Captain America: Civil War movie revew

BEST NEW FEATURE
dir. by Joe and Anthony Russo
In 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, the sheer scale of property damage was upped to unprecedented levels for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). At the time, it seemed like a shift away from the relative damage control that the original Avengers was retroactively praised for upon the release of 2013's Man of Steel, and worse, a dip into generic, pandering action movie tropes. Captain America: Civil War, the beginning of the third "phase" of the MCU, had not only the tough job of improving upon the widely-beloved Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but also the duty of restoring faith in this franchise after Age of Ultron proved so polarizing. While Civil War is unfortunately not as tight as The Winter Soldier, it provides a sprawling, introspective look at the Avengers and their place in the world that not only deepens the Marvel universe, but makes Age of Ultron better by extension, all while remaining gripping throughout.

Keanu movie review

dir. by Peter Atencio
In the wake of the cancellation of Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key's brilliant sketch-comedy series Key & Peele, the comedy duo became primarily attached to their big-screen project Keanu, an action-comedy selling itself primarily on a very adorable cat which was at the centre of its thin but oddball premise. Considering the duo's talents, their initial feature film held a lot of promise, and the cat-based advertisements were a success. However, the 90-minute length of Keanu is a much larger endeavour than Key & Peele's five-minute maximum sketches, and as it turns out, the greater running time only results in the duo's latest comedic idea long outstaying its welcome.