A League of their Own Review

A League of their Own is another one of those underdog stories that takes place inside of a sports environment. In this case, it's the sport I rarely know anything about...baseball. Though, instead of telling the cliche story of how the little guy made it all the way to the top, it tells the struggle of how a minor baseball league full of women attempt to to gain popularity at a time where the existence of Major League Baseball is threatened as a result of World War II. It is a compelling story which, when it's all said and done, conflicts passion with responsibilities. As serious as that idea sounds, don't mistake this movie just as a heartfelt drama either for you see, the story is told in a goofy manner that will instill you with some laugable and enjoyable moments. A League of their Own receives a 3 out of 5.

X-Men: Days of Future's Past

J-Bang Reviews presents: X-Men: Days of Future Past. X-Men: Days of Future Past is a well-constructed action-adventure, that surprisingly makes sense of time-travel. It is a long movie, but it is a rewarding movie that engages the viewer. The X-Men face a brutal villian that takes place in the Future. Those villians are known as the Sentinels, mutant destroying robots that have somehow ended up destroying humans as well in the process . With a depleted X-Men team, it is up to Kitty Pryde, and her ability to transport people's consciousness back in time, to transport Wolverine back to the 1970s in order for him to stop the incident that causes the Sentinels to exist into the Future. What's fascinating about this film, is that it doesn't use the straight forward hero vs villian formula that most superhero movies use now. It gives both the heroes and the villians a reason to work together in a common attempt to stay in existence. Obviously, that alliance doesn't last long but it's a great dynamic to see how it disintegrates in the past while it struggles to stick together in the future. X-Men: Days of Future Past is full of stellar moments (one of which being my favorite is the Quicksilver scene) but one element that it never steps away from is the emotion each character expresses. Each scene seems to give out a sense of desperation that puts more weight into how serious the situation truly is for the mutants in the future. Every moment is vital to how the future plays out which is how time-travel works in this film. It's a great dynamic to work with, which makes the viewers truly pay close attention to every moment that happens in the past. Every character is delivered with great passion and emotion and in the end, it truly feels like we, the viewers are rewarded with a barrage of cameos. X-Men: Days of Future Past is different from your average super-hero film and that exact thing is what makes it a memorable experience. It's one of Marvel's best films of this year along with Captain America: the Winter Soldier, of course. X-Men: Days of Future Past a.k.a the best X-Men movie yet gets a 4.5 out 5. Also, just a heads up, stay until the credits are over.