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Courtesy of Illumination Entertainment The Super Mario Galaxy Movie  is finally out, produced by Illumination and directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, and Keegan-Michael Key, as well as newcomers Benny Safdie, Brie Larson, and Donald Glover. Bowser Jr., voiced by Benny Safdie, wants his father back and revenge on Mario. Mario and the gang are on an adventure to stop him, which also involves other charac

Courtesy of Viaplay Content Distribution Don’t let the tropes fool you: Double Stakes seamlessly blends 90s cop show nostalgia with a modern Ukrainian soldier returning home to a brand new - but deadly - world, while delivering a Batman-worthy villain lineup. Releasing on March 19th, one of Viaplay’s newest action offerings - called Double Stakes - is by all accounts, a very unique watch. On one hand, the eight episode first season heavily leans into just about every thematic

Courtesy of MGM Studios Project Hail Mary  is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a former middle school teacher and molecular biologist who is on a mission to save the sun from dying out. When the movie starts, he has no idea who he is or why he’s in space. Flashback sequences reveal who he is and how he got to this point. The movie is also written by Drew Goddard and is based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel Project Hail Mary . It’s

Courtesy of MetFilm Distribution The time was 1942. World War II was raging throughout the world. So many lives every single day were lost to combat on the front lines. But for fifteen women living in the villages of East Prussia, life was about to change entirely as well. They were plucked and pulled from their own families and forced to be a part of a terrifying ordeal. A secret trial that took place behind high walls - which was all hidden from history - until seventy year

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures After a rough few years of getting Scream 7  made, Scream 7  has finally come out, directed by Kevin Williamson and starring Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courtney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Joel McHale, and Matthew Lillard. Ghostface has returned and found Sidney Prescott, now Sidney Evans, and her family, targeting Sidney’s daughter, Tatum. Williamson previously wrote Scream , Scream 2 , and Scream 4 . Scream 7  went through an unusu

Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Crime 101 stars Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, and Monica Barbaro. This film follows named Mike (Chris Hemsworth) on his last heist in the crime world. Crime 101 follows the trope of heist/crime movies of the past. It reminded me especially of The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen. Is it as good as The Thomas Crown Affair? The best thing about Crime 101 is the star studded cast. Hemsworth does a good job as m

Courtesy of A24 Marty Supreme is the latest film directed by Josh Safdie and stars Timothee Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player looking to be the best in the world and win the world championship. This isn't your ordinary sports film. Sure, there's ping pong in it and scenes where matches are being played. But, Marty Supreme is more than that. It is a film about doing whatever it takes to achieve your dream, even if you hurt people along the way. This film has been ma

Courtesy of Netflix After Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the Knives Out franchise was stuck in the mud. The disappointing sequel was seen a huge disappointment for movie goers and Netflix. But after 3 years, our favorite detective Benoit Blanc is back. This time he is investigating the murder of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks. Like all other Knives Out films, we follow Blanc as he investigates a group of people and discovers which one murdered him. But in this film, one actor

Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Zootopia 2  is the new Disney animated movie directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, and Ke Huy Quan. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are officially partners at the Zootopia Police Department, but they risk being separated if they keep messing up. They pursue Gary De’Snake and learn about Zootopia’s dark, hidden secret from 100 years ago as they try to clear their names. It’s been almost a decade since the f

Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked for Good  is the sequel to the 2024 hit movie Wicked, based on the popular musical. Once again directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathon Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh, Wicked for Good covers the second act of Wicked , where Elphaba is still trying to expose the Wizard of Oz, and most of Oz thinks she is a wicked witch. Wicked  was one of the best movies of 2024 and was a huge sensation, so it’s

Courtesy of Viaplay Content Distribution While Vanguard spins quite the different take on Leonardo Dicaprio’s white collar caper of 2012, Jakob Oftebro’s performance as one of Sweden's wealthiest people takes the complex rich man persona to new heights.   It has admittedly been some time since I last stepped back into the world of Viaplay . For those that could use an introduction, Viaplay is an massively underrated Nordic and European streaming service which US viewers could

Courtesy of Vertical Bunny  is both disturbing and dream-like. We’re dealing with dead bodies and flirtatious parties. It is comfortable but yet emotionally heavy in ways you’d never expect it to be.   At its core, Bunny is a microcosm of the East Village on a very, very busy summer day. The characters, the situations, the camera movements . . . it’s nothing more than a euphoric whirlwind of feelings. Albeit, Ben Jacobson’s first time directing does take just a little bit of

Courtesy of Netflix Frankenstein  (2025) was directed by Guillermo Del Toro and stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth in this unique take on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein . There have been many movies based on Frankenstein , going all the way back to the 1931 movie starring Boris Karloff as the creature. The story is one that’s familiar to the other versions. Victor Frankenstein creates a creature, and the creature goes after him. This version also feels fresh and

Courtesy of NEON Chris Stuckmann’s first movie, Shelby Oaks , is finally out, starring Camille Sullivan in this horror movie. A woman named Mia is looking for her younger sister, Riley, who disappeared twelve years ago while she and her friends were filming a paranormal video for YouTube in the ghost town of Shelby Oaks. Stuckmann is known for being one of YouTube’s most popular reviewers with over two million subscribers. He has reviewed movies since 2009, whether they were

Courtesy of Hawk Hill Pictures “ This film allowed me to dig into the complexities of human relationships, set against a backdrop of...

Courtesy of Lionsgate The Long Walk was directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Judy Greer, and Mark...

Marina and Nicco A world war from within the family unit.               In between all the notes and scribbles that I wrote down while...

Courtesy of New Line Cinema The 2020s seem to be a great decade for horror so far, and 2025 has made it better. Ryan Coogler’s new movie,...

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures The Naked Gun  is the legacy sequel to The Naked Gun movies that starred Leslie Nielsen. This time, The...

Courtesy of Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps  is finally out, and after years of disappointment with Fantastic Four ...