OffTheCover

2024 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. If you were living back in the early 90’s, did you expect the world would turn out the way it did? I mean, Back to the Future promised us flying cars and we’re still waiting for that one. No, instead of flying cars and moon hotels, we got a global surveillance state that makes 1984 and A Brave New World look like child’s play. But how did we get here? After all, one movie tried to warn everyone and no one paid attention. Exactly what was the hidden warning behind the 1998 thriller classic Enemy of the State? Join me dear viewer, as I dive off the cover and into Enemy of the State. #willsmith #edwardsnowden #chelseamanning #assange #wikileaks

So far, 2024 has been shaping up to be as wild and volatile of year as I predicted. The stock market is gyrating worse than Jenna Jameson’s personal toy collection, we’ve had not one but two political deletion attempts, and somehow everyone is a racist. And now one film attempts to explain at least a little bit of how we got here. Matt Walsh’s documentary Am I Racist has been released widely and has garnered an astounding 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. At least some of that has to come from his own fanbase. But does his fanbase account for all the hype? And is the film any good? Does it work well as a documentary? Join me Dear Viewer as I dive back into the raging dumpster fire that is modern Hollywood. @MattWalsh #MattWalsh #AmIRacistMovie #AmIRacist

Join us dear viewer, for yet another episode of Thirsty Thursdays! The Acolyte is the greatest thing since drinking paint thinner when it comes to killing brain cells. But exactly what makes this show so utterly dumb? Join us for a lively discussion! #livestream #streaming Please make sure to check out these channels and subscribe for their great content! Hard Cut Reviews https://www.youtube.com/@hardcutreviews Cyn's Corner https://www.youtube.com/@CynsCorner Kyle Corwith https://www.youtube.com/@KyleCorwith/

The Alien franchise has been out longer than I’ve been alive and over the years it’s had some hits, some misses, and some deeply average outings. We got the original trilogy in the late 70’s and throughout the 80’s with a haphazard resurrection with 1997’s outing. The series laid dormant for over a decade until 2012’s Prometheus which itself had completely upended the lore in the series. Alien Romulus follows from that lore. But did it provide anything new or novel to the franchise? And what the hell is up with those engineers coming up in every movie since Prometheus? Join me Dear Viewer, as I dive back into the raging dumpster fire that is modern Hollywood! #alien #alienromulus #xenomorph #xenomorphs

Remember when movies used to just want to entertain you? Yeah, I know, foreign concept. But as I’ve mentioned on the channel before, we are definitely emerging from the Dark Age of Cinema. Starting with Top Gun Maverick, films and filmmakers began to have respect and deference toward their audiences. We got it with Killers of the Flower Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem, and even in the latest Fly Me To The Moon. Movies have begun to respect their audiences. The culmination of that respect seems to be Deadpool & Wolverine, a movie with so much fan service that it makes it seems as if the pendulum is swinging hard the other way. But is Deadpool & Wolverine really Marvel Jesus? What did critics say about the film? #deadpool #deadpool3 #wolverine

I remember growing up in the glorious days of the 90s where each summer meant a major blockbuster popcorn movie likely starring Will Smith. We got such gems like Independence Day, Men in Black, Wild Wild West, The Truman Show, Armageddon and many, many more. Over time, these sort of died out when we got the MCU. And now some genius in Hollywood decided to revive the trend with Twisters, a pseudo sequel to a 90s classic. But is the movie any good? Does it stand up well to the summer popcorn flick heyday? Join me Dear Viewer, as I dive back into the cesspool that is modern Hollywood. #Twisters #twistersmovie #glenpowell

Joe Rogan is right. If the living history of America was a TV show, this season is pretty nuts. Political tension and volatility is sky high. So why not turn to cinema in order to escape reality for a couple hours? Enter Hillbilly Elegy, a movie that debuted four years ago and was directed by Ron Howard about a poor country boy who struggled his way out of poverty. Was it a good movie? Could it stand on its own despite its very obvious political influence four years later? Join me Dear Viewer as I dive back into the cesspool that is modern Hollywood! #hillbillyelegy #glennclose #amyadams #jdvance

Two years ago, on my second video ever on this channel, I reviewed a movie which I thought marked the beginning of the end of the Dark Age of Cinema. We were finally seeing the light at the end of the progressive tunnel with Top Gun Maverick. Ever since, we’ve gotten a whole slew of movies that focused on telling a fun and engaging story with good character development. And that continues to be the case with Fly Me To The Moon, a movie about our voyage to the moon. But exactly what makes Fly Me To The Moon a great movie? And will it do well at the box office? Join me Dear Viewer as I dive back into the smoldering cesspool that is modern Hollywood! #flymetothemoon #channingtatum #scarlettjohansson #rayromano #woodyharrelson

Join us dear viewer, for yet another episode of Thirsty Thursdays! The Acolyte is the greatest thing since drinking paint thinner when it comes to killing brain cells. But exactly what makes this show so utterly dumb? Join us for a lively discussion! #livestream #streaming Please make sure to check out these channels and subscribe for their great content! Hard Cut Reviews https://www.youtube.com/@hardcutreviews Cyn's Corner https://www.youtube.com/@CynsCorner Kyle Corwith https://www.youtube.com/@KyleCorwith/

When you have actors like that, is it any wonder the show they’re in is getting annihilated online? Well, it turns out, it’s not entirely their fault. It’s a whole conspiracy of dunces with the Acolyte, a show so bad, that not even the shills over at IGN could say anything positive about it. But exactly what are fans saying about this show now that the first few episodes are out? Is the Acolyte really that bad? And is this the end of Star Wars as a franchise? Join me dear viewer, as I dive back into the raging dumpster fire that is Disney’s Star Wars. #theacolyte #acolyte #starwars

You ever grow up with something that you absolutely cherished? Something that gave you fond memories of your childhood? And something that introduced you to more mature topics you would only grow to understand later? Well, for me, that treasured item was a game called Final Fantasy 7 on the original PlayStation. So imagine my surprise and sheer joy at hearing the news that it would be fully remade from the ground up for modern consoles with modern graphics. But then it released and well… wasn’t that good. And now the company that owns the IP, Square Enix, is facing dire financial problems. So exactly what went wrong? And is someone going to acquire Squinix? Join me dear viewer, as I dive back into the cesspool that is modern gaming. #squareenix #finalfantasy7 #sony Subscribe for more great movie and TV show reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJZ5SZx6bFQPBOjETkbDmw?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/OffTheCoverYT

You know, it’s been a while since there was any new Star Wars content to make fun of and I was getting a little lonesome without it. But the trailer to the Acolyte finally dropped and what a trailer it was. To say it was everything I expected would be an understatement. The show is just the latest in a long line of disasters to come out of Disney Star Wars. But can this show save Disney and Bob Iger? Join me dear viewer, as I dive back into the dumpster fire that is Disney Star Wars. #StarWars #TheAcolyte #Acolyte #AcolyteTrailer #trailer

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is out and has flopped hard at the box office. By my estimation, this movie should be on Disney Plus by the end of the month. In its opening weekend it only made $60 million but comes with a hefty production cost of $300 million dollars. By most estimates, the movie must get over $900 million in the global box office in order to just break even. So what will Disney be doing going forward? Will they right the ship or continue steering the Titanic toward the iceberg? #indianajones #kathleenkennedy #starwars #disney #lucasfilm ============================================================ Subscribe for more great movie and TV show reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJZ5SZx6bFQPBOjETkbDmw?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/OffTheCoverYT Instagram: PauliesWildLife