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Jan 212 min read
Magic Mike Franchise (2012 - 2023)
Magic Mike: The selling point of the movie is obviously the sex appeal of some very fit big-name actors. At its core, it is honestly a...
Jan 73 min read
House Party Franchise (1990-2023)
House Party: House Party is a light-hearted comedy that 100% screams 90s. While the introvert in me got anxiety from the party scenes,...
Jan 31 min read
Mean Girls 2 (2011)
This was my first time watching this movie and I was pleasantly surprised. It was kinda like the Disney Channel Original Movie version of...
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Mean Girls (2004)
This movie is a bonafide classic of Millenials. So many things were quoted and meme’d since this film came out. The story is actually...
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Dream Scenario (Released 11/10/23)
This movie goes about as advertised. An average Joe starts appearing in people's dreams. At first, he is just there, but it turns into...
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Next Goal Wins (Released 11/17/23)
Taika Waititi is at his best when he does comedic stories. The story of American Samoa’s Soccer team was full of heartwarming moments...
Nov 11, 20231 min read
The Holdovers (Released 10/27/23)
You can kind of expect where this goes based on the trailers. A student and a teacher are at odds but over the course of the Christmas...
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Clue (1985)
If this movie has one thing, it’s cleverness and attention to detail. The humor was also a nice touch to make the absurdity of the...
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Freelance (released 10/27/23)
This definitely falls in the mindless action comedy category. It has clever moments here and there but the overall story is generic. The...
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Dumb Money (released 9/15/23)
If this movie taught me anything, it’s hindsight is 20/20. If only I had invested in Gamestop when this all happened. The retelling of...
Sep 29, 20231 min read
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Released 9/8/23)
This movie is as predictable as they come and seemed like the post-covid trend of a rom-com sequel going to exotic European countries....
Sep 28, 20231 min read
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
While a little better than the original, it is still trying to coast on the same unfunny concept of Greeks being loud and insufferable....
Sep 27, 20231 min read
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
This movie was trying its damndest to trigger my fight or flight. Nothing freaks me out more than a bunch of loud people in a house....
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Bottoms (released 8/25/23)
This is a raunchy comedy disguised as a genuine coming-of-age film. At first, I wasn’t into the movie because I’m getting older, and high...
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Strays (released 8/18/23)
I have mixed feelings about this one. If you turn on your 12-year-old brain, this movie is amazing. If you turn on your adult brain, it’s...
Jul 22, 20231 min read
Barbie (released 7/21/23)
This thing was meta as hell. It felt like a weird hybrid of the type of story that Free Guy and The Lego Movie told. The whole point of...
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Joy Ride (released 7/7/23)
I went into this expecting your run-of-the-mill Asian comedy. While it was very much that, it is so much more. The first two acts are...
Jun 25, 20231 min read
No Hard Feelings (Released 6/23/23)
While the story beats are 100% expected for this movie’s basic plot, it is more about the unexpected moments between those beats. I was...
Jun 24, 20231 min read
Asteroid City (Released 6/23/23)
This is a quirky movie, to say the least. It has a very meta sense of storytelling. The movie you watch is part of a play that is being...
Jun 17, 20231 min read
The Blackening (released 6/16/23)
This movie actually shocked me a little bit. It had nice reveals and clever jokes that play on the stereotypes you’d expect in a film...
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