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Anaconda (2025) Knows It’s Stupid and That’s Its Superpower
A group of friends are going through a mid-life crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09trVaF_j-M There are two kinds of movies in this world. Movies that desperately want your respect. And movies like Anaconda, which show up wearing cargo shorts, holding a warm beer, and saying, “Relax. We’re here to have fun.” Bless this movie for knowing exactly what it is.

Dan Brooks
Dec 31, 20254 min read


A House of Dynamite (2025): The Government Thriller That Hit the Gas… Then Let Go of the Wheel
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpw2QHJNco You ever watch a movie and think, “Yep, this is exactly how the world ends: not with a bang, but with an email chain marked URGENT – PLEASE READ that nobody… actually… reads”? Welcome to A House of Dynamite, a thriller so wired with nerves it should come with a complimentary blood pressure cuff. I s

Dan Brooks
Nov 13, 20254 min read


Whistleblowers, Fixers & The Art of Staying Invisible - “Relay” (2025)
A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywC__z5VgZM So yes, I finally sat down and watched Relay - and by sat down I mean I made sure the popcorn was ready, the lights dimmed, and I mentally braced myself for something a little different than the usual explosion-fest I tend to lean toward. Because here’s the deal:

Dan Brooks
Nov 7, 20253 min read


Spike Lee’s NYC Remix: Why Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Hits and Misses
When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU44alTInfo

Dan Brooks
Nov 4, 20254 min read


Stars, Secrets & Disappointments: My Take on "The Astronaut" (2025)
After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA's care at a high security house for...

Dan Brooks
Sep 30, 20254 min read


Caught Stealing (2025): A Home Run… or Just a Ground Out?
Hank Thompson, a burned-out ex-baseball player, stumbles into a brutal criminal underworld in 1990s New York City. He’s forced to survive...

Dan Brooks
Sep 2, 20253 min read


The Accountant 2 (2025): Back in Balance (With a Few IOUs)
When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits...

Dan Brooks
Jun 26, 20253 min read


Sinners (2025): The Musical You Didn’t Ask For but Might Secretly Love
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater...

Dan Brooks
Jun 17, 20254 min read


Year 10 (2024): Where Silence Isn’t Just Golden—It’s the Whole Freakin’ Script
Following a catastrophic event that has destroyed civilization, a young man must confront a group of cannibals who have murdered his...

Dan Brooks
Jan 1, 20253 min read


"Elevation" (2024)– Scaling New Heights or a Crash Landing?
A single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy....

Dan Brooks
Nov 17, 20243 min read
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