Gamebox 2.0: Games of August 2023
As the summer winds down, we’ve spent some of the last dog days of the season checking out new games for the latest Gamebox 2.0. We reviewed another reimagined Atari classic with Quantum: Recharged, tested our ninja abilities with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun, raised a squadron of soldiers in Arcadian Atlas, and more!
Up to Speed: The Equalizer 3
Denzel Washington is starring for the final time as The Equalizer aka Robert McCall in The Equalizer 3 this week. If you don’t have time to watch the previous two movies in the trilogy but want a refresher on what happened, there’s an official recap video featuring Denzel that you can check out in the latest Up to Speed.
Everything Action Theater: Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
Riding high on the success of Power Rangers, Saban tried their hand at the fantasy genre with the series Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, which debuted in September 1998 on Fox Kids.
Grab A Pizza with Freddy Fazbear in October (Trailer)
Just in time for Halloween, the uber-popular Five Nights at Freddy’s game is coming to theaters and Peacock with its film adaptation.
Action Hero of the Week: Doug Carlin
An ATF agent, Doug Carlin joins the investigation of a massive ferry explosion and gets recruited into a secret government program called Snow White that lets him see into, and eventually interact with, the past to try and prevent the attack from happening.
Michael Fassbender is an Assassin for David Fincher in The Killer (Trailer)
David Fincher continues his partnership with Netflix in November with The Killer, with Michael Fassbender starring as the titular assassin.
New Release Round Up 8/29/23
The Princess Bride is out on Criterion Collection Blu-ray this week along with both The Flash and The Flash Season 9 (and Complete Series), Smiling Friends Season 1, No Hard Feelings, Staying Alive, Battlestar Galactica and 3 Days of the Condor on 4K and more.
Battle at the Box Office 8/28/23
It was close coming out of Sunday between Gran Turismo and Barbie but the actual numbers gave the victory firmly to Gran Turismo at this past weekend’s box office.
Musical Montage: Jimmy Buffet “Turning Around”
The first starring role for John Candy, Summer Rental has become a deep cut cult classic for 80s comedy fans and it features the only appearance of the Jimmy Buffet song “Turning Around”.
Admit One 8/25/23
Gran Turismo races into theaters this weekend along with fellow “based on true events” movies Golda and The Hill, the latest thriller from Liam Neeson, Retribution, Vacation Friends 2 on Hulu, and more in theaters and on streaming.