Hector Gonzalez, Author at Minorities Report

18 Jul

Gunpowder Milkshake Review | Style Over Substance

Hector Gonzalez0 CommentsReviewsAngela Bassett, Film Review, Gunpowder Milkshake, Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Michelle Yeoh

Netflix may have some great films like Marriage Story (2019) and Roma (2018) under their belt, but they have a knack for delivering some very forgettable action flicks. Some examples of these are Michael Bay’s 6 Underground (2019), Bright (2017), and most recently, Army of the Dead (2021). They might pull big streaming numbers, however, that does not mean they are good; they are completely lackluster. Now, Netflix brings us Gunpowder Milkshake, which is an amazing title. On paper, it looked like it would be a grand time due to it having a talented cast that is used to the…

12 Jul

Pig Review | A Surprisingly Hinged Nicolas Cage

Hector Gonzalez0 CommentsReviewsAlex Wolff, Michael Sarnoski, NEON, Pig, Pig Movie, Review

Michael Sarnoski’s directorial debut, Pig, is quite misleading when you notice that Nicolas Cage is involved with it. You would think it is about a man seeking revenge for his lost swine in the style of John Wick or something like Mandy (2018), but it is a different movie than that. It is a character-driven drama about the little things that help remember people of their pasts. Even though it touches on emotional and all-embracing themes, it feels bland and incomplete in its first two acts. Nicholas Cage in Pig The story is simple to follow; it centers around an…

12 Jul

Till Death Review | A Fun Nail-bitting Horror Flick

Hector Gonzalez0 CommentsReviewsCallan Mulrey, Eion Macken, Horror, Jack Roth, Megan Fox, S.K. Dale, Thriller, Till Death

Making a home invasion thriller or a chamber piece horror flick is a hard task to tackle. It may look like it is a simple film because they do not need a big budget to craft, however, handling its structure and screenplay while keeping it tight, riveting, and captivating is tricky. Although S.K. Dale’s directorial debut Till Death is not the best example of this, he manages to construct a sustainable nail-biter. Emma (Megan Fox) is stuck in a self-drowning and decaying marriage to Mark (Eoin Macken). On their 10th anniversary, he surprises Emma by taking her to a private…

05 Jul

No Sudden Move Review | Soderbergh’s Return To Crime

Hector Gonzalez0 CommentsReviewsAmy Seimetz, Benicio del Toro, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle, HBO, John Hamm, Julia Fox, Kieran Culkin, No Sudden Move, Ray Liotta, Steven Soderbergh, Warner Media

With No Sudden Move, Steven Soderbergh continues his streak of directing one film a year and makes his quick return to the crime genre with a different tonnage and environment. The film combines a neo-noir style with some of the techniques that he has used in Traffic (2000), Out of Sight (2005), and The Good German (2006). Unlike most of his work, this one does not occur in the present day; it is set in 1950s Detroit and does look the part indeed. The old-school style is present in the costumes and art direction. No Sudden Move The film focuses…