Commando review
In this episode, I’m going Commando. The 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic bullets and bodies action extravaganza, that is! I’m going retro this week since there’s nothing good enough at the theaters to review for my beloved movie maniacs and fellow freedom-fueled film fanatics. Commando is about ex-Special Forces soldier John Matrix trying to save his daughter after she’s kidnapped to force him to assassinate a president. Matrix escapes the baddies tasked with escorting him to the country to kill the president, and the action blows up from there. He’s joined by Rae Dawn Chong, as Cindy, who involuntarily at first, becomes his valuable ally. Will he get his daughter, played by Alyssa Milano, back in time? Of course he will! Commando also stars the late great Bill Paxton in a small role, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, David Patrick Kelly, James Olson, Bill Duke, Drew Snyder, Sharon Wyatt, Michael DeLano and Bob Minor.
Killers Of The Flower Moon review
In Martin Scorsese’s first movie since “The Irishman”, he brings us a true story of deception, treachery and murder all over money from oil discovered by the Osage Indians in “Killers Of The Flower Moon.” Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone star. DiCaprio plays Ernest Burkhart, a WWI soldier who seeks to make a home in Oklahoma. DeNiro plays his uncle Bill “King” Hale who is known as a community leader and friend to the Osage. Gladstone plays Mollie, who is a part of a wealthy Osage family, who Bill convinces Ernest to woo and marry for her family’s oil money. Bill is in no mood to just wait for this Osage family to die. He’d like to accelerate the process, and does. Is it worth checking out? Watch my spoiler-free review to find out. This also stars Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Meyers, Janae Collins, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, Everett Waller, Talee Redcorn, Yancey Red Corn, Tatanka Means.
Doctor Sleep review
Greetings my movie maniacs and my fellow freedom-fueled film fanatics! I bring you another Movies Merica episode in my Horror House series and this time I’m spoiler-free reviewing Doctor Sleep, the sequel to the horror classic The Shining. The little boy Danny Torrance from The Shining is all grown up and can still shine, but it makes him a target of the ghosts from The Outlook Hotel. He’s learned to live with it but he discovers a young girl, Abra, who can also shine is a target of a new evil. A group of psychic vampires that feed on the shine of children then kill them. Danny must step up to protect Abra and take care of unfinished business. Ewan McGregor stars as Danny, now Dan Torrance, Kyliegh Curran as Abra and Rebecca Ferguson plays the sinister Rose The Hat. Doctor Sleep also stars Cliff Curtis, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Selena Anduze, Carel Struycken, Bruce Greenwood, Robert Longstreet, Katie Parker, Jamie Flanagan, Met Clark, Zackary Momoh, Jocelin Donahue, Dakota Hickman, Carl Lumbly and Henry Thomas.
The Exorcist Believer review
In 1973 a movie force of horror was introduced to the world in the form of The Exorcist. Fifty years later, Hollywood tries again with a direct follow-up to that movie, referred to by many as the scariest movie ever made. This new movie is called The Exorcist Believer and it may be scary or just scary that this is the best they could come up with, even with fifty years to work with. This time the plot revolves around two young girls who go missing for three days but when found, have obviously brought something evil back with them. Soon enough, the girls are plunged into the horrors of being possessed by a demon. Time to call an exorcist! Is it worth checking out this new offering of movie devilry or stay the Hell away? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out. This stars Ellen Burstyn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Raphael Sbarge, Norbert Leo Butz, Olivia O’Neill, Lidya Jewett, Chloe Traicos, E.J. Bonilla, Antoni Corone.
The Creator review
AI, or artificial intelligence, is a top of mind subject nowadays. The Creator tells the story of a war between humans and AI in the future. Also, it’s about how one man, Joshua, who’s sent to spy on and destroy AI finds himself conflicted. Why? Because the ultimate AI weapon is a 6 year old little girl AI robot. After discovering that he just can’t bring himself to kill her, they go on a journey with the military and AI forces all hunting them down. This is directed by Gareth Edwards who also directed the 2014 Godzilla movie and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Check out my spoiler-free review to see if it’s worth watching at the theater. The Creator stars John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Amar Chadha-Patel, Marc Menchaca, Robbie Tann, Ralph Ineson, Michael Esper, Veronica Ngo, Ian Verdun, Daniel Ray Rodriguez.
Expendables 4 review
Did you ever wish Cocoon was more of an action movie? Well, get ready to be happy, because I give you Expendables 4 where they mix age with rage and have to be in traction with too much action! Sylvester Stallone returns as Barney Ross as does Jason Statham as Lee Christmas. It’s been 9 years since the last Expendables movie. Did we need another one? You be the judge, but I give you my thoughts in this spoiler-free review. This time Megan Fox, 50 Cent, Levy Tran, Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa, Jacob Scipio and Andy Garcia join the party. The Expendables are sent after a big bad with evil nuclear intentions. It’s time for them to kick some ass! This also stars Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Lucy Newman-Williams, Daren Nop, Kenny ‘Cowboy’ Bartram, Cody Mackie, Cokey Falkow, Dan Chupong and Karim Saidi.
Murder in the First review
In this episode, per fan request, I retro review the 1995 movie Murder in the First starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and Gary Oldman. This movie is loosely based on the life of Henri Young, played by Bacon, who tried to escape Alcatraz and was thrown in the hole for over 3 years. He then ends up killing the inmate that ratted out their escape attempt and is put on trial. Slater plays Young’s defense attorney who is unluckily assigned the case by the public defender. Oldman plays the sadistic assistant warden of Alcatraz who enjoys torturing Young. The movie goes over the trial and the subsequent verdict. If you haven’t seen the movie, check out this review to see if it’s worth changing that reality. If you’ve seen it, watch to find out what someone else thinks of it. Murder in the First also stars Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy, R. Lee Ermey, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Dourif, Mia Kirshner, Ben Slack, Stefan Gierasch, Kyra Sedgwick.
World War Z review
In this episode a retro review was in order and that retro review goes to Brad Pitt’s World War Z. In this 2013 zombie apocalypse summer hit movie, Pitt plays Gerry Lane a ex-U.N. investigator who suddenly finds himself re-employed zombie attacks start. He has to protect his wife and daughters, not to mention saving the world by finding a cure. This sends him all over the globe to gather clues while trying not to get turned by the millions of super-fast, super-strong zombies. This was directed by Marc Forster who also directed Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball and Quantum Of Solace. Check out this spoiler-free review to catch what’s spreading about World War Z. This also stars Mirielle Enos, James Badge Dale, Fana Mokoena, Daniella Kertesz, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ruth Negga, David Andrews.
The Equalizer 3 review
No Denzel isn’t Malcolm X or a dirty cop or a Civil War soldier in The Equalizer 3. He again plays Robert McCall, a ex-government contracted killer who just wants to help even the score, or equalize, against bad people in the name of good people. In this finale in the Equalizer trilogy, McCall is in Sicily trying to equalize a situation and it gets bloody. Afterwards, he ends up in a small Sicilian town where he learns to care about the people and finds a home. However, some evil Italian mobsters terrorize the town and they’re interrupting McCall’s peace and tranquility. That’s the last mistake they’ll ever make. Is this movie worth the drive to the theater? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out. The Equalizer 3 also stars Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Gaia Scodellaro, Remo Girone, Andrea Scarduzio, Andrea Dodero, Daniel Perrone, Sonia Ben Ammar and Zakaria Hamza.
Gran Turismo review
Are you bummed that there isn’t a Top Gun: Maverick this year? I just might have some good news for you. You may find that Gran Turismo meets your Top Gun: Maverick needs. Just like Maverick, we have a driven guy that has an immense talent in this movie named Jann Mardenborough. He’s excellent at the auto racing simulator Gran Turismo but wants to be a real race car driver. A GT Academy is created to give gamer drivers like him a chance to auto race for real. No reset buttons. Just your life ending if you screw up just a little bit, just like in a fighter jet. Jann has to beat other gamer drivers and real professional drivers with years of real-life experience. Also, he doesn’t want to prove his doubters correct by failing. Can he hang without getting himself killed? Is this high-octane, kinetic, frenetic racing action drama worth you racing to the theater? Check out my spoiler-free review here to find out. Gran Turismo is directed by Neill Blomkamp and stars Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Horner, Takehiro Hira, Darren Barnet, Josha Stradowski, Daniel Puig, Maeve Courtier-Lily, Pepe Barroso, Niall McShea, Nikhil Parmar, Thomas Kretschmann.
Blue Beetle review
Before the new era of DC movies can begin, the last remaining movies of the old era have to be put out and this one, Blue Beetle, is the second to last old era movie. The last will be Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom. In Blue Beetle, Xolo Mariduena plays Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle who unwillingly becomes the titular superhero after messing with an object from another world. Caught in the crossfire between Blue Beetle and the evil Kord Industries is his family and he must protect them and himself. Susan Sarandon plays the malevolent Victoria Kord, head of Kord Industries, who seriously wants the Blue Beetle power. We’re in for a showdown! Is this showdown worth driving to the theater? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out! This also co-stars George Lopez, Damian Alcazar, Elpidia Carillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Adriana Barraza, Bruna Marquezine, Becky G, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillen, Jorge Jimenez, Gabriella Ortiz, Felipe Esparza.
The Last Voyage of The Demeter review
Ever been on a bad ocean cruise? I guarantee it wasn’t as bad as the voyage in The Last Voyage of The Demeter. You may have heard of the Demeter briefly in other Dracula movies but this movie gives you the full story. The Demeter is the ship that transported Dracula from Romania to England according to Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel. In that novel, there is a small section containing the captain’s log from the Demeter, telling a story of an evil killing his crew. This movie takes that small section and turns into a 2 hour movie. Corey Hawkins, from Straight Outta Compton and The Walking Dead, plays Dr. Clemens who joins the crew under Captain Eliot, played by Liam Cunningham from Game Of Thrones. Is this movie worth saving from the sleep of the undead or should you just put a stake in it’s heart? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out.
Talk To Me review
The best thing a horror movie can do is make you think about it long after the end credits roll. A24 Studios specializes at releasing these kind of horror movies. Is Talk To Me one of those? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out. Directors Danny and Michael Phillipou present their very first feature-length movie and it was good enough to get into Sundance and get bought by A24. It tells the story of Mia whose mother died relatively recently. To find some comfort for the grief, she agrees to take part in a ritual where you’re possessed by the dead. The ritual centers around a ceramic hand that contains an embalmed hand. You light a candle to open the doorway then you grab the hand and say “Talk to me” you see the dead. If you keep going and say “I let you in” you will be possessed by the dead. You’ll have to check out my review to hear more. It stars outstanding up and coming actress Sophie Wilde, veteran actress Miranda Otto from the Lord Of The Rings movies and newcomers Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson.
Barbie review
Movie theaters are going pink with the release of Barbie from director Greta Gerwig. Gerwig puts her different spin on this iconic doll beloved by girls all around the world for decades. Margot Robbie stars as the stereotypical Barbie with Ryan Gosling as Ken. Barbie is living the perfect life in Barbie Land with the other Barbies and all the Kens. Suddenly she starts having thoughts that perfectly happy Barbie shouldn’t be having and suddenly develops cellulite and flat feet! She finds out she needs to go to the real world to fix all this and that’s where Barbie’s adventure begins. This also stars America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, Ariana Greenblatt, John Cena, Ana Cruz Kayne, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, Kingsley Ben-Adir. Should you leave your Barbie dreamhouse to check this out at theaters? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out!
Oppenheimer review
Christopher Nolan brings us, for his latest film, “Oppenheimer”, the true story of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy plays Oppenheimer and takes on an infamous, iconic figure in all the history of the world. The film goes over his adult life leading up to his leadership on the civilian side of the Manhattan Project, the testing of the atomic bomb, the bombings of Japan and the government attacks he faced afterwards. He co-stars with Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Conti, Gary Oldman, Jack Quaid, Tony Goldwyn, Jason Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Matthew Modine, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Olivia Thirlby, Casey Affleck, Dane DeHaan, James Remar and many others. Nolan typically makes movies that stick with you long after the end credits roll. Is this film any different? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out!
Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 review
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to groan as loud as you can for me making that reference. I bring you the latest installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise with Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. We’ve had to go five years without seeing Ethan Hunt, and the rest of the IMF team, head out on another adventure. In this one, old enemies and old “friends” come back to face Ethan as a worldwide threat rises up. This threat is like no enemy that the IMF, or you, have ever seen. Christopher McQuarrie returns to direct this Mission movie, his third. In this installment, we get desert gun fights, intense submarine action, car chases, an epic jump off a cliff with a motorcycle by Cruise himself, a standoff on a train and a train crash. A little bit of everything from the action smorgasbord. Is it good enough to make sense for you to get up off your couch to check it out? Watch, or listen, to this spoiler-free review to find out!
Sound Of Freedom review
Jim Caviezel stars in this based on a true story movie with an important message, Sound Of Freedom. It helps bring awareness to the evil that is human trafficking, particularly child trafficking. Caviezel plays Tim Ballard, a former Homeland Security agent, who first started out arresting child traffickers. Then he shifted his focus to also saving the victims of child trafficking, first with Homeland Security, then in the private sector. This movie tells that story, including one mission to save a little girl at the request of her little brother. This is a gut-wrenching movie that you, and anyone you know, should see. Check out my spoiler-free review to get more information about this movie. Also, if you go to Angel.com/Freedom, you can either get free tickets to this movie or pay it forward and buy tickets for someone else.
Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny review
It was 1981 when we first got to see Indiana Jones in action and he’s still slinging that whip to this day. Harrison Ford jumps back into one of the roles that made him a movie star known around the world. This time he’s pulled into a search for the Dial Of Destiny, that can enable time travel, by an old friend’s daughter. He was about to retire but suddenly he’s globe-trotting again like the old days fighting Nazis. This is the first Indiana Jones movie to use de-aging technology so you’ll see an attempt to recreate the younger Indy we knew from the 80s. This is also the first Indiana Jones movie not to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Does it make a difference? Check out this review to see for yourself.
Extraction 2 review
Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake is a black ops specialist/rescue operator. To put it simple, he’s a man of action. In Extraction 2, he’s requested to rescue a mother and her two children from a Russian gangster. To make it even harder, he has to break into a prison to free them. To say it gets harder from there would be a massive understatement. He’s also haunted by a family tragedy that he’s forced to come to terms with when his ex-wife comes back into his life. This is the sequel to the 2020 Netflix action-packed surprise hit and Hemsworth’s character barely made it out alive of that movie. This movie is directed by ex-stuntman Sam Hargrave so he injects a ton of intense fighting, gunplay, explosions and general mayhem into this. It’s also based on a graphic novel written by the Russo Brothers who directed Marvel Captain America and Avengers movies. Does it all add up to a good movie? Check out this spoiler-free Extraction 2 review to find out!
The Flash review
It’s been almost 10 years since this movie was announced and finally ‘The Flash’ is here. It’s the latest DCEU entry and one of the last in the soon-to-be irrelevant DCEU. ‘The Flash’ stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash and in this move you get two Barry Allens. That’s thanks to the multiverse aspect of this movie. Barry feels compelled to try to save his mother by going back in time to stop her murder. However, this “all heart and no brains” idea predictably goes sideways. As a result, he meets his younger self and Michael Keaton’s Batman and Supergirl. He’s going to need all of them to make it through this, or does he? Andy Muschietti, director of the ‘It’ movies, helms this solo Flash movie. Co-starring Ben Affleck, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston and Maribel Verdu. Check out this review to get the in-depth knowledge about this latest superhero flick.