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The prospect of Speak No Evil (2024) intrigued me from the get-go. It’s a chilling thought: meeting strangers who could turn out to be sadistic killers—an everyday occurrence with terrifying possibilities. The potential for genuine thrills was there, but unfortunately, the film didn’t deliver the suspense it promised. Image by IMDb Something’s Just... Off I can’t quite put my finger on what was "wrong" with this movie, but there’s definitely something missing. Speak No Evil takes its sweet time introducing us to the characters and setting up the plot. It’s like the film was determined to make sure we were well-acquainted with everyone before anything remotely exciting happened. It’s not inherently bad to build up your characters, but when you’re an hour into a thriller, and nothing thrilling has happened, there's a problem. Image by CBR James McAvoy: The Misfire Performance I usually consider James McAvoy a standout star, but in this film, he just didn’t land for me. In

Deadpool and Wolverine was a difficult movie to rate. On one hand, it’s a fan's dream to see all these characters from superhero movies past—some even from movies that never got made—all battling it out on the same screen. But that’s the entire movie, really. It’s almost as if the plot exists solely to justify bringing these characters together for one big farewell. Let me start with a bit of honesty: I’ve never been the biggest Deadpool fan. I don’t hate the character, but the constant 4th wall breaks get old fast. Sure, it’s funny at first—Deadpool is supposed to be irreverent and self-aware. But after a while, I found myself saying, "Okay, we get it, you can talk to the audience. Can we move on now?" There’s only so much self-referential humor I can take before it starts to feel forced. Image by IMDB Action-Packed but Hollow Deadpool and Wolverine is as wide as an ocean but as shallow as a puddle. There’s no shortage of exciting fights, hilarious one-liners, and epi