An amusing comedy (spoilers) Devon Weisz (Sadie Sandler) is a lonely soon-to-be college freshman who longs for a best friend. She has her brother Alex (Aidan Langford), but Devon needs someone who isn’t biologically related to her. Her prayers seem answered when she meets the cool, carefree Celeste Durand (Chloe East). However, problems start to …
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Odysseus In Paradise
An action movie letdown (Spoilers) Much like another character created by Derek Kolstad, Hutch Mansell (Bod Odenkirk) has to deal with “dipping his pinkie” back into his previous life come the sequel. He’s returned to his job as an “auditor” to pay off this massive debt, but that’s led to him working long hours away …
Predator
An okay thriller (spoilers) Sasha (Charlize Theron) is an adrenaline junkie whose husband Tommy (Eric Bana) passes away during a freak accident on one of their adventures. Five months later, she travels to her husband’s native Australia for another excursion, venturing alone in this remote park where several visitors have gone missing. What could possibly …
In Bad Days
A remake that’s fine (spoilers) Warning: This article contains Scream series spoilers In this remake of I onde dager or The Trip (which is a way worse title if you know what I onde dager translates as), Dan (Jason Segel) and Lisa (Samara Weaving) are a couple going through some difficulties. They travel up to …
I Contain Multitudes
A beautiful movie about life (Spoilers) The Life of Chuck is a 2024 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella of the same name. It was written and directed by Mike Flanagan. The plot is hard to describe beyond saying it follows the life of one Charles “Chuck” Krantz, played as an adult by Tom Hiddleston. …
Clearest Blue
A good if pragmatic adaptation (spoilers) In this film adaptation of Jordan Harper’s novel of the same name, Nate McClusky (Taron Egerton) is a recently released ex-con who’s been marked for death by Aryan Steel, a gang of meth-dealing white supremacists. Worse, the greenlight was issued not only against him but also against his family. …
Please Please Please
An entertaining enough thriller (Spoilers) Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) is a young woman with a dark and troubled past. Living out of her car and desperate for a job, she accepts a position as a housemaid for the Winchester family. The wife, Nina (Amanda Seyfried), is the boss from hell. The husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), …
Lady Orpheus
An interesting rock opera (Massive Spoilers) O’Dessa is a rock opera set in a post-apocalyptic world that’s been all but ruined by pollution. One of the last civilized places, though I use civilized very loosely, is Satylite City, which is ruled over by a media dictator named Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett). Meanwhile, O’Dessa Galloway (Sadie Sink), …
It’s time for hide and seek (again)
A fine sequel that slays (spoilers) Let’s start with a quick recap of Radio Silence’s Ready or Not. Grace (Samara Weaving), whose maiden name is revealed to be MacCaullay in the sequel, marries Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien), a member of a rich gaming dominion. However, she quickly learns that her new in-laws are satanists …
Unlucky Number 7
The seventh time is not the charm with Scream (Spoilers) It’s hard to talk about Scream 7 without mentioning the controversy, so let’s get that out of the way. The movie was originally going to be directed by Christopher Landon and star Melissa Barrera. Except then Barrera was fired after she spoke up in support …
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