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Wildwood “Review”

Release date: October 23, 2026 (USA)

Director: Travis Knight

Travis Knight

Production company: Laika, LLC

MPAA rating: PG-13

Running time: 2h 12m

Distributed by: Fathom Entertainment, FilmNation Entertainment

Well, Awkwafina was an interesting choice for this masterpiece of a movie… Let’s discuss!

Non-Spoiler “Review”

Let’s keep this to the point and without stumbling onto any type of spoiler. Prue McKeel voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee has her Labyrinth moment while looking after her little brother. Along for the ride is Curtis Mehlberg voiced by the awesome Jacob Tremblay, as they go on an epic journey to get Prue’s brother back from the Wildwood.

9/10 awesome movie. Totally being nominated for Best Animated Picture. I loved this experience and will be pitting Toy Story 5 against Wildwood as my top 2. 3rd goes to Forgotten Island. The score in Wildwood was truly stunning, and the team behind making this feature will hopefully continue to get the backing and support for keeping this art of stop motion alive and thriving, given how incredible this movie turned out. Maybe my fave movie from Laika yet.

Potential Spoilers “Review”

Absolutely incredible! A masterpiece is truly not enough to state the case for this feature. All the parts that went into creating and building this world were so beautifully done that a glaring voice just stands out a little too much. Awkwafina. The character isn’t bad but the voice is so well known it does put you off a smidge while being immersed in this world. Not enough to fully take you out of the experience, but you’ll know instantly the character that she plays.

I mentioned the score before, but honestly, mash up Labyrinth with Lord of the Rings, and Wildwood could be their baby. It’s honestly a dark movie. From the get-go, you’re seeing a fully naked child at their lowest point before coming to their end. This movie isn’t going to be for little kids. Be prepared to chat with them afterward if you do end up taking them. Many thought Forgotten Island was scary. This isn’t necessarily scary. But very grown-up, with dark/mature material.

The last act has an incredible finale that pays off the buildup the movie built with its 2-hour, 11-minute runtime.

I hope this gets the support that Forgotten Island never quite rallied. They’re thinking $8 million opening weekend. I’d love a freaking 40-million opener! If Coraline could get $16 million, I believe Wildwood could get at least into the 20s! Love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

Appreciate you all coming by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. It’s been a long time coming for Wildwood, and we’re finally here. I’ll be watching it again for sure alongside Toy Story 5 – What comes out as my best animated feature of 2026. I’m thinking it’ll be Wildwood, honestly.

No post-credit scene, but stick around for a behind-the-scenes making-of prior to the crawl. – Be sure to come back tomorrow night / Friday evening for Clay face “Review” 😀 let us know what you thought of Wildwood in the comments.

Until next time, fellow movie-goers, happy movie-going!

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Other Mommy “Review”

Release date: October 9, 2026 (USA)

Director: Rob Savage

Story by: Josh Malerman

Producer: James Wan

MPAA rating: R

Running time: 1h 34m

Finding myself with the critics on this one – My wife enjoyed it, which maybe balances my 6.5/10 Fine Rating :S

Other Mommy does it’s job of being a horror movie. There were plenty of scenes I felt tension and unease. For me personally, this felt like two different edited cuts thrown together and called a day. When the movie felt more grounded in supernatural I was enjoying the scares. Once experimental supernatural became a thing I was rather put off and over this very short horror film. To short to be feeling like there was bloatware added on to pad the clock.

Just leading up to the title screen had me feeling like I just watched the trailer. The jawing edits, entering the rollercoaster half way down the buildup left me wanting more substance. Some better ground work would have been appreciated. I get the story tells it by the end but other than the scares. I really didn’t care to learn by the time reveals occured.

If Resident Evil didn’t just recently release I’d of liked some demon designs but it felt like a copy cat rip off. Honestly the movie felt like Backrooms / Resident Evil with a sprinkle of Paranormal Activity. I enjoyed aspects but I was totally over the movie by the ending scenes wrapped up. Critics hit it with a 20% RT Score. My wife enjoyed it for reasons I can’t discuss without spoiling.

So with that in mind. What are your thoughts on Other Mommy? Watched it and loved/hated it ? On the fence or waiting to check it out. Let me know in the comments below.

Appreciate you taking the time to come by Popped for your movie “Reviews”.

Coming up next Thursday is Street Fighter :D.

Until next time, happy movie-going, fellow movie-goers 😀

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Resident Evil “Review”

Release date: September 18, 2026 (USA)

Director: Zach Cregger

Budget: 80 million USD

Running time: 1h 37m

Executive producers: Victor Hadida, Robert Bernacchi

Producers: Zach Cregger, Miri Yoon, Robert Kulzer, Roy Lee, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan

Welcome to Racoon City, where padlocks are the real enemy!

Zach Cregger has done something truly amazing with Resident Evil. He didn’t just make a horror movie within the franchise. Cregger recreated that feeling of the video games through the medium of movies. Peering around corners was the greatest moment of this. Having to go upstairs, unknown to what’s up there. The worst part of Resident Evil games is continuing forward (For me (I’m terrified) :P). Here we get to see what’s next through our main character, which I absolutely loved!

The pacing and world-building were such a joy to behold. Starting your quest in a regular hospital to drop off a package at Raccoon General was a genius way to introduce Resident Evil newcomers to Raccoon City while still packing fun surprises for fans!

Fans of Weapons are going to love this movie. It pulls on all the suspense and horror, creating truly hold-your-breath moments while having comedy moments executed perfectly to ease tension or set up mechanics later on. The amount of setup for jokes, mechanics, or throwbacks was handled so well that I looked forward to watching this movie again for sure!

My wife was jumping so much and called this title her favorite Resident Evil movie yet!

I loved the first title in the original movie series, but honestly I would have to agree that this new edition to the movie franchise may possibly the best yet with plenty of avenues to explore if this becomes a multi part series.

There are so many cool designs, monsters, surprises, and creative story elements that the hour and 40-minute run time went by in a blink of an eye. Get yourself to your local movie theatre this weekend to watch this on the big screen. Popped score well deserved of a 9/10 :D. Going into my top 10 thus far for 2026.

Thank you all for coming by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. Watched or thinking of watching Resident Evil this weekend? Let us know in the comments below. With this feature in my top 10, we are at the point where movies get bumped off going forward. I’ll review my top 10 and start placing them in some order, ready for the final 3 months of 2026!

Until next time, fellow movie-goers, happy movie-going!

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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom “Review”

Release date: September 18, 2026 (USA)

Directors: Steve Cox, Matthew Walker

Running time: 1h 31m

Language: English

Executive producers: Carla Shelley, Sarah Cox, Peter Lord, Nick Park

Producer: Richard Beek

Knocked Tom & Jerry down after watching Shaun the Sheep – Love the nod to Michael Jackson’s Thriller 😀

Have two negative drawbacks and a whole lot of laugh-out-loud goodness – Let’s dig in, shall we!

The intro to the movie was fire. Loved the music and the thriller reference with Shaun and his sheep friends. Sadly, after that, we needed to build up the plot. With that, we come to find out (Or at least, I come to find out) that the humans don’t talk. Wish they got this runtime down closer to an hour. When the humans take the stage, this movie runs long. I totally warmed up to them, but initially I had a hard time getting into the two main human characters. That said, the remaining cast is hilarious. Like, laugh-out-loud, totally hilarious. So good!

Plot of the film without spoilers – Shaun is a bit of a mad scientist 😉 He uses his creative mind and a science book. He cooks up a special potion to rapidly grow the pumpkin patch back, just in time for Halloween. Using a bottle of regrowth hair formula to store said potion. Shaun’s farmer uses it to gain confidence in asking his lady vet friend to a Halloween showdown event. This is where things get a little hairy and a whole lot of fun :D.

A total hoot and holla! If it’s a weakish 8 / 7.5 I had to knock Tom & Jerry down. Cutting a storyline out and reducing the runtime to 1 hour would have been solidly 8s, but running a little long and the fact that initially the humans don’t talk (Expected something more in line with Wallace & Gromit) means this is going in at a weak 8 Popped score.

Stay tuned for tomorrow night when I return with my Resident Evil “Review”! Very excited!

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Hope “Review”

Release date: September 9, 2026 (USA)

Director: Na Hong-jin

Producers: Na Hong-jin, Saerom Kim, Son Seung-hyun, Kim Saemi

Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo

Don’t let that 2 Hr. 40Min run time put you off – I was locked in!

Try to avoid the trailer if possible. I honestly forgot a few scenes from the trailer, but it’s crazy how much of the end they show in it. Regardless, the journey through is honestly so insane! My friend and I were locked in. She even mentioned being scared :p.

What’s this movie even about? Imagine Attack on Titan before the safety of the walls went up. A small harbor town has something insane going on when individuals unite to combat the unknown. Following two storylines, one follows the police chief while the other follows a group of hunters. They’ve found cattle that’s been mauled by something…a tiger maybe?

Lock in and enjoy some insane action as the story unfolds. Super epic suspense and all-out WHO’S GOING TO MAKE IT! Unless you have plot armor….. Yea two glaring items kept this in the 8’s rather than a 9. The CGI on the monsters along with Plot Armor.

Alas, it’s an awesome watch and totally recommend with a Popped score of 8.5/10 – Stay watching for the extra scene prior to the credit crawl. What could it mean O.o???

With that, fellow movie-goers, we’ve caught up on this week’s batch of “reviews”. Next week I’ll have Shaun the Sheep & Resident Evil. Possibly, depending on time: The Weight & Bad Apples. Closing out the month with Forgotten Island and Avengers Endgame: Encore.

As we head fully into the fall season with October, what horror movies are you excited for? What movies yet to come in September are you excited to catch up on / see? Let me know in the comments below!

Until next time, happy movie- going!

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All Wishes Come True! “Review”

Release date: August 14, 2026 (USA)

Director: Zhengyang Mu

Running time: 2h 24m

Production Companies:

Pearl Studio & CMC Pictures

Poster caught my eye, then I heard it’s for those that enjoyed Ne Zha… well enough said, I had to check it out 😀

I need to learn my lore because I felt like we visited areas that were in Ne Zha 2, but this is taking place in its own space. For those that enjoy the Monkey King & Ne Zha, there’s lots of fun easter eggs in this title for you.

That being said, these 8 immortals were so fun to be around and explore throughout this 2-hour 24-minute movie. The main brothers have such a rich history and character plot that I’d love to see more. There’s less action than Ne Zha, but there are some incredible action scenes. Chase scene early on and the most fantastic heist that’s going to make this long movie well worth checking out.

I mention the length as it does feel long. The first hour felt long (Not boring, just jam-packed with goodness that I felt the movie had played longer than it had.) Then some slowdowns draw out the run time but pick momentum up towards that last 30/40 minutes, making such a fun movie. Totally worth the watch to be surrounded by this beautiful movie.

8.5/10 for Popped score – All Wishes Come True! Playing in theatres right now. Stick around for a mid-credit scene. Nothing at the end of the credit crawl. Plan to check out All Wishes Come True? – Let us know in the comments below!

Thanks for coming by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. Come back tomorrow for our Insidious “Review” and potentially – The Magic Faraway Tree. Anything else releasing this weekend I should be checking out? Let me know in the comments.

Until then, fellow movie-goers, happy movie-going 😀

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Ice Cream Man “Review”

Release date: August 7, 2026 (USA)

Director: Eli Roth

Language: English

Running time: 1h 27m

Producers: Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow, Kate Harrison

Distributed by: Iconic Events

Wish they didn’t reveal AI was used in the making of this film. Saw no hate before that announcement. Then I see 31% on RT. I’ve got a different score for Popped. Let’s dive into the scoop …unless the prior comment puts you off. For everyone else – Let’s discuss… 😀

Eli Roth & Snoop Dogg have the makings to entertain a small niche audience, and I’m here for it. Between this and what I saw during the trailers for “Don’t go in that house, Bitch!”. I honestly enjoyed their humor. This isn’t a great movie by any means. Yeah, some effects were weak, and the story wasn’t the best. But that’s okay when it comes to horror, especially on a small budget or horror like this, where you may have seen it on Shudder before but fits well in theatres with an audience ready to be entertained…. even if the audience doesn’t show up :(. Think it was me and 2 others in there.

There are moments I thought were honestly great. Scenes where I felt like I was watching an awesome zombie movie but with kids being kids while the gore was turned up to an 11. Playing jump rope with intestines. Massing up children to kill their parents in brutal ways. The humor was spot on, and I loved it.

[*Small Spoiler* – The kids believe they’re watching cartoons and the horrific scenes the audience is watching are a part of the show.]

This fits on the B horror shelf, and I’d honestly not be mad watching it again if someone asked me to come check it out or watch it later at home with a group. You’re not going to praise it for an Oscar nomination. I couldn’t imagine the creators thought it was when revealing the use of AI.

About the use of AI. I’m not trained to see when AI is, or isn’t, used. But, honestly, if anyone watched this movie without knowing that prior. What are you complaining about to give it a 30%? A critic on RT said it’s the worst movie of the year…. Gosh darn, I wish it was because I was hoping that to be true with the hate on AI….but alas for Popped, I’m giving Ice Cream Man a 7/10. Very curious to see the audience score on this one.

Do you plan to, or have you watched, Ice Cream Man yet? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

Thank you for coming by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. Also releasing this weekend is One Night Only, which I “Reviewed” last week. Go check it out if you’re lactose intolerant for this title. Next week I’ll be getting my implant, so we’ll see if anything releases that brings me back to the theatre. Maybe a second round of Spider-Man BND? I do need to re-review it for that potential 9….hmmmm let’s see shall we.

Until next time though fellow movie-goers, happy movie-going! 😀 Be careful not to get brain freeze…

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Evil Dead Burn “Review”

Release date: July 10, 2026 (USA)

Director: Sébastien Vaniček

Producers: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert

Screenplay: Sébastien Vaniček, Florent Bernard

Cinematography: Philip Lozano

Production companies: Ghost House Pictures, New Line Cinema, Screen Gems

Preferred this over Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – Was actually good gory fun 😀

Watched a ScreenCrush recap before watching this yesterday. Was a good watch. Plenty of gory gory moments, kills, action of variety 😉 was a good time despite weak character depth / attachment.

New to Evil Dead maybe this is a hard watch. Otherwise this is very much inline for an Evil Dead feature. Got the gore, horror, comedy (Thanks grandma :D) and action to boot. Sadly weak on the characters but did enjoy the connection between the two intros we get connecting our cast and villain together.

Deadites are back and their after the family of their grandfather that stole from them many many years prior….. nothing at the end to stick around for from what I saw but otherwise a good one time watch of 7/10. Gore fest lovers will enjoy :D.

Thanks for coming by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. Stick around as we dive from the depths of hell into the depths of the ocean with Moana live action :D.

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Jackass: Best and Last “Review”

Release date: June 26, 2026 (USA)

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Cinematography: Dimitry Elyashkevich

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Executive producers: Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Greg Iguchi, Andrew Lary, Shanna Newton

Genres: Documentary, Comedy, Adventure

This will have varying weight depending your love/attachment to the series – I thought it was great!

They joke about this being the finale in the movie but it honestly did feel like their last. It was rather touching and insane watching this as it relived unwatched footage from day 1 to the very last. Adding new content and challenges amongst revisiting epic moments. This was a total blast and a hoot! Laughed so much.

With the mixture of entertainment. You may even get further entertainment watching this in the theatre amongst a crowd. I had a guy constantly turning away for the poop content, which even had me going at times. Bad Grandpa has always been my fave and didn’t disappoint seeing him again in the best and last!

Stick around throughout the credits as you get to relive all the moments of a certain sketch throughout each movie 😉 :D. Stick around even further to get a little trolled. Regardless, had a blast with a Popped score of 8/10. This was a great movie, which I can see some scoring into the 9’s and owning on Blu-Ray :D.

This marks 50 movies watched thus far for 2026. With Jackass being the last movie for the first half of the year, 50 is looking pretty good. I appreciate you all for coming by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. We have a few titles to explore for Summer 2026, a pretty major one being Spider-Man 😀 – Minions coming this Wednesday, the 1st of July. Live action Moana, anyone? Followed by The Odyssey before getting to Spider-Man, at the end of July.

Until next batch those fellow movie-goers. Happy movie-going 😀

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Leviticus “Review”

Release date: June 19, 2026 (USA)

Director: Adrian Chiarella

Cinematography: Tyson Perkins

Distributed by: Neon

Editor: Nick Fenton

Executive producers: Mia Wasikowska, Robert Connolly · See more

Typically I quite enjoy Neon movies, seeing a 93% RT score I expected a lot more from Leviticus, let’s disucss!

Sadly didn’t get to watch the entire batch last week as I was glued to completed Kingdom Hearts 2 on critical mode :D. After seeing a 93% I had to check this out today. To say I was disappointed is only the start of this movie.

For a movie 14 minutes shorter than Toy Story 5, this movie draws out the point. Feels overly boring. Pretty much lays out the story through its trailer at a vastly quicker pace. When I see 90+ % I’m expecting the level of polish and quality that Obsession displays. The villain or big bad wasn’t scary. Wasn’t fleshed out nor did it feel resolved by the end of the movie unlike Obsession.

A baited intro and a small build-up at the end were probably the better parts of the movie. Sadly, a disappointing 6/10. It’s barely above average for a theatrical release. I can see this finding an audience on streaming one day.

Stick around as coming up next Super Girl! – Thanks for coming by Popped for your movie “reviews” :D.

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