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Film Review – Queen of the Ring
Queen of the Ring (2024) tells the story of Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards), who helped usher in the popularity of women’s professional wrestling in the 1930s and into the 1950s. We first meet Mildred as a single mother, living in Kansas working as a waitress…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Monkey
Some movies are just made to be viewed by large audiences. Responding to every joke, scare, thrill, or laugh simultaneously in a room full of strangers is one of life’s pure joys. In that regard, The Monkey (2025) should be viewed in the biggest theater with the…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Gorge
The Gorge (2025) is a B-level flick that works almost entirely by the charisma of its stars. On paper, it’s preposterous and silly. Director Scott Derrickson (with screenwriter Zach Dean) combines a sci-fi/action plot with a surprisingly sweet romance – because who doesn’t like falling in love amid a…
READ MOREFilm Review – Captain America: Brave New World
***Warning: This Review Contains Mild Spoilers*** Here now is an example of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s worst tendencies. Captain America: Brave New World (2025) is a film so blatantly dependent on previous entries that it lacks its own identity. Granted, the very essence of “The…
READ MOREFilm Review – Kinda Pregnant
Here now is a premise better suited for a half hour sitcom. We have a misunderstanding that turns into a lie that turns into a frantic situation that could have been avoided had the characters been truthful with one another. Of course, if that were…
READ MOREFilm Review – You’re Cordially Invited
You’re Cordially Invited (2025) is the kind of rom com that would’ve seen a big theatrical release twenty years ago. Two big stars, a screwball plot, and just the right amount of earnestness was once the key ingredients for drawing an audience. Sadly, in recent years…
READ MOREFilm Review – Inheritance
There is a stripped down, bare bones quality to Inheritance (2025) that works in its favor. Perhaps that is because – according to reports – it was shot entirely with an iPhone. But it also has to do with the straightforward way the story is laid out.…
READ MOREFilm Review – Back in Action
The title of Back In Action (2025) acts as a double meaning for both of its main actors. For Cameron Diaz, this marks her first starring work in a decade, having enjoyed a semi-retired life during that time. For Jamie Foxx, this was the project that had to…
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