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Nimrods: Fanboy Wishes and Green Day Dreams

Nimrods: Fanboy Wishes and Green Day Dreams

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 11, 2026Nimrods, Comedy, Coming of age stories, Lee Kirk, Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt, Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace, Sean Gunn, Jenna Fischer, Keen RuffaloComment

Black Phone 2: Dialing the Supernatural, Hanging Up on the Human Touch

Black Phone 2: Dialing the Supernatural, Hanging Up on the Human Touch

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 18, 2025Black Phone 2, Ethan Hawke reprises serial killer role, Joe Hill’s short story, Director Scott Derrickson, Mason Thames, Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, Trading "real" for outright supernaturalComment

How to Train Your Dragon: Live Action Reignites a Series That Was Starting to Drag(on)

How to Train Your Dragon: Live Action Reignites a Series That Was Starting to Drag(on)

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekJune 11, 2025Animated films remade with live action, How to Train Your Dragon, Vikings, Dragontrainer Hiccup, Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Nico Parker, Canadian writer/director Dean DeBloisComment

The Black Phone: Creepy Child-Abduction Thriller Disturbs as Only Child-Abduction Thrillers Can

The Black Phone: Creepy Child-Abduction Thriller Disturbs as Only Child-Abduction Thrillers Can

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekJune 23, 2022Thriller, blumhouse, The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson, Joe Hill, Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGrawComment