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Smile 2 Grins Its Way Into Theaters in October (Trailer)

September 3, 2024

Following up on the surprise hit from 2022, Smile, director Parker Finn is back in October with Smile 2.  Naomi Scott, playing pop star Skye Riley, is the latest person targetted by the “Smile Entity” when she witnesses a horrific death and then starts to have terrifying visions.  Learning about the previous people inflicted with […]

New Release Round Up 9/3/24

September 3, 2024

Here’s what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray/4K this week; it’s the New Release Round-Up. Pick of the Week: Repo Man (Criterion Collection 4K) Also Out This Week: 22: The Unforgotten Soldier Belgravia: The Next Chapter Charlie Tango CSI: Las Vegas The Final Season The Clean Up Crew A League of Their Own (4K) Sweeney Todd: […]

Review: Alien: Romulus

August 20, 2024

Horror director Fede Álvarez brings his penchant for visceral gore to the latest entry in the Alien franchise while also completely nailing the look and style first established in the 1979 Ridley Scott classic.

Review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

May 24, 2024

When it debuted in 2015, Mad Max: Fury Road was a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart, and anticipation has been high for the follow-up prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. While George Miller’s visual style and action sensibilities are as sharp as ever, Furiosa feels more bloated and less finely tuned than its predecessor and was a pretty big disappointment.

Review: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

April 23, 2024

Guy Ritchie has been seemingly working nonstop recently, releasing two movies last year, the recent The Gentlemen series on Netflix, and, most recently, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a fun action romp that feels like a combination of Inglourious Basterds and Ocean’s 11.

Review: Monkey Man

April 9, 2024

Dev Patel stars and makes his directorial debut in Monkey Man and while there’s some cool, bloody action, some pacing and stylistic decisions keep it from reaching the level of something like the John Wick movies.

Review: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

April 2, 2024

Last year we got the emotional heft and massive action of the Oscar winning Godzilla Minus One but on the other end of the spectrum is the recently released Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which delivers ridiculous and dumb but fun monster action as the latest chapter in the Monsterverse.

Review: Road House (2024)

March 25, 2024

Jake Gyllenhaal steps into the shoes of Patrick Swayze to try and clean up a rowdy bar in the Florida Keys in the “reimagining” of the 80s classic Road House, which recently hit Prime Video.