Author: Derrick Murray

Full Disclosure: No Spoilers! Full disclosure: there will be no spoilers or plot details in this review. I don’t actually think there’s a lot to spoil in Disclosure Day, but I went in as blind as possible and I think that’s the best way to take it all in even if it ends up disappointing. So there will be no plot synopsis or scene recaps for this review. I’m going to talk around the film instead of directly to it, and we’ll get into more of its themes, messaging, and craft than character names, plot points and other elements that…

It’s ok to be honest about the relevancy of He-Man. Which, if we’re really taking a good hard look in the mirror is basically non-existence in this day and age. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its fans, but any attempt at putting the hero on the big screen is, by its very nature an IP cash grab. That’s the case with most of these things; big studios rummaging through their vaults, dusting off old cartoons and things that were big in the 80s and asking themselves “can this make us money still?” More often than not, this turns…

I Came to Backrooms Completely Blind Full disclosure: I came to Backrooms as blind as you possible could. Prior to the lights dimming and the big screen illuminating, I knew absolutely nothing about YouTube series, the creepypasta movement, or anything that has to do with the pre-existing lore. All I knew was that it was based on a popular internet series and the director was a 20 year old child. This is an important distinction to make early before we dive into Backrooms. While prior knowledge isn’t necessary to enjoy the film, having some certainly changes how the film is…

Mandalorian and Grogu is just a very long, boring, safe, forgettable, meaningless space romp, not good enough to be remembered but not bad enough to be panned. It just exists, stuck in a misused format with its Star Wars heart ripped out and replaced with carefully curated content metrics.

Is God Is is a bold, stylish tale of revenge that unapologetically allows women to let slip the dogs of justified anger and passion. It is an angry, angry film, filled with rage against the machine of misogyny, the patriarchy, cyclical violence inflicted by violent unaccountable men.

Simply put, Mortal Kombat 2 is pretty bad, but it’s also somehow not the worst Mortal Kombat movie out there.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is not a bad film. It’s got all the things general audiences want and is sure to make a gazillion dollars. It also has its heart in the right place and is doing more to defend journalistic integrity than pretty much anyone else in power pretends to be doing. But it also just can’t escape its own trappings, sorely lacking the dynamism that made the first one work so well and last so long.

Blue Heron is a poignant, moving story of family, struggle, and fractured memory, culminating in a profound examination of what we remember and how we remember those closest in our lives.

As an exercise in uncomfortable tension, The Drama is excellent. But as an exploration of its darker concepts, it struggles to fully understand or engage with them.

I’m of the belief that every movie year is a good movie year so long as you do the work to actually watch movies. And no, you can’t just sit at home and consume streaming slop as the your barometer. You do have to seek out the good, mostly in theaters, limited release, or a smaller streamer you may not be subscribed to yet. They are out there, and you if you find it they will come. With so many movies to watch at any given time and a really strong start to 2026, it’s hard to individually review each…