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Apr 28, 20231 min read
Polite Society (released 4/28/23)
I didn't fully know what to expect from this movie. The cast and the tone from the trailers are what caught my attention. This is...
Apr 23, 20231 min read
To Catch A Killer (released 4/21/23)
This was more of a statement piece than a full-fledged crime thriller. There were heavy references to the arguments involving guns, as...
Apr 22, 20231 min read
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (released 4/21/23)
This was a much better movie than I anticipated. The premise is essentially this interpreter in Afghanistan brought a wounded soldier...
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Evil Dead Rise (released 4/21/23)
The filmmakers understood the assignment. Obviously, Sam Raimi was probably a heavily involved producer, but this hit every mark you...
Apr 15, 20231 min read
The Pope's Exorcist (released 4/14/23)
I guess the key to defeating demons are prayer and humor. This movie was actually kind of surprising as to how fun it was. Russell Crowe...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Renfield (released 4/14/23)
This movie had no right to be as amazing as it is. The cast is phenomenal. The action and humor keep everything going at a beautiful...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Mafia Mamma (released 4/14/23)
I knew this was gonna be a comedy going in but this comedy felt off. It's the kind of humor you would almost expect from a decently done...
Apr 9, 20231 min read
A Good Person (released 3/24/23)
It was hard to find a showing of this movie. I was actually super excited to see a drama featuring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. This...
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Paint (released 4/5/23)
I'm gonna be real, this was a very weird movie. Owen Wilson plays this Bob Ross knockoff. There are a lot of sex jokes, mostly with all...
Apr 8, 20231 min read
Air (released 4/5/23)
This movie was a much more fun time than I expected. This movie is a biopic about how the famous Air Jordans came to be. The cast was all...
Apr 7, 20231 min read
The Super Mario Bros Movie (released 4/5/23)
This is exactly what I wanted from a Mario movie. If you are a fan of Mario in the slightest, go see this movie. If you have kids, go see...
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (released 3/31/23)
This might be just me, but this movie felt like it did to Dungeons and Dragons what Free Guy did for video games. It was broad enough...
Mar 25, 20231 min read
Inside (released 3/17/23)
This movie 100% could have been an alternate universe Green Goblin origin story. Willem Defoe plays an art thief trying to steal some...
Mar 24, 20232 min read
John Wick Chapter 4 (released 3/24/23)
John Wick is back to kick names and take ass...wait... So this is the fourth film in the John Wick franchise. Everything is coming to a...
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (released 3/17/23)
How did I give this movie the same exact score as the original? I Have a several-month divide between scoring this and the original. This...
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Champions (released 3/10/23)
I will be straight up and say this is a very formulaic sports dramedy. It follows in a similar path that was done in the first Mighty...
Mar 11, 20231 min read
Scream VI (released 3/10/23)
Somehow they managed to make the opening kill unique and subvert expectations. This whole movie does a great job of using smoke and...
Mar 10, 20232 min read
65 (released 3/10/23)
If you need your Jurassic Park fill of dangerous dinosaurs, then this is the movie for you. The plot does become predictable when it...
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Creed III (released 3/3/23)
Geez, this movie came out swinging. In Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut, he brings the best entry in the franchise. It takes what...
Feb 25, 20231 min read
The Bunker (released 2/24/23)
Talk about a slow-burn movie. This movie was visually a great-looking period piece with interesting characters, but it dragged on until...
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