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Movie review: Wake Up Dead Man
Genre: mystery
Synopsis: an impossible murder brings Benoit Blanc to a small parish
Bottom line: solid mystery with watch potential due to character and story details
Genre: mystery
Synopsis: an impossible murder brings Benoit Blanc to a small parish
Bottom line: solid mystery with watch potential due to character and story details
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Movie review: Wake Up Dead Man
Genre: mystery
Synopsis: an impossible murder brings Benoit Blanc to a small parish
Bottom line: solid mystery with watch potential due to character and story details
Genre: mystery
Synopsis: an impossible murder brings Benoit Blanc to a small parish
Bottom line: solid mystery with watch potential due to character and story details
Movie review: Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Genre: heist
Synopsis: a new generation of magicians join the previous series characters to take down a money laundering diamond miner
Bottom line: entertaining but missing something
Genre: heist
Synopsis: a new generation of magicians join the previous series characters to take down a money laundering diamond miner
Bottom line: entertaining but missing something
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Movie review: Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Genre: heist
Synopsis: a new generation of magicians join the previous series characters to take down a money laundering diamond miner
Bottom line: entertaining but missing something
Genre: heist
Synopsis: a new generation of magicians join the previous series characters to take down a money laundering diamond miner
Bottom line: entertaining but missing something
Movie review: The Running Man
Genre: action
Synopsis: a man black listed from employment becomes a contestant on a violent game show in order to get a better life for his family
Bottom line: fun action flick with just enough time carved out for a real story
Genre: action
Synopsis: a man black listed from employment becomes a contestant on a violent game show in order to get a better life for his family
Bottom line: fun action flick with just enough time carved out for a real story
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Movie review: The Running Man
Genre: action
Synopsis: a man black listed from employment becomes a contestant on a violent game show in order to get a better life for his family
Bottom line: fun action flick with just enough time carved out for a real story
Genre: action
Synopsis: a man black listed from employment becomes a contestant on a violent game show in order to get a better life for his family
Bottom line: fun action flick with just enough time carved out for a real story
Review: Eternity
Genre: rom-com
Synopsis: plans for eternity get complicated when both the husband of 65 years and first husband who died young turn out to be waiting to spend eternity with the same woman
Bottom line: cute and funny while still having good emotional moments and something to say
Genre: rom-com
Synopsis: plans for eternity get complicated when both the husband of 65 years and first husband who died young turn out to be waiting to spend eternity with the same woman
Bottom line: cute and funny while still having good emotional moments and something to say
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Review: Eternity
Genre: rom-com
Synopsis: plans for eternity get complicated when both the husband of 65 years and first husband who died young turn out to be waiting to spend eternity with the same woman
Bottom line: cute and funny while still having good emotional moments and something to say
Genre: rom-com
Synopsis: plans for eternity get complicated when both the husband of 65 years and first husband who died young turn out to be waiting to spend eternity with the same woman
Bottom line: cute and funny while still having good emotional moments and something to say
Movie review: Good Fortune
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: a low level angel swaps the lives of a gig worker and venture capitalist to show the gig worker money doesn't solve everything
Bottom line: cute modernized take on a well worn premise with a few solid cycles
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: a low level angel swaps the lives of a gig worker and venture capitalist to show the gig worker money doesn't solve everything
Bottom line: cute modernized take on a well worn premise with a few solid cycles
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Movie review: Good Fortune
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: a low level angel swaps the lives of a gig worker and venture capitalist to show the gig worker money doesn't solve everything
Bottom line: cute modernized take on a well worn premise with a few solid cycles
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: a low level angel swaps the lives of a gig worker and venture capitalist to show the gig worker money doesn't solve everything
Bottom line: cute modernized take on a well worn premise with a few solid cycles
Movie review: Tron: Ares
Genre: action
Synopsis: the search for code that allows programs to stay in the real world leads to one AI having a journey of self discovery
Bottom line: good visuals and music but pretty shallow for the storyline
Genre: action
Synopsis: the search for code that allows programs to stay in the real world leads to one AI having a journey of self discovery
Bottom line: good visuals and music but pretty shallow for the storyline
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Movie review: Tron: Ares
Genre: action
Synopsis: the search for code that allows programs to stay in the real world leads to one AI having a journey of self discovery
Bottom line: good visuals and music but pretty shallow for the storyline
Genre: action
Synopsis: the search for code that allows programs to stay in the real world leads to one AI having a journey of self discovery
Bottom line: good visuals and music but pretty shallow for the storyline
Movie review: Roofman
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: a convict with a heart of gold escapes prison, hides out in a Toys R Us, and falls for one of the employees
Bottom line: reasonably entertaining with some good chuckles
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: a convict with a heart of gold escapes prison, hides out in a Toys R Us, and falls for one of the employees
Bottom line: reasonably entertaining with some good chuckles
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Movie review: Roofman
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: a convict with a heart of gold escapes prison, hides out in a Toys R Us, and falls for one of the employees
Bottom line: reasonably entertaining with some good chuckles
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: a convict with a heart of gold escapes prison, hides out in a Toys R Us, and falls for one of the employees
Bottom line: reasonably entertaining with some good chuckles
Movie review: The Smashing Machine
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: the story of an early MMA fighter
Bottom line: uninspired, not inspiring, and very flat
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: the story of an early MMA fighter
Bottom line: uninspired, not inspiring, and very flat
October 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Movie review: The Smashing Machine
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: the story of an early MMA fighter
Bottom line: uninspired, not inspiring, and very flat
Genre: drama, inspired by real events
Synopsis: the story of an early MMA fighter
Bottom line: uninspired, not inspiring, and very flat
Movie review: One Battle After Another
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a stoner ex-revolutionary stumbles through events when a Colonel from his past comes after him and his daughter
Bottom line: terrible pacing & very little depth to character exploration points to it should've been straight to streaming
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a stoner ex-revolutionary stumbles through events when a Colonel from his past comes after him and his daughter
Bottom line: terrible pacing & very little depth to character exploration points to it should've been straight to streaming
September 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Movie review: One Battle After Another
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a stoner ex-revolutionary stumbles through events when a Colonel from his past comes after him and his daughter
Bottom line: terrible pacing & very little depth to character exploration points to it should've been straight to streaming
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a stoner ex-revolutionary stumbles through events when a Colonel from his past comes after him and his daughter
Bottom line: terrible pacing & very little depth to character exploration points to it should've been straight to streaming
Movie review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Genre: romantic drama
Bottom line: vaguely interesting concept that falls flat despite best attempts
Genre: romantic drama
Bottom line: vaguely interesting concept that falls flat despite best attempts
September 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Movie review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Genre: romantic drama
Bottom line: vaguely interesting concept that falls flat despite best attempts
Genre: romantic drama
Bottom line: vaguely interesting concept that falls flat despite best attempts
Movie review: Eleanor the Great
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a 94 year old woman moves back to NYC after losing her life long friend and has a lie take on a life of its own
Bottom line: deep character piece on how we deal with grief
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a 94 year old woman moves back to NYC after losing her life long friend and has a lie take on a life of its own
Bottom line: deep character piece on how we deal with grief
September 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Movie review: Eleanor the Great
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a 94 year old woman moves back to NYC after losing her life long friend and has a lie take on a life of its own
Bottom line: deep character piece on how we deal with grief
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a 94 year old woman moves back to NYC after losing her life long friend and has a lie take on a life of its own
Bottom line: deep character piece on how we deal with grief
Movie review: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: Spinal Tap reunites for one final concert
Bottom line: tired jokes about a tried old band, not sure if intentionally or not
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: Spinal Tap reunites for one final concert
Bottom line: tired jokes about a tried old band, not sure if intentionally or not
September 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Movie review: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: Spinal Tap reunites for one final concert
Bottom line: tired jokes about a tried old band, not sure if intentionally or not
Genre: comedy
Synopsis: Spinal Tap reunites for one final concert
Bottom line: tired jokes about a tried old band, not sure if intentionally or not
Movie review: The Long Walk
Genre: drama
Synopsis: in a dystopian version of America an annual forced march takes place with the promise of the last one standing getting tons of money & one wish fulfilled
Bottom line: very heavy story that uses gore to provide strong contrast with human connection
Genre: drama
Synopsis: in a dystopian version of America an annual forced march takes place with the promise of the last one standing getting tons of money & one wish fulfilled
Bottom line: very heavy story that uses gore to provide strong contrast with human connection
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Movie review: The Long Walk
Genre: drama
Synopsis: in a dystopian version of America an annual forced march takes place with the promise of the last one standing getting tons of money & one wish fulfilled
Bottom line: very heavy story that uses gore to provide strong contrast with human connection
Genre: drama
Synopsis: in a dystopian version of America an annual forced march takes place with the promise of the last one standing getting tons of money & one wish fulfilled
Bottom line: very heavy story that uses gore to provide strong contrast with human connection
Movie review: Caught Stealing
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a baseball fan becomes entangled with the mob while watching his neighbors cat
Bottom line: fairly basic but well executed misadventure story
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a baseball fan becomes entangled with the mob while watching his neighbors cat
Bottom line: fairly basic but well executed misadventure story
August 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Movie review: Caught Stealing
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a baseball fan becomes entangled with the mob while watching his neighbors cat
Bottom line: fairly basic but well executed misadventure story
Genre: drama
Synopsis: a baseball fan becomes entangled with the mob while watching his neighbors cat
Bottom line: fairly basic but well executed misadventure story
Movie review: Honey Don't!
Genre: detective, comedy
Synopsis: private investigator Honey O'Danahue follows up on breadcrumbs after a traffic accident
Bottom line: weak through line for the story minimizes overall quality
Genre: detective, comedy
Synopsis: private investigator Honey O'Danahue follows up on breadcrumbs after a traffic accident
Bottom line: weak through line for the story minimizes overall quality
August 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Movie review: Honey Don't!
Genre: detective, comedy
Synopsis: private investigator Honey O'Danahue follows up on breadcrumbs after a traffic accident
Bottom line: weak through line for the story minimizes overall quality
Genre: detective, comedy
Synopsis: private investigator Honey O'Danahue follows up on breadcrumbs after a traffic accident
Bottom line: weak through line for the story minimizes overall quality
Movie review: Fantastic Four: First Steps
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: the Fantastic Four attempts to find a solution to the threat of Galactus after his herald comes to Earth warning of its destruction coming
Bottom line: serviceable story with fancy effects and good aesthetics
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: the Fantastic Four attempts to find a solution to the threat of Galactus after his herald comes to Earth warning of its destruction coming
Bottom line: serviceable story with fancy effects and good aesthetics
July 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Movie review: Fantastic Four: First Steps
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: the Fantastic Four attempts to find a solution to the threat of Galactus after his herald comes to Earth warning of its destruction coming
Bottom line: serviceable story with fancy effects and good aesthetics
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: the Fantastic Four attempts to find a solution to the threat of Galactus after his herald comes to Earth warning of its destruction coming
Bottom line: serviceable story with fancy effects and good aesthetics
Movie review: Superman
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Superman tries to work through an existential crisis caused by drama puppet mastered by Lex Luthor
There are two credits scenes which are ok but I wouldn't feel obligated to stay for them
Bottom line: fun with a good message
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Superman tries to work through an existential crisis caused by drama puppet mastered by Lex Luthor
There are two credits scenes which are ok but I wouldn't feel obligated to stay for them
Bottom line: fun with a good message
July 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Movie review: Superman
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Superman tries to work through an existential crisis caused by drama puppet mastered by Lex Luthor
There are two credits scenes which are ok but I wouldn't feel obligated to stay for them
Bottom line: fun with a good message
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Superman tries to work through an existential crisis caused by drama puppet mastered by Lex Luthor
There are two credits scenes which are ok but I wouldn't feel obligated to stay for them
Bottom line: fun with a good message
Movie review: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Genre: action
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and team become gone trotters to stop an evil AI "entity" trying to bring in nuclear armageddon
Bottom line: shows what happens when a franchise overstays its available ideas
Genre: action
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and team become gone trotters to stop an evil AI "entity" trying to bring in nuclear armageddon
Bottom line: shows what happens when a franchise overstays its available ideas
May 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Movie review: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Genre: action
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and team become gone trotters to stop an evil AI "entity" trying to bring in nuclear armageddon
Bottom line: shows what happens when a franchise overstays its available ideas
Genre: action
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and team become gone trotters to stop an evil AI "entity" trying to bring in nuclear armageddon
Bottom line: shows what happens when a franchise overstays its available ideas
Movie review: Thunderbolts*
Genre: super hero
Synopsis: anti-heroes join together to sort out the aftermath of an intended double cross
Bottom line: very strong emotional core for any movie let alone a comic book movie
Genre: super hero
Synopsis: anti-heroes join together to sort out the aftermath of an intended double cross
Bottom line: very strong emotional core for any movie let alone a comic book movie
May 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Movie review: Thunderbolts*
Genre: super hero
Synopsis: anti-heroes join together to sort out the aftermath of an intended double cross
Bottom line: very strong emotional core for any movie let alone a comic book movie
Genre: super hero
Synopsis: anti-heroes join together to sort out the aftermath of an intended double cross
Bottom line: very strong emotional core for any movie let alone a comic book movie
Movie review: The Account 2
Genre: action
Synopsis: the death of the former director of financial crime causes the current director to pair up with the mob accountant/hit man to unravel the mystery causing his death
Bottom line: couple of weak moments but none large enough to ruin the entertainment
Genre: action
Synopsis: the death of the former director of financial crime causes the current director to pair up with the mob accountant/hit man to unravel the mystery causing his death
Bottom line: couple of weak moments but none large enough to ruin the entertainment
April 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Movie review: The Account 2
Genre: action
Synopsis: the death of the former director of financial crime causes the current director to pair up with the mob accountant/hit man to unravel the mystery causing his death
Bottom line: couple of weak moments but none large enough to ruin the entertainment
Genre: action
Synopsis: the death of the former director of financial crime causes the current director to pair up with the mob accountant/hit man to unravel the mystery causing his death
Bottom line: couple of weak moments but none large enough to ruin the entertainment
Movie review: The Amateur
Genre: action
Synopsis: a CIA analyst starts down a path of vengeance after his wife is killed
Bottom line: very low key action with interesting characters
Genre: action
Synopsis: a CIA analyst starts down a path of vengeance after his wife is killed
Bottom line: very low key action with interesting characters
April 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Movie review: The Amateur
Genre: action
Synopsis: a CIA analyst starts down a path of vengeance after his wife is killed
Bottom line: very low key action with interesting characters
Genre: action
Synopsis: a CIA analyst starts down a path of vengeance after his wife is killed
Bottom line: very low key action with interesting characters
Movie review: Black Bag
Genre: drama, whodunnit
Synopsis: a MI6 counter intelligence agent searches for the mole that stole the stories McGuffin
Bottom line: tight script with interesting characters that are acted well
Genre: drama, whodunnit
Synopsis: a MI6 counter intelligence agent searches for the mole that stole the stories McGuffin
Bottom line: tight script with interesting characters that are acted well
March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Movie review: Black Bag
Genre: drama, whodunnit
Synopsis: a MI6 counter intelligence agent searches for the mole that stole the stories McGuffin
Bottom line: tight script with interesting characters that are acted well
Genre: drama, whodunnit
Synopsis: a MI6 counter intelligence agent searches for the mole that stole the stories McGuffin
Bottom line: tight script with interesting characters that are acted well
Movie review: Novocaine
Genre: action
Synopsis: a mild mannered bank manager that cannot feel pain turns into an action hero when the woman he is interested in is taken hostage after a bank robbery
Bottom line: decent action movie but not ground breaking
Genre: action
Synopsis: a mild mannered bank manager that cannot feel pain turns into an action hero when the woman he is interested in is taken hostage after a bank robbery
Bottom line: decent action movie but not ground breaking
March 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Movie review: Novocaine
Genre: action
Synopsis: a mild mannered bank manager that cannot feel pain turns into an action hero when the woman he is interested in is taken hostage after a bank robbery
Bottom line: decent action movie but not ground breaking
Genre: action
Synopsis: a mild mannered bank manager that cannot feel pain turns into an action hero when the woman he is interested in is taken hostage after a bank robbery
Bottom line: decent action movie but not ground breaking
Movie review: Mickey 17
Synopsis: turmoil in multiple modes follows when an "expendable" clone colonist is presumed dead but is actually saved by the native wildlife and returns to find his newly cloned self
Bottom line: interesting idea with several funny moments but some faults in execution
Synopsis: turmoil in multiple modes follows when an "expendable" clone colonist is presumed dead but is actually saved by the native wildlife and returns to find his newly cloned self
Bottom line: interesting idea with several funny moments but some faults in execution
March 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Movie review: Mickey 17
Synopsis: turmoil in multiple modes follows when an "expendable" clone colonist is presumed dead but is actually saved by the native wildlife and returns to find his newly cloned self
Bottom line: interesting idea with several funny moments but some faults in execution
Synopsis: turmoil in multiple modes follows when an "expendable" clone colonist is presumed dead but is actually saved by the native wildlife and returns to find his newly cloned self
Bottom line: interesting idea with several funny moments but some faults in execution
Movie review: Captain America: New World Order
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Sam Wilson as the new-ish Captain America unravels a conspiracy to ruin the new president's legacy
Bottom line: there are better action flicks but there are also a lot worse
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Sam Wilson as the new-ish Captain America unravels a conspiracy to ruin the new president's legacy
Bottom line: there are better action flicks but there are also a lot worse
February 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Movie review: Captain America: New World Order
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Sam Wilson as the new-ish Captain America unravels a conspiracy to ruin the new president's legacy
Bottom line: there are better action flicks but there are also a lot worse
Genre: comic book
Synopsis: Sam Wilson as the new-ish Captain America unravels a conspiracy to ruin the new president's legacy
Bottom line: there are better action flicks but there are also a lot worse