Stuart Atkinson

Journey Back to Oz

Though the art’s a little iffy

Reviewed Oct 17, 2025

Dorothy and Toto return to Oz to find the Scarecrow ruling the Emerald City. Unfortunately for the new overseer, the wicked Mombi is conspiring to take over the city. With the help of the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and other familiar friends, Dorothy sets out to save Oz. Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

There’s No Place Like Now Playing Podcast

Reviewed Oct 10, 2025

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them. Genres: Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Family, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Wizard of Oz (1925)

What happens when you

Reviewed Oct 3, 2025

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz. Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Theatrical Release

The People Under the Stairs

Last House On The Right

Reviewed Sep 26, 2025

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Toxic Avenger (2025)

Body By Junko

Reviewed Sep 19, 2025

When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. Genres: Action, Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Long Walk

Step Brothers

Reviewed Sep 16, 2025

In a dystopian near-future America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

There’s No Place Like Tromaville… There’s No Place ...

Reviewed Sep 12, 2025

A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender. Genres: Action, Comedy, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Science Fiction

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Warren Reports

Reviewed Sep 9, 2025

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie

Pride Comes Before The Fallout

Reviewed Sep 5, 2025

Desperate to raise money for the experimental surgery that could restore his blind fiancee's eyesight, Toxie accepts a lucrative job with the evil multinational conglomerate Apocalypse Inc. Genres: Action, Comedy, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Science Fiction

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

Window of Opportunity

Reviewed Sep 2, 2025

Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband... Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Brown Arrow

The Toxic Avenger Part II

Big In Japan

Reviewed Aug 29, 2025

Melvin Junko was a nerdy weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman creature from New Jersey. This time, he takes on Tokyo. Genres: Action, Comedy, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Science Fiction

Rose Red

Bringing Down The House

Reviewed Aug 26, 2025

Dr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, commissions a team of psychics and a gifted autistic girl to find out the truth about an old, supposedly haunted mansion called Rose Red. Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Mini-Series

Brown Arrow

The Toxic Avenger (1984)

Your Friendly Neighborhood Geiger Man

Reviewed Aug 22, 2025

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste. Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Lost In Translation

Reviewed Aug 15, 2025

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. Genres: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Inside Out 2

Goal, Interrupted

Reviewed Aug 8, 2025

Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Dreamcatcher

Plop Goes The Weasel

Reviewed Aug 5, 2025

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Jurassic World Rebirth

Zora The Explorer

Reviewed Aug 3, 2025

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for decades. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Inside Out

The Life of Riley

Reviewed Jul 31, 2025

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Theatrical Release

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Baby Bunch 

Reviewed Jul 29, 2025

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Thunderbolts*

What About Bob?

Reviewed Jul 22, 2025

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Superman (2025)

At last, I finally understand the dangers of investing in...

Reviewed Jul 15, 2025

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

The Girl Who Played With Firestarter

Reviewed May 16, 2025

When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source. Genres: Animation, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

The Bots And The Hound

Reviewed May 9, 2025

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me." Genres: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Enter the Matrix four years before the Neo-lithic Era

Reviewed May 2, 2025

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster. Genres: Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release