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Trailers: Fantastic Four First Steps Official Trailer

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On April 17, 2025

In Comic Books, Marvel, Movies

The official trailer for Fantastic Four First Steps dropped today. Take a look.

It doesn’t look bad. I’m a little more interested in the film from this trailer than I was by the teaser trailer. We do get a couple of confirmations. Sue Storm is pregnant, which will be the first time Franklin Richards will appear in live action.

We also get confirmation that Shalla-Bal is the Silver Surfer and we get our first look of her as the hearld of Galactus. As I mentioned in the teaser trailer post, she is the lover/wife of Norrin Radd, whom we saw as the Silver Surfer in the first iteration of the Fantastic Four films. (We don’t talk about the one in 2015.)

While I will remain cautiously optimisitc, I’m not quite ready to run to the theater to see it. I’ll probably wait a while to see how it’s received by Marvel fans and audiances and that’s just out of sheer curiosity. Negative or positive, I’ll still see the film but it’ll ultimately boil down to theater or streaming service.

What did you think?

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“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” 
– Stanley Kubrick

Comedy Month (2025) – I Love the 80s

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On April 3, 2025

In Monthly Movie Theme, Movies

You either think the 1980s was a great era for comedy movies, or you’re wrong. Especially the comedies of the mid-to-late 80s. It’s mostly thanks to John Hughes (RIP), the king of feel-good 80s and 90s films, and John Candy (RIP).

For Comedy Month (2025) I picked a couple of my favorite John Candy and Tom Hanks 80s comedy movies and threw in a Richard Pryor film. Watching these movies has me missing John Candy. There will never be anyone comparable to that man. The same goes for John Hughes.

With that said, here is the list for Comedy Month (2025), most of which are probably among my favorites from the 80s.

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Movie Review: Captain America Brave New World

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On March 10, 2025

In Marvel, Movies, Reviews

Captain America Brave New World movie poster

Directed by: Julius Onah
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Runtime: 1 hr 58 min
My Rating:

After an assassination attempt on the president, Sam is thrust into the middle of an international incident with an unknown antagonist. The MCU is still struggling to recreate the success they had with the films in the Infinity Saga. Honestly, I don’t think this film brings them any closer.

I wanted to give this movie four stars, and I almost did solely based on Harrison Ford’s performance. However, we expect great acting from a person of his caliber. Honestly, everyone in the cast does a great job and the action is solid. There is slight confusion around the story and its link to the previous films in the franchise.

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97th Academy Awards Results

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On March 4, 2025

In Academy Awards, Movies

Mikey Madison holding Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role

Let’s review the 97th Academy Awards results and see how I did. Again, I did not watch the show because I’m not interested in some celebrity’s political pontificating. I have heard there are some cool moments, especially for Mikey Madison and Kieran Culkin.

In short, for my first year back, I did not do very well. Granted I hadn’t seen any of the movies that were nominated. Maybe I’ll try to do better for the 98th Academy Awards. Most of my predictions are wrong but there are some pleasant surprises. Let’s look at the results.

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Drama Month (2025) – Biopics

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On March 3, 2025

In Monthly Movie Theme, Movies

Groundhog Day - Phil and Phil

For Drama Month (2025) all the selections are biopics. I’m a sucker for a good biopic ranging from presidents, mafia figures, sports stars, and serial killers. A couple of those are among the selections this year. The special event movie for the month is Groundhog Day (“again”).

There are many great biopic movies out there and February is a short month. Picking among so many is difficult. Check out this year’s list.

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Movie Review: A Complete Unknown

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On March 2, 2025

In Movies, Reviews

Directed by: James Mangold
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning
Runtime: 2 hours 21 minutes
Release Date: December 25, 2024
My Rating:

This movie tells the story of Bobby Dylan, who started with nothing and rose to become one of the most iconic music artists of all time. Bob Dylan rose to stardom long before I was born but that doesn’t mean I’m not familiar with his music.

The Academy Awards are rolling as I’m writing this, I snuck it in just before they aired. While this is a good movie, I don’t think it has enough to take Best Picture. However, I do think Edward Norton’s performance is enough to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

The movie is a little slow in spots which is common in most biopics. I’m not a Bob Dylan fan and I can probably only name a couple of his songs on one hand. Come to think of it, it’s possible that not a single one of his songs was played in full. I think they were all cut short. Not even “Like A Rolling Stone“, which is surprising given that is where the name of the movie came from.

Regardless, I did enjoy it and I think it’s worth checking out. It’s not bad for a biopic.

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“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” 
– Stanley Kubrick

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