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Archives for August 2025

‘Weapons’ Review – The Visceral Impact of Zach Cregger’s Latest Only Lasts ‘Til The Lights Come On

August 8, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

After the twists and turns of his breakout film Barbarian, horror fans have been eagerly waiting to see what writer/director Zach Cregger would do next.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Cary Christopher, josh brolin, julia garner, Zach Cregger

‘Freakier Friday’ Review – Fewer Laughs, Same Big Heart

August 7, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

The 2003 remake of Mary Rodger’s 1972 YA novel Freaky Friday was an unparalleled success. How does its new 2025 sequel fare?

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Chad Michael Murray, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jordan Weiss, Julia Butters, lindsay lohan, Lucille Soong, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, manny jacinto, mark harmon, Nisha Ganatra, Rosalind Chao, Sophia Hammons, Vanessa Bayer

4K Review: ‘Frailty’ (2001)

August 2, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

In 2001, actor Bill Paxton made his directorial debut with Frailty, a Southern Gothic religious thriller in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock about an unassuming father who hears the voice of God telling him to destroy demons.

The only catch: they look like ordinary people.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Bill Paxton, Frailty, Jeremy Sumpter, Matt O'Leary, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe

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