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A private user reviewed KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

KPop Demon Hunters

I enjoyed this movie, but boy do I have issues with the storytelling and the glamorizing of K-pop idols' lives.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

1. Rumi was born part-demon, right? Her mother was a demon hunter and her father was a demon, which implies that not all demons are evil, right? Yes? No? We are never told how Rumi's mother died ...

A private user reviewed STRAW (2025)

STRAW

Awful movie, the acting is amateur, and the story is atrocious. Really poorly written and the tone was all over the place. Also, there is no diversity at all in this movie, as all the headliners in the film are black. This is important to note in 2025. I thought Hollywood required diversity in movies? Hmm seems racist ? ...

A private user reviewed Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

Predator: Killer of Killers

“Predator: Killer of Killers” (2025) is not just another installment in the long-running Predator franchise—it’s a daring, animated anthology film that dares to rewrite the rules. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (of Prey fame) and Joshua Wassung, and penned by Micho Rutare and Jim Thomas, this animated feature dives into fresh waters by presenting a triptych of stories from vastly different historical periods, united by one terrifying element: the Yautja, or Predator ...

A private user reviewed She Rides Shotgun (2025)

She Rides Shotgun

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/she-rides-shotgun-movie-review-ana-sophia-heger-delivers-a-star-making-performance/

"She Rides Shotgun tells a relatively simple, even formulaic story - a man on the run, a redemption arc, a family bond forged in the fire of survival. But it's in the way it tells that story - with emotional honesty, top-tier performances, and intimate, inspired direction - that the movie finds its unique power. It doesn't reinvent the genre, nor does it try to.

A private user reviewed Apex (2026)

Apex

This might not be the most original thing in the world, but it is executed well and the characters are relatable enough to build tension. That makes the moments of fright more engaging and leaves you ultimately quite satisfied. The casting is fantastic, and of course the locales where this is shot are breathtaking. It's really not a bad movie, and I recommend it.

A private user reviewed The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

The Mandalorian and Grogu

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Rating: B-

Stepping into the theater for The Mandalorian and Grogu, my anticipation was fueled by the undeniable charm of its main duo, and on a purely sensory level, this leap to the big screen absolutely delivers a blockbuster experience worthy of the largest IMAX canvas. From the breathtaking opening set piece — boasting ...

A private user reviewed I Swear (2025)

I Swear

I suppose there are bound to be some questions about whether or not this is acting or mimicry, but there’s no denying that the performance here from Robert Aramayo is truly engaging to watch. John Davidson is a confident and friendly young man from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders who might have a promising goalkeeping career looming until, at the age of 14, he develops an involuntary tic. This is swiftly followed by uncontrollable swearing and spontaneously violent gestures. His parents, whose marriage is already straining, and his teachers think he’s ...

A private user reviewed Companion (2025)

Companion

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

"Companion may not reinvent the wheel within its genre, but the way Drew Hancock takes a familiar concept and infuses it with a personal touch and technically impressive execution results in an incredibly captivating viewing - especially for those who manage to avoid the criminally revealing trailers ...

A private user reviewed Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Good albeit not great documentary about a teenage couple being harassed with graphically sexual texts for nearly two years and the person behind the attacks. Features everybody involved, including the perpetrator, but the motives wasn't explored very well and would've benefited from interviews with people in the medical field. Still well worth checking out as it is quite disturbing. **3.5/5**

A private user reviewed Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

Highest 2 Lowest

Based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film High and Low, which was loosely based on the 1959 novel King Ransom by Ed McBain (the pen name of Evan Hunter), Highest 2 Lowest is Spike Lee’s modern-day reimagining. David King (Denzel Washington) is a music mogul making his fortune as having “the best ears in the business.” He established Stackin’ Hits Records, which was a huge record label for black artists in the early 2000s ...

A private user reviewed Heart Eyes (2025)

Heart Eyes

In Heart Eyes, the Heart Eyes Killer or HEK has been at large for two years. HEK generally targets couples in love but will kill anyone just because. As HEK shows up in a town that has the biggest boner in existence for the romantic holiday, Ally (Olivia Holt) realizes that her marketing career may be over ...

A private user reviewed Wolf Man (2025)

Wolf Man

Following Leigh Whannell’s reimagining of The Invisible Man, he returns for Wolf Man. Originally intended to be part of Universal Pictures Dark Universe, which was scrapped after Tom Cruise’s The Mummy failed to meet expectations at the box office, reinterpretations of Universal monster movies are still planned, but as individual stories on a much smaller scale ...

A private user reviewed The Amateur (2025)

The Amateur

'The Amateur' is not all that believable or unique, but it without question made for a satisfying time at the movies for me. It feels like a long while since I've seen Rami Malek in anything; fwiw, 'Oppenheimer' over a year ago. This makes for a strong return into my world.

Malek is the beating heart of the movie, as you'd expect. I mentioned that it doesn't come across as all that plausible, though that ...

A private user reviewed Deep Cover (2025)

Deep Cover

I laughed at and enjoyed this empty, stupid movie. More than I've laughed at other empty and stupid movies. In fact, there is character development, acting and other such things that could challenge the emptiness.

The stupidity cannot be challenged, however, as they are an improv comedy group. Not one of them makes a dick joke. Quite unrealistic.

A private user reviewed The Astronaut (2025)

The Astronaut

"The Astronaut" is a somewhat predictable but nonetheless entertaining, sci fi, horror thriller.

Its our personal perception of reality and threat that this film subverts and finally turns on its head, that makes it work. What we think of as familiar and alien, as safe and unsafe, are not what they appear to be ...

A private user reviewed The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)

The Magic Faraway Tree

We used to have loads of this author’s books at home when we were kids, and I always thought her signature on the cover said Gnid, rather than Enid. Now fifty years or so later, her stories don’t always stand the test of time or attitudes, but this one is an entertaining fantasy that has been updated to take aim, fairly and squarely, at modern day obsessions with technology. The “Thompson” family have fallen on hard times and so have relocated to live in a ramshackle barn where dad “Tim” (an ...

A private user reviewed Ice Road: Vengeance (2025)

Ice Road: Vengeance

"Ice Road" is a basic action thriller.

The problem with this flick is we have seen this formula so many times before, its lost any spark of inspiration it once had. To make matters worse, this film has a decidedly "B" grade feel to it, adding to the overall lack of appeal ...

A private user reviewed Over Your Dead Body (2026)

Over Your Dead Body

This is not a happy remake.
There's nothing wrong with the remake. But if you want to do remake, you should probably make it a bit more interesting than just making an American version of a superior movie. The characters in this take are more bland, more predictable, and less entertaining. The movie is adequate, I assume, for its audience, but if you've seen the original, then this is just not that much fun. The casting of the central characters is great and Timothy is of course fantastic. But I'm not qu ...

A private user reviewed Play Dirty (2025)

Play Dirty

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

"Play Dirty is a huge disappointment. It feels like a cheap imitation of a Shane Black film, rather than a genuine and memorable addition to his filmography.

It fails on almost every level, from the most basic technical aspects to the lack of originality in its script. It's a soulless project that wastes a ...

A private user reviewed Kraken (2026)

Kraken

After Trollhunter (2010) and the later Troll-movies (2022,2025) it is well established that Norwegian filmmakers are confident and proficient monster-builders. So also with this movie, which is a cautionary tale about meddling with nature. The casting is solid, the character-work leaves the protagonists and antagonists with motivations and relationships you can relate to, which means that the tension has stakes. The direction is good and the effects are just lovely. There are a lot of physical props to compliment the grander cgi-pieces, and it all blends very well together. I enjoyed ...