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Showing posts with label SpotlightReel. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Power Ballad (2026) Movie Review: A Rare, Frustrating Miscalculation - John Carney’s Mean-Spirited Musical Comedy Misfire

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POWER BALLAD (2026)— Movie Review

Directed by John Carney


A Rare, Frustrating Miscalculation - John Carney’s Mean-Spirited Musical Comedy Misfire 
★★1/2Lucky 13 Rating

Monday, June 22, 2026

Masters of the Universe (2026): Movie Review - By the Power of Grayskull: Pure nostalgic family friendly Sword-and-Sorcery Fantasy

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Masters of the Universe (2026) — Review

Directed by Travis Knight


⚔️ By the Power of Grayskull:  Pure Nostalgic family friendly Sword-and-Sorcery Fantasy ⚔️
★★★★★ Lucky 13 Rating

Sunday, June 21, 2026

About Time (2013) : My North Star Series Retrospective - The True Art of Time Travel: Reclaiming the Familial Grief and Everyday Beauty of Richard Curtis' About Time

❦ A Cinematic North Star ❦

✨ MY CINEMATIC NORTH STARS ✨

"Navigating the overlooked, the under-appreciated, and the personally profound."

About Time 

Directed by Richard Curtis (2013)



The True Art of Time Travel: Reclaiming the Familial Grief and Everyday Beauty of Richard Curtis' About Time
By Ray Manukay

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Pressure (2026) Movie Review: Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser Shine in a Masterful D-Day Thriller

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Pressure (2026) —  Review
Directed by Anthony Maras



Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser Shine in a Masterful D-Day Thriller
★★★★Lucky 13 Rating

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Blades of the Guardians Wind Rises in the Desert (2026) Movie Review: A Breathless, Blood-Soaked Return to Old-School Wuxia

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Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert - MOvie Review



A Breathless, Blood-Soaked Return to Old-School Wuxia
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping

LUCKY 13 RATING:  ★★★★

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Disclosure Day (2026) Movie Review: Classic Popcorn Spielberg Wrapped in a Conspiracy Tale

Disclosure Day (2026) 

Directed by Steven Spielberg

  
Classic Popcorn Spielberg Wrapped in a Conspiracy Tale

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Michael 2026 Movie Review: The King of Pop Gets the Corporate Treatment: The Frustrating Superficiality of ‘Michael’ (2026)

Michael (2026)



The King of Pop Gets the Corporate Treatment: The Frustrating Superficiality of Michael (2026)

★★⯪☆☆2.5 / 5.0

Monday, June 01, 2026

The Backrooms 2026 Movie Review: A Disturbing, Atmosphere-Driven master class in liminal Creepiness

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Score: ★★★ 1/2 (3 1/2 - out of 5)


Backrooms

 A Disturbing, Atmosphere-Driven master class  in liminal Creepiness


Directed by Kane Parsons (2026)


Friday, May 29, 2026

Exit 8 2025 Movie Review: A Brisk, Intellectually Stimulating Thriller Trapped in a Poetic, Psychological Loop

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Exit 8


★★★

 A Brisk, Intellectually Stimulating Thriller Trapped in a Poetic, Psychological Loop


Directed by Genki Kawamura (2025)

Monday, May 25, 2026

Beast (2026) - Movie Review: A Handsome, Heartfelt MMA Drama that fails to overcome predictable formulaic tropes

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Beast (2026)



⭐⭐⭐
A Handsome, Heartfelt MMA Drama that tries to overcome predictable formulaic tropes

Directed by Tyler Atkins (2026)


Friday, May 08, 2026

Silverado - North Star Series Retrospective: Lawrence Kasdan's Great Western Frontier Revival



A Cinematic North Star

✨ MY CINEMATIC NORTH STARS ✨

"Navigating the overlooked, the under-appreciated, and the personally profound."

⭐ Northstar Series Ledger ⭐

Silverado


Directed by Lawrence Kasdan • 1885 In Spirit / 1985 In Fact

Friday, May 01, 2026

Midsommar (2019) Movie Review: Why Midsommar's Slow-Burn Brilliance is a Double-Edged Sword

Midsommar (2019) — Movie Review



Directed by Ari Aster

Why Midsommar's Slow-Burn Brilliance is a Double-Edged Sword

★★★☆☆ 3.0 / 5.0

Review By Ray Manukay

Friday, April 24, 2026

Apex Movie Review - Charlize Theron thrills in a nature survival thriller

Survival Thriller:

APEX




"The higher you climb, the further there is to fall. But down there... something is waiting."

Wednesday, April 08, 2026