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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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3 days ago5 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
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
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
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.
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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
Disney's Snow White: The next disappointing chapter in their live action remakes.
Disney’s Snow White poisons the well and the apple, failing to distance itself from its real-world controversies.
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Mar 22, 20255 min read
Novocaine: Gut busting comedy inside a (sometimes) gruesome action shell.
Novocaine is a surprisingly hilarious action flick that’s bolstered by a unique story, a charming lead, and dynamic chemistry of its actors.
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Mar 18, 20253 min read
Unpacking Mickey 17: A directionless and humorless misstep?
Mickey 17 is a mess of narratives spread too thin and a failure to pay homage to the escapism films are meant to provide.
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Mar 10, 20254 min read
Captain America: Brave New World: Sputtering out on the runway.
Captain America: Brave New World is a jumbled mess of underdeveloped characters and incohesive storylines that fails to right the MCU ship.
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Feb 23, 20254 min read
Nosferatu: This one kinda bites.
Nosferatu is a deeply disturbing, uncomfortable trudge of a horror film that delivers on the shock but falls short of the awe.
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Jan 27, 20254 min read
Starting the new year off with a bang!
Starting 2025 with a review dump for Wicked, Gladiator II, Moana 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, A Real Pain, Kraven the Hunter, and Heretic.
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Jan 1, 202513 min read
Red One: Rescuing Santa and the Christmas spirit.
Red One, though it may lack in consistency, is a fairly decent entry into the Christmas genre.
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Nov 19, 20244 min read
Riot's Radical, Rapid Reviews and Recommendations
Rapid Reviews for Venom: The Last Dance, The Wild Robot, Trap, Twisters, Transformers One, and Am I Racist.
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Nov 5, 202411 min read
About Riot
Quiet on the outside, Riot on the inside.
Kevin was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He obtained a BA of Psychology with minor in Theology from Biola University and recently completed an MA in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.
He is interested in all things nerd culture, i.e. movies, t.v., collectibles, and video games as well as Classic Literature and fiction of all kinds.
Quietriotfiction.com is the place for spoiler-free movie reviews, classic literature reviews, and honest opinions on entertainment.
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