Jakob Conkling

Seven Samurai

And no, Tom Cruise is not one of them

Reviewed Aug 25, 2023

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. Genres: Action, Drama, Theatrical Release

Blue Beetle

Livin’ La Vida Locust

Reviewed Aug 22, 2023

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

As if vampires are the worst thing you’d encounter on a...

Reviewed Aug 18, 2023

The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship. Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

Ms. Marvel

Sisterhood of the Traveling Partition

Reviewed Aug 8, 2023

A great student, avid gamer, and voracious fan-fic scribe, Kamala Khan has a special affinity for superheroes, particularly Captain Marvel. However, she struggles to fit in at home and at school — that is, until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life is easier with superpowers, right? Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Superhero, TV Mini-Series

The Green Mile

The Shawshank Reinvention

Reviewed Aug 1, 2023

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution. Genres: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Oppenheimer

…or How I Learned to Start Worrying And Make A Bomb

Reviewed Jul 25, 2023

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Genres: Drama, History, Theatrical Release

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Because it’s a global crisis when Tom Cruise loses his ...

Reviewed Jul 18, 2023

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

A Wrinkled in Time

Reviewed Jul 7, 2023

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release

The Adventures of Tintin

Keeping up with the Indiana Joneses

Reviewed Jun 30, 2023

Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Mystery, Theatrical Release

The Flash (2023)

Bratman Returns

Reviewed Jun 20, 2023

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe? Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

The Boogeyman

Blame It On The Boogie

Reviewed Jun 9, 2023

Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Spider And The Fly Girl

Reviewed Jun 6, 2023

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

The Flash (1990)

Mercury In Retrograde

Reviewed May 30, 2023

A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Superhero, TV Movie

Full Metal Jacket

Too Lively Crew

Reviewed May 26, 2023

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release, War

Fast X

Infiniti War

Reviewed May 23, 2023

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Platoon

Natural Born Killers

Reviewed May 19, 2023

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Genres: Action, Drama, Theatrical Release, War

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

We Are Groot-ful You Came Back

Reviewed May 9, 2023

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Evil Dead Rise

Mommie Fiercest

Reviewed Apr 28, 2023

A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Zombie

Renfield

How to Skin Friends and Influence People

Reviewed Apr 18, 2023

Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

Brown Arrow

Vampire’s Kiss

The “Lost It” Boy

Reviewed Apr 14, 2023

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

Children of the Corn (2023)

Look Who’s Stalk-ing

Reviewed Apr 4, 2023

A psychopathic twelve-year-old girl in a small town in Nebraska recruits all the other children and goes on a bloody rampage, killing the corrupt adults and anyone else who opposes her. A bright high schooler who won't go along with the plan is the town's only hope of survival. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Thriller

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick is the stair-master

Reviewed Mar 28, 2023

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Grouchy Tiger Mom, Hidden Talents

Reviewed Mar 24, 2023

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Taste The Rainbow, Marvel Lovers

Reviewed Mar 21, 2023

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world. Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release