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Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel HAUNTED MANSION review

About the film (courtesy of Disney): Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Haunted Mansion is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. Haunted Mansion is a fun and spooky film that is sure to delight fans of the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel BARBIE review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken. Barbie is a surprisingly funny, heartwarming, and visually stunning film that will appeal to fans of all ages, albeit some of the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE BLACKENING review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): A group of Black friends reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. The Blackening begins with a group of seven Black friends …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ELEMENTAL review

About the film (courtesy of Disney • PIXAR): An all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE FLASH review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Worlds collide when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – to join them as allies in the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ABOUT MY FATHER review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): The film centers around Sebastian (Maniscalco) who is encouraged by his fiancée (Leslie Bibb) to bring his immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo (Robert De Niro), to a weekend get-together with her super-rich and exceedingly eccentric family (Kim Cattrall, Anders Holm, Brett Dier, David Rasche). The weekend develops into what can …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FAST X review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The end of the road begins. The tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 review

About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save …