Jake's Cinema Room

  2025 | PG-13 | 197 mins. | Directed by James Cameron In 2009, the first Avatar was released and was met with much acclaim. From the critics to general audiences everyone had Avatar fever. The movie stands as the highest grossing movie of all time and was one of the biggest pioneers for 3D technology in theaters. Jump thirteen years later to 2022 and Avatar: The Way of Water is released. The sequel manages to stay true to what the original set forth and it even improves upon the first movie making for an even more entertaining movie. Despite not quite reaching the same box office numbers, The Way of Water still managed to become the third highest grossing movie of all time and is currently the highest grossing movie of the decade. Now enters the third movie in the franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash. Picking up right where the second movie left off, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) are dealing with the effects of losing their son Neteyam. Their son Lo'ak is most ...

  2025 | PG-13 | 115 mins | Directed by Matt Shakman Over the last twenty years, audiences have had the opportunity to witness three Fantastic Four movies. Unfortunately, none of the three have been particularly good with them ranging from just okay to downright awful. In 2019, Disney purchased 21st Century Fox, the studio who had the rights to the Fantastic Four at the time. Fans of Marvel's first family have eagerly waited for the characters to make their appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Now the moment has arrived. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is here, and it means important things for Marvel moving forward. Director Matt Shakman and company opt to jump right into the character's story four years into them having their powers rather than trying for another origin story. There is a quick recap of the events for audience members who may not be familiar with the characters. The setting this time around is a futuristic 60's that takes place in a different un...

  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...