On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.

Funny romantic comedy about coming of age, refreshing and fun, also featuring Jennifer Lawrence on roller skates and kicking asses butt-naked on the beach and Matthew Broderick as the goofy dad. Good comedy from Gene Stupnisky (producer of The Office). Four popcorns and it’s a good watch for a lazy evening.

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A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.

Quirky rom-com starring Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni, with a good appearance of Don Cheadle. Reminds me of the time when comedies were cute, fun, witty and without political agenda. Four stars for a great family movie.

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Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.

Really good movie about how Michael Jordan got to sign with Nike. While it’s not factually correct 100% of the time, it’s a good story. Five popcorns, because I loved seeing Ben Affleck and Matt Damon together again on the screen, plus the movie is filed with great music and good pacing.

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Senna’s remarkable story, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of SENNA, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend’s years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later. Far more than a film for F1 fans, SENNA unfolds a remarkable story in a remarkable manner, eschewing many standard documentary techniques in favour of a more cinematic approach that makes full use of astounding footage, much of which is drawn from F1 archives and is previously unseen.

Great documentary about Ayrton Senna. Definitely worth a watch, even if you’re not a Formula One fan. Six popcorns and races to the Movie Vault.

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Depp v Heard examines the infamous defamation case that captured the world’s attention as the first Trial by TikTok, and questions the nature of truth and the role it plays in our modern society.

While it tries to be a documentary, it presents some of the facts in a twisted way, as it’s very visible there’s an agenda in trying to paint Amber as a victim over and over. It tries to be a good recap of the case, but fails miserably. One popcorn, but in reality it’s more like a spinach salad. Don’t waste your time.

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Relive the most memorable moments, meet the top players, witness the greatest goals, experience the passion and the drama from the last 85 years of FIFA Tournaments from the FIFA World Cup™ Official Film archive.

Solid three hour documentary (seen on Netflix as a three-parts one-hour episodes) highlighting some of the best moments of the World Cup. Classic encounters, iconic players, great goals and so on. If you’re a football fan, this is a good time-spender. Four popcpcorns because FIFA is mafia.

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Animated adaptation of NieR: Automata (2017), where a long-running war on post-apocalyptic Earth between androids and machines soon unveils the truth of the world.

I have no words. I knew a bit about the NieR (and automata) lore, played a bit the Automata game and decided the styyle is not my favourite. However, this TV series is something else. Eight episodes with perfect pacing, great story and unfolding mysteries. All in all, the best sci-fi TV show I’ve seen this year, by far. Seven popcorns, jumps into the Movie Vault, and can’t wait for the other four episodes that will release on July 23. (And maybe more seasons after)

August 25 Update

Because sometimes live happens, I completely forgot that the remaining episodes of the first season were due to release on June 23 and I kept remembering they were due on August 25. Either way, I managed to see them, and they wrap the story very nicely, with some nice twists and turns. The rating is the same, even better I might add, and I can’t wait for the next season, which was confirmed to be released in 2024.

Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment? I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle… and wonder if we’ll ever get the chance to kill him.

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Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.

Good intense documentary about a toy dealer. While it doesn’t sound like a wow subject, the documentary is so well made, it must be watched. All in all, 5 popcorns and it’s one of the best documentaries I’ve recently seen.

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Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year’s Eve 2999.

Futurama is back with its eleventh Season in 24 years, after 10 years and the second cancellation. There have been some retcons of how Season 10 ended things and it’s fairly funny and delivers good episodes. Plus, it’s great to hear Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy) again. All in all, four popcorns, because it’s an acquired taste, but still a decent show.

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The story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

With a great casting delivering good performances, good music and a ton of special effects, Christopher Nolan manages to keep you entertained for three full hours. The pacing is good, and I felt that the movie couldn’t been any shorter. It overlays, however the story and personal struggle of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the story and hatred of Lewis Strauss. The movie is entertaining, but draining, and it leaves you with some half endings. All in all, it gets four popcorns, but I’d never want to go through the ordeal of seeing this again.

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Batman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.

After Batman Forever, Joel Schumacher went on a game of limbo with the Batman franchise, to the question “how low can you go?” answering with “yes”. Casting George Clooney as Bruce Wayne/Batman wasn’t a strong move, but the weakest point of the movie is the tirade of punchlines that Arnold Schwarzenegger uses while playing Mr. Freeze.

The dialogue is cheesy, the effects are bad, and not the hockey skating freeze minions, nor crazy psycho ecologist Uma Thurman (as Poison Ivy) or Alicia Silverstone (Batgirl) can save this movie. The movie is the fourth (and last) Batman movie to cast Michael Gough as the ever-loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth.

It’s so bad it’s good terrible, but it still lands in the Movie Vault for being so awfully fun, even getting three popcorns.

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Batman must battle Two-Face and The Riddler with help of an amourous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.

Losing Tim Burton as a director, but gaining Joel Schumacher (Flatliners, Batman and Robin, 8MM, Phone Booth) moved the direction of the movie from steampunk dark towards one that’s a bit more colorful.

With Val Kilmer as a new Bruce Wayne (one of the best ever), joined by Tommy Lee Jones in his prime as the maniac Two-Face and Jim Carrey being Jim Carrey as E. Nygma/The Riddler, the cast is very solid, including Batman’s love interest played by Nicole Kidman and Robin played by Chris O’Donnell, and they all add together for a pretty good movie.

It’s not as serious and gritty as the previous ones, but it’s still decent and packs a good punch. Five popcorns and reaches the Movie Vault thanks to Val Kilmer.

Oh, and it’s got Drew Barrymore in a small role.

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