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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…
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M3GAN 2.0 (2025) jumps genres into action/adventure while keeping the sassy comedic snark that made the franchise memorable
Director/writer Gerard Johnstone navigates the resurrection of the anti-hero robot by bringing her to life in the world of action/adventure satire to establish her as an AI superhero along the types of T2’s T-800 If you had told me back in January 2023 that the breakout horror character of that year would be a one-liner…
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TOY REVIEW – DC Multiverse McFarlane Toys Cyborg Superman Action Figure Review
Is this the best Superman figure that McFarlane Toys has made thus far? Find out in this review of the new Cyborg Superman figure from McFarlane Toys from Cult Classics! #dccomics #actionfigures #toyreview #superman
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BRING HER BACK (2025) is a visceral and disturbing look at child abuse and grief through the lens of horror
The follow-up to Danny and Michael Philippou’s breakout horror hit TALK TO ME explores many of the same themes as their first film, but the film’s focus on grief, loss and abuse can be more than a bit harrowing and haunting. Danny and Michael Philippou excel in showing how despair can take you to dark…
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Disney’s LILO & STITCH (2025) expands on the original animated film in good ways, but doesn’t distinguish itself enough.
Writers Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes’ script adds a lot of character and heart to this live-action reimagining, but falls short in delivering a compelling villain. The best things I can say about Dean Fleischer Camp/s version of Lilo and Stitch is that it recognizes many of the elements that made the original…
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING (2025) is a love letter to the 30 year Mission Impossible movie franchise
Writer/Director Christopher McQuarrie and producer/star Tom Cruise close out their signature franchise revisiting its history to bring an epic conclusion to the world that Cruise built. If you ask anyone what the first Tom Cruise movie is they can think of, chances are the answer will either be Top Gun or Mission Impossible. And make…
