Movie Review Archives

Knuckles

Echidna not, we’re back in the Now Playing Podcast Arcade

Reviewed Aug 6, 2024

Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Man from Earth

The Passion of the Crood

Reviewed Aug 2, 2024

A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief. Genres: Drama, Science Fiction

Deadpool & Wolverine

At last, we get the live-action remake of Fox and the Hound.

Reviewed Jul 30, 2024

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

Dog Day Afternoon

He Made Them An Offer They Actually COULD Refuse.

Reviewed Jul 26, 2024

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Twisters

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatheads

Reviewed Jul 23, 2024

As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives. Genres: Action, Thriller

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Anyone else burning to do a Neutron Dance Challenge on Ti...

Reviewed Jul 19, 2024

Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Twister

Funnel of Love

Reviewed Jul 16, 2024

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa. Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

MaXXXine

All About Evil  

Reviewed Jul 12, 2024

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Speed 2: Cruise Control

My Heart Will Go On (but my franchise won’t)

Reviewed Jul 9, 2024

A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers. Genres: Action, Thriller

A Quiet Place: Day One

Definitely a night you let DoorDash worry about getting d...

Reviewed Jul 5, 2024

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Speed

Uneasy Riders

Reviewed Jul 2, 2024

Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour. Genres: Action, Thriller

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Treasure of the Severest Padre

Reviewed Jun 30, 2024

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Pearl

The Wizard of Odd

Reviewed Jun 28, 2024

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide. Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Storm of the Century

The Cane Mutiny

Reviewed Jun 25, 2024

When a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing the people for a sinister purpose. Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

X

Deep Throat Slashes

Reviewed Jun 21, 2024

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives. Genres: Horror

Bag of Bones

 A Tree Grows On Brosnan

Reviewed Jun 18, 2024

Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the couple's lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child's enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him. Genres: Drama, Mystery

The Crow: Wicked Prayer

The Four Horsemen of the CAW-pocalypse 

Reviewed Jun 14, 2024

After ex-con Jimmy and his girlfriend are brutally murdered by a biker gang, he is resurrected by the power of The Crow to avenge their deaths and reunite with her in the afterlife. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

He’s the DJ, I’m the Slapper

Reviewed Jun 11, 2024

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

The Crow: Salvation

Birdman of Alcatraz

Reviewed Jun 7, 2024

Alex Corvis, a man wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, returns from the dead and sets out to find the real killer. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Argylle

The Scribe Who Loved Me

Reviewed Jun 4, 2024

When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aidan, a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Conway's fictional world and her real one begins to blur. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Crow: City of Angels

I Wanna Be Your Bird Dog

Reviewed May 31, 2024

A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize his enemy has discovered the one weakness that can destroy him forever. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

We Don’t Need Another Hardy

Reviewed May 28, 2024

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Crow

Bye Bye Birdie

Reviewed May 24, 2024

Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Echo

Killers Of the Woodpecking Loon

Reviewed May 21, 2024

Pursued by Wilson Fisk's criminal empire, Maya's journey brings her home and she must confront her own family and legacy. Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama