Jakob Conkling

Beverly Hills Cop

To Live and Jive In L.A.

Reviewed Jan 12, 2024

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release

Bride of Frankenstein

Wedding Crashers

Reviewed Jan 9, 2024

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Thief

Crime doesn’t pay, but it looks incredible doing it

Reviewed Jan 5, 2024

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score. Genres: Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Frankenstein (1931)

The Original Champion Bodybuilder

Reviewed Jan 2, 2024

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Spongebob No Chance

Reviewed Dec 26, 2023

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Watchmen (2019)

Squid Games

Reviewed Dec 19, 2023

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own. Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Superhero, TV Mini-Series

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Christmas with the Cranks

Reviewed Dec 12, 2023

Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Zombie

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Here Comes The Hot Steppers

Reviewed Dec 5, 2023

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Zombie

The Maze Runner

Thinking Outside The Box 

Reviewed Nov 28, 2023

A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement. Genres: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

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

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

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

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 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

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