Articles by Jeancarlos Sanchez

About Jeancarlos Sanchez
Jeancarlos is a huge cinephile. He fell in love with film at a very young age after watching Poltergeist. Since that day, he's never looked back. As an avid film watcher - 3-4 movies daily, he escapes the everyday world through cinema. He followed his passion in college with film studies and beyond by writing scripts and reviews you can find on his Instagram @mercwiththemovies.
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Ava

September 2, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on Ava

Ava was a huge let down to its talented cast. This is such a paint by numbers movie that had almost every cliche in the genre. It offers no surprise at all. If you’ve seen […]

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Spree

August 20, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on Spree

Spree is a movie I went into pretty blank. Aside from Marvel movies, I usually watch every film trailer that’s released. However, in a rare move for me, I didn’t see a trailer for this […]

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Project Power

August 18, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on Project Power

Dumb titles aside, Project Power is a film that doesn’t fully realize its potential. It’s not a terrible film, but it never rises above being okay. While I wasn’t over the moon excited for the […]

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The Tax Collector

August 11, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on The Tax Collector

This is yet another David Ayer movie where the trailer is better than the actual film joining the ranks of his other films: Suicide Squad, Sabotage, and Bright. I had strong hope for this one […]

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An American Pickle

August 10, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on An American Pickle

While HBO Max has a vast library of classic content, they lack original programming. This is where An American Pickle steps in, as it is the streamer’s first original film. While not a home run, […]

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The Rental

July 27, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on The Rental

The Rental gives us the latest directorial debut from an actor, in this case, it being the talented Dave Franco who also co-wrote the script with mumblecore icon Joe Swanberg. I’m happy to say that […]

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Reel Review: Cursed

July 18, 2020 Jeancarlos Sanchez Comments Off on Reel Review: Cursed

This review is based on an early screening of the first five episodes of Cursed.  Cursed is the newest Netflix fantasy series based on the upcoming illustrated novel by Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler, who […]