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The Fantastic Four Face Galactus in July (Trailer)

April 17, 2025

Marvel’s First Family finally arrives in the MCU in July with The Fantastic Four: First Steps.  Set in a retro-futurist parallel universe, the Fantastic Four are well-established as the Earth’s primary defense against any threat but they’ve never faced anything like Galactus (Ralph Ineson), whose herald the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) declares the planet marked for […]

Everything Action Theater: Blood Vessel (2020)

April 17, 2025

Sinners is bringing period vampire horror to theaters this weekend, but if you’re looking for more, you can check out the World War II-set vampire movie Blood Vessel in the latest Everything Action Theater.  Released on Shudder in July 2020, Blood Vessel stars Alyssa Sutherland, Robert Taylor, Nathan Phillips, Christopher Kirby, John Lloyd Fillingham, and […]

Charlie Cale is on the Case in Poker Face Season 2 (Trailer)

April 16, 2025

Natasha Lyonne is hitting the road again as amateur sleuth Charlie Cale when Poker Face returns for Season 2 in May.  Season 2 features 12 new episodes and Charlie will run into a stacked cast of guest stars including Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Kathrine Narducci, Ben Marshall, Kevin Corrigan, Cynthia Erivo, […]

Action Hero of the Week: Jack Deth

April 16, 2025

Name: Jack Deth Occupation: Police Trooper Family: Alice Stillwell (Future Wife), Lena Deth (80s Wife) Allies: Detective McNulty, Engineer Raines, Hap Ashby, Chairman Ashe, RJ, Shark, Tunnel Rats, Lyra Enemies: Martin Whistler, Dr. E. D. Wardo, Colonel Daddy Muthuh, Lord Caliban, Trancers/Nobles Weapon(s) of Choice: Laser pistol, Colt Detective Special, Beretta 92FS, Ruger Mini-14 Body Count: 42 Memorable Quote: “Dry hair’s for squids. […]

Review: The Amateur

April 15, 2025

Rami Malek again breaks out his hacking skills in the globe-trotting revenge thriller The Amateur. Based on the 1981 novel by Robert Littell, Malek plays Charles Heller, a genius-level CIA cryptographer whose life is shattered after a devastating terrorist attack takes the life of his wife, Sarah, played by Rachel Brosnahan. Not satisfied with the […]

The US Consulate Becomes a Battleground in Exterritorial (Trailer)

April 15, 2025

Hailing from Germany, the action thriller Exterritorial arrives on Netflix at the end of April.  Jeanne Goursaud plays Sara, a former Special Forces soldier who goes to the US Consulate with her son Josh (Rickson Guy da Silva) to acquire an H-1 work visa.  When her son disappears, Sara illegally remains on the premises to […]

New Release Round Up 4/15/25

April 15, 2025

Here’s what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray/4K this week: it’s the New Release Round Up. Pick of the Week: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Also Out This Week: Heart Eyes I’m Still Here Green and Gold Valiant One Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League Get Away Special Ops: Lioness Season 2 Star Trek: Lower Decks The Complete […]

Battle at the Box Office 4/14/25

April 14, 2025

A Minecraft Movie continued its domination of the box office with a massive second weekend that held off all the new movies that hit theaters. A Minecraft Movie took in another $78.5 million in its second weekend, taking it to $278.8 million domestically and just under $550 million worldwide.  It’s now the highest-grossing film domestically for 2025 […]

Review: G20

April 14, 2025

Despite a typically great lead performance from Viola Davis, Prime Video’s G20 never escapes the shadow of the countless Die Hard knock-offs that came before it. Davis plays President Danielle Sutton, who is attending the G20 summit in South Africa with her family, including the First Gentleman Derek (Anthony Anderson), rebellious daughter Serena (Marsai Martin), […]

Musical Montage: Huey Lewis & The News “Hip to Be Square”

April 14, 2025

A hit from 1986, “Hip to Be Square” by Huey Lewis & The News reached a new level of infamy 25 years ago when it appeared in one of the most memorable scenes of 2000’s American Psycho.  Inviting his co-worker Paul Allen (Jared Leto) to his apartment, psychopathic investment banker Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) extols […]