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M3GAN 2.0 Movie Review

June 26, 2025 (updated June 26, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“M3GAN 2.0” is a follow-up to the 2023 movie “M3GAN”. So, it could be considered a sequel, or perhaps even an upgrade. The first movie dealt with one robotic AI-enhanced android invention that became a deadly presence. Let’s bring back the original, and then double-down on a more high-tech version of the robotic AI-enhanced android. Read more M3GAN 2.0 Movie Review

Karate Kid: Legends Movie Review

May 29, 2025 (updated May 29, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“Karate Kid: Legends” takes on a story that has been hashed and rehashed many times before. Starting with the original film in 1984 (“The Karate Kid”) up to the end of the recent Netflix series (“Cobra Kai”), there have been a lot of karate, kung fu, and teenage angst up on the screen. And now the original “Kid” from first version has become a little older, too. Read more Karate Kid: Legends Movie Review

A Hard Place Movie Review

May 26, 2025 (updated May 26, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“A Hard Place” puts an ‘indie’ spin on a 1996 action horror movie called “From Dusk till Dawn”. The older movie shows a group of nasty criminals hiding out after a robbery. They get caught in an unexpected supernatural trap where monsters are there to prey on the robbers. In this movie, the robbers get in the middle of two ancient evil forces. It is very much ‘a hard place’… Read more A Hard Place Movie Review

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Movie Review

May 22, 2025 (updated May 22, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” has the edge-of-your-seat Stunts and Action sequences that are unparalleled. But the overly long setup, the endless callbacks to prior movies and talky explanations bog it all down. Sometimes it becomes closer to “Mission: Inoperable – The Final Exposition”. Read more

The Legend of Ochi Movie Review

April 24, 2025 (updated April 24, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“The Legend of Ochi” is an incredibly innovative kind of movie with wonderful scenic views of a strange land filled with people and creatures. The creatures are the misunderstood Ochi, and these beasts are feared and hunted. But one young girl wishes to reunite a lost, lonely Ochi baby back to its family. Read more The Legend of Ochi Movie Review

Drop Movie Review

April 10, 2025 (updated April 10, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“Drop” wants to be a movie that sits in the rarified air of a classic Hitchcock thriller. When a single mom with a tragic back-story goes on a first date, all sorts of nefarious things start to occur. Her phone is full of ‘drops’ that are giving her an unbearable dilemma. Is there a master planner using her to pull off a deadly scheme? Can she turn it around and identify the culprit – and get the “Drop” on them?

A Minecraft Movie Review

April 3, 2025 (updated April 3, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“A Minecraft Movie” is an adaptation of the very popular video game called “Minecraft”. In the past, few movies based on video games have become known for quality and extended box office success. Now, this attempt gets some high-profile actors and a quirky Director to ‘craft’ a nugget of Gold. Or is this only Fool’s Gold?

A Working Man Movie Review

March 27, 2025 (updated March 27, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“A Working Man” is an Action Hero version of new tread on old tires. The beefy “Man” of the title is sent on a mission. Find a kidnapped daughter and save her from a gang that deals in the ‘human traffic’ business. The one “Taken” is not his daughter, but he still goes on a bloody rampage to free her. Read more A Working Man Movie Review

The Day the Earth Blew Up Movie Review

March 13, 2025 (updated March 13, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” is a title that is mouthful, kinda like mouthful of gum. That is the evil Alien gum from the nasty villain of this movie. The Alien monster is planning the world’s biggest bubble of gum that covers the globe. Nobody can save the planet – except maybe a stuttering Pig and a ‘looney’ Duck. Read more The Day the Earth Blew Up Movie Review

Oh, My Goodness! Movie review

March 13, 2025 (updated March 13, 2025) Published by JMcNaughton

“Oh, My Goodness!” is the English translation of the original French title. This whimsical comedy is about a poor convent of nuns in a small French village. The sisters want to make major improvements to a nearby home for the elderly. But how can these women of the cloth raise money to refurbish the old-folks home? But winning the local mountainside bicycle race – of course! Read more Oh, My Goodness! Movie review

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