Acting on an anonymous tip, a Tactical Narcotics Team from the Miami Police Department carry out a raid on a house. There they discover roughly $20 million dollars hidden in a wall. Regulations require that the money be counted on site, before moving it to a secure location. But given that the house is in the middle of cartel territory, tensions begin to rise. And things go from bad to worse when it becomes clear that the intentions of certain team members may not be totally admirable. What do you do, as a cop, when your beloved colleague is murdered, and you're both in the frame for it, and unable to investigate yourself? You and your team go raid a potential stash house. That's what this particular band of veteran narcotics cops do, anyway. Joe Carnahan's latest cop drama is based (loosely) on the life of his friend Chris Casiano, a Miami cop. Casiano did apparently find $20 million stashed in a house during a raid, but that's about as close as the movie gets to reali...

After her father is murdered by a mysterious group of assassins, Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) is accepted into the Ruska Roma crime syndicate. There she is trained as both an assassin and a bodyguard, to become a 'Kikimora'. But when she encounters a man bearing the same mark as those who killed her father, Eve is forced to go against her clan in order to unravel the secrets of her past. The world of John Wick  gets a little bigger with this introduction to another highly trained killer. Having already established her herself as an action star in No Time To Die , Ana de Armas looks to be unstoppable as Eve. Something could certainly be said of her focus, and sheer will. She is driven, but emotional. Her pain feels genuine, and de Armas has clearly tried to do her own thing with the character. It's also interesting to see this world from the perspective of someone who is up and coming, rather than those who have survived in it for many years. But did it really need to be anoth...

Inspired by the arrival of  Family Guy 's take on the infamous  Hallmark  Christmas movie, I thought I'd do what everybody else has already done; rank all of the show's Christmas episodes. Back in the day I was quite an avid viewer of this crazy cartoon. Somewhere around that last  Star Wars  episode  ( It's a Trap! ), however,  something changed. That comedic edge was somehow lost. Maybe the show had simply peaked. Who knows? But from that point on, Family Guy  no longer seemed as clever, or funny.  That said, on the odd occasion the Griffins have been known to bring a little festive cheer to their mad world. So, in the spirit of the holiday, I decided to watch all the Christmas episodes to see which ones are the most festive.   It's December. Every day is dark and cold! What else was I going to do? ︌ 13 The Return of the King (of Queens) We begin with an episode that isn't particularly festive. In fact, this could easily have not ...

Here we go again! The jolliest of holidays, the most festive of festivities, is back to haunt us. Yep, it's Christmas. Which means it's time to do all that stuff we love to do around the holidays. Putting up trees and decorations. Wrapping presents. Oh, and my personal favourite... enduring the same shitty Christmas music over and over. Although I am loving all the Mariah Carey memes, this year. But on a more serious note; there are radio stations dedicated to Christmas music, and some of them have been live since September! Who the hell is listening to Christmas music in September?! However, it's not all bad. There's usually copious amounts of delicious food to consume, and some excellent movies to be watched. Often times, you can combine the two. How many Christmases have been saved by a good movie and/or some tasty food? I don't know if it has saved Christmas 2025, but before writing this I watched Planes, Trains & Automobiles . Not exactly a Christmas film, ...

Saul (Ryan Schafer) is stuck living with his Grandma (Mickey Faerch). He has no job, no opportunities, no friends. And if he hasn't lost his virginity by his 27th birthday, he plans to kill himself. Sincerely Saul  is one of those films that tries to show us life inside a trouble mind. This includes some very dark imagery and references to suicide. Saul - played with genuine angst and intensity by Ryan Schafer - is an interesting character. He's a rather troubled individual who seems to have fallen through the cracks of society. Watching him struggle with pretty much everything, including his Grandma, and her creepy relationship with a local cop (Karl Backus), can be uncomfortable. However, while it is certainly easy to sympathise with his situation, Saul is entirely unlikeable. His antics range from immature and antisocial, to just downright obnoxious. All of which leaves you wondering why he is the way he is. Apart from a few hints that his parents dumped him with his Grandma...

A young buck named Alex looks forward to his first mating season. But when Mortimer shows up to challenge Alex for his territory, their antlers become locked. Now if either of them are to have a chance this season, they're going to have to get unlocked, and fast. Much like he did with The Disposable Soma , writer/filmmaker Zeb Haradon brings another of his stories to life with the help of A.I. Only, whereas before the imagery was odd, even mind-bending, and occasionally vulgar. With The Lucky Bucks  he goes a step further, because the tale of these two deer - or at least the look of it - is haunting. Visually speaking, this short film can only be described as the acid trip from hell, as the interlocked descend into isolation and madness... well, one of them does. More cervine tragedy than cervine sex comedy, you might say. Inspired by the work of German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a bleakness to this story. Mortimer's more than melancholic ramblings not only refl...