Tag: film
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
4 outta 5 The Mandalorian and Grogu, a spin-off of the Disney Plus show, is fun and action packed. Very action packed. It is so action packed that the film is basically a constant string of action scenes that may be a bit wearying after a while. There are a few characters pulled from previous…
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Mortal Kombat II
4 outta 5 Mortal Kombat II is a movie that acknowledges its video game roots. When the game first came out in the 90s it set off a moral panic, sold a bunch of copies, dumped a lot of quarters into arcades, spawned a bunch of spin-offs, adaptations, sequels with an ever deepening lore. This…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
4 outta 5 The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a worthy 20 years later sequel to the original film. It features a really apt storyline about mergers, buyouts, layoffs and how mega corporate moves are erasing publishing history. While the boss is still very snarky, she seems to have warmed slightly; she is less the…
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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
4 outta 5 As far as buddy gangster time travel movies go, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is unique. The time travel aspect is kooky and nonsensical, but works for the characters’ story. There are a lot of quips from everyone that keeps things light, and yet the emotional bits hit hard. But…
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
3 outta 5 Super Mario Galaxy is both a movie that tries too hard and doesn’t try hard enough. The first film was awash in classic Mario content which gave it a nostalgic pep. This one cribs a lot from the more recent games that don’t have as much pop as the first film. This…
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Project Hail Mary
5 outta 5 Project Hail Mary is a brainy sci-fi epic that has species coming together to save the universe via science. The situation feels “real” even though it is totally outlandish and you will believe that a human man can make scientific breakthroughs with his rock alien buddy. The film is visually lush with…
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
4 outta 5 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is very similar to the first film where it ups the carnage and adds more well-known actors to the mix. It isn’t exactly a lazy copy and paste of the original film as there are a lot of new twists here. This builds out the…
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Blog: 98th Oscars Catch-Up
So with the 98th Oscars upon us, a significant chunk of the nominated films I have either already written reviews for, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, or they made it into my Best of 2025 list, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, and Bugoina. So let’s examine the leftover nominees and some other categories and my Oscar…
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Scream 7
4 outta 5 Scream 7 manages to get a lot of mileage out of returning veterans, giving the 30 year series a nostalgia bump. Also, the kills are messy, even by this series standard, featuring a bar setting kill that may stand out as one of the most brutal and craziest in the series. It’s…
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Scream 4 (2011 review)
4 out of 5 The weird, and interesting, part about Scream 4 is that it’s a sequel that is also a remake. It’s also remake where characters know that they’re in a remake. Hell, even one character empathically says to not screw with the original. It has meta-fictional wheels within wheels within meta-fictional wheels that…
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