento. She has her sights set on NYC. The only potential issue, her overbearing, pain in the butt, pit bull of a mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalf). Bored with her current situation at school and wanting to be one of the cool kids, Lady Bird tries out for the school play put on by the brother Catholic school. While she didn’t land the leading role, she does land a new Boo. But things are not what she thought they would be and while it doesn’t end well. Still seeking acceptance, she hooks up with the rich kids at school ...