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Films that linger. Reviews that stay.
We serve up honest reviews of the weird, the wonderful, and the what-the-hell-did-I-just-watch. Come for the horror, sci-fi and love of cinema, stay for the emotional damage and good vibes.


To me, my X-Men: Why the Marvel premiere I'm most excited for is a cartoon.
A still from X-Men '97 episode 1 Before I start, I should make something clear. There have been some great X-Men movies over the years. X-Men 2 (or X2 ), and X-Men: Days of Future Past are both superb movies that capture a lot of what Marvel’s mutants are all about. And then we have Logan , Marvel Studios’ The Dark Knight ; a film that stands up to ‘serious’ movies and in many cases leaves them for dust. But, if you ask this X-Men fan what has captured the spirit, themes a


Running Man (2025)
The original adaptation of The Running Man came out when I was a baby, but it was a film that frequently appeared on my dad’s television throughout the ’90s. So it’s no surprise that I eventually checked out this new version. A cyberpunk dystopia where corporations control the world isn’t far off from the political landscape today, but without context for how this society came to be, it’s hard to fully connect with Ben Richards’ anger.


Tolkien vs The Tech Bros
“This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.” Aragorn at his coronation, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King “Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it.” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, on Elon Musk for a piece in The New Yorker "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" If you don't tear up at this scene, I'm not sure I trust you. I love Lord of
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