Malawski's Movie Mania

The revival of the “Star Trek” films continues with its third chapter. The follow-up to 2013’s “Into Darkness” is unquestionably weak, and relies way too heavily on special effects.  Justin Lin who's best known for working on the “Fast and The Furious” franchise, erects a “Star Wars” esque  film. Characters, settings, and costumes all encompass the similarities between these film franchises.   “Star Trek: Beyond” features a wonderfully talented cast, but they lack in depth and perception. Especially with Simon Pegg’s Montgomery Scott character, which is highly irritating when he uses repetition of the word “lassie”  throughout the film.  The film has been at the height of praise and controversy, due to its storyline involving  the character Sulu, played by John Cho. Reason for the praise and controversy is because Cho's character was written in the film as a homosexual man. This story also caught the attention of original Sulu actor Geo...

Children, pet owners and adults have come to bare witness to a new film from the studio that brought audiences the “ Despicable Me ” films.  “ The Secret Life of Pets ” is similar to that of the “ Toy Story ” films but only this time in animal form.  Helmers of this exciting film, Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney make this film positively appealing to all pet owners and animal fanatics. Audiences will highly appreciate the animation approach which is precious, cute and magical.    Taking place in “ New York City ”, the film shows a vast portion of the “ Big Apple ” in great detail. Being an animated motion-picture, the movie is filled with wonder, spectacle, and magic.   The film offers up a wonderful ensemble consisting of: ( Modern Family's ) Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart ( Ride Along ), comedian Louis C.K, and Jenny Slate ( The Lorax ). Each and every character portrayed by the actors in the movie are humorous and whimsical. Younger viewers will definitely get a...