Movie Reviews — Dennis D. McDonald's Web Site

Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management.

All in Monsters

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Apr 12

Apr 12 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Dennis D. McDonald

Comedy, Fantasy, Silly, Monsters, Road Trip

Denis Villeneuve's "DUNE: PART TWO"

Mar 16

Mar 16 Denis Villeneuve's "DUNE: PART TWO"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Violent, War, Weird, Another Time & Place, Drama, Grim, Monsters

Takashi Yamazaki's "GODZILLA MINUS ONE"

Nov 30

Nov 30 Takashi Yamazaki's "GODZILLA MINUS ONE"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Monsters, Fantasy, Exceptional, Science Fiction, Japanese, Emotional, Drama, Violent, Aircraft, Best Movies 2023

"Invincible Atom Eve"

Jul 26

Jul 26 "Invincible Atom Eve"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adolescence, Animated, Coming of Age, Amazon Prime, Mature, Monsters, Science Fiction, TV

"Tengoku Daimakyou (Heavenly Delusion)" anime series

Jul 24

Jul 24 "Tengoku Daimakyou (Heavenly Delusion)" anime series

Dennis D. McDonald

Post-apocalyptic, Horror, Science Fiction, Monsters, Adolescence, Animated, Anime, Japanese, Hulu, Road Trip, Best Series 2023

Ayumu Watanabe’s “SUMMER TIME RENDERING”

Apr 16

Apr 16 Ayumu Watanabe’s “SUMMER TIME RENDERING”

Dennis D. McDonald

Hulu, Science Fiction, Animated, Anime, Japanese, Drama, Monsters, Fantasy, Time Travel

Dan Trachtenberg's "PREY"

Aug 14

Aug 14 Dan Trachtenberg's "PREY"

Dennis D. McDonald

Aliens, Another Time & Place, First Contact, Hulu, Horror, Monsters, Violent

Kyohei Ishiguro's "BRIGHT: SAMURAI SOUL"

Apr 19

Apr 19 Kyohei Ishiguro's "BRIGHT: SAMURAI SOUL"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Anime, Animated, Another Time & Place, Monsters, Magic, Japanese, Violent

Yuzuru Tachikawa's "DECA-DENCE" (anime TV series)

Mar 28

Mar 28 Yuzuru Tachikawa's "DECA-DENCE" (anime TV series)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Animated, Anime, Japanese, Series, Monsters

Amp Wong's "WHITE SNAKE II: THE TRIBULATION OF THE GREEN SNAKE"

Dec 21

Dec 21 Amp Wong's "WHITE SNAKE II: THE TRIBULATION OF THE GREEN SNAKE"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Chinese, Donghua, Cosmic, Anime, Drama, Dystopian, Emotional, Ghosts, Magic, Monsters, Netflix, Sentimental, Surreal, Violent

Ji Zhao's "NEW GODS: NEZHA REBORN"

Dec 6

Dec 6 Ji Zhao's "NEW GODS: NEZHA REBORN"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Animated, Anime, Chinese, Cosmic, Crime, Dragons, Fantasy, Monsters, Netflix, Steampunk, Weird

Brad Parker's “THE DEVIL BELOW”

Jun 18

Jun 18 Brad Parker's “THE DEVIL BELOW”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Horror, Netflix, Mystery, Monsters

Adam Wingard's "GODZILLA VS. KONG"

Apr 1

Apr 1 Adam Wingard's "GODZILLA VS. KONG"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Monsters, Popcorn, Silly, Violent, Kaiju

DOROHEDORO (Anime Series)

Aug 25

Aug 25 DOROHEDORO (Anime Series)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Animated, Anime, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Monsters, Japanese, Science Fiction, Series, Zombies

Netflix' LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS

Apr 15

Apr 15 Netflix' LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Science Fiction, Violent, Robots, Action, Adult, Aliens, Monsters, Space Travel

Kazuhiro Furuhashi's “DORORO” (2019 version)

Mar 19

Mar 19 Kazuhiro Furuhashi's “DORORO” (2019 version)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Animated, Anime, Another Time & Place, Drama, Fantasy, Ghosts, Horror, Japanese, Monsters, Scary, Violent, Amazon Prime

Shane Black's PREDATOR

Sep 26

Sep 26 Shane Black's PREDATOR

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Monsters, Popcorn, Violent

Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE

Jul 31

Jul 31 Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Netflix, Japanese, Monsters, Anime

Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s “SHIN GODZILLA”

Jul 20

Jul 20 Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s “SHIN GODZILLA”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Japanese, Monsters, War, Violent, Kaiju

J.A. Bayona's JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Jun 27

Jun 27 J.A. Bayona's JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Animated, Fantasy, Monsters, Popcorn, Ridiculous, Scary, Thriller