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The Electric State - 2025 - Netflix Original

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  Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: After a war between humans and machines, robots lost their freedom, people lost themselves in tech, and Michelle lost everyone she loved - or did she? *** Hearing about this movie I was very intrigued to see where it would go. The answer all over the place.  Right off the bat, the movie is visually beautiful and the fight sequences between everyone is just amazing.  Props to human characters played by Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci and Giancarlo Esposito. Each one brought their character to life in a very real way and performed perfectly against so much CGI. And while the characters were likeable, well the ones you were supposed to like, and you were cheering for the good guys, they could not help the writing or the storyline from crashing out in the final act. Without spoilers it is hard to discuss the storyline in more detail, but I will say that the storyline was very strange and t...
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Netflix Original Back In Action - 2025

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  Genre: Action, Comedy Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed. *** Immediately upon watching the trailer for this movie, I could not help but compare it to the recent Mark Wahlberg movie with a similar plot called The Family Plan. However, I love both Cameron and Jamie so decided to give it a chance.  Being blunt I will say that this movie was hard not to compare to the other and was not as good in my opinion, though it is hard to go into too much detail without giving spoilers. I felt like this movie was not as natural and every potential joke was forced.  Thankfully, I will say that the fight scenes and the chemistry between Cameron and Jamie was great to watch. Sadly, I feel that the chemistry between the child actors and the adults are what drove a wedge into the story for me. That mixed with the jokes that just didn’t land right and the fact that the spies were just te...
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Netflix Original The Witcher Sirens of the Deep - 2025

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  Genre: Adult Amination, TV Dramas, TV Shows Based on Books Rating:   TV-MA Synopsis:  A monster hunter, voiced by Doug Cockle (“The Witcher” video games), is hired to take down an undersea creature attacking the sailors of Bremervoord.  *** *Strobe Light Effect Warning* Right of the bat I had high hopes as it went straight into the action. Showcasing the beautiful and fluid animation as well as the great vocal actors for each respective character.  As the story progressed there were creatures of multiple kinds, all that look amazing and blend into their environments perfectly.  Sadly, then it took a turn for the worst. It started off so promising and then turned into an R rated version of the little mermaid including an eye rolling villain song. Very predictable towards the end and though the grand finale battle was awesome it was a little too late.  Final Thoughts This one was a huge let down. Once the comparison to the little mermaid came into it, ...
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Apple TV+ Original The Gorge - 2025

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  Genre: Action, Romance Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: Two highly-trained operatives become close after being sent to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within. *** From watching the trailer I was super intrigued about this story as it reminded me of The Great Wall in many ways. And it started with a bang which gave me high hopes.  I will say props to the main actors, both Anya Taylor-Joy as Drasa and Miles Teller as Levi. No matter what the writers threw at them they handled it with grace, though sadly I do not think it helped in the end.  As I suspected from the trailer this movie is about 80% ‘talking’ and 20% action so keep that in mind before viewing it. I was happy once some action started as it did add a new layer to the story and introduced some cool looking creatures.  Sadly, before the action started I was a little eye rolling as I could not help but wonder what kind of mercena...
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Mufasa: The Lion King - 2024

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  Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical Rating:   PG  Synopsis: Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny. *** I was intrigued about this new addition to the Lion King since there is very little information given about the origins of Mufasa and Scar during the original movie.  Major props to the main character voice actors, Aaron Pierre playing Mufasa and Kelvin Harrison Jr. playing Taka. Both brought deep emotion and life to their respective roles, as well as nailing the banter between the two.  Also props to Kiros played by Mads Mikkelsen, even in lion form he brings the same deep level of acting with both malice and his soft villain way of speaking. Personally, I love Mads when he plays a villain.  Songs were a little weird, but really catchy. I will never get over seeing...
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Wolf Man - 2025

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  Genre: Horror Rating:   R Synopsis:   A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable. *** The trailer for this movie reminded me of dog soldiers so I had to give it a try. I’m glad that I did.  This movie starts out like a typical creature movie. Creepy encounter but they live to tell the tail. Years later the characters are drawn to the same location and shenanigans ensue.  Honestly, this movie was pretty much what I expected. A little intense, a few jumpscares and some pretty unexpected body horror that I actually appreciated. Recent werewolf movies have shied away from the body horror aspect so it was nice to see it included for once.  All the actors did an amazing job in their respective roles, yet major props have to go to the main adult character Blake played by Christopher Abbott. Without spoilers you could still see the emotional turmoil un...
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Iron Flame (The Fourth Wing Book 2) by Rebecca Yarros

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  Published:    November 7th, 2023. Genre: Fantasy, Romantic fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Romance novel, High fantasy Rating:   R - violence, torture, sexual content Synopsis:   Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves. *** I’m so happy I was able to jump right into book 2 as it continues pretty much right where it left off from the first.  That being said I was a little nervous that early on (no spoilers) they decided to head back to the school and I got huge Harry Potter ‘let’s get going back to the school at the start of the ...
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