Monster Summer (2024)

Title: Monster Summer
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: David Henrie
Written by: Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano
Starring: Mason Thames, Julian Lerner, Abby James Witherspoon, Noah Cottrell, Nora Zehetner, Patrick Renna, Lorraine Bracco, and Mel Gibson
Release Date: 10/4/2024
Running Time: 107 minutes

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When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: The first part of the credits play over a recap of the movie done in the style of paper cutouts, ending with the witches’ laugh.

Special thanks to Reynaldo, John, Tony, Michael, Frank, Amanda, Stephen, Alisa, Jeff, Marty, Phillip, Tony, and Kevin for this submission

White Bird (2023)

Title: White Bird
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by: Mark Bomback
Based on the book by: R.J. Palacio
Starring: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Mirren
Release Date: 10/4/2024
Running Time: 120 minutes

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Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for his treatment of Auggie Pullman, Julian (Bryce Gheisar) is visited by his grandmother (Helen Mirren) and is transformed by the compassionate and heroic story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during WWII.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: IN HONOR OF
CHANA COMINS
BLIMA EDELSBERG
ETEL EDELSBERG
JOSEPH EDELSBERG
PAUL EDELSBERG
SALLY EDELSBERG
TEMA EDELSBERG
WALTER & CLARY FELSENBURG
BERNIE & BERTA GALES
MAX HOBERMAN
DAVID & LIESEL KAHANE
TOMMY KAHANE
THE LEWIN FAMILY THE SASS FAMILY
THE FAMILY OF MAX AND ROSE SHELSKY
MEMBERS OF THE WEISSMAN FAMILY
DAVID WYNNE
AND
ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND PERISHED IN THE ALSACE REGION DURING THE HOLOCAUST

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Wild Robot, The (2024)*

DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders.

Title: The Wild Robot
Rating: PG
Directed by: Chris Sanders
Written by: Chris Sanders
Based on the book by: Peter Brown
Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames
Release Date: 9/27/2024
Running Time: 101 minutes

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Follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Fink and Paddler are planting a tree. After they are done, they go down the hill and only the tree can be seen. A squirrel walks up to it and is hit by a rock. Fink say “Squirrels”.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (+3 rating, 11 votes)
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Special thanks to Tony for this submission

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Transformers One (2024)*

Title: Transformers One
Rating: PG
Directed by: Josh Cooley
Written by: Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm
Release Date: 9/20/2024
Running Time: 104 minutes

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The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Bumblebee goes back to level 50 to see his “friends” to tell them that he’s a transformer now. When he shows them his knife hands he impales their heads.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Megaton is forging the Decepticon symbol. He then says “Rise up, Decepticons!”

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-3 rating, 5 votes)
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Dedication: Dedicated to Brian Goldner, we are forever grateful.

Special thanks to Michael and Tony for this submission

200% Wolf (2024)*

Title: 200% Wolf
Rating: PG
Directed by: Alexs Stadermann
Written by: Fin Edquist
Based on the books by: Jayne Lyons
Starring: Ilai Swindells, Elizabeth Nabben, Jennifer Saunders, Sarah Georgina, Peter McAllum, and Samara Weaving
Release Date: 8/23/2024
Running Time: 98 minutes

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Heroic poodle Freddy Lupin has everything it takes to lead his werewolf pack. Except respect. If only he were more… wolfish. But when a wayward wish transforms him into a werewolf and deposits a mischievous moon sprite on earth, Freddy must restore the cosmic order before earth and moon collide! Oops! One thing’s for sure – Freddy will never question being a poodle again!

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

First, various animated scenes with Moopoo and the gang are shown. And then we see Max (in frog form) trying to eat a fly.

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 Ernest for this submission

Borderlands (2024)*

Title: Borderlands
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Eli Roth
Written by: Eli Roth and Joe Crombie
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, and Jamie Lee Curtis
Release Date: 8/9/2024
Running Time: 102 minutes

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Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Black), a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

After the initial actor animation credits, Claptrap appears on the screen. He says “I come to dance MOFO! Work it out now, do the Claptrap!“ Then the real credits slowly push Claptrap off the screen as it scrolls upwards. He says “No, No what’s going on here? It’s my Easter egg. Oh, you son of a…don’t make me leave. Not when I’m giving the people what they want.”

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-1 rating, 5 votes)
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Special thanks to Frank, Luke, and Tony for this submission

Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)*

Zachary Levi “Harold”in Columbia Pictures HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON

Title: Harold and the Purple Crayon
Rating: PG
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Written by: David Guion and Michael Handelman
Based on the book by: Crockett Johnson
Starring: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel
Release Date: 8/2/2024
Running Time: 82 minutes

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Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see Gary in his fantasy world. He meets Terry’s fantasy look-a-like and gets rejected because she is with another fantasy character. He shows up, Terry floats to him, and they teleport away.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-1 rating, 1 votes)
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Special thanks to James, Abigail, and David for this submission

Twisters (2024)*

Title: Twisters
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Lee Isaac Chung
Written by: Mark L. Smith and Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack, Sasha Lane, Kiernan Shipka, and Nik Dodani
Release Date: 7/19/2024
Running Time: 117 minutes

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Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Anthony Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.

As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Pictures and videos of weather-related items, along with pages from the magazine article about Kate Carter written by Ben (the English reporter) are shown. Later, we see the beginning of an article announcing a new partnership between Javi, Kate, and Tyler. Also mixed in are snippets featuring the rest of the storm chasers. The snippets end with Kate asking Tyler if she can get her face on a t-shirt. Ben says he’d wear one, and Tyler jokingly tells him to take it back.

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 Loving Memory of Han Gil Chung

Special thanks to Malynne, Robert, Alisa, Tony, Frank, and Mike for this submission

Despicable Me 4 (2024)*

Title: Despicable Me 4
Rating: PG
Directed by: Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage
Written by: Ken Daurio and Mike White
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, and Madison Polan
Release Date: 7/3/2024
Running Time: 95 minutes

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Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns. Starting a new chapter as Gru (Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls —Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.

Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Various comedic bits are shown featuring the Minions and Super Minions.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-2 rating, 2 votes)
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Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Inside Out 2 (2024)*

Title: Inside Out 2
Rating: PG
Directed by: Kelsey Mann
Written by: Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein
Starring: Maya Hawke, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Kensington Tallman, Lilimar, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Grace Lu, Yvette Nicole Brown, Sarayu Blue, Flea, Ron Funches, Dave Goelz, James Austin Johnson, Bobby Moynihan, Frank Oz, Paula Pell, Paula Poundstone, John Ratzenberger, Kendall Coyne Schofield, June Squibb, Kirk Thatcher, and Yong Yea
Release Date: 6/14/2024
Running Time: 96 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

“Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Riley’s back at home with her parents after hockey camp. Her mom asks how it went. Riley’s emotions discuss how to answer when Ennui takes control and answers in a nonchalant fashion: “It was good.” We then zoom into Mom’s emotions and see her Anger gets frustrated and exclaims “She goes away for three days and all we get is ‘good?!’” Then mom’s Anxiety asks about the red streak in her hair and worries that she joined a gang. Then we zoom into Dad’s emotions and see his Anxiety asks “She goes away for three days and all we get is ‘Good?!’” The other emotions pause for a second and say yeah, that’s about right. Then they go back to watching a game.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Joy goes back to the secret vault and lets Deep Dark Secret out. She convinces it to reveal the secret and it says she burned a hole in the rug. Joy is surprised because she thought it was the time she peed in the pool. Deep Dark Secret gets scared and retreats back into the vault and closes the door.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (+2 rating, 4 votes)
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Dedication: This film is dedicated to our kids. We love you just the way you are.

Special thanks to Frank and Tony for this submission

Tag: Adventure

Monster Summer (2024)

White Bird (2023)

Wild Robot, The (2024)*

Transformers One (2024)*

200% Wolf (2024)*

Borderlands (2024)*

Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)*

Twisters (2024)*

Despicable Me 4 (2024)*

Inside Out 2 (2024)*

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