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WWE Bad Blood 2024 Review: A Mostly Average PLE Bookended by an Amazing Match and Two Great Returns

After a while, a secondary PLE was held in the United States as WWE Bad Blood 2024 made its return. With faulty match sequences and some questionable booking decisions, it was a mix of both good and bad. Let’s see…

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Wrestlemania 40 Review – Greatest Wrestlemania of All Time?

We all are still in the craze of Wrestlemania 40. The two-night spectacle will surely be remembered and talked about in times to come. Let’s take a brief look at what happened in the Lincoln Financial Field on April 6…

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Black Adam is an Above-Average Superhero Flick, but it has Little Else Going for It

Black Adam had a long, fraught struggle in development hell, taking more than a decade to make it to the screen. Its journey on the silver screen hasn’t been smooth either: its early reviews were decidedly mixed, with a Rotten…

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Red Notice has a Paper-Thin, On-the-Rails Narrative that Never Quite Takes Off, Despite Some Fun Moments

Red Notice isn’t as much a heist movie as it is a cartoon, filled with outrageous sequences that are somewhat entertaining but also feel empty at the same time. It is one of Netflix’s most expensive movies yet, with a…

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Jungle Cruise is an Entertaining Adventure Film that Harkens Back to Better Classics

Jungle Cruise is one of those movies which garner a favorable first impression, but seems to have several cracks in its facade when you pay closer attention. Then again, maybe that’s the point. It’s a theme park ride movie- almost…

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Jumanji: The Next Level is Good, Popcorn Fun that Builds on its Predecessor

It’s surprising that we have a Jumanji sequel already, especially since the last one came out only two years ago. The once novel premise, of getting transported into a magical video game and inhabiting the body of video game avatars,…

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Hobbs & Shaw is a Solid Popcorn Bromance That’s High on Comedy (and Low on Meaningful Stakes)

The Fast and the Furious movies have come a long way. From the tuner (and drag racing) culture in the first couple of movies, to the increasingly ludicrous heists in the last few, the franchise has evolved in a way…

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Yes, Wrestling is Fake. And it’s Better that Way.

Most wrestling fans have heard this one time or the other. “How can you watch it when you know it’s fake?” It’s a statement that devalues simultaneously the audience and the medium. It’s a statement that comes mainly from two…