Movie and Classic Literature Reviews

Catching up with Riot!

Updates: Hey everyone! I just wanted to take a quick beat and thank all of you that consistently check in and look for my reviews. I’m...

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Sep 12, 20234 min read

Blue Beetle: Big effects, grounded family values.

Riot’s Reviews: Blue Beetle The journey of the DCEU has been a story of highs and lows, with the lows arguably dominating the decade-long...

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Aug 21, 20233 min read

The Phantom of the Opera: A pinnacle of source material.

Riot’s Classic Literature Reviews: The Phantom of the Opera “Down once more to the dungeon of my black despair, Down we plunge to the...

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Aug 13, 20238 min read

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: Shellshocked and underwhelming.

Riot’s Reviews: TMNT Mutant Mayhem The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are arguably one of the most prolific comic book IPs in existence....

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Aug 7, 20234 min read

Haunted Mansion: A spooky good time.

Riot’s Reviews: Haunted Mansion Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize! Since August 9th, 1961 guests at Disneyland Park have been...

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Aug 2, 20234 min read

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt 1: The impossible mission might be making a better Pt 2.

Riot’s Reviews: Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 The Mission Impossible franchise is certainly a storied one, cementing itself in...

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Jul 14, 20234 min read

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: It's definitely closing time.

Riot’s Reviews: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Of the current cinematic trends, Hollywood’s fixation with trying to get...

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Jul 5, 20234 min read

Asteroid City: Big names and big concepts but was it too much?

Riot’s Reviews: Asteroid City Wes Anderson has spent the better part of the last three decades cementing himself as one of Hollywood’s...

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Jun 27, 20234 min read

Elemental: Pixar’s creative spark is drowned out by poor messaging.

Riot’s Reviews: Pixar’s Elemental There’s a popular meme that came to mind before I left the house to watch Pixar’s latest film,...

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Jun 19, 20234 min read

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Redefining the "Amazing" title.

Riot’s Reviews: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse **Before I begin, I wanted to add a context note to this review for two reasons. 1)...

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Jun 5, 20235 min read

Fast X: Unfortunately the X doesn't mark a grave...yet.

Riot’s Reviews: Fast X Twenty-two years?! It has been nearly twenty-two years since we were introduced to the Toretto family and their...

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May 23, 20233 min read

Harry Potter: Which film cast the greatest spell?

Riot’s Rankings: The Harry Potter Series Anyone even remotely involved in pop culture or literature is aware of Harry Potter, the novel...

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May 16, 202315 min read

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn signs off on an interesting note.

Riot’s Reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 If there is one constant in the MCU, it’s that Guardians of the Galaxy and its director...

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May 8, 20234 min read

The Screwtape Letters: Functionally digestible and crucially important apologetics.

Riot’s Classic Literature Reviews: The Screwtape Letters To date, I have been pretty unbiased in my selection for which works...

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May 1, 202312 min read

Renfield: A dark comedy audiences can really sink their fangs into.

Riot’s Reviews: Renfield Creators have been playing around with the concept of Vampires for quite literally hundreds of years. Being a...

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Apr 17, 20234 min read

The Super Mario Bros Movie: Honoring the old and new generation of gamers.

Riot’s Reviews: The Super Mario Bros Movie It’s hard to imagine characters with a more storied history than The Super Mario Bros. Even a...

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Apr 10, 20233 min read

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: Stealing the hearts of the audience.

Riot’s Reviews: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves In the ever-expanding world of nerd culture, Dungeons and Dragons the game is...

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Apr 3, 20233 min read

John Wick 4: All the brutal action, significantly less storytelling.

Riot’s Reviews: John Wick 4 Hollywood has suffered from a significant shortage of original IP’s and more often than not, even the fresh...

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Mar 27, 20234 min read

Shazam! Fury of the gods: Another example of why "meta" needs to be killed with fire.

Riot’s Reviews: Shazam! Fury of the gods Full disclosure, I was not a fan of the 2019 Shazam!. But, since I’ve often been described as...

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Mar 19, 20234 min read

Warrior: An emotional journey wrapped in a ultimate fighting shell.

Riot’s Recommendations: Warrior Recently, social media has been blowing up with photos/videos of Jake Gyllenhaal filming UFC-style fight...

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Mar 15, 20233 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.

You can follow him on Facebook at Quiet_riot_fiction, on Instagram @quiet_riot_fiction, or on Twitter @QRFiction. You can also email him at thequietriet@gmail.com

Catching up with Riot!

Blue Beetle: Big effects, grounded family values.

The Phantom of the Opera: A pinnacle of source material.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: Shellshocked and underwhelming.

Haunted Mansion: A spooky good time.

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt 1: The impossible mission might be making a better Pt 2.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: It's definitely closing time.

Asteroid City: Big names and big concepts but was it too much?

Elemental: Pixar’s creative spark is drowned out by poor messaging.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Redefining the "Amazing" title.

Fast X: Unfortunately the X doesn't mark a grave...yet.

Harry Potter: Which film cast the greatest spell?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn signs off on an interesting note.

The Screwtape Letters: Functionally digestible and crucially important apologetics.

Renfield: A dark comedy audiences can really sink their fangs into.

The Super Mario Bros Movie: Honoring the old and new generation of gamers.

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: Stealing the hearts of the audience.

John Wick 4: All the brutal action, significantly less storytelling.

Shazam! Fury of the gods: Another example of why "meta" needs to be killed with fire.

Warrior: An emotional journey wrapped in a ultimate fighting shell.

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