Hypnotic (2023)*

Title: Hypnotic
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Written by: Robert Rodriguez and Max Borenstein
Starring: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, JD Pardo, Hala Finley, Dayo Okeniyi, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley, and William Fichtner
Release Date: 5/12/2023
Running Time: 82 minutes

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Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke instead finds himself spiraling down a rabbit hole while investigating a series of reality-bending bank robberies where he will ultimately call into question his most basic assumptions about everything and everyone in his world. Aided by Diana Cruz, a gifted psychic, Rourke simultaneously pursues and is pursued by a lethal specter – the one man he believes holds the key to finding the missing girl – only to discover more than he ever bargained for.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Danny, Diana, Minnie, and Thelma leave in a helicopter and Carl says he’ll stay behind to clean up the bodies. After the helicopter flies away, we discover that it’s not Dellrayne who’s dead but Carl. Dellrayne then heads toward the other helicopter.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Alisa for this submission

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Title: Godzilla vs. Kong
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Written by: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein, Terry Rossio, Michael Dougherty, and Zach Shields
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir
Release Date: 3/31/2021
Running Time: 113 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Saran for this submission

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)*

Title: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Michael Dougherty
Written by: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, and Max Borenstein
Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, and Ziyi Zhang
Release Date: 5/31/2019
Running Time: 131 minutes

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The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Many newspaper headlines that show the Titans try to help balance the nature are shown. We also see cave paintings foreshadowing Godzilla vs. King Kong.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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Col. Alan Jonah comes to people in Outpost 54, Isla de Mara, Mexico and took the beheaded head of King Ghidorah. Then he said “we’ll buy it”

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Note: Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan are listed in the credits as Himself/Herself.

Memoriam: In memory of
Yoshimitsu Banno (1931-2017)
Haruo Nakajima (1929-2017)

Special thanks to Ivan for this submission

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Kong: Skull Island (2017)*

Title: Kong: Skull Island
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Written by: Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Corey Hawkins, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly
Release Date: 3/10/2017
Running Time: 120 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The story of a diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers uniting to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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We see Hank Marlow reunite with his wife and son for the first time. Then he sits down with a beer and hot dog and watches the Cubs game.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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We see Mason Weaver and James Conrad in a Monarch interrogation room. Houston Brooks and San join them and inform them that Kong is not the only god. They are given a folder with pictures of native paintings of various Kaiju (Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah). The scene ends with Godzilla’s roar.

Memoriam: In Memoriam Chris Bayz

Special thanks to Tiffany, Ryan, Ruchi and Frank for this submission

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Tag: Max Borenstein

Hypnotic (2023)*

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)*

Kong: Skull Island (2017)*

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