While the third installment in the AVATAR franchise dazzles with amazing 3D visuals, it also starts to feel more like a real universe by introducing shades of grey to its antagonists and feel like its more about a thin story to prop up the visuals. It’s not much of a secret that this reviewer isn’t…

Too often TRON ARES feels like it’s apeing other sci-fi franchises while setting up a sequel that doesn’t look all that interesting There’s something to be said about the legacy of Steven Lisberger’s original 1982 TRON – a marvel at the time utilizing computer generated effects while channeling German expressionism by way of Fritz Lang’s…

Director Michael Chaves follows up his last entry into The Conjuring universe, 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, with the erstwhile finale of the main Conjuring series, while introducing characters to move it forward beyond Ed and Lorraine Warren. THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025)★★★ & 1/2 ★ of ★★★★★ stars The Conjuring…

Director Zach Cregger’s sophomore film revisits some unlikely inspiration in delivering one of the most unique horror films this summer. 2022’s Barbarian was a crazy film that cemented Zach Cregger as a voice to watch in horror. A unique film that mixed a crazy mutant that lived as baby living underground in an AirBnb owned…

Director Akiva Schaffer delivers the unlikeliest of accomplishments; a hilarious legacy sequel to a 31 year film When I think of the Naked Gun, I instantly think of Leslie Nielsen, the straight as arrow actor who made his name playing serious roles in classic films like FORBIDDEN PLANET or CREEPSHOW and reinvented himself by parodying…

Director Matt Shakman finds a way to make the Fantastic Four work on the big screen with a cast that has great chemistry together. But the interconnected nature of the MCU stifles some of this outing’s shine. It’s 2025 and we are 37 movies deep into the experiment that is the MCU. The idea that…