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Getting ‘Toxic’ While ‘Conjuring’ Things Up and Then Having Some Thoughts

September 9, 2025

jmunney Cinema, Movie Reviews Beau Gadsdon, Ben Hardy, Elijah Wood, Elliot Cowan, Jacob Tremblay, Julia Davis, Kate Fahy, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Kevin Bacon, Macon Blair, Mia Tomlinson, Michael Chaves, Molly Cartwright, Patrick Wilson, Peter Dinklage, Peter Wright, Rebecca Calder, Sarah Niles, Steve Coulter, Taylour Paige, The Conjuring, The Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Toxic Avenger, The Toxic Avenger 2025, The Toxic Avenger Unrated, Tilly Walker, Vera Farmiga Leave a comment

Imagine if Toxie met Annabelle, though (CREDIT: Troma Entertainment/Screenshot; Warner Bros./Screenshot)

The Toxic Avenger Unrated

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Sarah Niles, Julia Davis

Director: Macon Blair

Running Time: 103 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: August 29, 2025 (Theaters)

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Steve Coulter, Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Beau Gadsdon, Molly Cartwright, Tilly Walker, Peter Wright, Kate Fahy

Director: Michael Chaves

Running Time: 135 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: September 5, 2025 (Theaters)

I’ve been thinking a lot about legacies lately. Or at least I’ve been thinking a moderate amount about the legacies of the Conjuring and Toxic Avenger franchises, seeing as I recently saw their most recent entries.

‘Together’ We Can Take Our ‘First Steps’ (And Many More Steps to Come)

August 6, 2025

jmunney Cinema, Movie Reviews Damon Herriman, Dave Franco, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Fantastic Four, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, lison Brie, Mark Gatiss, Matt Shakman, Michael Shanks, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Ineson, Sarah Niles, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Together, Vanessa Kirby Leave a comment

July at the Picture House (CREDIT: Germain McMicking/NEON; Marvel Entertainment/Screenshot)

Together

Starring: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman

Director: Michael Shanks

Running Time: 102 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: July 30, 2025 (Theaters)

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne

Director: Matt Shakman

Running Time: 114 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: July 25, 2025 (Theaters)

‘F1’ Down, None to Go

July 2, 2025

jmunney Cinema, Movie Reviews Abdul Salis, Brad Pitt, Callie Cooke, Damon Idris, F1, F1 the Movie, Javie Bardem, Joseph Balderrama, Joseph Kosinski, Kerry Condon, Kim Bodnia, Layne Harper, Luciano Bacheta, Samson Kayo, Sarah Niles, Shea Whigham, Tobias Menzies, Will Merrick Leave a comment

An F1 Smirk (CREDIT: Warner Bros./Screenshot)

Starring: Brad Pitt, Damon Idris, Javie Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, Sarah Niles, Will Merrick, Joseph Balderrama, Abdul Salis, Callie Cooke, Samson Kayo, Shea Whigham, Layne Harper, Luciano Bacheta

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Running Time: 156 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: June 27, 2025 (Theaters)

Did seeing F1 (the movie) make me want to rush home and start training to become an F1 driver myself? No!

But I suppose that to be fair, it didn’t exactly need to do that to be successful cinematically.

Did it at least make me want to check out some real Formula 1 races? No, not really.

Am I happy that I spent my Sunday afternoon watching it? Yes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was a good movie.

At least Brad Pitt delivered sufficient Thoughtful Scoundrel Energy.

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