Cube (2021) Movie Review

CUBE (2021) IMDB AMZN

Cube (2021) movie poster

Japanese remake of the sci-fi mystery classic Cube (1997). This remake starts in the same way - 6 men and women wake up in a Cube shaped room and they all speak Japanese and don’t know why. OK, ok. Actually while they do speak Japanese the real problem is they do not know why or how they got there and they need to work together to escape the mazelike cube that is boobytrapped. Then I watched the entire movie and found out the REAL REAL problem is that this movie is not very good. At all. Not every movie needs to be remade, and while I was excited for this one I was very very wrong. But, I did enjoy the movie more than the reviews which were very very. Overall it is a skip for me.

I give it a 5/10.

Suspect Zero (2004) Movie Review

SUSPECT ZERO (2004) IMDB AMZN

Suspect Zero movie poster

The film follows FBI agent Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart) as he investigates a series of murders committed by a mysterious serial killer who is hunting other serial killers. As Mackelway delves deeper into the case, he begins to suspect that there may be more to the vigilante than meets the eye.

I was watching this psychological thriller and enjoying it although the pacing was a bit slow at times, never good for a thriller. Ben Kingsley is good in the film as you would expect but there was something missing in the story. Audiences agreed as this film lost money. But, the reason I am reviewing it so many years later is because of the final scene, which takes place in a spiral stone labyrinth in the desert ! I can’t tell you what happens without saying SPOILER so I’ll skip that part.

I give it a 6.1/10.

The Turning (2020) Movie Review

THE TURNING (2004) IMDB AMZN

The Turning movie poster

This movie is a modern version of the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw from 1898. Because this book is in the public domain it has been made into a movie countless times like in 1959, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022. So, you know the story must be strong because films are not made that many times if they aren’t well received in some way. The most famous film adaption does not share the title of the book however, The Innocents from 1961 starring Deborah Kerr is by far the best version of the story.


This version of the movie also has a different title and the family of Mr. James should be thankful for it. This is a stinker. Not terrible, terrible, but definitely a juicy fart at a dinner party bad. It is a little scary, but just not intense enough. About 15 minutes into the movie as our governess meets her first orphan child they make they way thru a hedge maze on the grounds of the residence. That was the highlight for me.

I have a blog post about the worst maze movies of all time…the link is down below, and I am honestly considering updating it right now.

I give it a 5/10.

Maze of the Week #78 - Elgin Car Wash Sign Maze

Maze of the Week #78 is our third straight sign maze from the state of Illinois, this one of the Elgin Car Wash in Elgin, Illinois. While this was made based off of a real sign it could really be one of many car wash signs around the country. This particular one is located at 313 Dundee Ave and appears to have changed colors recently ! It appears to now be the X-Treme Auto Spa if you are in town and have a dirty call.


Google Maps view: It looks like the sign is now blue !

Photo: Check out this one on flickr.

The Maze: Sometimes the simple things make really good mazes. Nothing fancy here. I would like a better sign statement. Here are a few I played with that did not make the cut:

WE MAZE CARS CLEAN

MAZE YOUR CAR SPARKLE

CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO MAZELINESS

KEEP CALM AND MAZE YOUR CAR

Car Wash Sign Maze

Car Wash Sign Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the sign maze section of the site. Check out my YouTube channel !!

Coming next week:

A maze of a building that houses a famous performing arts group.