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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...

New trailer for 'Becoming Bulletproof'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXz6_SlkMMg   From the studio: BECOMING BULLETPROOF is the award winning inspiring story of a group of talented people with disabilities from across America who come together at Zeno Mountain Farm to take part in the making of a...

'Once I was a Beehive' trailer hits the web

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdTbcTg4wIA A trailer for "Once I was a Beehive" has found its way onto the web. We don't have a lot of details about the film, but we know it's coming to us from the producers of "The Saratov Approach." We also don't have an official...

New trailer for John Magary's 'The Mend'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoWrDrflNNw John Magary's "The Mend" will be hitting select theaters beginning August 21st. Synopsis: For anyone who’s ever loathed and loved a sibling in equal measure, The Mend is the wonderfully strange and acidic debut comedy from...

Hannah Fidell's '6 Years' streaming near you

Writer and director Hannah Fidell is releasing her latest, "6 Years," to the streaming world beginning August 18th. Originally available through paid services like iTunes and VUDU, the movie will be made available to Netflix subscribers on September 8th. From the...