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<b><i>She Rides Shotgun</i> Blends Grit and Heart: Taron Egerton Elevates a Familiar On-the-Run Thriller into Something Unforgettable</b>

She Rides Shotgun Blends Grit and Heart: Taron Egerton Elevates a Familiar On-the-Run Thriller into Something Unforgettable

FilmAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

She Rides Shotgun is a gripping, emotionally charged crime thriller that turns a well-worn genre template into something fresh and resonant. Anchored by an uncompromising…

<b>REVIEW:<i>Fantastic Four: First Steps</i> Blasts Off with Retro Charm and Cosmic Stakes  </b>

REVIEW:Fantastic Four: First Steps Blasts Off with Retro Charm and Cosmic Stakes

FilmAugust 12, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Marvel’s latest entry, Fantastic Four: First Steps, revitalizes the First Family with a refreshing dose of 1960s optimism and cosmic spectacle. Instead of another origin…

<b>Eddie Murphy’s <i>The Pickup</i> Delivers Laughs in a Slick, Star-Studded Comedy </b>

Eddie Murphy’s The Pickup Delivers Laughs in a Slick, Star-Studded Comedy

FilmAugust 12, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Pickup, directed by Tim Story and now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, pairs Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in a breezy action-comedy that blends…

<b><i> Weapons</i> Delivers a Raw, Unflinching Portrait of Youth and Violence    </b>

Weapons Delivers a Raw, Unflinching Portrait of Youth and Violence

FilmAugust 12, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Weapons is a visceral, uneasy film that arrests the viewer from its opening moments and refuses to relent. Without resorting to sentimentality, it captures the…

<b><i>Nobody 2</i>: Bob Odenkirk’s Reluctant Hero Returns with Fists Flying </b>

Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk’s Reluctant Hero Returns with Fists Flying

FilmAugust 12, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Nobody 2 wastes no time plunging back into the bruised, breathless world of Hutch Mansell, the once-mild suburban dad whose dormant assassin skills roared back…

<b>Sydney Sweeney Shines in Gritty, Offbeat Crime Caper <i>Americana</i>  </b>

Sydney Sweeney Shines in Gritty, Offbeat Crime Caper Americana

FilmAugust 12, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Americana is a blazing balletic collision of crime, mythology, and flawed humanity, anchored by Sydney Sweeney’s magnetic turn as Penny Jo Poplin. In director Tony…

<b><i>Freakier Friday</i> Serves Up Double the Body-Swap Chaos with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan</b>

Freakier Friday Serves Up Double the Body-Swap Chaos with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan

FilmAugust 11, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Two decades after their first swap shocked and delighted audiences, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan return in Freakier Friday, a high-energy sequel that doubles…

<b>Lily James Brings the Heat in <i>Swiped</i>, Portraying the Woman Who Revolutionized Modern Dating</b>

Lily James Brings the Heat in Swiped, Portraying the Woman Who Revolutionized Modern Dating

FilmAugust 11, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In Swiped, Lily James sheds her period-drama image to play Whitney Wolfe Herd, the woman who helped create Tinder and then went on to found…

<b>Danielle Deadwyler Commands The Big Screen In <i>40 Acres</i></b>

Danielle Deadwyler Commands The Big Screen In 40 Acres

FilmJuly 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Danielle Deadwyler is the breakout star of the highly anticipated thriller 40 Acres (sometimes stylized as “Forty Acres”). Though relatively new to mainstream cinema, Deadwyler’s authentic,…

<b>Brad Pitt Wants Tom Cruise to Join Him in ‘F1’ Sequel</b>

Brad Pitt Wants Tom Cruise to Join Him in ‘F1’ Sequel

Film, NewsmakersJuly 10, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Los Angeles — July 9, 2025 Following the adrenaline-fueled debut of F1, Brad Pitt is already revving up for a sequel — and he has…

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