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Street Fighter: Not "perfect," but the Round One we need.
Street Fighter is a fun, action-packed thrill ride that is far from perfect, but makes up for its mistakes in its pure devotion to the video game fan base.
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4 days ago4 min read
Digger: Dug its own grave.
Digger is a visually phenomenal fever dream that spends so much time in self-righteous preaching that it leaves no room for self-awareness.
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Oct 134 min read
Forgotten Island: Big color, big laughs, big dreams.
Forgotten Island is a 2026 must see film. Dreamworks continues to flex its animated muscle with a visually stunning new entry that grabs you from the gun and never lets go.
QuietRiotFiction
Sep 234 min read
The End of Oak Street: Great Dinos meets weak stories once again.
The End of Oak Street takes an original idea and exceptionally animated Dinos and runs both into the ground with a painfully dull commentary on relationships and is topped off with non-sensical plotlines.
QuietRiotFiction
Aug 233 min read
Spider-Man: Brand New Day: The hero's triumphant return.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is everything we’ve wanted and simultaneously missed from the superhero genre, the perfect blend of exceptional effects, thrilling action sequences, and compelling performances. Marvel is leading the way in resurrecting the genre, helping to keep the movie theater alive and I am here for it.
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Aug 45 min read
The Odyssey: Where a director's brilliance meets bad interpretation.
Christopher Nolan’s, The Odyssey, is a mixed bag of awe-inspiring visuals, over-stimulating sound effects, and disappointing plot lines. While it may be the bane of the literature buff, it certainly cements itself as a great undertaking of cinema.
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Jul 217 min read
Moana: What can I say except, I've seen this before?
Moana is a shot-for-shot remake that overly relies on the success of its original title and while it is quality on its own right, it does little to nothing to add to its namesake.
QuietRiotFiction
Jul 164 min read
Supergirl: Ensuring the new DCU never takes flight.
Supergirl is a case study of how an unending series of “and then” plot points can sink potential, leaving the audience with nothing substantial to feel, root, or cheer for.
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Jun 305 min read
Toy Story 5: A cash grab with a message.
Toy Story 5 visually stuns and thoughtfully takes on an important social issue but does so at the expense of an IP that has been/is being stretched too thin.
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Jun 234 min read
Masters of the Universe: How to farm nostalgia the right way.
Masters of the Universe is the perfect blend of campy humor, stunning visual effects, strong action sequences, and nostalgia bait; a wonderful journey of self-discovery that is sure to please old and new generations alike.
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Jun 75 min read
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: No risks, just entertainment.
Star Wars: The Madalorian and Grogu may not be a full length feature that anyone actually asked for, but it delivers a quirky and fun sci-fi adventure that the whole family can enjoy.
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May 264 min read
Mortal Kombat II: More Kombat, More Mortal.
Mortal Kombat II takes the mis-steps of the original and turns them on their head, delivering a thrilling and visually stunning action film that delivers on its namesakes promise.
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May 114 min read
Superman and The Fantastic Four: Fresh faces, fresh starts.
Marvel and the DCU are rebooting, dropping their flagship films: The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Superman. Check out my thoughts about both, the state of superhero fatigue, and which studio has the better chance to turn things around.
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Jul 30, 20259 min read
Summertime at the movies!
Riot’s Rapid Reviews Summertime at the movies is always exciting and this year’s lineup started off with a bang. Unfortunately for...
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Jul 10, 202512 min read
Stitchpossible: The right kind of action and cuteness combo.
The Stitchpossible combo is a strong pair of films that deliver (for the most part) on the premise their franchises are founded on.
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May 29, 20256 min read
Young Frankenstein: IT'S ALIIIIIIVE!!!
Young Frankenstein is a delightful bundle of laughs that is bolstered by its many strong performances, its overall nostalgia, and its beyond unique take of a very established story.
QuietRiotFiction
May 19, 20254 min read
Thunderbolts*: The silly adventure we didn't know we needed.
Thunderbolts* is a wonderful reprieve from the lackluster showings from Marvel lately, leaning into the laughs and reintroducing some of the human elements in the superhero genre.
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May 7, 20255 min read
Sinners: The unexpected hit of the year.
Sinners is the must see movie of the year, compellingly written and featuring exceptional acting, it proudly stands out and redefines the vampire/horror genre.
QuietRiotFiction
Apr 21, 20254 min read
Double Feature Weekend
Reviewing the brutally intense realism of Warfare and the awkward but slightly charming comedy of Sacramento on a double feature weekend.
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Apr 16, 20254 min read
Riot's busy week at the movies.
It's been a jam-packed week at the movies. Let's review A Working Man, Black Box, A Minecraft Movie, Locked, and Death of a Unicorn.
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Apr 8, 20259 min read
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