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Coyote v Tax Cheats
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Dodges Hollywood’s Tax Assassination Attempts and Arrives Triumphant
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Dodges Hollywood’s Tax Assassination Attempts and Arrives Triumphant
Posted 2 weeks ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, August 28 A dazzling mix of meta humor and prescient social commentary that has both its heart and head in the right…

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Dodges Hollywood’s Tax Assassination Attempts and Arrives Triumphant
Greek Fire
‘The Odyssey’ Is Nolan’s (And Cinema’s) Masterpiece
‘The Odyssey’ Is Nolan’s (And Cinema’s) Masterpiece
Posted 2 months ago

[Rating: Rock Fist Way Up] In Theaters Now Christopher Nolan has done more than just make his best movie with The Odyssey, he has created the best surviving adaptation of…

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‘The Odyssey’ Is Nolan’s (And Cinema’s) Masterpiece
Sex Pass Masterclass
Pull Up a Cuck Chair for ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’
Pull Up a Cuck Chair for ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’
Posted 2 months ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, July 10 A broad comedy farce with tongue planted firmly in cheek, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (GDCSP) never takes…

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Pull Up a Cuck Chair for ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’
Necessarily Necessary
“Toy Story 5” WAS Necessary
“Toy Story 5” WAS Necessary
Posted 3 months ago

Woody, Buzz and Jessie reunite to save their kid from the dangers of technology.

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Disappointment Day
Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
Posted 3 months ago

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] In Theaters Friday, June 9 “Boy, Curt, this is the thing all sports fans in all areas hate to see. A great one playing his…

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Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
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Great Choices in ‘No Other Choice’

by Christian Ramos January 6, 2026 Print Reviews

Job loss leads a man to an ultimate choice of life and death.

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Aussie Zombie Flick ‘We Bury the Dead’ Has Brains, But Little Backbone

by Warren Cantrell January 5, 2026 Print Reviews

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, January 2 An exploration of grief, loss, and regret wrapped inside of a zombie movie, We Bury the Dead isn’t a bait and switch so much as a catch and question. This is a flick about the undead and a mini-apocalypse, sure, but the “creatures” in this […]

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It’s a Miserable Life for “Ella McCay”

by Christian Ramos December 29, 2025 Print Reviews

Up and coming politician faces a myriad of issues, including the script!

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Swash-Buckling Adventures Abound in “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants”

by Christian Ramos December 22, 2025 Print Reviews

SquarePants swabs a deck or two on the high seas!

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Family Drama in “Sentimental Value”

by Christian Ramos December 8, 2025 Print Reviews

A movie threatens to push a family even further apart.

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What A Piece of Work Is ‘Hamnet’ How Noble In Reason, How Infinite In Faculty

by Warren Cantrell November 25, 2025 Print Reviews

Honest, raw, and every inch as profound as the fiction it portrays, “Hamnet” is less of a movie and more a meditation on the emotional bonds that bind us.

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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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