marlonwharwood Reviews

The Comedy Store (2020)

A touching tribute

[10/10 · 2 November 2020]

Produced with love, this five parts series pays respect to Mitzy Shore, her family, the forum she created and the hundreds of comedians who call it home. While it does not shy away from the bad parts, neither does real comedy. Absolutely worth the watch.

The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

Wolf of Snow Hollow

[7/10 · 25 October 2020]

With perhaps the last performance by veteran Robert Forster, this movie is more than worth the watch. Written, directed and starring Jim Cummings and a great supporting cast.

Billions (2016–2023)

Great ensemble cast

[9/10 · 13 June 2020]

Maggie Siff steals this show, which already has a phenomenal cast.

Stargirl (2020–2022)

So far, so good

[6/10 · 27 May 2020]

Unsure of the target audience, but it's not a bad show. DC needs to invest in it's shows and not run scared like they did with Swamp Thing. Given a full season or two, Stargirl can be better.

16 Blocks (2006)

A chance at redemption

[10/10 · 31 May 2019]

A story of redemption, Bruce Willis is a crooked cop who suddenly decides to do the right thing - protect a witness who can bring his whole corrupt precinct down. An outstanding performance by Yaasin Bey and, in my opinion, as good a performance from Willis as we've seen this century.

Big Mouth (2017–2025)

For the grown

[8/10 · 9 November 2018]

An outstanding cast. Well balanced stories. Great character development. Just don't watch around the kids.

Blindspotting (2018)

The truth

[10/10 · 9 November 2018]

As a young black man, I felt everything. Beautifully told.

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Slow burn horror

[8/10 · 7 November 2018]

The pace was excellent. Not so many jump scares that you'd be reaching for a brown paper bag. Cerebral. Lots of monologues in time for award season. Can't imagine what they'd do for a season 2.

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Very good

[9/10 · 4 November 2018]

I enjoyed every minute of it. Michael Peña gets lots of time to shine and the supporting cast proves as important as the main cast. This is a team movie. I've watched it 3 times already and may just watch it many more before it stops being enjoyable.

The Nun (2018)

Unrealized potential

[1/10 · 4 November 2018]

Had it been produced by Blumhouse like the other movies in the Conjuring universe, I have no doubt James Wan would have done this justice. Instead, Warner Bros dumbed it down to a performance not worthy of its R rating.