Category: Movie Review
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Let’s get one thing straight before I get into too many thoughts on this movie, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is absolutely a horror film. Told in the most intimate of ways, this hardly pulls away from what Rose Byrne is suffering through. You feel her frustration, pain,…
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After the Hunt
Luca, Luca, Luca….. I’ve sat on this movie for almost three weeks now, so let’s see what thoughts I can get out. I never know if I should explain a movie in my reviews because if you’re reading this, I assume you know who’s in it, who made it, and…
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A House of Dynamite
Kathryn Bigelow is the master of political thrillers and it’s a shame it took almost a decade and a half to get another good one out of her. A House of Dynamite pits the president, journalists and everyone in between against a rogue nuke on its way to the United…
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John Candy: I Like Me
Since this is my first time reviewing a documentary, I do have to preface it by saying I normally don’t watch, or even like, documentaries. That being said, John Candy: I Like Me is a touching, hilarious, and somber look at the life of an all time great human. As…
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The Smashing Machine
You would think a real wrestler acting in a combat sport movie would make for some exciting fight scenes, right? The Smashing Machine, the newest in the line of biopics about fighters that have been addicted to drugs and yelling at their spouse. You get an abundance of both of…
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The Lost Bus
Paul Greengrass perfected a genre in directing with what he did on a few of the Bourne films. Bringing that same style to a movie where a bus driver is operating a vehicle while talking on the phone doesn’t quite hit on the same level. Now listen, The Lost Bus…
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One Battle After Another
In a world where resistance and the idea of a revolution is more prevalent than ever, One Battle After Another is a movie that solidifies PTA as a mainstay in the fight for film supremacy. Speaking of a revolution, there will need to be a new one started against the…
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Roofman
Talk about a bait and switch, but in a good way for once! Roofman is a tale mostly set in the nostalgic setting of a Toys “R” Us that should have been exclusively goofy, but it became much more than that. Channing Tatum plays a real life career criminal (Jeffrey)…
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Eleanor the Great
How far would you go to tell your story? Well, Eleanor (June Squibb) would go a long way to tell hers*. Squibb is absolutely the perfect casting for a role of a 94 year old woman that moves to New York City and does anything she can to fit back…
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey From the man that brought you After Yang (Kogonanda) comes another fantasy drama, this time with forced romance. I say forced because this movie would have worked better if this was solely a friendship journey instead of a romantic one. At no point did I…
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Caught Stealing
I don’t know if Aronofsky movies are supposed to be fun, but that was the most fun I’ve had in a theater all year. From the opening sequence, I knew I was in for a treat. Now I don’t read, so I’ll never be able to compare movies to the…
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The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Columbus has finally made his way back across the pond to direct a film, does it have the same magic as before? The Thursday Murder Club is a crossover of true crime and British comedy that fans of each should find something to latch on to. With a stacked…
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Honey Don’t!
For some reason The Coen Brothers are still split up, so here’s another attempt for Ethan with Honey Don’t! I’ve got to get the most important part of this movie out of the way first. HOLY $!&# is this movie sexual. I just watched Basic Instinct hours before seeing this…
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The Map That Leads to You
A streaming movie, actors and a director I’ve never heard of, plus a genre that typically isn’t my speed. This combination would usually add up to something I wouldn’t be a fan of, but I went in with an open mind and left pleasantly surprised. The Map That Leads to…
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Night Always Comes
First things first, I’ll never relate to anything more than what Vanessa Kirby chooses to go through to protect Zach Gottsagen. He deserves peace and the world. After (what I thought was one of the better thrillers of 2023) Sharper, director Benjamin Caron is back with Night Always Comes. A…
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Highest 2 Lowest
So Spike Lee made another adaptation of a classic in Asian Cinema… This time around we have a loose adaptation of Kurosawa’s High and Low. I say loose but the only thing loose about it is the setting. It still involves a kidnapping with ransom and the moral dilemma of…
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Nobody 2
When you have a cast with the likes of Christopher Lloyd, Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielson, RZA, Colin Hanks, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and some of the creative minds behind the John Wick universe, you’d think we would be in for a super fun action flick. Instead, it feels like the…
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Freakier Friday
Freakier Friday Welcome back to the world of the most iconic body swap franchise. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan’s off the charts chemistry is immediately felt and it’s like they never stopped working together. It’s been 20-plus years for the long awaited followup, and we’ve added a few more…
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The Pickup
Look at Eddie and Pete’s expressions in the photo above, that is what I looked like watching the entirety of this movie. Knowing this is from the guy (Tim Story) that directed Ride Along 2, I shouldn’t have had super high expectations, but I was still underwhelmed. A veteran armored…
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She Rides Shotgun
2025 finally has its small time, gritty crime thriller. Taron Egerton and Ana Sophia Heger play a father-daughter role that has been missing after Leave No Trace. She Rides Shotgun jumps right into the aftermath of a double murder, where Nathan (Egerton) is the culprit from many respects, and he…
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
One small step for Marvel, one decent leap for The Fantastic Four. It’s getting harder to talk about middle of the road Marvel movies because, in a vacuum, this movie is entertaining from the jump. Watching these characters, in their beautiful, blue uniforms, was such a delight. It made me…
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Oh, Hi!
Oh, Hi! Sophie Brook’s new film is a smart romantic comedy that will seep into your brain and keep you guessing throughout. Iris (Molly Gordon) and Isaac (Logan Lerman) have a refreshing chemistry that kicks you right into gear with their relationship. Starting off as a weekend getaway movie, you…
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Jurassic World: Rebirth
Coming off the stink that was Jurassic World: Dominion, I wasn’t excited about the 7th film in this franchise. Adding Scarlett Johannson, Mahershala Ali, and Johnathan Bailey to the mix did help drag me back into the theater for this one though. There’s a lot of emotion behind the trio’s…
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M3GAN 2.0
The bitch is back, but maybe she should have stayed dead. A self aware sequel to the 2023 “hit” that attempts to bring us to the likes of T2 but fails by making things overly complicated. This franchise has a campiness that tends to work best when it follows the…
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28 Years Later
The world has waited a long time to see what has changed in the world of 28-Time Frame-Later, but was it worth the wait? Split into two halves, it’s almost like Garland and Boyle directed one each. Without a cohesive vision, I think it’s fair to say their chemistry has…
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