About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. Kathryn Bigelow returns to the cinematic landscape with a high-stakes, nerve-wracking thriller that grabs the viewer from the opening sequence. This is a feature engineered for …
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Time for a Reel ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Washed-up revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling …
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 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 …
Time for a Reel BALLERINA review
About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. The intricate and action-packed universe of John Wick continues its compelling expansion with From the World …
Time for a Reel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Our lives are the sum of our choices. Three decades and eight films later, the exhilarating journey of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) appears to be drawing to a close, if the persistent chatter and marketing are to be believed. This action-spy thriller franchise, which began with a more …
Time for a Reel SINNERS review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Sinners, the chilling new film helmed by the visionary Ryan Coogler and featuring a mesmerizing …
Time for a Reel DROP review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling. Drop is Christopher Landon’s latest foray into the realm of campy horror thrills. If you’re a fan of his previous work, like …
Time for a Reel THE AMATEUR review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. When his supervisors refuse to take action, …