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Disclosure Day review

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From legendary Director Stephen Spielberg comes Disclosure Day his new sci-fi movie about the human race not being alone. And right off the bat this movie gets going with little to no setup other than introductions to characters. And the two main characters here played by Emily Blunt and Jack O Connell are the real backbone of the movie Blunt in particular is outstanding throughout. In true Spielberg style it’s big bold storytelling full of questions about mortality, religion and the ultimate question are we truly alone in the universe? Stephen Spielberg's last couple of movies have felt somewhat lacking in terms of charm and what his fans have come to love about his films. In a way that old charm is here for most of Disclosure Day but on the other hand it feels painfully dull and menotonous at other points. It's cast do a great job and do bring the action, emotion and Alien technology to life in a really interesting way but really apart from the final act that is utterly mesma...
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Scary Movie (2026) review

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  The gang is back together, The Wayans Brothers have got their baby back and boy has it been a long time coming. After their absence from Scary Movies 3-5 they’re back both in front of and behind the camera. The original movie will always hold a special place in my heart as one of my all time favorite comedy movies be they parody or otherwise. The premise this time around is akin to the original as the Ghostface killer is back to try and kill Cindy Campell (Anna Faris) and her now two children. It's goofy, it's silly and full of blood, guts and titties but man is this just an absolute riot.  Nothing is safe from being made fun of, from Scream, Halloween, Get Out and more the list goes on and on heck even K-Pop Demon Hunters gets it's own full animated spotlight in a very on brand way. As for the pacing sure it does have it's issues with some scenes really adding nothing to the overall narrative which in itself isn't exactly anything compelling but that's the po...
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Masters of the Universe (2026) review

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  I was never a big fan of Masters of the Universe to be honest. In that way maybe a new entry would be the perfect starting point and truth be told this is actually a solid attempt at bringing He-Man, Skeletor and the rest of the gang to the big screen. The story and setup is pretty simple as it tells the tale a young mans ascend to the throne of his Kingdom named Eternia. It’s not all plain sailing however as when he is young Skeletor a hooded figure with just a skull for a face invades and takes over. The young boy along with a sword that is called The Sword of Power are teleported off Eternia onto Earth where they end up getting seperate and for many a years unable to find one another.  On Earth and we meet Adam who has been living a pretty standard life for almost 15 years. We see him do variois daily things like going on dates only to ruin them by telling the potential love interest all about his upbringing on Eternia to his daily job it's a good way to connect to the ch...
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Backrooms review

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  Based on the hit youtube short series and video game Backrooms is all hype and hot air but is it really any good? Backrooms is a real slow burn horror as it follows a therapist and her patient. Her patient a man with alchohol problems and the owner of a failing furniture store. Inside the store lays dormant an unknown space beyond a wall in the basement. Once inside we see that it is nothing but room after room with little tweaks here and there. It's not long however before something sinister is felt leading to loss, confusion and an attempt to get in and save someone.  I've never played the game of Backrooms nor seen the shorts and other media but I really did dig the vibes and asthetics of it all. From it's almost visceral color pallete to the true mystery of the Backrooms themselves but after what is a really solid first and second act it all just falls apart at least for me. It becomes more silly than anything or real horror or threat unfortunately all culminating in ...
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Power Ballad review

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  I love John Carney movies. Not only are the songs absolutely amazing but the stories surrounding these songs are always so sweet, so charming and make for great movies. This time around the story follows an American named Rick who has been living in Dublin for years after meeting a girl at one of his gigs. They have a daughter and marry and as time goes on Rick turns into a well past his prime wedding bang frontman. Once dreamed of headling Madison Square Garden his life has stagnated and although he still writes music still he doesn't exactly go any further with it. That all changes however as while performing at a wedding the groom invites his childhood friend to perform as a guest and it turns out he is part of a gigantic boyband in America who had recently gone solo (The Jonas Brothers but not the Jonas Brothers)  As Rick and Danny (Nick Jonas) meet and get to know one another they begin to jam and play music together. Danny a recent solo artist like I said is struggling...
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Obsession (2026) review

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  From Director Curry Baker comes an instant horror classic that is all about obsession (duh!) love and villainous intent. It's a simple story but Obsession is elevated to extreme heights with outstanding performances from everyone involved. The story follows a young man named Bear who breaks a mysterious object named a One Wish Willow to win the girl who he likes's heart. His crush called Nikki is friends with Bear but really only sees him as a friend and nothing else. Bear wants more so takes it upon himself to wish their love into existence but of course things take a really dark and sinister turn but not before they begin dating and all seems to be going well at first but something much more dangerous is building up inside of Nikki. Like I said Obsession is elevated to masterclass levels with it's performances. Nikki who is played by Inde Navarrette is a career defining performance which is easily award level in my opinion. The faces and actions she does when she is und...
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 review

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  20 years is a long time to wait for any sequel to a movie come out, and with the huge demand for The Devil Wears Prada 2 finally arriving does it hold up to the original?? and more so is it any good in it's own right?? all of the original cast returns as Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all return to the world of fashion, glitz and glam. Twenty years have passed and after leaving her role as assisstant to medial mogul Miranda Priestly Anne Hathaway's character Andy Sachs is now apart of / running her own journlist based newspaper called The Vanguard. When she and her co-workers all get fired in a pretty public way she has to go to work once for with her ex boss at the Runway magazine.  I really did love the original The Devil Wears Prada movie it was very fashion focused and heavy on the journalist aspect and it's more of the same here but less of a balance. The first half is very journalistic while the second very fashion heavy with many glamoro...
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