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Superhero

Man of Steel (2013) – You’d think a guy who can fly would lighten up a bit.

Ben Dover May 8, 2025 No Comments

Alright, let’s get this over with. Another superhero movie, just what the world needs. Like we don’t have enough people running around in capes already. This one’s called “Man of…

Comedy Drama Sports

Mystery, Alaska (1999) – “Skate fast, shoot hard, and never, ever lick a metal pole in winter.”

Ben Dover May 3, 2025 No Comments

Preview of “Mystery, Alaska” From the frozen wilderness of Alaska comes a tale so unbelievable, it could only be true… or at least, Hollywood’s version of true. The sleepy, one-horse…

Action Adventure

Goldeneye (1995) – Bond did everything before that Ethan Hunt fella even thought of it.

Ben Dover April 26, 2025 No Comments

Back in my day, spies were suave, they had gadgets that actually made sense (a pen that shoots tranquilizers, not some darn smartphone that does everything but make a decent…

Animation Drama Musical

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) – An absolutely miserable must see.

Ben Dover April 12, 2025 No Comments

You think you know weird? You think you know depressing? Well, this flick’s got both in spades, and then some. It’s like someone took all the angsty teenage poetry ever…

Sci-Fi

Jupiter Ascending (2015) – Bee People and Bad Decisions

Ben Dover April 5, 2025 No Comments

They tried to sell this monstrosity as some grand space opera, a sci-fi epic for the ages. The previews showed a woman flying around with rocket boots, some guy with…

Action Adventure Superhero

Superman IV: The Quest for a Refund. (1987)

Ben Dover March 29, 2025 No Comments

I am just going to apologize in advance if you have watched this we can suffer together because this week, we’ve got “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.” The most…

Comedy Romance Sci-Fi

Earth Girls are Easy (1989)

Ben Dover March 22, 2025 No Comments

Ahh, the 80’s, Hollywood, in its infinite wisdom, decided that what the world really needed was is a musical about furry aliens crashing into some bubble-headed blonde’s swimming pool. Yes,…

Documentary

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP: SORT OF A BANKSY FILM

Ben Dover March 15, 2025 No Comments

“Exit Through the Gift Shop” is either the most brilliant documentary I’ve seen in decades or the most elaborate prank ever pulled on the art world. Either way, I’m reluctantly…

Drama Romance Sci-Fi

Mr. Nobody (2013) – The Butterfly Effect on Acid

Ben Dover March 8, 2025 No Comments

Alright, settle down, you whippersnappers. Ben Dover’s here to tell you about that “art film” nonsense, Mr. Nobody. You think you’re so deep because you watched a movie with a…

Action Adventure Comedy Superhero

Superman III (1983) – When Computers Attack (and Richard Pryor Tries to Help)

Ben Dover February 28, 2025 No Comments

Superman III promised to be a thrilling continuation of the Superman saga. Instead, it delivered a confusing blend of superheroics and…Richard Pryor doing his best to look confused. The film…

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Action Crime Thriller

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) – Trash, but its top-tier trash that kept this cranky old man awake on a Tuesday night.

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Heat (1995) – Watch two senior citizens with automatic weapons show the kids how real crime movies are made

Adventure Comedy

72 Hours (2026) – 72 Hours feels like 72 days in a room full of screaming toddlers.

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Little Brother (2026) – Grab a beer, turn off your brain, and watch two grown men destroy a Porsche on Netflix!

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