About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Sometimes the most dangerous place for a dad is a family vacation. Four years after he inadvertently took on the Russian mob, Hutch remains $30 million in debt to the criminal organization and is working it off with an unending string of hits on international thugs. Much as …
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Time for a Reel FREAKIER FRIDAY review
About the film (courtesy of Disney): Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come …
Time for a Reel THE BAD GUYS 2 review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a …
Time for a Reel THE NAKED GUN review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Only one man has the particular set of skills…to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drevin Jr. follows in his father’s footsteps in THE NAKED GUN. The cinematic landscape often benefits from a healthy dose of unadulterated silliness, and The Naked Gun delivers just that, …
Time for a Reel THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS review
About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the …
Time for a Reel JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Five years after the events of Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across the land sea and air within …
Time for a Reel M3GAN 2.0 review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The murderous doll who captivated pop culture back in 2023 is back. And this time she’s not alone. Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma has become a …
Time for a Reel F1®: THE MOVIE review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner …
Time for a Reel ELIO review
About the film (courtesy of Disney and Pixar): The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, …
Time for a Reel PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): The anthology story follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a WWII pilot who …