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  The film knows exactly what it wants to be: a silly, campy B-movie, and it succeeds at that! The way it’s filmed, the dialogue, and the actors’ exaggerated performances are all a clear love letter to the ’80s. It’s very bloody, gory, and quite funny at times. It’s an entertaining film if you’re into this type of movie.

  I finally got around to watching One Battle After Another. I wanted to see why critics were praising it so much. To be honest, I don’t get it. The plot is bare-bones, the characters aren’t fully explored, and the themes it touches on are surface-level at best. Most of the comedy didn’t really land for me either. I also found the first 20 minutes to be awful and weird. It does get more interesting after that, but then it just has an incredibly underwhelming ending. On top of that, the film is just too long for the story it’s trying to tell. That said, it does have great visuals and cinematography, along with a really strong music score. Leonardo is great, Benicio Del Toro is a lot of fun, and Sean Penn is pretty creepy as the antagonist. Overall, the film just didn’t resonate with me.

  I adore Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 Running Man film. It’s incredibly cheesy and far from a faithful adaptation of the book, but it’s enjoyable dumb-popcorn fun. I was hesitant about a remake, but knowing it was directed by Edgar Wright, best known for the Cornetto Trilogy and Baby Driver, made me more open to it. However, this new film lacks nearly all of Edgar Wright’s personality. The sharp editing, high-energy pacing, creative transitions, and playful visual flair are all missing. It feels like it could have been directed by anyone. Even though it’s more faithful to the book, there are some jarring changes, especially in the final act, that really dumb the film down. The humour also falls flat, which is surprising coming from Edgar. The Running Man (2025) ultimately ends up as a serviceable action flick, which is fine, but not what I hoped to see from Edgar after four years.

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  Dan Trachtenberg successfully brought life back to the Predator franchise with Prey (2022) and followed it up with another strong entry, the animated film Predator: Killer of Killers (2025). Now, he returns with yet another fresh spin on the series, this time putting the Predator front and centre as the main character. But does this new take deliver, or is it a step too far? The biggest question going in is whether a Predator can truly work as a main character. I can confidently say it does! The Predator, named “Dek” is an outcast for being a runt. His Yautja clan believes he should be killed for his weakness, so he vows to prove himself by hunting the unkillable beast known as the Kalisk. This classic underdog setup makes Dek instantly sympathetic, we want to see him succeed and prove everyone wrong. His journey also doubles as a compelling coming-of-age story as he learns what it truly means to be an Alpha Predator. While the plot follows a familiar formula, it’s...

  It’s disappointing that this film is “Until Dawn” in name only and doesn’t truly adapt the game. However, the time loop element is intriguing, and I did enjoy the group’s camaraderie. Unfortunately, the horror is generic and uninspired, and the visuals are equally dull, marked by flat cinematography. Overall, it’s a shallow film that delivers a lackluster execution of what could have been an interesting concept.