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The Summer 2025 Box Office Breakdown

As August comes to a close, the weather starts to change, and so do the blockbuster movies playing in theaters. 2025’s summer blockbuster season saw live-action remakes of beloved children's movies, original horror films, superhero movies, and more. With the summer...

Rehashed ‘Rebirth’ is another low for the Jurassic franchise

Jurassic World: Rebirth (1 star out of 4) We’re seven films into the Jurassic Park/World franchise, and the filmmakers still don’t have any new ideas. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” feels like an excuse to make money without trying, and it deserves to join the fossil...

Why you need to watch “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016) now that it’s back on Netflix!

Premise A young storyteller, Kubo (Art Parkinson), lives the truth of his stories as he must find an ancient suit of armor to fight against the vengeful Moon King (Ralph Fiennes). A Dying Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r01mk6F_Pk See how stop-motion played a...

Weak ending undermines suspenseful ‘Heretic’

Heretic (2 ½ stars out of 4) During the two years I spent as a missionary in Northern Illinois, I would occasionally wind up at an appointment where the investigator clearly wasn’t interested in learning about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the best cases,...

‘Love and Thunder’ is a step down from ‘Ragnarok,’ but pretty good for post-‘Endgame’ MCU

Thor: Love and Thunder – 3 stars out of 4 For the “Thor: Love and Thunder” soundtrack, director Taika Waititi uses Guns ‘n Roses the same way he used Led Zeppelin for “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017. Guns ‘n Roses was a great band, far superior to most all its peers, but it...

Happy Birthday, Snoopy!

Just last night my youngest daughter told me Snoopy is her favorite character. That's not bad, is it? 60 years after the Peanuts make their mark on the world, kids are still in love with the magic of Charles M. Schulz. So from the gang here at Flix Junkies, happy...

Kevin Bacon's 'Cop Car' hits VOD

According to the press release, Kevin Bacon's "Cop Car" is available now via VOD. That doesn't seem to be the case yet for the iTunes sale, but since Apple usually turns over it's new releases on Tuesday, it could just be a timing issue. Regardless, the film is still...

Ready for 'Ready Player One'

Steven Spielberg will be directing the film adaptation of Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One," now marked to be released next Christmas. Cline's book depicts a setting in 2044 where reality stinks, so people escape into a virtual utopia called OASIS. From the studio:...

'How to Dance in Ohio' hits HBO this October

The HBO doc, "How to Dance in Ohio" will debut this October. From the studio: NEW YORK, NY – HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO will air exclusively on HBO on October 26. The film by Alexandra Shiva spotlights a group of young people on the autism spectrum who spend 12 weeks...

Sony announces dates for 16 movies

Sony just released official dates for 16 of its coming pictures, Including "Ghostbusters" and the next Resident Evil. From the studio:   SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT DATES 16 FILMS FOR 2016 AND 2017 SLATES   CULVER CITY, Calif., August 5, 2015 – Sony Pictures...

'Bikes vs Cars'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8iEIPhooM You don't really need to think of a headline when chatting about a movie called "Bikes vs Cars," do you? The documentary forwarding the conversation about how many cars our Earth can sustain wile also discussing the...