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A private user reviewed 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Full review: https://movieswetextedabout.com/28-years-later-the-bone-temple-movie-review-how-ralph-fiennes-turns-the-grotesque-into-high-art/

Rating: A-

"28 Years Later: The Bone Temple asserts itself as an audacious triumph that revitalizes the saga with unexpected ferocity, balancing the franchise’s most repulsive graphic horror with biting narrative intelligence. Elevated by magnetic performances — especially by Ralph Fiennes — and dazzling cinematography that transforms the grotesque into art, the movie is both a ...

A private user reviewed Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback

I didn’t like this so much as last year’s “Million Dollar Pentagram” as the child-sized super sleuth has to get to grips with a mystery set amidst the snowy Yatsugatake mountains. A gunshot, an avalanche and an assault on a member of staff at the local astronomical telescope soon has police inspector “Kansuke” - himself a survivor of that perilous snowfall, only now with just the one functioning eye - at the scene of the crime trying to piece together just what is going on in this desolate and pristine wilderness ...

A private user reviewed The Great Flood (2025)

The Great Flood

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-great-flood-movie-review-kim-da-mi-shines-in-a-convoluted-disaster-flick/

"The Great Flood ends up being a bittersweet experience, promising an immersion into the human soul in the face of the abyss, but floating only on the surface of several ideas without truly diving into any of them ...

A private user reviewed Flight Risk (2025)

Flight Risk

'Flight Risk' is a film that I'm not totally convinced by, though in the end I think I like it. On the one hand, it has inconsistent suspense, has dodgy humour and doesn't truly entertain like an action thriller ought to. On the other hand, the performances are good, the exterior plane shots are convincing and the twisty nature makes it watchable ...

A private user reviewed Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)

Ocean with David Attenborough

This is one of those films that really does resonate. Using some phenomenal archive photography of the realm beneath the sea, Sir David Attenborough narrates a story of devastation, desperation and ultimately optimism as he takes us on a journey around the globe evaluating the damage caused to the Earth’s oceans by a mankind who has treated this vast resource with contempt ever since industrialisation enabled us to ignore the protective forces of nature and pretty much fish at will. Some of the imagery here is truly breathtaking. It’s beautiful, colourful ...

A private user reviewed Moana (2026)

Moana

Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/moana-2026-stranded-on-a-soundstage-of-pure-nostalgia/

Rating:

MOANA had every chance to expand on its animated predecessor, and it wastes almost all of it. Beat for beat identical to the 2016 original, this remake trades vibrant, sun-drenched color for green screen sterility, turning musical numbers that once felt joyously alive into stiff, mechanical spectacle. The lead performance ...

A private user reviewed Snow White (2025)

Snow White

You can find true entertainment from the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from 1937 made by Walt Disney himself! This 2025 remake version does not follow up to the original classic and has a contrast plot that does not even match any wits of the said original. Racheal Zegler has made things worse with her offensive comments regarding the original masterpiece and has sparked controversy among fans. On the day of its theatrical release I will be watching the original 1937 which I have the most respect for. This ...

A private user reviewed Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Watchable, but the underlying message isn't a good one. That's my core takeaway from "Jack Ryan: Ghost War". Yes, by all means, watch this film as a basic, wholly familiar and predictable but nonetheless enjoyable action romp. Expect decent pacing, lots of action and mildly engaging characters.

All that said, pushing the belief that doing horrible things to people is somehow redeemable in order to keep the world "safe" isn't good on any level ...

A private user reviewed Bone Lake (2025)

Bone Lake

A Twisted Tale of Love...

Super cute characters, in a really dorky way, and they made me smile. Curiosity killed the cat, and I can hardly wait until the shoe drops, and then the foot the wore the shoe.
What a twisted film this is becoming, or maybe always, was from the start. It was such a viciously well played game with our ability to discern what we thought was going on and what finally ...

A private user reviewed Dangerous Animals (2025)

Dangerous Animals

I suppose if you are called “Zephyr” then you’re likely to be a bit of a free spirit, so when we meet this one (Hassie Harrison) we ought not to be surprised that she does pretty much what she likes when she likes. That includes having a one night stand with the rather drippy but fit-looking realtor “Moses” (Josh Heuston) before she absconds before pancakes to ride the waves. Thing is, she’s got no fin key so has to borrow one from the friendly “Tucker” (Jai Courtney) whom we already know ...

A private user reviewed Ick (2025)

Ick

Movie starts out quite interestingly, it had hints of "Stranger Things" and "Parasyte The Maxim" with the creature design and movement. I completely love the way they used it in just the first 20 minutes made me pause everything else and just stare, not sure I even blinked. Lol...
It has a great familial feel to it, like a good and hopefully engaging storyline will, if were lucky enough..

A private user reviewed Dracula (2025)

Dracula

I rather like the fact that Luc Besson has gone off and done his own thing, with "Dracula".

This film freshly blends fantasy, romance, action and a dash of horror. There are lots of creative, dramatic aspects to this story. Its Dracula writ-large. Where it falls down somewhat is its rather abrupt final scenes. There's no real build up, things just happen, leaving it feeling somewhat perfunctory.

A private user reviewed Scary Movie (2026)

Scary Movie

I am so disappointed. This piece of trashis unwatchable. Just a cacophony of loosely tied bits, gags, throwbacks to old movies just to cashgrab this one. This vaguely resembles a movie in it's form, not like the first three Scary Movies (the OG ones). It's a shame. A damn shame. It's Epic/Disaster/Date Movie or Meet the Spartans all over again. This makes Superhero Movie look like Citizen Kane.

A private user reviewed The Housemaid (2025)

The Housemaid

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-housemaid-movie-review-paul-feig-delivers-a-crowd-pleaser-driven-by-an-unhinged-amanda-seyfried/

"The Housemaid leans on the undeniable talent of an Amanda Seyfried in her prime and Paul Feig‘s ability to create a crowd-pleaser that knows its limitations. Although it doesn’t avoid clichés and occasionally gets lost in narrative redundancies, its vibrant aesthetics and explosive finale make up for the flaws along the way ...

A private user reviewed Minions & Monsters (2026)

Minions & Monsters

When the yellow perils manage to gatecrash a film studio and cause havoc on the set of a film, the director is terrified that his two rotund bosses will want his head. Instead, though, they adore the chaos and commission him to make more films featuring the "Minions". Swiftly, they go from rags to riches and are hugely popular until... Sound. Silent movies have gone the way of the dodo and now there is to be audio. Yikes - who wants to sit in a drive-in and listen to lots of ...

A private user reviewed The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)

The Strangers: Chapter 2

I should probably have watched the first one of these from last year to remind me because a bit like when “Maya” (Madeleine Petsch) wakes up in hospital, I couldn’t remember what she’d survived either. We are quickly reminded that her and her perfectly manscaped boyfriend “Jeff” (who must have read the script so stayed home and trimmed his beard this time) had been gruesomely assaulted by three local spooks bedecked in rudimentary face masks. He’s since gone the way of the dodo, but she managed to make it to the ...

A private user reviewed Good Boy (2025)

Good Boy

I closed my eyes and drifted off a few times during some events that happen in this film. These events happen a lot and it gets repetitive but also allows you to wake up at the crescendo and then continue to watch the dog do stuff.

It's a cool dog. The first time the dog whined my dog was very interested in what was going on. By the end of the movie she didn't care ...

A private user reviewed HIM (2025)

HIM

Producer-writer-director Jordan Peele has quickly developed quite a reputation for making horror flicks/psychological thrillers that undeniably push the envelope of these genres, turning out creations unlike anything most moviegoers have ever seen. In the process, he has often packed his pictures with much for viewers to process on multiple levels as they walk out of the theater. And, in his latest offering, in which Peele has acted as producer, handing over the writing and directing responsibilities to filmmaker Justin Tipping, he has overseen the birth of yet another release in the ...

A private user reviewed Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

? 10/10 – A Visual Masterpiece That Redefines Anime Cinema ?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle is not just anime—it's an art form in motion. Ufotable has once again shattered expectations, delivering what is arguably the greatest animation ever seen in anime history. Every frame of Infinity Castle is a painting. Every battle is a symphony of light, color, movement, and emotion.

A private user reviewed Witchboard (2025)

Witchboard

For a remake, it was actually not a bad ride. It still has potential still. The genre only needs the right vision of a story with promise.
I will be watching again to look for all the little nuances missed in my first viewing.
I really enjoy that it shows us the religious hypocrisy in ALL men of power, always seeking more and more, even if it meant using evil to attain it...