Arnie Carvalho

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The Fault In Our Tsars 

Reviewed Nov 24, 2023

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Thanksgiving

The Town That Dreaded Markdowns

Reviewed Nov 21, 2023

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Genres: Christmas/Holiday, Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

The Killer

Assassin’s Screed

Reviewed Nov 17, 2023

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal. Genres: Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Thriller

The Marvels

Charlie’s Bangles

Reviewed Nov 14, 2023

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

The Usual Suspects

The Greatest Flick The Devil Ever Pulled?

Reviewed Nov 10, 2023

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess. Genres: Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Secret Invasion

It’s Not Easy Being Green 

Reviewed Nov 7, 2023

Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years. Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Superhero, TV Mini-Series

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Mimicry on 34th Street

Reviewed Nov 3, 2023

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve. Genres: Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Choke-E-Cheese and the Riflefire Explosion

Reviewed Oct 31, 2023

Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Video Game Movies

Home Alone

Have You Checked The Children?

Reviewed Oct 27, 2023

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other. Genres: Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Coyote of Wall Street

Reviewed Oct 24, 2023

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery. Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Theatrical Release

The Exorcist: Believer

Trickle Down Regan-omics 

Reviewed Oct 20, 2023

Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Desperation

Can God be Love if He lets such awful things air on netwo...

Reviewed Oct 17, 2023

When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Bird Box Barcelona

Blind Faith

Reviewed Oct 13, 2023

After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona. As he forms uneasy alliances with other survivors and they try to escape the city, an unexpected and even more sinister threat grows. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

Sometimes dead is better than straight-to-streaming 

Reviewed Oct 10, 2023

In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Zombie

Angel Heart

The Maltese Chicken

Reviewed Oct 6, 2023

A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Saw X

See saw with a seesaw

Reviewed Oct 3, 2023

Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Expend4bles

Get Switched Or Die Tryin’ 

Reviewed Sep 29, 2023

Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)

I Know What You Did Last Century

Reviewed Sep 26, 2023

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Expendables 3

Stop Or My Gramps Will Shoot

Reviewed Sep 22, 2023

Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet. Genres: Action, Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

The Texas Trombone Massacre

Reviewed Sep 19, 2023

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again. Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Expendables 2

Timecops and Robbers

Reviewed Sep 15, 2023

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Nun II

A Hard Habit To Break

Reviewed Sep 12, 2023

In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

The Expendables

The AARP-Team

Reviewed Sep 8, 2023

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. Genres: Action, Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Theatrical Release, Thriller

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Law & Order: MCU

Reviewed Sep 5, 2023

Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk. Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Superhero, TV Mini-Series