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Max Rios

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

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00:21:09

The Patriot (2000)

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2023/07/05

Roland Emmerich directs this war film that takes place during the Revolutionary War. The film stars Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Chris Cooper, Jason Isaacs & Tom Wilkinson. This film follows a war veteran and widowed father that is forced back in to action after his oldest son is captured and second oldest son is murdered by the British army. Although this film was well received and is not based on any actual events of the war, it was heavily criticized for its inaccuracy by the British media who found

00:10:00

Evil Dead Rise (2023)

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2023/07/02

This new entry in to the “Evil Dead” series is the 5th overall film and was written and directed by Lee Cronin. The film stars Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols & Nell Fisher. A young woman visits her sister in a condemned LA apartment complex with her 3 children. The visit is rocked by an earthquake which causes both the discovery of secret compartment beneath the complex as well as the possession of one of the sisters. Now, the family must come together to stop the

00:40:07

WWE: Money in the Bank (2023)

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2023/07/02

The WWE’s premiere live event was held in London, England and featured the titular matches for both men’s and women’s matches. In men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, Damien Priest, Santos Escobar, Ricochet, Butch, LA Knight, Shinsuke Nakamura & Logan Paul battle for world championship opportunity. The women’s ladder match saw Becky Lynch, Iyo Ski, Bayley, Zoey, Stark, Zelina Vega & Trish Stratus compete for the same honor in the women’s division. Seth Rollins defends his World Heavyweight

00:07:52

Extraction (2020)

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2023/06/29

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix was still releasing new content, like this action film starring Chris Hemsworth , directed by Sam Hargave and written by Joe Russo, who previously co directed “Avengers: Infinity War” & “Endgame”. In this film, Hemsworth plays a SAS Black Ops Agent assigned to rescue a young boy from a gang war in the Middle East but things take an unexpected turn when he and his team are double crossed by an unknown enemy. This was Sam Hargrave’s directorial debut. He has been

00:14:50

Secret Invasion (Episode 1)

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2023/06/28

Marvel’s latest spin-off series dropped the first episode Disney+. Samuel L. Jackson returns as Col. Nick Fury to investigate a possible hostile alien invasion while he’s been away. Joining Jackson are Ben Mendolson, who reprises his role from “Captain Marvel” as well as Emilia Clarke & Kingley Ben-Adir. This is the 9th spinoff series in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.

00:11:00

Extraction 2 (2023)

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2023/06/27

The sequel to the surprise 2020 action film was released on Netflix and sees director, Sam Hargrave return as well as Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani & Adam Bessa to their respective roles. Joining them are, Olga Kurylenko Daniel Bernhardt & Idris Elba. In this film, Tyler Rake is tasks to extract his wife’s sister and her children from a prison in Georgia and save them from their father and husband who is a co founder of the largest crime and drug syndicate in the country. Netflix had

00:11:55

Renfield (2023)

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2023/06/22

This film takes certain characters & elements from the 1897 novel, “Dracula” by Bram Stroker, and puts them in a modern setting. The film is produced and directed by Chris McKay, who previously directed “The Tomorrow War” & “The Lego Batman Movie”. It stars Nicholas Hoult as the titular character and the great Nicholas Cage as “Dracula”. The film also stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz & Shohreh Aghdashloo. Here, Dracula’s long time “familiar”, R.M. Renfield has begun to feel weary in his role. 9 decades

00:09:36

Flamin’ Hot (2023)

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2023/06/18

This film is based on the memoir, “A Boy, a Burrito & a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive” by Richard Montanez. It centers around this man who revolutionized the snack industry in the early 90s by introducing the world to “Flaming Hot Cheetos”. This film was directed by Eva Longoria in her directorial debut & stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez & Tony Schaloub. The film was released at the South By SouthWest Film Festival in of March of this year but premiered for world on Hulu & Disney+ on June 9,

00:16:58

The Flash (2023)

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2023/06/17

The long awaited debut of the “Speedster” has hit theaters and is the 13th overall film in DC’s Cinematic Universe. It was directed by Andy Muschietti is known for directing “It” & “It: Chapter 2”. Ezra Miller reprises his role as “Barry Allen / The Flash” from his appearances in “Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice”, “Justice League” & “Suicide Squad”. Joining Miller are Sasha Calle, Ron Livingston & Kiersey Simmons. Ben Afleck also reprises his role as “Bruce Wayne” as well as Michael Keaton who

00:12:06

The NBA Finals (2023)

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2023/06/13

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 4 games to 1 and won their first NBA Championship in franchise history and Nikola Jokic won Finals MVP. In this episode we cover the entire playoff run and discuss the possibility of future teams, players & everything in between.

00:12:41

Creed III (2023)

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2023/06/12

The 3rd film in the “Creed” series and the 9th film overall in the “Rocky” franchise dropped on Prime Video. This film was directed by Michael B. Jordan in his directorial debut. It sees Jordan along with Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris & Phylicia Rashad all return to their respective roles. Florian Munteanu also returns from the previous film. Newcomers include Jonathon Majors, Jose Benavidez Jr. & Selenis Leyva. The film takes place 5 years after the events of the previous film. Adonis Creed, now

00:13:08

Bumblebee (2018)

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2023/06/11

The 6th film in the series and the first that was not directed by Michael Bay. This film was directed by Travis Knight and stars Hailee Steinfeld & John Cena. The voice includes Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux & Dylan O’Brien. Peter Cullen returns once again as “Optimus Prime”. This film serves as both a reboot of the franchise but the storyline itself takes place prior to the first film, making it a prequel. In 1987, the Autobot known as “Bumblebee”, crashes on Earth after escaping the war on

00:10:01

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

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2023/06/10

This is the 5th film in the franchise and would be the last for director, Michael Bay. Mark Wahlberg is the only character from the previous film to return and is joined by Anthony Hopkins, Jarrod Carmichael, Laura Haddock & Santiago Cabrera. Josh Duhamel also returns from the first 3 films as well as John Turturro. Stanely Tucci is also in the film but not as his previous character. The voice cast sees Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, John Goodman, Ken Watanabe & John DiMaggio return and joined by Omar

00:10:52

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

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2023/06/08

The fourth film in this franchise was directed by Michael Bay but features an entirely new cast that include Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Li Bingbing, TJ Miller & Sophia Myles. Peter Cullen also returns as the voice of “Optimus Prime” and he also is joined by a new cast that include John Goodman, Ken Watanabe, Mark Ryan, John DiMaggio & Frank Welker. Welker voiced “Megatron” in the 1980s animated series and the 1986 animated film. This film takes place 3

00:14:10

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

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2023/06/08

The 3rd in this series is once again directed by Michael Bay and sees Shia LaBouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel & John Turturro all return and joined by newcomers Frances McDormand, Patrick Demsey, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Ken Jeong, John Malkovich & Alan Tudyk. There’s even a cameo appearance from Astronaut Buzz Aldrich & famed journalist, Bill O’Reilly. Peter Cullen & Hugo Weaving return as the voices of “Optimus Prime” & “Megatron” and are joined by the legendary, Leonard Nimoy who voices

00:12:45

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

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2023/06/07

After the huge success of the first film, a sequel was released and saw Michael Bay return as director as well as Shia LaBouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson & John Turturro. A few newcomers join in such as Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas, John Benjamin Hickey & Rainn Wilson. In this film, Sam Witwicky is warned by the Autobots of an imminent threat in the form the creator of the Decepticons, known as “The Fallen”. To save Earth, Sam must locate (yet again) another artifact from Cybertron that

00:12:04

Transformers (2007)

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2023/06/07

The first film in this series was directed by Michael Bay and is based on Hasbro’s toy line of the same name. The film stars Shia LaBouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachel Taylor, Anthony Anderson, John Turturro & Jon Voight. Hugo Weaving & Peter Cullen would be the voices of “Megatron” & “Optimus Prime”. Cullen voiced “Optimus Prime” in the 1980s animated series as well as the iconic 1986 animated film. A teenage boy’s life is turned upside down after a group of robotic soldiers come

00:14:24

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

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2023/06/04

This film was directed by Rob Cohen & written by Miles Millar & Alfred Gough. Previous director, Stephen Sommers took a producer’s role after directing 2005’s “Van Helsing” which has a similar premise. Brendan Fraser & John Hannah were the only actors to return from the previous 2 films. Luke Ford, Liam Cunningham, Isabella Leong, Michelle Yeoh & Jet Li all joined the cast. Rachel Weisz had originally planned to be in the film but after having doubts on the script and then announcing her pregnancy,

00:11:36

Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse (2023)

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2023/06/04

Phil Lord & Chris Miller co wrote this sequel to the 2018 smash hit alongside David Callaham. The directors, however, are first timers Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson. Majority of the original voice cast return such as, Shamiek Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Luna Lauren Velez & Bryan Tyree Henry. Newcomers included Daniel Kuulya, Issa Rae, Jason Schwartzman & Andy Sandberg. Oscar Isaac voices “Miguel O’Hara / Spider-Man 2099”, a character who was seen in a post credit

00:11:34

Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse (2018)

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2023/06/03

The first animated “Spider Man” film in both studios, Sony & Marvel, was directed by Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman & Bob Persichetti. It was written by Rothman & Phil Lord and produced by Lord and fellow filmmaker Chris Miller. The voice cast includes Shamaik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Bryan Tyree Henry, Nicholas Cage, Mahershala Ali, Liev Schreiber, Kathryn Hahn, Zoe Kravitz & Chris Pine. In this universe, Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes the new Spider Man,

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