Netflix Trailer Bonanza!
Over the weekend, Netflix must have had some kind of exhibitor conference or something, because they released a bunch of trailers for their upcoming movies and projects. Netflix and all streaming services are very bad at marketing their awesome shows and movies, so it makes sense that they’d drop all these trailers at once in a bingable format.
At least it gives me something to post and talk about on a Monday!
First up is the trailer for Happy Gilmore 2. It’s happening. There’s no stopping it now. I’m definitely going to watch. Does watching this movie mean I support studios putting out this kind of low effort slop? Maybe, but I’ve reached a point where I’m too old to care. I’m just gonna do whatever the hell I want and hopefully I’m entertained. That’s all that matters anymore.
Looks so dumb. Chubbs has a son with the exact same wooden hand joke? C’mon, Adam Sandler! But again, I can’t be expecting too much. Just roll with it.
Happy Gilmore 2 comes out on July 25.
Next up, our first look at Wake Up Dead Man, the threequel in the Knives Out series of Benoit Blanc mysteries! I’m super excited for this one.
And it looks great! Definitely did not expect this gothic tone, but then I suppose I had no expectations. Not a fan of Blanc’s new hairstyle, but what do I know? Love the spookiness already. It’ll be a shame when Rian Johnson takes a bit of a break after this one, but by all means, let the man rest. Hopefully we get plenty more Benoit Blanc mysteries in the future.
Wake Up Dead Man comes out on Dec. 12.
Now we’ve got Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein! I’m sure I heard he was making this at some point.
Looks awesome! I’m not classic monster expert, nor am I bored of people remaking all these classic monster movies. Del Toro can try his hand at whatever creature feature he wants; he’s earned his reputation. This is probably going to be one of those movies that makes you wonder why Netflix didn’t push to put it on the big screen. Surely they’d make some good money that way? But, again, what do I know? The monster looks so freaky there at the end.
Frankenstein comes out in November.
Lastly, we have our first look at the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Everybody always thinks the long break between seasons of this show will somehow hurt the series, but season 4 was a total banger!
Looks good to me! I’m fully on board with Stranger Things, and I look forward to them going out on their own terms, however they want, with a big, explosive, action-packed, most likely emotional final season. I have no idea how they might plan to end this, so I say let them do whatever they want! It’ll no doubt be fun and entertaining.
The final season of Stranger Things will come out in three parts, on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Solid strategy.
Looks like a solid slate of things to watch this year on Netflix. Good times!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 5/31/25
I had another busy week this week, but found time to sit and read a bunch of comics. I also found the time to catch up on some of my favorite current comics, so that was nice. And like we’ve seen a lot recently, it’s a bunch of bangers, like Superman and Ultimate Spider-Man.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Absolute Martian Manhunter because I am now on board for the weirdness, especially now that the story is developing.
Meanwhile, I continue to enjoy and take my time with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. If you’re on the fence about this one, I can promise you that it’s definitely like a classic Final Fantasy game, like the glory days of 7, 8, 9 and 10. So it’s good. I also just finished the TV Show The Studio this week with Seth Rogen on AppleTV+ and it was good! Definitely lives up to the hype it has received.
Also, it is with a heavy heart I announce the end of my half-hearted, blog-based campaign to get a comic book company to hire me to write a Street Sharks comic. Bleeding Cool says IDW has one in the works already. I truly put it no effort, but it woulda been neat. In the end, it’s my own fault for not becoming a successful enough comic book writer to make my mark in the age of 80s/90s cartoon adaptations.
Comic Reviews: Absolute Martian Manhunter #3, Absolute Wonder Woman #8, Batman #160, Superman #26 and Ultimate Spider-Man #17.
Read the rest of this entryBatman/Deadpool Crossover Incoming!
There have been some rumblings in the comicsphere about a new Marvel and DC crossover in the works, and now the word is official: It’s a Batman/Deadpool crossover! Neat. I’m all for it. I don’t think those two characters have ever crossed over before, so at least the concept will be new. And I’m always in favor of Marvel and DC working together.
So there will be two comics, one from each company, and they’ve pulled out all the stops for the creators. Marvel will go first with Deadpool/Batman with the likes of filmmaker Kevin Smith, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Adam Kubert, Terry Dodson, Gurihiru, Zeb Wells and Greg Capullo doing stories and artwork. So holy heck that’s a quality team. That issue will come out in September.
Then DC will produce Batman/Deadpool in November, written by Grant freakin’ Morrison, with artwork by Dan Mora, which is about as insane a team as you could ever imagine on a comic these days. I don’t even know if Morrison still writes comics? What have they been up to the past few years? And Mora is a machine!
This is all super keen!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 5/24/25
To my regular readers, sorry I didn’t post much this week. As I think I’ve mentioned before, life has just gotten really busy for some reason. I dunno. Anyway, some solid comics came out this week so I figured I’d review a bunch of them, like Absolute Flash and Amazing Spider-Man.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Wonder Woman #21 because this series remains an absolute banger.
Meanwhile, I’m still making my way slowly through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is quite fun. With no Grand Theft Auto VI later this year, I need to stretch out my gaming so I’m not spending too much money. And I can really take my time with this one. My parents have also given me their old TV (we siblings bought them a big, new one for Christmas!), so now I’m playing games on a big TV instead of my computer monitor, which I’ve been doing for years. We’ll see if I like the change.
Comic Reviews: Absolute Flash #3, Amazing Spider-Man #4, Exceptional X-Men #9 and Wonder Woman #21.
Read the rest of this entryWe All Just Have to Accept Another Jurassic World Movie
I have long been a proponent of the idea that other people should make dinosaur movies. The Jurassic films shouldn’t have a monopoly on dinosaurs! But here comes Jurassic World: Rebirth. It’s a new relaunch of the series, with new characters and plots. And yet they’re keeping the Jurassic World name. Because whatever, man.
It looks fine. I have zero interest in seeing this film. They’re making up mutant dinosaurs now, just to be scarier. And whatever. I dunno. It’s just been a while since I posted anything, and I suppose most people might be interested in this movie? It’s probably going to be more successful than both Fantastic Four: First Steps and the new Superman film, both also coming out in July.
I guess we’ll see. Jurassic World: Rebirth comes to theaters on July 2.
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