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00:32:25

America’s Team (Netflix Series)

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2025/09/24

This Netflix series centers around one of the historic franchises in the National Football League and the origins of their current owner. The franchise is the Dallas Cowboys and their owner is Jerry Jones. Jones was oil tycoon who purchased the team in 1989 and quickly shaped into a football dynasty. With a Hall of Fame coach in Jimmy Johnson and a band of Hall of Fame players in certain positions that included Troy Aikman at quarterback, Emmitt Smith at running back, Michael Irvin at wide receiver

00:26:45

WWE: Wrestlepalooza (2025)

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2025/09/21

The WWE makes it debut on ESPN as this premium live event was held in Indianapolis, Indiana and saw the 2 big in ring returns. The show opened with John Cena taking his most dangerous and dominant opponent in his career, “The Beast” Brock Lesnar, who is making his in ring return after a 3 year absence. A tag team matchup saw the long awaited reunion of the Usos as Jimmy & Jey took on the team known as “The Vison”, “Big” Bronson Reed & “The Mad Dog” Bron Breakker. As a last minute surprise, “The

00:13:32

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

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2025/09/15

This film was based on a true story, is the 4th in “The Conjuring” series but the 9th film in “The Conjuring Cinematic Universe” and was directed by Michael Chaves, who directed the previous film as well as 2 other films in this cinematic universe. Vera Farmiga & Patrick Wilson return as the titular characters and are joined by Mia Tomilson & Ben Hardy. In this film, a family in a small Pennsylvania town in 1989 begin experiencing paranormal activity that leads paranormal investigators, Ed &

00:22:22

Peacemaker (S2: Ep. 1-3)

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2025/09/10

The surprise hit series from 2023 gets another season and dropped the first 3 episodes on HBO Max. The series sees John Cena return to the title character and joined by a slew of returning characters such as Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma & Steve Agee returning to their respective roles. New characters include Frank Grillo & Tim Meadows.

00:15:23

Twisted Metal (Season 2 Review)

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2025/09/06

This Peacock original series returns for another season of high octane motor mayhem that is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Will Arnett, Samoa Joe & Mike Mitchell return from Season 1 are joined by a new cast that includes Saylor Curda, Michael James Shaw, Tiana Okoye & Anthony Carrigan. Season 2 takes place 6 months after the events of Season 1 and sees a new villain emerge and create a special tournament for all drivers to compete for

00:20:48

Wednesday (Season 2 Part 2 Review)

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2025/09/05

The next 4 and final episodes of this season are now available on Netflix.

00:25:32

WWE: Clash in Paris (2025)

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2025/09/01

The latest WWE premium live event was held at the Paris La Defense arena in Paris, France. The match card features a few changes but led to a historic event for the company. “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns went on one on with “Big” Bronson Reed, the WWE Tag Team Championships were up for grabs as Lumis & Gacy of The Wyatt Sicks defended against The Street Profits, DeAngelo Dawkins & Montez Ford. “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus & “The Bulgarian Destroyer” Russev faced off in “Donnybrook Match” where the

00:10:35

Death of A Unicorn (2025)

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2025/08/20

This film was written, produced and directed by Alex Scharfman and stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Tea Leoni & Richard E. Grant. In this film, a father and daughter are traveling on a business trip to a remote cabin the Canadian Rockies when they unexpectedly hit what they thought was a horse but turns out to be a mythical creature. This film debuted at the South By SouthWest Film Festival on March 8th, 2025 before hitting theaters nationwide on March 28th.

00:18:41

Weapons (2025)

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2025/08/18

This horror film was written, directed, co produced, composed by Zach Cregger and stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Benedict Wong, Alden Ehrenreich & Amy Madigan. In this film, when an entire 3rd grade all go missing under very bizarre circumstances, the teacher and a grieving parent plan to do some private investigating but soon uncover a shocking turn of events. This film had a huge change in cast back in 2023 during pre production. The cast was originally consisted of Pedro Pascal, Bryan Tyree

00:24:07

Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)

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2025/08/17

This film was directed by Gareth Edwards and is written David Koepp, who wrote the first 2 films in the “Jurassic Park” series. This is the 7th film overall but the 4th film in the “World” series. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Marhershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend & Ed Skrein. In this film, a research team goes to deserted island to retrieve dinosaur DNA in hopes to find a cure for certain human diseases but things take an unexpected turn when they realize that some dinosaurs have

00:14:55

Karate Kid: Legends (2025)

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2025/08/14

This film was directed by Jonathon Entwistle and is the 6th movie in “The Karate Kid” series and a serves as a continuation of both the 2010 film, “The Karate Kid” as well as the “Cobra Kai” series. The film sees Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan return to their respective roles and are joined by Ben Weng, Joshua Jackson & Ming-Na Wen. In this film, after the death of his older brother, a young martial arts prodigy moves from China to New York City only to discover that trouble has followed him as a

00:17:51

Quarterback (Season 2 Review)

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2025/08/12

This Netflix sports series has returned for another season that follows 3 NFL Quarterbacks during the 2024 NFL season. The 3 QBs are Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions, Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals and Kirk Cousins of the Atlanta Falcons. Cousins was the only QB to return from the previous but only after being traded from the Minnesota Vikings to Atlanta. Patrick Mahomes & Peyton Manning both serve as producer with Manning being the executive with his production team behind the series.

00:12:06

Wednesday (Season 2 Part 1 Review)

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2025/08/07

The first half of the second season of the Netflix’s dark comedy series is now available on the platform. The series sees Jenna Ortega return as the titular character along with Emma Myers, Luis Guzman, Catherine Zeta - Jones & Hunter Doohan and joined by newcomers Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper & Thandiwe Newton. Tim Burton also returns as director and producer. The second half of the season is scheduled to hit Netflix on September 3rd, 2025.

00:14:03

War of the Worlds (2025)

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2025/08/06

This film was directed by Rich Lee and is based on the 1898 H.G. Wells novel of the same name. The film stars Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg & Iman Benson. In this film, a DHS tech officer is investigating a cyberterrorist when a meteor shower hits multiple cities all over the world but things take a darker turn when those meteors come to life in the form of these giant robots that begin attacking the cities. This film was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 but sat on the shelf for years

00:32:09

WWE: Summerslam (2025)

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2025/08/04

WWE’s biggest party of the Summer was held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and for the first time ever, it was a 2 night show. Night featured a tag team match between “Main Event” Jey Uso & “The Tribal Chief” taking on the team of “Big” Bronson Reed & “The Mad Dog” Bron Breakker, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line as Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez defend against the unlikely duo of Alexa Bliss & Charolette Flair. Sami Zayn & Karrion Kross look to end their

00:18:00

WWE: Unreal (Netflix Series)

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2025/08/02

This Netflix takes us behind the scenes with WWE from the end of 2024 as they begin The Road to Wrestlemania. Never before seen footage and stories from the talent pool in the company both in front and behind the camera. Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Jey Uso, Rhea Ripley, Charolette Flair & Bianca Belair tell the story from the journey starting at the Royal Rumble to the main event of Wrestlemania. WWE COO, Triple H also gives a first hand look inside the writers room as they prepare with show with

00:21:22

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

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2025/08/01

This film was directed by Matt Shakman & is the 37th film the Marvel Cinematic Universe and also the 5th film in the “Fantastic Four” series. The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser & Ralph Ineson. In this film, a team of superheroes must prepare for not only a life changing moment but also an impending disaster as a gigantic cosmic creature is heading to Earth with the intent to wipe out humanity. This film marks the second

00:14:50

Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

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2025/07/27

This sports comedy was directed by Kyle Newacheck and was co written, produced and stars Adam Sandler and is a sequel to the 1996 previous film. Returning with Sandler from the previous film are, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen & Ben Stiller. Newcomers include Benny Safdie, Bad Bunny, Haley Joel Osment & a slew of cameo appearances from the sports world that include Travis Kelce, Kelsey Plum, John Daly, Dan Patrick, Reggie Bush, Becky Lynch & Stephen A. Smith. Sunny & Sadie Sandler also appear in

00:16:36

The Top 5 Movies of 2025 (So Far)

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2025/07/26

From January to June, we look at 5 of the BEST movies of this year so far.

00:35:37

“Hollywood” Hulk Hogan Tribute

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2025/07/25

This special episode is a tribute to one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling, WWE Hall of Famer, “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan. From his humble beginnings in the late 70s to his rise to superstar status in the mid 80s and the rebirth of his career in the mid 90s, Hogan’s career was marked by the success of the WWE. He is a 6 time World Champion in both WWE & WCW, he won the Royal Rumble in 1990 & 1991 and headlined 8 of the first 10 Wrestlemanias. He battled a variety of superstars from

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