If you haven’t watched the first Den of Thieves, stop now. For those still with me, here we go! Another heist but this time it’s in France, Gerard Butler is after little Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) and wants to infiltrate his new crew as they have their sights on the World Diamond District. The … Continue reading Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Remember the childhood dream you had where you and your best friend would have treehouses across a yard from one another? Well, this is just like that, and nothing like it all at the same time. Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu) are told to stay in a tower on their … Continue reading The Gorge
Cap is back! Sam Wilson is in full swing as Captain America when (similar to Avengers: Civil War) a friend from his past is framed for committing a crime and in the name of loyalty he wants to get to the bottom of it. Oh, and Harrison Ford is president and there’s a peace treaty … Continue reading Captain America: Brave New World
How far would you go to chase your dream? Based on the incredibly true story and autobiography of Anthony Robles, after being born with lonely one leg he fights to be a collegiate wrestler and prove the world wrong. Jharrel Jerome (who gained recognition from When They See Us) plays Robles, Don Cheadle (Hotel Rowanda, … Continue reading Unstoppable
Emily and Matt are former CIA agents who left the spy world to raise a family. That is until the bad guys find them and their two teenagers 15 years later and wreak havoc. At first glance, this movie is similar to the 2010 classic Killers with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, but it’s very … Continue reading Back in Action
Christmas Eve at LAX, an airline security guard is virtually taken hostage by a terrorist in order to get a package through the TSA checkpoint. Taron Egerton plays Ethan, the airline employee, Jason Bateman is the man behind the nightmare who instructs him, and Sofia Carson plays Ethan's girlfriend Nora. This movie is similar to … Continue reading Carry-On
Precursor: While it’s not a necessity, I highly recommend watching the original before seeing this or the many references will be lost on you. Strength and honor! Picking up 16 years after the first movie, Lucious/Paul Mescal (the little mop-headed prince from the first) finds himself in the Colosseum to fight for his life and … Continue reading Gladiator 2
Santa's been kidnapped the day before Christmas by a mythical villain, and it's up to the head E.L.F (The Rock) and an international tracker (Captain America) to help find him. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Chris Evans are an unlikely pairing but I think it works! Both have great deadpan humor which translates well to … Continue reading Red One
Here we go, a former marine (Aaron Pierre) takes on the corrupted police in a small town when they confiscate the bail he's bringing for his cousin. The girl from Bridge to Terabithia (AnnaSophia Robb) is a court employee who tries to help and Miami Vice's Don Johnson is the crooked police chief. Don't do … Continue reading Rebel Ridge
Number of seasons: 3 Dr. Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer from The Choice, Hacksaw Ridge, Warm Bodies) is a historian working at Oxford when one day she gets a book from the library that people have been looking for for centuries. Oh, and she's a witch. Next thing she knows she's attracted the attention of a … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches
Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, had to fight for her right to swim not just at a competitive level but at all. She faced adversity at every turn but never gave up thanks to her family. Based on the book of the same name by Glenn Stout. I wasn’t quite … Continue reading Young Woman and the Sea
For anyone who loves the 1996 classic Twister, you won't be disappointed. Having parallels to the original, science is trying to take down tornadoes. After suffering loss, tornado scientist Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones from Where the Crawdads Sing, Under the Banner of Heaven) leaves the chasing world behind. That is until she's coaxed back into the field by her … Continue reading Twisters
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