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Having a bad day? Just think about the post-apocalyptic world in this episode’s movie, Mad Max Fury Road, and you’ll instantly feel better. We’re going throwback in this episode with this 2015 gritty, intense, eye-popping action chase thriller starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult. Mad Max gets captured but then through necessity ends up helping Imperator Furiosa keep some innocen...

Here we are at the last ride of the Guardians Of The Galaxy as we’ve known them since 2014. Should they have even got back on the spaceship? Find out in my spoiler-free review here! Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan and some new stars join in this swan song. The Guardians find themselves in an urgent race to save one of the team. Of course, there’s s...

Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator, brought a grittier, edgier version of everyone’s favorite Sherwood Forest hero, Robin Hood to the screen in 2010. Unfortunately, the version the studio wanted released to the theaters didn’t create very many merry men and it tanked at the box office. Have no fear though. There is a unrated directors cut available and that one just might make you merry. Want...

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Sergeant John Kinley, who needs a new interpreter to help him fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. Enter Ahmed, a brave, intelligent Afghani who dances to his own tune but to the benefit of John’s squad. John finds himself wounded, deep in Taliban territory. Ahmed has to rescue him by caring for him and dragging him many miles back to his base. John and Ahmed are rescued, but wh...

The end is near for an inmate on death row. Dr. James Martin just has to determine if he’s sane and can be executed or insane and escape execution. One catch though. This inmate, Edward, says he’s a demon named Nefarious and he’s on Earth to accomplish a mission for his master. On top of that, he says James is going to murder three people before the day is done. This will be no easy evaluation and...

Mamma Mia! We have a new Super Mario Bros movie for the first time in 23 years! Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong and Bowser are all here in the Mushroom Kingdom for generations of Super Mario fans. This is no doubt the start of a new universe of Nintendo movies. Mario and Luigi are unexpectedly transported from Brooklyn into the Mushroom Kingdom but they get separated. It’s up to Mario to...

In the mood for swords, magic, fearsome creatures, wizards and medieval goblets of ale? Then Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves may be the movie for you. Chris Pine brings his wit and charisma from his Star Trek movies to the world of D&D. Michelle Rodriguez is fast and furious in this but with axes and swords this time. This movie saves those who don't want to invest 27 years pl...

Everybody's dog-loving assassin is back! John Wick does the James Bond globe-trotting thing too but with a body count that a million Bond films couldn't surpass. He's still trying to make the High Table his BFF again so they stop trying to make him KIA. Along the way, he of course gets by with a little help from his friends, Winston and The Bowery King and some new friends. There&ap...

Wham, bam, thank you Shazam! It's been a few years since the wizard gave Billy/Shazam and his childhood friends superpowers. They've tried to help out the city of Philadelphia with those superpowers. Keyword: tried. They just might be finding out that having superpowers isn't the lottery win they thought it would be. On top of that, you have some angry gods that want to have a word....

New York City in real life doesn't have enough murder for you? Well then check out my Scream VI spoiler-free review to hear about more NYC murder! This is the second Scream movie in the reboot of the franchise that was started in 1996. Last year with Scream V, we met Melissa Barrera as the new Final Girl Sam Carpenter, who took the torch from Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott character. No...

Michael B. Jordan returns as Adonis Creed in Creed III but this time he's also quarterbacking this thing since he's also directing this movie. He's joined by Jonathan Majors as his childhood friend who comes back into Adonis' life with bad intentions. Creed is happily retired from boxing and enjoying life with his wife and daughter, but it doesn't stay that way, since we w...

Ever wonder what it would be like if a movie combined Scarface and Baloo the bear from The Jungle Book? Of course you have! Who hasn't? Get ready to be happy! I bring you Cocaine Bear! This movie tells the story of a bear that finds, and consumes, some cocaine accidentally lost by some drug smugglers. The ensuing mayhem is deadly for anyone that gets in Pablo Escobear's path. The late, g...

We have reached the 31st movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it features Ant-Man and Wasp. Scott Lang is an official Avenger now and he is enjoying the benefits. He's a best-selling author, people love him and he even gets free coffee! All is not so happy for long when Scott, and his family, are trapped in the Quantum realm. Is what happens next worth you watching? Check out my spoiler...

"Ladies! Put your hands together and turn your gaze to the main stage here at Movies Merica! It's Van Ebert with a Magic Mike's Last Dance spoiler-free review!" Steven Soderbergh brings us this last movie in the Magic Mike Universe with Channing Tatum back as Magic Mike joined by Salma Hayek. Mike is down on his luck but then is saved by wealthy Salma Hayek who then presents hi...

Knock knock. With these intruders, you're going to wish they were Girl Scouts selling cookies instead. M. Night Shyamalan brings us his latest twisted tale this tale surrounding the potential end of the world. Dave Bautista, and others, intrude in on a family's vacation at a cabin in the woods. They reveal to the family that they have to make a terrible choice to save the world. Intrigue...

A Pixar kiddie movie this ain't! Infinity Pool is a hardcore, extreme movie you won't soon forget. Does that make it good? Check out this spoiler-free review to find out. Alexander Skarsgard plays a failed writer who goes to a resort in a fictitious country to get some inspiration to battle through some writer's block. He meets some people at the resort that leads to a tragic accide...

We go back a few years for this Movies Merica episode. In 2014, Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. took a break from the Iron Man world to cook up a more down to Earth, comedic, character-driven, feel-good movie. Do they use all the right ingredients and whip up something tasty? Check out this spoiler-free review to hear if they did. Favreau brings along fellow MCU actors Scarlett Johansson and Bob...

Da plane! Da plane! Move over Con Air. This is Plane with Gerard Butler who doesn't have a mullet in this action thriller. Butler plays airline pilot Captain Brodie Torrance whose flight is forced to transport a murderous prisoner. The flight hits bad weather and crash lands on an island with dangerous criminals. Brodie has to transform into kick-ass mode to save his passengers. Will this act...

M3gan is a heartwarming, inspirational tale of love and devotion and....JUST KIDDING! M3gan is just a straight up movie about a killer doll! Move over Chucky! M3gan is an advanced android that is much more than just plastic and D batteries. James Wan, of The Conjuring and Saw fame, produces this toy-filled horror film. He tends to have a good track record when it comes to horror. Does that continu...

Mystic mountains, colorful rainbows, majestic waterfalls. No, these aren't the contents of a box of Lucky Charms. These are part of the visionary landscape of the battle epic "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion." From director S.S. Rajamouli, who also directed "RRR", comes the sequel to "Baahubali: The Beginning." These films revolve around Baahubali, a legendary royal...

Live elephants, sex, drugs, alcohol. Do I have your attention? That's how the movie Babylon is trying to get your attention. Is it worth your attention? Check out my spoiler-free review of it here. Babylon stars Margot Robbie as a movie star wannabe, Brad Bitt as an actual movie star and Diego Calva as someone that wants to be around movie stars. The scene is the old Hollywood of the 1920s an...

It's been 13 years since James Cameron took the movie world by storm with "Avatar" in 2009. Like it or not, it was a worldwide phenomenon. I could probably count on one hand the number of people that didn't mention "Avatar" to me back then. Now, James Cameron felt filmmaking technology had caught up to the point where he could make sequels. That brings us to "Ava...

The Korean War is called "The Forgotten War" for good reason. It gets practically disregarded behind WWI, WWII and Vietnam. However, "Devotion" brings it into focus and even more importantly, it focuses on naval aviator Jesse Brown. He was one of the first black pilots in the military and had to endure real racism. In spite of that, he served with valor and distinction, alongsi...

Violent Night, bloody night. All is wrong. All is fright. It's the most wonderful fight of the year in Violent Night. David Harbour as Santa Claus trades in coal for grenades, and MacGyvers candy canes into deadly weapons, in this crueltide tale of Christmas carnage. Santa finds himself having to try to save a family from a gun-toting Mr. Scrooge and his evil murderous grinches. Will Jolly Sa...

We don't get Daniel Craig as James Bond anymore, but you can see him as his Knives Out movies character Benoit Blanc in Glass Onion. He's joined in this murder mystery comedy by Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. and others. It also has plenty of celebrity cameos. Edward Norton invites his friends to his billionaire mansion called t...