Movieman's Guide to the Movies
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The Conjuring: Last Rites is easily the weaker entry in the franchise and while I still like the dynamic between Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, the series has certainly waned at this point.
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The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has never been a favorite of mine though the inferior sequels might not be great, they are better than the majority of the Friday the 13th sequels at least.
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The Naked Gun might not hold a candle to the 1988 original but I think it’s a good entry into a once dormant franchise and Liam Neeson does justice to the legacy of Leslie Nielson playing the part with a straight face amongst the sophomoric humor.
Wolf Man is the latest horror movie from Leigh Whannell (Insidious: Chapter 3, The Invisible Man) and stars Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner.
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. and comes complete with a couple new features along with legacy bonus materials.
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning might not be the grand or great send-off to this long-running franchise and while I certainly can admire the stunt work and Tom Cruise’s commitment, but the story was stretched thin.
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F1: The Movie might not break new ground in terms of the story but the action is well filmed and the performance by Brad Pitt reminds you just how charming he can be. Director Joseph Kosinski is on a hot streak with this and Top Gun: Maverick.
Superman (2025) is a fine start to the revamped DC Universe under the guide of James Gunn and Peter Safran. David Corenswet is fun as Superman and Nicholas Hoult truly makes you hate Lex Luthor.
At best I would say Jurassic World Rebirth was watchable and okay as a time-waster but it joins the ranks of the others in the franchise of being mediocre.
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Scent of a Woman arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Shout Factory. The drama stars Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell and a young Philip Seymour Hoffman. Features unfortunately only include two new interviews.
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The Conjuring is one of the better supernatural-horror-thriller in spite of a few plot holes (or conveniences). Under the skilled direction of James Wan, this is an all-around entertaining movie especially with the chemistry shared between Farmiga and Wilson.
Air America isn’t a great war-drama-comedy especially compared with the classics, but I still found it mildly entertaining and both Gibson and Downey Jr. acquit themselves fairly well.
Lethal Weapon comes to 4K Ultra HD and while the movie is still classic for good reasons, and is still so much of fun to watch, this 4K Ultra HD release has much to be desired with two featurettes while none of the bonus material was ported over.
Final Destination: Bloodlines is a fine entry into a one-note franchise and this one at least gives us a different way for Death to go after its victims. If you’re even a moderate fan of the previous entries this one is worth checking out.
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Meg 2: The Trench is a movie that could’ve been a whole lot of fun but I found it to be a sludge to sit through and at times, early on mainly, took itself too seriously before finding its campiness for the finale.
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