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A private user reviewed Mother's Pride (2026)

Mother's Pride

Very much in the vein of the “Fisherman’s Friends” family dramas, this one brings handsome “Cal” (Jonno Davies) back to his English West Country home after three years absence. He had hit the big time as a singer-songwriter then absconded - pretty much without trace, and so his return isn’t universally welcomed. Just to add to his troubles, the now penniless musician discovers that his dad (Martin Clunes) and brother “Jake” (James Buckley) are presiding over a family pub that can’t even afford to pay for it’s beer supplies and the ...

A private user reviewed EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026)

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

If you enjoyed the David Bowie “Moonage Daydream” (2022) documentary, then you’ll probably enjoy this similarly constructed film that follows Elvis as he gears up for one of his residency concerts in Las Vegas. Using an engaging array of archive footage from his performances, his interviews and from some of his personal home movies we get something of the sense of the sheer charisma this man offered. There are no journalistic contributions to clutter it up - indeed the only voices that aren’t his are the ones posing the odd questions ...

A private user reviewed The Internship (2026)

The Internship

"Rather silly" is my first and lasting reaction to "The Internship".

It tediously recycles overused concepts to craft, if that's the right word, a predictable and oftentimes absurd, action espionage thriller. It's all about a group of super spy teens trying to escape the CIA, that created them. Worse still, the evil Russians are out to exterminate them, or are they?

A private user reviewed Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (2025)

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

This is a pretty big nothing of a special.

The plot is just Lanny & Wayne mess up a mission. They try to keep it a secret, but then they are called in by Santa for a secret meeting. Where Wayne then proceeds to ty and figure out what secret thing Santa has called him in to talk about, he then proceeds to talk about two missions that went bad, which he assumes are the ...

A private user reviewed The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Wow what a snoozefest of a movie! Actors are just going through the motions, nothing new or creative at all from the writing or director. I literally fell asleep, not joking.

I recommend that people watch the version from the 90s, it's ten times better than this rehashed movie. Plus the actors are great in that one!

A private user reviewed Vicious (2025)

Vicious

Starts almost immediately with the creepiness, and talk about a serious moment for our main character. Uneasy words have been spoken between our characters, and now it appears to be that the threats have some validity to them. This is sufficiently creepy, and I love this film barely 30 minutes in so far.
The cruelty and mind games are plenty in this film, with painful memories once hidden being brought into the light once again.

A private user reviewed The Alabama Solution (2025)

The Alabama Solution

When it comes to questions of crime and punishment, opinions vary widely, depending on one’s sensibilities and personal point of view, and we’re all entitled to our respective opinions. And most would probably agree that wrongdoers should indeed pay the price for their transgressions. But does that give authorities charged with the responsibility of meting out justice the right to essentially do whatever they want in handling the treatment of these perpetrators? What’s worse, is it at all acceptable to approach the management of inmates as a de facto form of ...

A private user reviewed Christy (2025)

Christy

Sydney Sweeney delivers quite charismatically here as a young woman coming to terms with her own identity, whilst discovering she has quite a powerful punch. She, Christy Salters, has to keep her relationship with Rosie (Jess Gabor) under wraps from her slightly zealous mother (Merritt Wever) as her fighting skills attract the attention of a promoter who sees potential in her no-mercy style of fighting and who sends her to his trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster). Initially, this man just wants shot of her but gradually learns to appreciate that she ...

A private user reviewed Send Help (2026)

Send Help

Full review: https://movieswetextedabout.com/send-help-movie-review-rachel-mcadams-anchors-sam-raimis-return-to-his-visceral-roots/

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"Send Help asserts itself as a triumph of controlled chaos and a compelling return of Sam Raimi to an original story, balancing visceral horror with effective social satire. The technical mastery of his direction, allied with Danny Elfman‘s dynamic score and, primarily, the explosive chemistry between Rachel McAdams (MVP) and Dylan O’Brien, elevates the ...

A private user reviewed Keeper (2025)

Keeper

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/keeper-review/

"Keeper is that type of movie whose personal opinion improves the more one reflects on it.

Powerful, atmospheric, and visually impactful, it not only confirms Osgood Perkins' talent in constructing dense horror environments but also features a top-tier performance from Tatiana Maslany, as well as truly unforgettable VFX-makeup work. It's psychological and folkloric horror ...

A private user reviewed Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

In best Christopher Lloyd style, a man arrives in a busy diner claiming to be from the future. He (Sam Rockwell) also claims that this is the umpteenth time he has been to the place, at the same time, trying to recruit some of the diners to join him on a quest to thwart the ultimate takeover of society by an AI whizzkid. Of course they think he’s a few bricks short of a load, but when he reveals his detonator a few take notice. He already knows whom he wants ...

A private user reviewed The Sheep Detectives (2026)

The Sheep Detectives

Hugh Jackman may take top billing here, but the real plaudits have to go to some animatronic sheep and to Nicholas Braun's hapless detective "Tim". He is completely out of his depth when a body is discovered in a field. He just assumes that "George" (Jackman) has had an heart attack - but the sheep, well thanks to the observations of the hitherto shunned winter lamb, they start to put two and two together and conclude something altogether more sinister is a-hoof. Those suspicions are only increased when his lawyer (Dame ...

A private user reviewed Good Fortune (2025)

Good Fortune

Well if you thought poor “Clarence” was a bit hopeless in “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) then wait til you meet “Gabriel” (Keanu Reeves). He’s an entry-level angel, replete with stunted wings, who is charged with stopping careless drovers from texting whilst crashing. He’s bored, and so when he spots the down-at-heel “Ari” (Aziz Ansari) he believes he might have discovered a pet project for himself. This man works in one of those rent-a-person jobs running errands for folks and living on their meagre tips. One such trip sees him at ...

A private user reviewed Sketch (2025)

Sketch

This starts off with the typical family formula where dad (Tony Hale) is trying to raise his two young children “Amber” (Bianca Belle) and brother “Jack” (Kue Lawrence) following the death of their mother. He’s engaged the help of his sister “Liz” (D’Arcy Carden) to sell their home and so tensions are bubbling under when “Amber” is found to have drawn something a little on the scary side at school. Fortunately, her teacher reckons it is way better to sketch these things than actually implement her imagination and so gives her ...

A private user reviewed Swiped (2025)

Swiped

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/swiped-movie-review-a-captivating-film-that-triumphantly-overcomes-its-imperfections/

"Swiped tells an important and necessary story about resilience and female empowerment in the tech industry. It's sustained by a magnificent central performance from Lily James, which alone makes it worth watching.

However, its impact is diluted by a conventional narrative approach, an overly polished visual presentation that contradicts its serious themes, and a ...

A private user reviewed Eenie Meanie (2025)

Eenie Meanie

Great performance by Samara Weaving, The story was decent and action sequences were well shot however i felt as if the past of Meanie could have been more fleshed out, there are a lot of events that happen in the past and some sequences could have helped a lot to connect with the characters instead of some glimpses.

A private user reviewed Crime 101 (2026)

Crime 101

Full review: https://movieswetextedabout.com/crime-101-movie-review-chris-hemsworth-and-mark-ruffalo-anchor-a-heat-lite-crime-thriller/

Rating:

"Crime 101 asserts itself as a solid and extremely competent crime thriller that, while not reaching the same thematic depths or cultural impact of the classics it's inspired by, offers high-level entertainment sustained by a luxury cast and irreproachable technical execution. By balancing the tension of expert editing with the humanity of its performances ...

A private user reviewed Troll 2 (2025)

Troll 2

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/troll-2-review/

Rating: C+

"Troll 2 is a sequel that, while competent and occasionally entertaining, struggles to find its own identity in the shadow of its predecessor ...

A private user reviewed Harvest (2025)

Harvest

Hmmm. As a Scotsman, I think this is one of those films that I’m supposed to like - it has a solid cast and an interesting concept underpinning it - but I ended up distinctly underwhelmed by the lacklustre feel of the whole thing. An agrarian, Scots, community awaken one morning to find that one of the barns of the laird “Kent” (Harry Melling) has been damaged by fire. As if that wasn’t curious enough, there is also some smoke billowing from the opposite end of their village where some newcomers ...

A private user reviewed The Penguin Lessons (2025)

The Penguin Lessons

There’s an old expression in show business that advises entertainers not to work with children or animals because they’ll upstage them every time. But, while that’s often true, it’s not always the case, as seen in the latest feature offering from director Peter Cattaneo. This charming comedy-drama tells the fact-based story of English teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan), who somewhat begrudgingly takes an instructor’s job at St. George’s College, a prestigious boarding school in Buenos Aires, just before the 1976 Argentine revolution. The cynical, curmudgeonly teacher has moved around a lot ...