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MOVIE REVIEW: Mercy (2026) is a fun 90’s sci-fi action redux
Director Timur Bekmambetov (NIGHTWATCH, WANTED) creates an interesting remix of the found footage movie with a sci-fi bent that remixes MINORITY REPORT by way of THE PURGE. MERCY (2026) ★★ OF ★★★★★ stars It’s not a leap to say that most found footage movies are low budget plodding affairs designed to make budget issues seem…
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MOVIE REVIEW – PRIMATE (2026) succeeds in scaring up laughs as a throwback to Grindhouse-era creature feature cult classics.
Writer/director Johannes Roberts mines his 47 Meters Down franchise for ideas in this film about a rabies infected chimp / cunning psychopath out to kill the world’s dumbest entitled teenagers whom he’s trapped In an infinity pool because … lulz? PRIMATE (2026) ★★ OF ★★★★★ stars PRIMATE, hitting theaters this Friday January 9th from Paramount…
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Cult Classics’ Top 10 Favorite Films of 2025
2025 was a banner year for cinema. From the relaunching of vaunted franchises like Superman in the hands of James Gunn and Warner Bros, to unique IP driven genre film like Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and amazing auteur fare like P.T. Anderson’s One Battle After Another; 2025 really gave film lovers something unique throughout the year…
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Movie Review: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (2025) is a visual spectacle that starts to touch on the potential of this franchise
While the third installment in the AVATAR franchise dazzles with amazing 3D visuals, it also starts to feel more like a real universe by introducing shades of grey to its antagonists and feel like its more about a thin story to prop up the visuals. It’s not much of a secret that this reviewer isn’t…
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‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ Headlines 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Hey everyone, Here’s the 2025 PFCS Best of 2025 voted on by the body of our critics group. One Battle After Another led the pack this year in our weighted voting, with a career best performance from Sean Penn. I’ll have my own Top 10 List later this month, but there’s some solid films and…
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MOVIE REVIEW: TRON ARES (2025) doesn’t deliver on the legacy of the franchise.
Too often TRON ARES feels like it’s apeing other sci-fi franchises while setting up a sequel that doesn’t look all that interesting There’s something to be said about the legacy of Steven Lisberger’s original 1982 TRON – a marvel at the time utilizing computer generated effects while channeling German expressionism by way of Fritz Lang’s…
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REVIEW: THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025) is a compelling finale to close the story of The Warrens, while opening the franchise up for a potential new future.
Director Michael Chaves follows up his last entry into The Conjuring universe, 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, with the erstwhile finale of the main Conjuring series, while introducing characters to move it forward beyond Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Conjuring series has been one of Warner/New Line’s most successful franchises, finding…
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REVIEW – WEAPONS (2025) is a genre mish-mash that delivers one of the most unique horror movies of the year
Director Zach Cregger’s sophomore film revisits some unlikely inspiration in delivering one of the most unique horror films this summer. 2022’s Barbarian was a crazy film that cemented Zach Cregger as a voice to watch in horror. A unique film that mixed a crazy mutant that lived as baby living underground in an AirBnb owned…
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REVIEWS – THE NAKED GUN (2025) is the funniest throwback comedy of 2025
Director Akiva Schaffer delivers the unlikeliest of accomplishments; a hilarious legacy sequel to a 31 year film When I think of the Naked Gun, I instantly think of Leslie Nielsen, the straight as arrow actor who made his name playing serious roles in classic films like FORBIDDEN PLANET or CREEPSHOW and reinvented himself by parodying…
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025) aims to recapture the early days of the MCU, but needs real stakes to succeed.
Director Matt Shakman finds a way to make the Fantastic Four work on the big screen with a cast that has great chemistry together. But the interconnected nature of the MCU stifles some of this outing’s shine. It’s 2025 and we are 37 movies deep into the experiment that is the MCU. The idea that…
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TOGETHER (2025) explores the dynamics of a long term relationship on the decline through a body horror lens.
Writer/director Michael Shanks uses horror as the milieu to look at whether a couple stays together – literally – out of love or obligation in this interesting mumblecore horror throwback. One of the things that makes horror so appealing for enterprising writers or directors is how it can give you an opportunity to explore relationship…
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SUPERMAN (2025) hits the right notes between nostalgia and a fresh take in this reintroduction of the Man of Steel to the big screen.
Writer/director James Gunn resets the status quo of the DC cinematic universe by reintroducing Superman as a relatable hero with flaws and aspirations in a full-formed comic book inspired universe. Right off the bat, I’ll start my review of James Gunn’s Superman by saying I was a big fan of Henry Cavill and his take…
