It’s rare for a movie to come along that has the ability to tear down an idea to its core and give the establishment such a middle finger. This contains mild spoilers. Digger introduces us to Digger Rockwell (Cruise), an oil tycoon who embodies so many of the stereotypes associated …
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You’re in an old farmhouse. You’re not sure what’s happening, but it doesn’t feel right. Looking at the Beretta M9 in your hand, you think to yourself: “I’m going to need something a little bigger”. Your vision pans across the room, hoping for something to alleviate the ‘fight or flight’ …
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Light spoiler warning: I’ve kept the bigger story points out of this review, but there are a few references to scenes, character relationships and callbacks to the original film. I was very late to the Practical Magic party. I only watched the original for the first time last year, after …
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It’s been 10 years since Tom Holland stepped into the role of Spider-Man. And it’s been almost 5 years since his third feature film, No Way Home. It’s fitting then, they’re the first Marvel character to get 4 films within the MCU (I’m not including Cap as the role changed). …
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I am an IMAX seat protestor. Specifically the Auckland IMAX cinema. New Zealand’s true 1:43:1 format IMAX cinema has the worst seats. I know the location hasn’t really found its legs again, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t deserve better. Especially when Christopher Nolan has made the first feature …
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It’s true. I’m an unironic Minion lover now. I think I just enjoy the concept of what they are. Little yellow beans who chase the big boss of bad, thinking this will provide the catharsis they need in their immortal lives. And as they’ve crossed time, they’ve found stories that …
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Much like Scream 5, 2026’s Scary Movie is out to right wrongs with its ‘rebooquel’. What’s that you ask? Well it’s a reboot, that’s also a sequel. And this ‘rebooquel’ would only come about thanks to two very specific factors: The downfall of producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Words of encouragement from …
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“If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.” This could be one of Steven Spielberg’s best works to date. It’s been a …
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What a fascinating title to release in the year 2026. Following their 1981 toy launch, He-Man aired in 1983 once the FCC relaxed toy-based programming bans. Its two-season, 130-episode run cemented it as an ’80s icon alongside Transformers and Jem and the Holograms. Receiving a live action movie in 1987, featuring Dolph Lungren …
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I wish I could access my review for the first film. My own website is currently down. And I didn’t even make a Letterboxd review for it! I no doubt found Mortal Kombat charming. Loved that they set up the backstory for Scorpion and Sub-Zero’s feud. One which I assume …
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