Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)*

Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Rating: PG
Directed by: Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears
Written by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, and Brendan O’Brien
Starring: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Nicolas Cantu, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Brady Noon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and Maya Rudolph
Release Date: 8/2/2023
Running Time: 99 minutes

Official Site
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What did you think of this film?

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Cellphone videos show how each of the turtles and April are getting along in high school with their various clubs and activities. We also see Leo and April researching TCRL labs. We then see them at the prom, where the video zooms out to reveal it’s a surveillance camera tracking the turtles. Cynthia Utrom is watching them and scheming how to capture them. She issues the command: “Bring me… The Shredder.”, ending with an over-the-shoulder shot of Shredder on a NYC rooftop, looking upon the city.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Frank, Zion, and Bobby for this submission

Baker, The (2022)*

Title: The Baker
Rating: R
Directed by: Jonathan Sobol
Written by: Paolo Mancini and Thomas Michael
Starring: Ron Perlman, Elias Koteas, Joel David Moore, Emma Ho, and Harvey Keitel
Release Date: 7/28/2023
Running Time: 104 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

The story of a quiet, solitary man whose estranged son suddenly comes back into his life with a granddaughter he never knew existed. When his son disappears on a shady business opportunity, the baker must do everything he can to find his son and protect his granddaughter from the mob hitmen sent to find her.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

At the dry cleaners, we see Harvey Keitel’s character reading at a table. He hears a sound and turns around to see what it it. The screen goes black and we hear a gunshot.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)*

Title: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Written by: Erik Jendresen and Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Frederick Schmidt, Cary Elwes, Mark Gatiss, Indira Varma, and Rob Delaney
Release Date: 7/12/2023
Running Time: 163 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

We hear the electronic growling sound of “The Entity” as the credits end.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Memory of
Sumner Redstone
Film Lover and Friend

Special thanks to Allison, Frank, and Javier for this submission

Sound of Freedom (2022)*

Title: Sound of Freedom
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Alejandro Monteverde
Written by: Rod Barr and Alejandro Monteverde
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp, and José Zúñiga
Release Date: 7/4/2023
Running Time: 135 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A true story film that exposes the darkness of child trafficking. A federal agent saves a boy from traffickers, but his sister is still captive. He embarks on a dangerous mission, risking his life to free her from a fate worse than death.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Jim Caziezel talks about the mission of the film: to shine the light of attention on the subject of child trafficking. He talks about the importance of people seeing this movie and spreading the word to others, and it’s so important that the distributor (Angel Studios) is giving away a number of free tickets to see the film (angel.com/freedom) and asking viewers who can to pay it forward and buy tickets for others to see the movie.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Memory of My Father Jose Jesus Verastegui Trevino

Special thanks to Frank and Tony for this submission

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Title: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: James Mangold
Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and David Koepp
Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Olivier Richters, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen
Release Date: 6/30/2023
Running Time: 154 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of Michael DeBeer

Memoriam: In Memory of Nic Cupac

Special thanks to Michael and Frank for this submission

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Title: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Rating: PG
Directed by: Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl
Written by: Pam Brady, Elliott DiGuiseppi, Kirk DeMicco, and Brian C. Brown
Starring: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Liza Koshy, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Jaboukie Young-White, Blue Chapman, Eduardo Franco, Ramona Young, Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer, and Jane Fonda
Release Date: 6/30/2023
Running Time: 90 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.

Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible.

She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush (Jaboukie Young-White), who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom (Toni Collette), has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water.

But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother (Jane Fonda), the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.

The Kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids who have been battling with the Kraken for eons. There’s one major, and immediate, problem with that: The school’s beautiful, popular new girl, Chelsea (Annie Murphy) just happens to be a mermaid. Ruby will ultimately need to embrace who she is and go big to protect those she loves most.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Javier, Jake, and Stephen for this submission

God Is a Bullet (2023)

Title: God Is a Bullet
Rating: NR
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Written by: Nick Cassavetes
Based on the book by: Boston Teran
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, and Jamie Foxx
Release Date: 6/23/2023
Running Time: 155 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

When vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a satanic cult – Bob is frustrated by bumbling botched official investigations. Bob quits the police force, gets tattoos, and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the charismatic cult leader, Cyrus, with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, the brilliantly damaged, Case Hardin. Bob is lead down the rabbit hole to save his daughter and Case seizes the opportunity to claim back her power from the cult that took so much away from her.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank, Tony, William, Larry, and Aaron for this submission

Flash, The (2023)*

Title: The Flash
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Andy Muschietti
Written by: Christina Hodson and Joby Harold
Starring: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, and Michael Keaton
Release Date: 6/16/2023
Running Time: 144 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Worlds collide in “The Flash” when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian… albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

The therapy dog from earlier in the film is shown, falling while The Flash is rescuing babies in the background.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Barry (The Flash) is trying to explain to a very drunk Arthur (Aquaman) about the multiverse and the many different Batman that he’s seen. He also mentions that he, Aquaman, is always the same. Arthur gives him a ring and demands more beer.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Thomas and Bali for this submission

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)*

Title: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steven Caple Jr.
Written by: Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber
Starring: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, and Tongayi Chi
Release Date: 6/9/2023
Running Time: 117 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – to join them as allies in the existing battle for earth.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Noah is working on his car when a friend says that it’s a hunk of junk. The car then transforms into Mirage.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Dedication: Dedicated to Brian Goldner, a passionate creator and loyal friend to Autobots and humans alike.

Memoriam: In Loving Memory of
Tarik “Reek” Jackson
and
Duncan Henderson

Special thanks to Michael for this submission

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Title: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Rating: PG
Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Dave Callaham
Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Isaac
Release Date: 6/2/2023
Running Time: 140 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most. Anyone can wear the mask – it’s how you wear it that makes you a hero.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: “Miles Morales will return in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse“

Special thanks to Calob and Frank for this submission

Tag: Action

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)*

Baker, The (2022)*

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)*

Sound of Freedom (2022)*

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

God Is a Bullet (2023)

Flash, The (2023)*

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)*

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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