Max Martini

It might sound weird to get overly critical on a “robots versus monsters” flick, but while Pacific Rim: Uprising packs a punch in the action department, it’s hollow everywhere else.

Ever since I was a kid, I have loved Japanese monster films. They played a big role in developing my love of cinema, and I consider the original Godzilla (1954) one of the finest examples of allegorical science-fiction in film history. And for almost a decade now, I’ve loved the films of Guillermo del Toro, the Mexican filmmaker who previously brought us Cronos (1993), Mimic (1997), The Devi...[Read More]