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The Madhouse is reviews on movies, shows, video games. Thoughts and opinions are those of Mad Max.

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00:10:32

Road House (2024)

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2024/03/24

This remake of the 80s classic stars Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhall and former UFC fighter, Conor McGregor. In this film, a former MMA fighter takes a job as a bouncer at a bar in the Florida Keys who has been targeted by a number of biker gangs and drug smuggling. This film begun production in 2015 with Ronda Rousey attached to the film but kept changing until 2021 when MGM started over with Gyllenhaal in lead role and Doug Liman to direct.

00:25:28

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)

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2024/03/22

This documentary is an in depth look in to the popular kids TV shows of the 90s and 2000s at Nickelodeon. Told from the cast and crew of hit shows that include “All That”, “The Amanda Show”, “Drake & Josh”, “iCarly” & “Sam & Cat”, this documentary takes an unexpected turn into a world of heartbreak & tragedy that will forever taint our beloved nostalgic childhood.

00:11:28

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

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2024/03/19

The 4th installment in this franchise sees Jack Black returning to the titular character and is joined by newcomers Awkwafina, Ke Huy Quan, Ronnie Cheng & Viola Davis. Familiar voices return as well including Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston & James Hong. In this film, Po must join forces with a criminal Fox to stop a nefarious crime boss known as The Chameleon, who seeks to steal everyone Chi and uses it to conquer the world. This film hit theaters in March of 2024 and is already in talks of another

00:13:30

Damsel (2024)

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2024/03/18

This Netflix original film was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillio and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Roberson & Angela Bassett. In this film, after a young girl is forced into a marriage with a prince, she is horrified to discover that she is a sacrifice to a sacred dragon and must venture out of its cave before she is discovered. This film hit the streaming service in March of 2024 after the 2023 SAG Strike delayed its initial release of October 2023.

00:44:59

WWE: 40 Years of Wrestlemania (Part 1)

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2024/03/18

This 4 part series takes a deep dive into the biggest event of professional wrestling and sports entertainment. Part 1 goes through the inaugural episode that debut in 1985 all the way to its 10 iteration which both venues were held in at the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden. It features some of the biggest names in wrestling of the late 80s and the early 90s such as Hulk Hogan, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Andre The Giant, The Ultimate Warrior & “Nature Boy” Ric

00:12:20

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

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2024/03/14

The third film in this series sees Jack Black returns as the titular character along with the great voice over cast that include Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogan, Lucy Liu & David Gross. Newcomers include Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson & JK Simmons. In this film, Po and the Fearsome 5 must stop a villain from their former master’s past who sets out reclaim the Jade Palace of China and wipeout their dojo. While the film was the second highest grossing animated film of that year,

00:16:57

Ricky Stanicky (2024)

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2024/03/12

This raunchy comedy was directed by Peter Farrelly and stars Zac Efron, John Cena, Andrew Santino, Jermaine Fowler, Jeff Ross & William H. Macy. In this film, 3 childhood friends make up a fake friend to avoid getting in trouble over the years but after 25 years it becomes more difficult to keep the lying. Therefore, a plan is hatch to hire actor to play the fake friend and that’s where things take a surreal turn. This film was originally supposed to star James Franco & Jim Carrey in the main roles

00:11:10

The 96th Academy Awards of 2024

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2024/03/11

The Oscars have been announced and here are some of the winners. “Oppenheimer” takes home a grand total of 6 awards. Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy & Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. This was the first win for all 3 filmmakers. Emma Stone won Best Actress for her role in “Poor Things”. This was her second win following her performance in 2016’s “La La Land”. Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting

00:14:19

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

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2024/03/10

This second film in this series sees a new director in Jennifer Yuh Nelson in her directorial debut but also sees a majority of the cast return including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie & Dustin Hoffman, among others. Newcomers include Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Victor Garber & Danny McBride. In this film, a vengeful peacock looks to wipeout all of China with a new weapon system and it’s up to The Dragon Warrior and the Furious 5 to stop him at all cost. This film

00:11:46

Thanksgiving (2023)

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2024/03/06

Our first in the 12th season is look at the 2023 slasher horror film that was directed by Eli Roth and stars Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Rick Hoffman & Gina Gershon. In this film, a killer dressed as “John Carver” stalks a small town Massachusetts after a “Black Friday” goes horribly wrong. This film hit theaters in November of 2023 before landing on Netflix in February of 2024.

00:12:13

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

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2024/03/05

Our season 11 finale sees revisit this animated classic from Dreamworks that has a stacked voice over cast that include Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, James Wong, Seth Rogan, Lucy Liu, David Gross, Michael Clarke Duncan & Jackie Chan. This was the first film in the “Panda” franchise. In this film, a Panda is selected to be the new protector of a Chinese village that is being threatened by vengeful leopard who is out for revenge. This film was nominated for both an Academy

00:14:55

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Season 1 / 2024)

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2024/03/04

Prime Video released this new series on its streaming service in February of 2024 and sees Donald Glover & Maya Erksine in the lead roles. This is series is a remake of the 1996 series of the same name as well as the 2005 action film that starred Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie.

00:12:13

Spaceman (2024)

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2024/03/04

This Sci - Fi drama was directed Johan Renck and is based on the 2017 novel, “Spaceman of Bohemia” by Jaroslav Kalfař. The movie stars Adam Sandler & Carey Mulligan. Paul Dino serves as voice over for the character of Hanus. In this film, a Czech astronaut is sent to deep space for science mission that suddenly takes an unexpected turn when he is visited by a spider like creature from an unknown planet. This film marks the 11th that Adam Sandler has starred in that was made exclusively for Netflix

00:17:11

Argylle (2024)

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2024/02/28

This action comedy was directed by Matthew Vaughn and has a star studded cast which includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hera, Dua Lipa, Sofia Boutella, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena, Bryan Cranston & Henry Cavill. In this film, an author has her turned up side down when the stories of her books come to life. Despite the film’s abysmal box office success, Matthew Vaughn has stated that this film is the first in a new trilogy which hopes to bring to the big screen in the

00:10:35

The Equalizer 3 (2023)

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2024/02/26

The third and supposedly final film in this series sees Antoine Fuqua return as director as well as Denzel Washington as the title character for another adventure for Robert McCall. Joining the cast is Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea & David Denman. In this film, McCall is enjoying his new life in Sicily but when the group known as Camorra begin to intimidate and disrupt the locals, he must level the playing field once again. This film marks the 2nd time that Denzel and Dakota have starred

00:22:25

WWE: Elimination Chamber 2024

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2024/02/25

The last Premium Live Event before Wrestlemania came to us live from Perth, Australia. The matches included The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka & Kairi Sane, defending the Women’s Tag Team Championships against the team of Candace LeRae & Indie Hartwell, the Judgement Day’s Finn Balor & Damien Priest defend their Undisputed Tag Team Championships against Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate. Then in the 2 Elimination Chamber matches, Becky Lynch defeated Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, Raquel Rodriguez, Naomi & Tiffany

00:20:38

Oppenheimer (2023)

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2024/02/22

Christopher Nolan writes, directs and produces this thriller of a biopic that is based on the 2005 novel, “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin. The film has a stacked cast that include Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Kenneth Branagh, Casey Afleck, Rami Malek, Josh Harnett & Gary Oldman. In this film, Oppenheimer is chosen to lead the “Manhattan Project” in 1942 during WWII, which results in the creation of the first Hydrogen Bomb but the

00:09:50

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

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2024/02/20

Antoine Fuqua returns to direct this sequel to his 2014 first film. Also returning is Denzel Washington, who once again plays Robert McCall, a former CIA agent who is now retired but still helps out those who need it. The only characters from the first to reruns and join Denzel are Melissa Leo & Bull Pullman. Newcomers include Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders & Orson Bean. In this film, after a close friend of McCall is murdered, he must once again return to his “job” and solve his friend’s murder and

00:11:10

Bob Marley: One Love (2024)

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2024/02/19

This biopic was co-written & directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the titular character along with Lashana Lynch & James Norton. This film follows the life and career of reggae singer and songwriter, Bob Marley, from rise in popularity in the late 1970s to untimely death in 1981. Bob’s oldest son, Ziggy and wife Rita both serve as a producers on the film.

00:16:35

Madam Web (2024)

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2024/02/19

This film was directed by SJ Clarkson and stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabel Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts & Adam Scott. This is the 4th film in Sony’s “Spider-Man Universe” following last year’s “Morbious” and the 2 “Venom” films starring Tom Hardy. In this film, after an accident that nearly killed an EMT, Cassie Web discovers that she now has the ability to sees into the future. Her powers are put to the test after 3 teenage girls become targets for a

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