Jake's Cinema Room

2025 | PG-13 | 118 mins | Directed by Julius Onah The newest movie from Marvel has a lot on its plate. Between some behind the scenes issues involving reshoots and script rewrites to trying to introduce audiences to a new Captain America, the odds have not been in their favor. Fortunately, enough, Captain America: Brave New World manages to be an entertaining outing despite not reaching the heights of some of the previous entries in the MCU. Director Julius Onah takes over behind the camera and is able to put together a surprisingly straightforward movie which is a rare sight for a Marvel movie. Anthony Mackie steps into the role of Captain America and is able to make it his own. Over the years he has done a great job of playing Sam Wilson and him as Falcon has been one of the better secondary characters in the MCU. Now getting to see him take on a lead role and get his chance to shine, Mackie gives one of his best performances to date. As the movie points out, Sam is not Steve Rodgers...

2024 | R | 141 mins | Directed by James Mangold In 1965, Bob Dylan decided to change his act in the folk music scene by going electric and rock. A Complete Unknown follows Dylan throughout the early part of his career all the way through to this defining moment in his long career. Director James Mangold has been down this road before having directed the great Walk The Line back in 2005. While not quite reaching the same heights as some of his previous works, Mangold is able to put together an engaging biopic filled with great performances and fantastic music numbers. James Mangold has always been a competent director, and this is another solid movie to add to his filmography. Working once again with Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, who has shot several of Mangold's previous movies, bodes well for the movie as he is able to capture the look of 1960's New York. There is some grittiness brought to the look of the movie which is much appreciated. Little things stick out througho...

  2024 | R | 127 mins | Directed by J.C. Chandor Plot:  Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared. Grade: D

  2024 | R | 133 mins | Directed by Robert Eggers In this remake of Nosferatu, Director Robert Eggers puts a new spin on a classic tale. Taking the same basic premise and adding his signature style, Eggers effortlessly brings this story to modern day and makes one of the best horror remakes in years. Set in Germany in the early 1800's, the story follows Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) and his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp). Thomas is tasked with heading to Transylvania to meet with Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard). Little does Thomas know that Count Orlok is the being that haunts his wife Ellen's dreams, and he has grown an obsession for her. Now Thomas must do whatever he can to save his wife from this powerful being. From the opening shot, this movie is beautiful to look at. Despite the color palette being mostly greys and blacks and everything looking quite bleak, it all still looks incredible. The cinematography alone is enough to make this worth seeing. This has all the ingredient...

  2024 | R | 139 mins | Directed by Sean Baker Plot:  A young escort from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Grade: A

2024 | R | 85 mins | Directed by Gia Coppola The Last Showgirl follows Shelly (Pamela Anderson), a seasoned showgirl who loves nothing more than getting to perform in her Vegas show. She has been in the show for 30 years and has loved every minute of it. When Shelly and her fellow performers are informed that the show will be closing after 30 years, she must plan for her future and find a new avenue in life. Shelly struggles as this has been her career for so long and now she doesn't know how to move on after such an abrupt, life-changing event. We've seen this story before, time and time again. An actor or actress who has faded out of the limelight for an extended period, comes back for a role like you've never seen from them before. While this trend does work for some, it also feels like a swing and a miss for others. Unfortunately for Pamela Anderson, this doesn't quite feel like her big comeback. Giving credit where it is due, Anderson is really trying here. There a...