Jake's Cinema Room

  2025 | PG-13 | 129 mins | Directed by James Gunn Superman has gone through his ups and downs (no pun intended) over the years when it comes to the big screen. Henry Cavill's tenure as the character officially ended a few years ago, after a cameo appearance in Black Adam. Not long after that the DCEU was put to rest and a new rebooted universe was on the horizon. James Gunn was brought in not only to direct a new Superman movie but also to oversee the entirety of the new DC Cinematic Universe. Gunn is no stranger to the superhero genre having directed all three Guardians of the Galaxy movies for Marvel, as well as The Suicide Squad for DC. It would seem like he is the right person for the job and after watching this new movie it is safe to say that the DCU is in good hands. In this new introduction to Superman, it thankfully is not an origin story. The story jumps right into Clark Kent (David Corenswet) working at The Daily Planet and entering a new conflict with Lex Luthor (Nicho...

  2025 | PG | 118 mins | Directed by Jon Avnet Angel Studios is a relatively new studio that has set out to make more wholesome and family-oriented films. They clearly want to set themselves apart from the studios coming out of Hollywood and so far, they have had moderate success. The Last Rodeo is their latest feature film starring Neal McDonough, who seems to be becoming a mainstay for the studio. McDonough also co-writes the movie alongside Derek Presley and director Jon Avnet. Everyone involved clearly has the best intentions when making this movie, but, unfortunately, the execution is truly abysmal. Neal McDonough plays Joe Wainwright, a former rodeo star who had to retire after a several injuries. He spends his days working on his farm and trying to maintain a relationship with his daughter Sally (Sarah Jones). Joe learns that his grandson Cody has a brain tumor, the same type of tumor that his wife passed away from. Insurance will only cover so much of the surgery, but Joe a...

  2025 | R | 110 mins | Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein It has been 14 years since the last Final Destination movie hit theaters. Over the course of the 2000s, and early 2010s, the Final Destination franchise has been one of the most consistent horror franchises around. Featuring a straightforward storyline that allows for the filmmakers to be creative when it comes to killing of its characters, the franchise has been extremely popular since the beginning. Except for The Final Destination, the fourth movie in the franchise, every movie in this series has plenty of fun and entertaining moments of people getting killed in ridiculous ways. Final Destination: Bloodlines manages to continue the fun despite some negatives that keep it from reaching its full potential. This time around, the movie follows Stefani, a college student who is having nightmares about a tragic accident from the 1960s. Stefani discovers that these nightmares are of a premonition that her estranged gra...

  2024 | R | 102 mins | Directed by James Madigan Over the last few years Josh Hartnett has slowly made his way back into the limelight. While never completely leaving acting, for a while he was only popping up in a few things here and there. None of which was all that noteworthy. Now with roles in movies like Wrath of Man, Oppenheimer and Trap, Hartnett is starting to make a name for himself once again. Fight or Flight sees him taking a different role than he's played in a while, as a mercenary who is skilled in hand-to-hand combat. Unfortunately, a committed performance by Hartnett isn't enough to make Fight or Flight worthwhile. The movie follows Josh Hartnett plays Lucas Reyes, a mercenary who is hired for a job where he must board a plane to track down a target. While on the plane he ends up having to protect the target from many killers who are not only trying to kill his target, but also Lucas himself. Together, Lucas and Isha (Charithra Chandran), must join forces to ta...

  2025 | R | 96 mins | Directed by Eli Craig Clown in a Cornfield marks the return of director/writer Eli Craig. In 2010, Craig struck gold with the cult classic Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. After doing only a handful of projects since then, Craig returns with this which is based on a novel of the same name. Leaning in heavily to the dark comedy and horror elements, Clown in a Cornfield ends up being a surprisingly fun movie that subverts your expectations. The movie follows Quinn (Katie Douglas), as her and her dad (Aaron Abrams) move to a small town called Kettle Springs to find a fresh start. Kettle Springs has seen some recent issues since the town's corn syrup factory closed after a fire, things just haven't been the same. Adults in the town are trying to make their once great town like it used to be while the kids in the town just want to party, make prank videos and get out of the town as quickly as they can. There's a strong back and forth between everyone in the town....

  2025 | PG-13 | 126 mins | Directed by Jake Schreier Thunderbolts* is the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and one of the first in a while that feels unique and tries to do its own thing. When Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) hires Yelena (Florence Pugh) for a mission where she must take down a new threat, she arrives to complete her mission and is met by four foes, all of whom are now trapped. Once they realize they were all hired to take each other out, they decide to work together to escape their current situation. Along with Yelena there's John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) and Bob (Lewis Pullman). They are joined by Yelena's dad Alexei (David Harbour) and Bucky (Sebastian Stan) as they embark on a new mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their past. The team assembled here is an interesting one. Taking a bunch of secondary characters in the MCU, all of whom are anti...