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Playdate (2025) The Action-Comedy That Runs on Juice Boxes and Adrenaline
Brian has just been fired from his job. He becomes a stay-at-home dad. He accepts a playdate invitation from another stay-at-home dad who turns out to be a loose cannon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTq0blCPVQ “Playdate” is one of those movies that strolls into your weekend watchlist with the confidence of a film that thinks it knows exactly what it is… right before tripping over its own shoelaces and face-planting on the marble floor. What begins as a straightforward co

Dan Brooks
1 day ago4 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 134 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 73 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 44 min read


Neon Dreams & Emoji Beams: Why TRON: Ares (2025) Glows But Doesn’t Hit
A highly sophisticated program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVG_X_7Naw Alright - buckle up, fellow cine-nauts. I just emerged from the darkened theatre of TRON: Ares, my retinas still buzzing from an over-dose of luminous blue grid trails and a soundtrack that punched my eardrums politely. And here’s the deal: yes, this thing looks gorgeous, yes, the sound gets you in the chest, but somewh

Dan Brooks
Oct 243 min read


Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - and Your Soul - in The Lost Bus (2025)
A wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno....

Dan Brooks
Oct 83 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 304 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 23 min read


Happy Gilmore 2 (2025): A Back Nine Full of Nostalgia and Knee Braces
Revisit Happy Gilmore's golf career after his win in the Tour Championship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKzRPFvky9Y Let me just start...

Dan Brooks
Jul 303 min read


“First Steps, Giant Leaps - But Not Quite Interstellar” The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous...

Dan Brooks
Jul 294 min read


From Grim Snyder to Goofy Gunn: A Superman (2025) Review
Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth,...

Dan Brooks
Jul 273 min read


Tin Soldier (2025 - Jamie Foxx Joins the Cult of Confusion
The Bokushi offers a program for US combat veterans seeking their "purpose" and path forward. Now the Government is concerned with the...

Dan Brooks
Jul 94 min read


Heads of State (2025): The Odd Couple Save the World: Cena and Elba’s Global Bromance
The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a...

Dan Brooks
Jul 74 min read


Guns Up (2025) Kevin James as a Mob Enforcer? Hollywood, You Feeling Okay?
One the brink of leaving "The Family," a mob henchman's final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, the ex-cop has one night to...

Dan Brooks
Jul 53 min read


“The Old Guard 2 (2025): A Story So Slow It Might Actually Be Immortal”
Andy and her team of immortal warriors continue their mission to protect humanity. This time, they have to face off against a formidable...

Dan Brooks
Jul 44 min read


The Return of the Red-Blooded Hero: Brad Pitt in 'F1: The Movie' (2025)
A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOVZXh8xpC4...

Dan Brooks
Jun 274 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 263 min read


How to Remake Your Childhood Without Ruining It - How to train your Dragon (2025)
As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking,...

Dan Brooks
Jun 204 min read


Shadow Force (2025) : Mr. & Mrs. Meh
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in...

Dan Brooks
Jun 184 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 174 min read
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