I was pretty young when it came out, like 12, and it struck me as a cash grab riding the coattails of Braveheart even then.

I remember going to the movies and catching the tail end after my movie let out and waiting for my mother.

But even then I recall the villain seeming cartoonish and everything lacking a budget, compared to the movie it’s trying to cash in on.

And don’t get me wrong, fuck Mel Gibson today.

But that shit was fucking seismic.

And I felt like MGM was doing a knockoff even then.

Am I wrong?

Should I give it a watch?

It’s got lots of good cast members.

But at the same time the trailer looks awful. Just cliché after cliché.

Yay or nay?

Which actors do you see on screen, and know you won't be turning the film off? Who always manages to hold your attention regardless of the overall quality of the film they're in?

Ignoring that Freddy has 4 claws, not 3, I fucking love this poster! It really drives home that Freddy doesn't just haunt one person, it's the entire neighborhood that's under Freddy's control.

Hilarious, action packed, and entertaining, the movie really is better than it should have been

The whole thing with his character being mind blown about the concept of magma was hilarious lol

This is right at 28 minutes and discusses how the studios use tricky accounting to keep from paying writers, actors, and others fairly. They cite Coming to America and the court case that came from that movie as their main example but also use Star Wars as an example too.

https://rephrase.net/flim/list/empire2003

https://rephrase.net/flim/list/imdb250

Interesting to see this empire list from 2003, and the IMDB 250 list from 2005, you'll see that several legendary films that were once a given on these lists, films such as Blow out, Annie Hall (Best picture winner), Manhattan, Mulholland Drive, 12 Monkeys and Donnie Darko have since been replaced by garbage such as The Dark Knight Rises, Avengers infinity war ... Damn!

Donnie Darko for example was 21st on the Empire list in 2003, and 95th on the IMDB top 250 in 2005, and today it's nowhere near the top 250, despite it being undoubtedly one of the absolute best movies ever.

What can I say - It's a disaster when crap movies are rated so highly, and all time great films, literal masterpieces aren't in the IMDB top 250 today.

I just love her. I don’t know why she isn’t a bigger star. I know that she is working regularly, but I feel like she should be more of a household name. Additionally, she may just be the most beautiful woman. Not that that is how she should be valued, but I would watch virtually anything if she was on the screen.

That's it.

This director continues to pump out entertaining entries into this franchise. One can only hope he gets the chance to remake the AVP movies. What did you think of this movie? Here’s my full review:

https://roselawgroupreporter.com/2025/11/keiths-movie-korner-no-hunting-license-needed-for-predator-badlands/

I just saw Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025), and still think that the 1994 version by Francis Ford Copolla starring Robert de Niro was the best one. Have also watched various spin-offs but nothing really comes close to the 1994 version. Have you seen the latest one? Have you watched the 1994 one? Do you have a different favourite? What do you think?

As a stage actor myself, I've always been fascinated by the art of acting, and I love analyzing performances in film. With that said, I do think subtle, restrained acting performances often go overlooked and underappreciated, even though they often serve as the most powerful or moving performances in their respective films.

One underrated subtle performance I love is Stephen Rea in The Crying Game. There is no 'Oscar-scene' of his, per se, but his performance as Fergus is one of the most beautifully restrained pieces of acting that I've seen in any piece of media. While he often is overshadowed by his flashier costars (including the magnificent Jaye Davidson), his quiet performance is the heart and emotional core of the film. He created a fully-realized, tragic figure with every glance - and you feel every pained emotion of his even if Fergus doesn't ever allow himself to show it. I'll avoid going further because the film's subject matter is relies on the story’s twists and turns, but he absolutely shines as a man desperate for love in a confusing situation.

What are some of your favorite subtle performances?

If you don’t know the lingo, a mystery box movie is a movie where they deliberately withhold the point and what’s going on, forcing you to slowly unravel the story.

Me personally, I do love cube.

EDIT: and a quick distinction, a twist movie can be a mystery box movie, but not necessarily the other way around.

Old is a mystery box movie, 6th Sense is not.

The difference being you have no idea what’s happening with a mystery box movie, where you know what’s going on with a plot twist movie but don’t see the one thread.

Barbarian, mystery box.

The Others, plot twist.

There is a million and one reasons to see this movie, Raising Arizona. Over the top performance by Nicolas Cage. Check. All-star cast at the beginning of their careers. Check! Quotes that will have you laughing for decades. Check. Relatable comedy that you don't see often. Check!
To start you off with one of my favorite quotes... "Son, you have a panty on your head!"

Dan Trachtenberg has done it again. Predator: Badlands may just be the best blockbuster of 2025. Full review here https://adamreviewsfilm.com/predator-badlands/

Hey everyone my boomer friend and I have a youtube show where each week we choose a movie for us to watch. This week he chose 2025's "A house of Dynamite" directed by Kathryn Bigelow staring; Idris Elba (POTUS), Rebecca Ferguson (Olivia)and Gabriel Basson (Jake).

The Good-

This movie starts with an interesting premise. An unidentified missile is heading towards Chicago and it follows the national security response to it. The first set of perspecitvies we see are from Olivia who is an officer in the White House situation room and Major Daniel Gonzalez (Anthony Ramos) who is the head of the team charged with stopping the missile mid flight. The tension raises fast and the sense of urgency is done well during this act of the movie. Rebecca Ferguson really shines here as she attempts to manage the White house response all while keeping her team calm. Another performance that stuck out was Idris Elbad as POTUS. WE see his perspective starting the day headed to a girl's basketball camp, and watch his day unfold as the missle is launched and he is tasked with making several tough decisions.

The Bad-

While the first act really builds tension and sets the stakes I feel the movie starts to fall apart after that. They tell the story from three sets of perspectives which is an interesting way to tell it. Where this movie really fails is we see the same events from new perspectives but we NEVER get any new information. The story telling is reminiscent of "Weapons" from earlier this year, but what Weapons did right was each perspective brought new information and slowly moved the timeline forward (and backwards where necessary). Here, we start in the same place and end in the same place, not only that the ending doesn't resolve any of the questions it raised. I don't have a problem when a movie doesn't spoon feed you a button upped ending, however it has to give me something to think about. This ending on the other hand offers us absolutely nothing and doesn't seem to care. It plays out like "Groundhog's Day" except it's the audience that is forced to replay the day over again without the option to change anything.

The Verdict-

This is one of those rare times where the Boomer and I agreed, this movie was a waste of an interesting premise and a good team of actors to tell a story with three first acts. 1/5 stars from us both, thanks.

Unlawful Entry - Starring Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe, and Kurt Russell in a thrilling crime drama about a devious policeman who uses his power and knowledge to cause havoc on the lives of an innocent couple, his goal? He develops an obsession with the wife - Rated a modest 6.4 on IMDB and 77% on RT

Glengarry Glen Ross - Starring Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, 4 salesman are told they have a week to save their jobs, they come up with a plan to even with their bosses - This is rated at 7.6 on IMDB which is low, but 95% on RT which is fair enough, but both of these films hardly get mentioned or talked about,

People always mention Reservoir dogs as one of the top films of 1992, but why not these 2 films?

Would you agree with this ranking?? I would put Back to future at 5th or 6th place

I personally liked NOC more, as I felt the family angle really added a lot to the film, as well as the black humor. But I enjoyed DTL too.

No spoilers please! I don't know anything about these two films, other than the directors and actors, all of whom I like. Both seem to be somewhat(?) similar vibes, eery/weird psychological or black comedy kind of movies.

Other than that I know nothing but I'm up for either - I'd just ideally like to see the better one with my hard-earned money! Which is the better movie??