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Liminal Spaces, Scary Faces
“Backrooms” is a Maze of Terror
“Backrooms” is a Maze of Terror
Posted 1 week ago

A journey through the backrooms isn't for the faint of heart!

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“Tuner” Turns Up
“Tuner” Turns Up
“Tuner” Turns Up
Posted 2 weeks ago

A piano turner turns to cracking safes to make himself proud.

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FUZE Is Da Bomb
‘FUZE’ Is Lit, Kicking Off the Summer Movie Season With a Bang
‘FUZE’ Is Lit, Kicking Off the Summer Movie Season With a Bang
Posted 2 weeks ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Now, on Blu-Ray and VOD July 7 There are precious few surprises in cinema these days, and those encountered are almost always unpleasant…

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‘FUZE’ Is Lit, Kicking Off the Summer Movie Season With a Bang
No Love for Boosting
I Don’t Love “I Love Boosters”
I Don’t Love “I Love Boosters”
Posted 3 weeks ago

Boosters don't boost morale.

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Gaga for Grogu
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” Flies Through the Galaxy
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” Flies Through the Galaxy
Posted 3 weeks ago

Star Wars is back with a beloved duo saving a sluggish fighter.

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Is Sharper Than Ever and Cuts Deep

by Warren Cantrell November 24, 2025 Print Reviews

‘Wake Up Dead Man’ is a blast, subverting genre expectations with one hand while examining the sociopolitical landscape of its setting with the other.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Is Decent, But Doesn’t Defy Gravity

by Warren Cantrell November 20, 2025 Print Reviews

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, November 21 About a half hour too long with a stable of songs that are only about half as good as the previous installment, Wicked: For Good lives up to its name in more ways than one. Decent but not spectacular, the Broadway sequel dazzles with spectacle […]

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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is ‘Franken-Just-Fine’

by Warren Cantrell October 22, 2025 Print Reviews

A reimagining of a book into film can be forgiven for the cuts it makes, but it is the additions that hobble “Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.”

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‘Black Phone 2’ has a bad connection

Thumbnail image for ‘Black Phone 2’ has a bad connection by Tim English October 17, 2025 Print Reviews

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] This one stings. 2025 has been a pretty great year for horror. Unfortunately, this one fails to meet even the expectations set by the first flick. But that’s the way it goes, right? Some sequels know exactly what made the first movie work and get right to it. Then there […]

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‘Tron Ares’: Too much reality, not enough fun

Thumbnail image for ‘Tron Ares’: Too much reality, not enough fun by Tim English October 10, 2025 Print Reviews

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] Does anyone really even understand this property anymore? I’m pretty sure Disney does not. I thought I did, but maybe I don’t. Either way, someone needs to sit down and figure out the “rules” of Tron, because I’m pretty sure somewhere inside Tron: Ares is the potential for a mind-bending […]

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‘Roofman’ delivers a wildly true but fun story

Thumbnail image for ‘Roofman’ delivers a wildly true but fun story by Tim English October 10, 2025 Print Reviews

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] Sometimes the best “based on a true story”-type movies sound like they were dreamed up by a drunk screenwriter hoping he’s the only one with access to the internet. Roofman is one of those movies. It’s a movie that seems just too silly and stupid to have actually happened. Watch […]

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‘Roofman’ is an Unlikely Likable Hero

Thumbnail image for ‘Roofman’ is an Unlikely Likable Hero by Christian Ramos October 10, 2025 Print Reviews

New identity and new house makes a former conman a likable local hero.

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A Mushy “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

Thumbnail image for A Mushy “Kiss of the Spider Woman” by Christian Ramos October 10, 2025 Print Reviews

A prison tango.

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The Rock tries “acting” in ‘The Smashing Machine”

by Tim English October 3, 2025 Print Reviews

[Minor Rock Fist Down] “The Rock” wants you to know he can act. The problem? All that effort can’t hide the fact that his movie is predictable, inert, and never makes a convincing case for why Kerr’s story deserves two hours of your time. Unfortunately, every once in a while, a sports biopic comes along […]

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‘Scurry’ Is Appropriately Creepy, Interesting, and Hobbled By Its Single-Take Premise

by Warren Cantrell October 2, 2025 Print Reviews

A low-budget ‘Cloverfield’ meets ‘A Quiet Place’ mash-up with a visual gimmick that does more harm than good, ‘Scurry’ aims high and misses, but not by much.

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‘Nobody 2’: Decent sequel keeps it short and sweet

by Tim English August 21, 2025 Print Reviews

‘Nobody 2’ delivers lean, brutal action with Odenkirk’s grit, Stone’s wild villainy, and wasting no time with a 90 minute run time. Thanks Nobody.

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“Freakier Friday” Works Without Pandering

by Christian Ramos August 13, 2025 Print Reviews

Another Friday, another body switch.

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“Strange Harvest” More Like Lame Harvest

by Christian Ramos August 13, 2025 Print Reviews

Supernatural shenanigans the suspect!

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Full Frontal Comedy in “The Naked Gun”

by Christian Ramos August 5, 2025 Print Reviews

A crime comedy provides plenty of laughs and even a sexy sinister snowman!

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Do Look Up: Superman Isn’t to be Missed

by Warren Cantrell July 9, 2025 Print Reviews

Superman’s story of a literal illegal alien fighting for a home and the people that sometimes hesitate to fight for him—has never landed at a better time/place.

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