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Every year, Michael compiles a seasonal list of things to watch in preparation for Halloween. Previously, this list has been a curation...

⭐4.5 Stars⭐ Telling the true story of the fight for distribution rights to a video game doesn’t sound like it would be this interesting,...

⭐5 Stars⭐ From its first opening moments, this movie had me in a vice grip. Very much inspired by the pulp magazines and adventure...

⭐3 Stars⭐ This is an odd film with an odd idea. What’s even more odd, it’s an idea we’ve seen before (Edgar Allen Poe as a detective),...

⭐3.5 Stars⭐ While it’s not Kevin Smith’s best movie, not even near the top, Clerks III is probably his most honest and earnest film. A...

⭐4 Stars⭐ The new Puss in Boots is good?! How weird is that? Just when I was ready to write this whole franchise off, here they come with...

⭐4 Stars⭐ This is not the type of film I would normally seek out, but goddamn is this thing just delightful. I don’t love the way the...

⭐5 Stars⭐ For a sophomore film, Jaws manages to remain one of Spielberg’s absolute best, and in general, is just plain one of the best...

⭐4.5 Stars⭐ Some of the most fun I’ve had at a movie all year, Violent Night excels with an excellent premise it takes full advantage of....

⭐3 Stars ⭐ I love A Christmas Carol, I’ve seen so many adaptations it’s becoming increasingly hard to say something unique about each of...

Every year, I make it a point, usually come mid-September, to start my annual tradition of watching Halloween-feeling movies. That means...

⭐4 Stars ⭐ A Lonely Island film disguised as a quirky indie film, Palm Springs is a great oddity. A big concept wrapped up in a small...

⭐4 Stars ⭐ When a TV show makes a movie adaptation, I feel there has to be a reason why it’s a movie; something about it that could only...

⭐4 Stars ⭐ Taika Waititi has said it’s a shame Thor: Ragnarok was so good, and yeah kinda’ , because he’ll forever be compared to that...

⭐3.5 Stars ⭐ It’s another Night at the Museum movie, and for it’s last entry it goes out just fine. Which is the consistent state of...

⭐3.5 Stars ⭐ A great idea with excellent performances, Spiderhead is also bogged down by some strange choices and pacing issues. Namely,...

⭐3.5 Stars ⭐ ​ Lightyear is a very confused movie. Does it want to be the “true” story of Buzz Lightyear the man? Does it want to be the...