Review: Mortal Combat 2 (2026)

Review: Mortal Combat 2(2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got a review of the sequel to the lacking remake of the original Mortal Combat movie. May the pain begin…

Kitana struggles beneath Shao Kahn's control as Earthrealm's defenders prepare for a deadly tournament that threatens multiple realms. Lord Raiden and Sonya Blade gather fighters including Liu Kang, Cole Young, and Johnny Cage to challenge Outworld's growing power. As alliances shift and ancient forces return, the champions face overwhelming enemies, dangerous magic, and personal conflicts that test their loyalty. The battle for Earthrealm becomes a fight between freedom and domination, with warriors forced to discover what they are willing to sacrifice.

Though I have to say this film is better than the sequel to the original Mortal Combat movie, Mortal Combat Apocalyse. That film was a horrifying mess and was an insult to the original. This film is just boring and the fighting sucks.

The the only person in this film that stands out and is worth watching is Carl Urban as Johnney Cage. Urban is wasted in this film. He gives his all but this film doesn’t  have the juice. He is the best Johnney Cage in any of the films, unfortunately.

The original had some of the best martial arts action on film, but this film barely has a pulse. It tries but fails. I was dozing off watching this shit, and I’m  a huge Mortal Combat fan.

So, with that said, I need to close the lid on the coffin. In my humble opinion as a reviewer of over twenty-five years and a fan of Mortal Combat I say that this film is DOG SHIT. Better than the original sequel to Mortal Combat, but still DOGSHIT!!!!

 

 

Review: Disclosure Day (2026)

Review: Disclosure Day (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got the latest film by Stephen Spielburg and what I consider a sequel to Close Encounters…

A weather news anchor begins experiencing strange behaviors and discovers she can suddenly speak various dialects--including what appears to be an alien language. At the same time, a mysterious man with an unknown past comes into possession of stolen government evidence proving the existence of extraterrestrial life and is determined to make it public. For reasons neither fully understands, the two are drawn together. If they can navigate government agents, suspicious spouses, and others trying to stop them, they may reveal a truth that could change humanity forever.

Well, it’s  finally happened, Stephen Speilburg has done a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, even though he won’t admit it.

The reason he doesn’t admit it is because there are no direct references to Close Encounter. In fact this film deals with the victims of life long alien abductions and the stories of the non- government agency of the modern UFO, Oh, how stupid of me. I mean UAP culture. But, Stephen being a sneaky bastard put in one subtle reference that screams, THIS IS A CLOSE RNCOUNTERS SEQUEL!!!! I’ll  reveil it later..

This is a wonderful harken back to the good ole days of the 80s but with a dash of the modern. Shit, Stephen even dragged John Williams out of the old files home in his wheelchair and got him to do the music for this “Not Close Encounters Sequel.”

This film is not shy on the action and even has a scene where the “non-government” agency tries to kill the two main characters.

Emiley Blunt does an outstanding job as Margaret, one of the chosen ones. This poor girl had a lot on her plate because she had the entire film on her sholders and she had to learn to deliver lines in multiple languages, including alien.

In fact everyone in this film did outstanding jobs, including the background people. But of course this is a Stephen Spielburg film, it’s  expected.

Now, to the proof that this is actual undeniable PROOF that this is the sequel to Close Encounters. In a flashback, when Margaret goes to the reconstruction of her family home, she relives her first abduction. During it she sings a song to calm herself. Guess what song?  The Jimmeny Cricket song from Pinochio. The same song Richard Dreifus had the music box of in CLOSE ENCOÚNTERS. The fucking music they played at the end of the movie!!!

So, is this a good sequel to Close Encounters? Fuck yeah. I loved it. It gave me the tingles and brought me back to a world free of WOKE and The Message. It reminded me of a time when Spielburg and Lucas were the Titans of Hollywood and summer movies were truly magical. It is a time I sorely miss and mourn.

So, what is my rating? What the fuck you think???

EIGHtIES AWESOMETACULAR!!!!

 

 

Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

Review: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

By William Pattison

Ok, people I finally saw The Mando movie and I’m reviewing it. I know you are creaming your shorts in anticipation of it.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

 

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

Ok, yes, I’m royally late to the game. The film failed in the box office and the future of The Mandalorian franchise is in question.

Well, to hell with you. I’m going to have my say…

Personally I loved this film. It was what I wanted from a Mando film. I want to see Mando and Grogu going on adventures and claiming bounties. Fuck the big picture or being epic. I want to have fun and watch Mando kick either Imperial ass or crime syndicate ass. We got both in this film. Shit, we saw Mando go against the Huts and we met Jaba’s son, who doesn’t  want to be a gangster. We even got to see Jaba’S son fight in a blood sports and fight another Hut. I didn’t  know Huts could kick ass.

Shit, we saw Mando fight more Critters an in any season of his show.

We saw Mando get a new, practically brand new Wave Rider. I love that ship and have missed it.

Shit,Man, we got Samuel L Jackson back in Star Wars, of only in voice.

And we saw the Huts fight XWings..come on!!!

This film was kick assed…Yes, it wasn’t  a big picture Star Wars movie. Yes the main Star Wars universe can visit The Mandoverse, but Mando isn’t  bound to it. He has is own story and focus that has little to do with the bigger Star Wars story line. Mando is the lone stranger or Lone Wolf and Cub. He does his thing. I like that I have always Liked Mando and Grogu. The problem with the show was then he brought all the other Mandalorians into the mix.Mando is at this best when it is just him and his baby Yoda…fuck you, you called him that for the longest time..

Anyway, if you are not an obsessive Star Wars fan, you might get a couple of hours enjoyment in the universe Lucas started. For me I thing this film is MANDOTACULAR!!!

Review: The Obyssy (2026)

Review: The Odyssey (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got the lastest film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey…

 

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

This is an outstanding adaptation of Homer’s epic story. Christopher Nolan shows himself once again as an artist. The production quality is right up there wit Openhymer. Nolan uses natural illumination, meaning candle and fire light so the indoor scenes have heavy shadows and present a near art noir feel to the scenes. Also, the the scenes in the cave of the Cyclops it makes the action harder to see but also causes the viewer to use their imaginations more. Also with the sound FX it makes the scenes that much more cringe. Nolan knows how to used sound to it’s full ada antage. This even extends to Obysius’s scene where he reclaims his throne. The sound in those scenes are just as brutal as the visuals. You hear bones crack and flesh rip. The visual FX are the best of any adaption of this story.

Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Holand are stunning as Odyssius and his family.

The only thing that annoyed me is that because of the WOKE rules still on the books, in order to be able to have his film in The Oscars Nolan had to turn all the the people in Troy black especially Helen of Troy. This bullshit sticks out in this film like a sore thumb, but I forgive Nolan for this annoying compromise in order to give this work a chance for accolades. I just wish these awards would stop being based on bullshit politics and be about the quality of the work itself.

Still, even with this smear on it Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is AWESOMETACULAR!!!

 

Review: Spiderman A Brave New Day (2026)

Review: SPiderman: Brave New Day (2026)

By William Pattison

 

Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he's devoted himself entirely to protecting his city - a full-time Spider-Man - but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.

This time I’m reviewing the fourth film in the Tom Holland Spiderman film series.

Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he's devoted himself entirely to protecting his city - a full-time Spider-Man - but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.

I have to say that once again Mavel Studios has done it again. Infact I think this film is the best so far because all the actors are comfortable in their roles and the world around them is familiar and works with them.

Tom Holland gives one hundred percent as Peter Parker. Also Zendaya returns as Peters love interest MJ. Also, fan favoriteJacob Batalon as Peter’s best bud Ned. As well we haveJon Bernthal  as Frank Castle, The Punisher, Avenger’s Alumni Mark Ruffalo  as Bruce Banner and Sadie Sink  as the new face of Jean Gray Sallie Sink adds a real creapiness to Jean Gray because she literally looks like a living Anabelle doll in this movie.

The best part of this film is not only that it is a Dare Devil and X Men crossover, but also this film reestablished the friendly neighborhood Spiderman we all enjoy. The movie literally starts with a number of Spiderman fights with a bunch of his villains including main villain Scorpian.

The fans love this version of Spiderman and this series just gets better and better, unlike a lot of Marvel studio films as of late. With that said once again I say this film is AWESOMETACULAR!!!!!

Review: CHUM (2026)

Review: Chum (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got a morality tail about an obsessed man who is out for revenge on a Great White shark and uses a wedding party as bait for the beast.

A newlywed couple joins friends on a Mediterranean yacht excursion, only to find themselves caught between a predatory shark and a psychopathic killer in their midst-transforming a sun-drenched escape into a fight for survival.

This film is a real Moby Dick type of story, except substitute a shark for the Great White Whale.

 Jim Block does an acceptable job as the obsessive sea captain who is out to kill the Great White shark who ate his wife. Captain Roy is no Captain Ahab, but he is still a very scary guy.

Lice Eve does a good job as the disenchanted new bride, Tina. Tina is a woman who must choose between her new promotion and being married to her new husband because she is on the opposite side of his beliefs about the environment…oh and there is also the fact that if Captain Roy has his way she will be bait. Tina is amusingly the perfect opponent for both Roy and the shark.

This is an ok low budget shark film. It tends to use the same shark footage for the kills, which makes the shark action a bit monotonous. There is plenty of action, tension, and blood in this film, so you won’t  be bored.Don’t expect a serial killer version of Jaws, trying to go that never works. Though on paper this film could be described as such. I consider this as a low budget Shark Moby Dick and I’m  happy with that. Don’t  get me wrong, this is not a great film. It is what it is and I will recommend this film to those of you fans that love Shark Attack 3. If not watch Jaws or Jaws 2 instead.

 

 

 

 

 

Review:Scream 7 (2026)

Review: Scream 7 (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got the seventh film in the Scream franchise. The question is can they make a halfway decent film after all this time, or is this franchise losing steam like so many have?

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

Well, this film begins like all Scream films do. This time a group of fans of STAB go to The Sydney Prescott Experience attraction. The attraction is a recreation of the Prescott house from the STAB movies complete with police tape, wall posters, and outlines of dead bodies. It also includes a high tech animatronic Ghostface.

While the fans are enjoying the attraction the “real” Ghostface, if there is even one, switches out the dummy and ends up brutally killing the fans. Though this opening has little to do with the plot, we are introduced to how brutally and fast this Ghostface is.

Then we are re-inteoduced to Sydney Prescott-Evens and her daughter, Tatum, who was named after her best friend who died in the original Ghostface murders.

Also, back, obviously, is author Gale Weathers played as always byCourtney Cox. And, surprisingly Mathew Lillard as Stu Macher as a possible Ghostface, even though he supposedly has been dead thirty years.

Now, as I mentioned the Ghostface is amazingly physical and real fast in this film. He is in fact rather scary for being someone in a Party Central costume. Also this Ghostface is into AI and other high tech tricks, which helps keep him fresh.

As for the production and plot Sydney’s  family, especially her daughter are targets for Ghostface, as well as all of Tatum’s friends and her boyfriend.

There is still all the gabber about horror movies and modern times that are iconic to this franchise.

So, we come to the answer to the question is this film good and is Scream still ivable? I found this installment ok. It isn’t  as good as part six to me, but it isn’t  bad. I enjoyed it. I loved the Ghostface in this film, though I found the reveil a bit disappointing, but that is nothing unusual.

All in all this film is an acceptable addition to the Scream franchise and I readily recommend it.