I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

A pleasant surprise. It respects the original film, glosses over the second one, and brings back Freddie Prinze Jr. for a decent size role, Jennifer Love Hewitt for a slightly smaller-sized role (despite she herself being slightly larger), and even gives us a Sarah Michelle Gellar cameo. And then Brandi. Yeah, I forgot she existed, too.

We have a new batch of young adults who do something iffy on July 4th, then face a familiar killer in the same old town of Southport, North Carolina. Law enforcement try to hide the '97 murders to keep tourism up, so our protagonists have to do some digging to find any hope for their predicament, which leads to our old-school characters' involvements.

The new group is okay. They've got hot bodies and dress in skimpy attire, so I love them for that. The kills are okay, and the story is engaging enough, and I obviously can't put out any spoilers, but there was a good twist that really makes the movie.

If you were into the original at all, give this new one a watch.

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Superman (2025)

I never cared much for Superman. I don't find invincible characters intriguing at all, but fortunately, this movie changes that formula. It opens with Superman crashing into Antarctica after getting his ass handed to him. Already, we establish that he is vulnerable, and not just to kryptonite or Snyder fanboys.

Honestly, I'm not sure I would have committed to seeing this movie if it weren't for all the haters trying to bash it. Henry Cavill was a good fit for the Man of Steel, but god damn... he wasn't the be-all-end-all of the character. Snyder's movies were okay, but I still mostly hate him as a director for trying so hard to be edgy and "cool". So instead, we're given a more regular take on the character, with a splash of Gunn's goofiness and more vivid color palette. So yeah, I saw this movie to spite the haters, and it seems like this movie is kicking ass in the box office so far. $200+ million on its opening weekend is pretty fantastic.

In this new DC universe, Superman is already established, so we don't need to go through his origin story again. He's been wearing the big red underpants for 3 or 4 years already, Lois is already aware of his alter ego, and Lex Luthor has already devoted his entire being to dismantling his legacy.

Corenswet does a great job. All those goofy stills you saw on the internet trying to bash him weren't an issue at all. He epitomized the character, and everybody seemed to be a good fit for their respective roles. I don't really have any beef with this movie. It was a lot of fun. However, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want to live in Metropolis when it's always getting destroyed.

Peacemaker season 2, Supergirl, and Lanterns are next in line. Count me in.

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Final Destination: Bloodlines

You know how these movies play out. This one is the same ol' concept, but it's somehow better. A woman has a premonition of a tower collapse in the 60s or whenever, and she escapes her fate. Years later, death is catching up to her descendants to finish what it tried to start with her.

The family angle works well with skepticism and the eventual realization that it's not just coincidence. They work together, fail together, and we're given some gnarly scenes and a few fake-outs to keep you guessing. Some are so fucked, you can't help but laugh.

Tony Todd's character is only a small role, but he's got a nice backstory in there. You can tell he was sick and skinny as hell in this, as his character admits he has cancer and he's on his way out. It was a very self-aware scene and honestly, it broke my heart. God bless Tony Todd, and may he rest in peace.

I can probably say this is the best entry in the series. Not that it ever had a high bar to live up to. I'm pretty sure all these movies end the same way, but fuck it. I still enjoyed it.

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Thunderbolts (2025)

A movie about C-list characters forced to work as a team against a superman rip-off. I wasn't thrilled about the idea when it was first announced, but my interest began to grow over time and the movie was actually pretty decent.

Florence Pugh is pretty good as Yelena. Even when playing a cold hard assassin, she has a lot more personality than Scarlett Johansson, who was always a huge bore to me. Wyatt Russell returns as his "dime-store" Captain America, doing way better than he did in that piece of crap Falcon and Winter Soldier show. David Harbour returns as the Red Guardian, the comic relief Russian version of Captain America, but he's likeable in most of his roles. Lewis Pullman plays Bob/Sentry/Void, and is also pretty good. It's always weird when these seemingly twinky actors take off their shirts and reveal a buff physique.

Sebastian Stan returns as the Winter Soldier, another boring character that Marvel likes to shove down our throats. But in this movie, he's actually... still pretty boring. What's truly ridiculous is that this brainwashed 100-year-old murderer is now a congressman? Well... that's actually pretty realistic now that I think about it.

This movie also features a lot of misdirection in its marketing, prominently featuring a certain character in the promotion that's barely in the movie at all, but it's no real loss considering that character was lame as hell and far from the comic origins.

An entertaining flick, a step in the right direction for Marvel, and featuring a pretty good ending, though the post-credits scenes everybody raves about aren't worth the hype.

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Drop (2025)

Christopher Landon was supposed to direct Scream 7, but that fell through. So he gave us another film instead, which happens to take heavy influence from another Wes Craven flick, Red Eye. It's a lot like that movie, except instead of being set on a plane, it's set in a fancy skyscraper restaurant.

The movie is decent. However, in typical Chris Landon fashion, he includes a really annoying gay character. The lead does good, and Brandon Sklenar is pretty suave. He was great in 1923, which is why I wanted to see this to begin with. Also a good flick because it doesn't have a pretentious runtime. Just a regular length thriller, which is a rarity these days.

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Smile 2 (2024)

Naomi Scott goes insane in this infectious psychdrama sequel. She does a good job with the material, but it's a lot of jump scares and more of the same. Most of the movie is a delusion, and we use that excuse to have a disjointed plot that plunges our doomed protagonist forward in time to speed up the inevitable deadline that is her life.

There are at least a few decently unsettling moments, but they're borderline hilarious. Like the group of smiling folk in her apartment who keep smiling and posing closer and closer? And sometimes when the hero just can't catch a break? I find those moments are the ones to cherish. Laugh at others misfortunes, if it helps make it more enjoyable.

Ray Nicholson was a minor role, mostly in flashbacks, but damn does he resemble his father. His role is definitely a nod to The Shining.

Give me a week and I'll forget most of what happened in this movie. They'll probably make a bunch more of these movies, but should they? Nah.

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MaXXXine (2024)

The so-called "finale" of Ti West's 'X' trilogy finds our survivor in Hollywood to make a name for herself. It's hard when you get your start in porn, because no one takes you seriously. Set in the backdrop the Night Stalker killings in the mid-80s, this is a jab at Hollywood. I think the moral of the story is to suck that dick, or you'll never work in this town again!

I was wondering how the story would connect to the first film, and Kevin Bacon is there as the sleazy PI to act as the bridge to that grand ending twist. I found him amusing though. Kevin Bacon recently listed his top-20 horror flicks and put all the X trilogy in there. He must have enjoyed playing this weasel.

Mia Goth is good as ever. It may take a few more viewings for me to fully appreciate, though. I feel like I'm missing something, but I certainly didn't dislike it. I just didn't love it.

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The Loved Ones (2009)

An Aussie horror about a girl who asks a guy to the prom, but he says no. Not to be a dick, but he's already going with his girlfriend, so no hard feelings, okay?

He should have said yes. With help from her equally demented father, this girl kidnaps the guy and makes him regret ever rejecting her. The fuckery in this movie is actually sticking with me, so I guess that means it gets the job done. The torture and stuff is quite gross, made worse by how the victims don't die from it. Particularly when it comes to the brain boiling. •shudders•

This movie is part Texas Chainsaw Massacre, part Motel Hell, and it has echoes of High Tension at the end. An effective horror film, I'll say.

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Mr Inbetween (2018-2021)

A quick shout-out to this Aussie FX show starring Scott Ryan as Ray Shoesmith, a hitman trying to balance his work life and his home life with his young daughter.

The main actor hasn't done anything outside of this show and the movie it's spun-off from, The Magician, but he's dope. The series showcases his various jobs, as well as him helping his friends out of various jams.

For instance, a prominent side character friend Gary needs Ray to cover for him by telling Gary's Russian mail-order bride that a golden-showers porno dvd she found wasn't Gary's, but Ray's rather. It's a multi-season storyline.

Anyway, it's a good watch like many FX shows. A good dark comedy. Some laughs, some depressing bits, and a lot of crime. 3 seasons, 30 episodes total, 25 minutes long each, easy to binge.

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Terrifier 3

Set 5 years after part 2, Art the Clown comes back from the dead after growing a new head that his mangled victim grew and vomited up for him. Meanwhile, Sienna is trying to move on and move in with some family. Her nerdy brother Steve Smith^Jonathan is also trying to move on and do some schoolin'. Art finds a Santa Claus and, much like Nightmare Before Christmas, he thinks he can do it better, but seriously misunderstands the holiday!

If you saw the others, you know you're in for an endurance contest. This movie is disgusting. That kill in part 2 is probably still the worst, but there are a few that come close. Art likes to torture his victims, who tend to survive brutal maimings only to be tormented to even more demented degrees. Meanwhile in other movies, people can stub their toes and go into a coma.

The lead actress is one fine lady. I'd ask how she's able to survive all this assault, but the movie gives a weird and wacky answer for it.

And Art is funny in how sadistic he is. •slaps her in the back of the head• What a fucking prick. 😄


Only a few people in the theater. Some couple and a few girls who arrived late and left early. They'll probably claim they watched the whole thing, but I know they're liars.

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