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Riot's Radical, Rapid Reviews and Recommendations

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Nov 511 min read

Riot's Radical, Rapid Reviews and Recommendations

Rapid Reviews for Venom: The Last Dance, The Wild Robot, Trap, Twisters, Transformers One, and Am I Racist.

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Joker: Folie a Deux: It's curtains for you, Arthur Fleck.

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Oct 146 min read

Joker: Folie a Deux: It's curtains for you, Arthur Fleck.

Joker: Folie a Deux suffers from an identity crisis worse than its lead character, confusing and disappointing fans.

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Summoning up a wicked good time.

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Oct 84 min read

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Summoning up a wicked good time.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a nostalgia driven bundle of hilarity and goofiness that will charm the pants off of old and new fans alike.

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The Crow: "Caw! Caw! Bang! F___! I'm dead!"

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Sep 199 min read

The Crow: "Caw! Caw! Bang! F___! I'm dead!"

The Crow is an unmitigated disaster; the new poster child for sloppy writing, forgettable characters, and underwhelming action scenes.

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Borderlands: Pissing off gamers and movie-goers all at once.

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Aug 135 min read

Borderlands: Pissing off gamers and movie-goers all at once.

Borderlands is an ill-advised and disappointing mess, finding new and uncomfortable ways to disappoint its fan base.

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Jul 294 min read

Deadpool & Wolverine: The wait is over.

Riot’s Reviews: Deadpool & Wolverine The ‘Merc With a Mouth’ is finally back in theaters, clawing (get it) The Wolverine out of...

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Inside Out 2: Beautiful animation meets beautiful storytelling, again.

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Jun 225 min read

Inside Out 2: Beautiful animation meets beautiful storytelling, again.

Inside Out 2 is a return to form, paying proper homage to its source by advancing its universe with a strong story and stronger emotions.

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The Fall Guy: Dutifully honoring the people behind the scenes.

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May 233 min read

The Fall Guy: Dutifully honoring the people behind the scenes.

The Fall Guy is a hilarious, action packed and wild ride that features the best of what Hollywood's stunt people have to offer.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: I ain't afraid of no-stalgia.

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Mar 254 min read

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: I ain't afraid of no-stalgia.

Riot’s Reviews: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire “Who ya gonna call?!” What an iconic song for an iconic brand! Although the original...

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Kung Fu Panda 4: Maybe one roundhouse kick too much.

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Mar 214 min read

Kung Fu Panda 4: Maybe one roundhouse kick too much.

Riot’s Reviews: Kung Fu Panda 4 SKADOOSH!!! When the original Kung Fu Panda came out in 2008, I was graduating college, starting my...

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Dune: Part 2: The return of a Sci-Fi epic.

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Mar 125 min read

Dune: Part 2: The return of a Sci-Fi epic.

Riot’s Reviews: Dune Part 2 There’s a bit of context that probably needs to be worked through before we start diving into the review for...

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Feb 268 min read

We really gotta stop meeting like this.

Riot’s Reviews: I’ll keep the excuses for my absence short this time. But simply put, my four-year streak of not getting Covid finally...

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Disney's "Wish": Celebrating 100 years of wishing upon stars.

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Nov 28, 20234 min read

Disney's "Wish": Celebrating 100 years of wishing upon stars.

Riot’s Reviews: Wish Disney celebrated its 100th year anniversary in October in the midst of what has been a bit of a mixed bag of a year...

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The Marvels: A confusing, uneventful and inconsequential mess.

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Nov 14, 20236 min read

The Marvels: A confusing, uneventful and inconsequential mess.

Riot’s Reviews: The Marvels Merriam-Webster defines “hate-watch” as a transitive verb meaning, “to watch and take pleasure at or...

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Saw X: When you actually want to play a game again.

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Oct 11, 20233 min read

Saw X: When you actually want to play a game again.

Riot’s Reviews: Saw X Blood, guts, terrifying traps, incredible twists and ultimately…life lessons? As far as horror movies go, the Saw...

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The Creator: Missing the opportunity for Sci-Fi greatness.

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Oct 4, 20233 min read

The Creator: Missing the opportunity for Sci-Fi greatness.

Riot’s Reviews: The Creator Considering everything that has transpired recently with the Hollywood writer’s strike, it is certainly...

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Expend4ables: The clock winds down on an action franchise.

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Sep 26, 20233 min read

Expend4ables: The clock winds down on an action franchise.

Riot’s Reviews: Expend4bles There’s a common misconception about action films that all a studio needs is some car chases, lots of guns,...

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A Haunting in Venice: Perhaps not haunted enough?

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Sep 18, 20234 min read

A Haunting in Venice: Perhaps not haunted enough?

Riot’s Reviews: A Haunting in Venice As far as murder mysteries go, there is likely no more recognizable name than Agatha Christie. After...

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Blue Beetle: Big effects, grounded family values.

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Aug 21, 20233 min read

Blue Beetle: Big effects, grounded family values.

Riot’s Reviews: Blue Beetle The journey of the DCEU has been a story of highs and lows, with the lows arguably dominating the decade-long...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: Shellshocked and underwhelming.

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Aug 7, 20234 min read

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: Shellshocked and underwhelming.

Riot’s Reviews: TMNT Mutant Mayhem The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are arguably one of the most prolific comic book IPs in existence....

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About Riot

Quiet on the outside, Riot on the inside.

Kevin was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He obtained a BA of Psychology with minor in Theology from Biola University and recently completed an MA in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.

He is interested in all things nerd culture, i.e. movies, t.v., collectibles, and video games as well as Classic Literature and fiction of all kinds.

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