The MadHouse

The final stop before the Super Bowl features some interesting storylines. In the AFC Championship game, the #1 Baltimore Ravens, are the hosting the conference championship game for the first time in franchise history and are set to take on the defending Super Bowl champions, the #3 Kansas City Chiefs. In the NFC Championship game, the #1 San Francisco 49ers are taking on the red hot #3 Detroit L...

The road to Wrestlemania begins at the Royal Rumble. The latest WWE premium live event was held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The event featured both the men and women Rumble matches in which one superstar must battle their way through 29 others for a World Championship match at Wrestlemania. In the other matches, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns put the title o...

This psychological thriller was written, produced and directed by Emerald Fennell and was an original film from the streaming service, Prime Video. The film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosemund Pike & Richard E. Grant. In this film, when a low class student who attending Oxford University, befriends one of the popular students, his admiration of his lifestyle and home become more and more o...

Round 2 of the NFL playoffs kicks off this past weekend, first, on Saturday, with the #4 Houston Texans battling the #1 Baltimore Ravens and then the #7 Green Bay Packers taking on the #1 San Francisco 49ers. Then Sunday saw the number #4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the #2 Detroit Lions and then the #2 Buffalo Bills hosting the defending Super Bowl champions, the #3 Kansas City Chiefs.

This Netflix original film was directed by F. Gary Grey and stars Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billy Magnuessen, Jay Reno & Vincent D’Onofrio. In this film, a group of art thieves are hired by Interpol to steal half a billion dollars worth of gold from an international terrorist organization. Kevin Hart also serves as a producer on the film. It was originally supposed to be released in August of 2...

The first round of the playoffs saw the division winners and the wildcard teams play to keep their seasons alive. In the AFC, the #2 Buffalo Bills took on the #7 Pittsburgh Steelers, the #3 Kansas City Chiefs took on the #6 Miami Dolphins and the #4 Houston Texans took on the #5 Cleveland Browns. Over in the NFC, the #2 Dallas Cowboys hosted the #7 Green Bay Packers, #3 Detroit Lions took on the #...

This Paramount Plus original film dropped on December 15th, 2023 and stars Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega & Tommy Lee Jones. The film was written and directed by Academy Award winner, Brian Helgeland. In this film, 2 half brothers are forced to take a drug deal after their father’s fishing boat is impounded. The deal takes a dark turn after they agree to do it and becomes more a fight for...

Alexander Payne directs this dramatic comedy that stars Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa & Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The film is set in 1970 and follows a harsh and uptight history who is left to chaperone a handful of students at a boarding school during their Christmas break. This film hit theaters in late October of 2023 before landing on the streaming service, Peacock, in December. Both Giamatti & Ran...

Jim Caviezel stars in this thriller about a US Government agent who goes on a manhunt to find 2 children who were kidnapped and sold in to slavery. This film was written and directed Alejandro Monteverde and hit theaters on July 4, 2023. Due to the subject matter of the film, it had short theatrical run but landed on Prime Video later that year.

Marvel’s newest spin-off series is now available on Disney +.

Gareth Edwards co-writes, produces & directs this Sci-Fi action film that stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe & Allison Janney. In this film, after a nuclear attack in the U.S. was trigged by an AI, a task force is sent to locate the main base and destroy it. In the decades to come, a lone soldier goes undercover to find this AI being, only discover a much more complex problem fr...

The final week in the regular season sees a handful of teams trying to secure their spots in the playoffs. Saturday night’s double header featured the Steelers & Ravens and then the Colts & Texans. Sunday night’s finale saw a battle for the AFC East Title as the Miami Dolphins hosted the Buffalo Bills. Other games with playoff implications included Jaguars / Titans, Bucs / Panthers, Packers / Bear...

This supernatural horror film is based on a short of the same name and is the first under the newly formed production studio after Jason Blum’s “Blumhouse Productions” & James Wan’s “Atomic Monster” merged in January 2024. The film is written and directed by Bryce McGuire, who wrote and directed the short film. The film stars Wyatt Russell & Kerry Condon. In this film, after retiring from professi...

This historical action film was written and directed by Finnish filmmaker, Jalmari Helander and is a joint production of US & Finland production companies. The film debut at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2022 and then had its US theatrical release in April 2023. In this film, a former Finnish commando finds a large amount of gold in the region of Lapland, which is now a war landscape duri...

Zack Snyder writes and directs this Netflix film that stars Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hannum, Ed Skrein, Djimon Housou, Ray Fisher & Anthony Hopkins. This film had a very brief theatrical release but hit Netflix on December 22. In this film, a former military officer begins a crusade to take down this all powerful interstellar empire by assembling a group of mercenaries and former soldiers after thi...

In the 15th and final film in DC Cinematic Universe, Jason Momoa returns as the titular and joined by the same cast as the previous film which include, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul - Mateen II, Randal Park, Amber Heard, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison & Nicole Kidman. In this film, Aquaman is being hunted by the sea outlaw known as “Black Manta” who is hellbent on exacting revenge on him for murde...

The second season of Marvel’s animated spinoff series released 9 new episodes 2 days before Christmas and are all available on Disney+.

We’ve seen the best and now it’s time for the Worst movies of the year.

With only 1 week left in the 2023 NFL season, some teams hoping to keep their playoff hopes alive while others face elimination. Thursday night’s game saw the New York Jets taking on the Cleveland Browns, Sunday night saw the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. Monday was forced to move to Saturday night amidst the College Football Playoff Game between Texas & Washington leaving Saturday...

The first episode of the New Year is a countdown of the Best Movies of 2023.

With only 2 games left in the season, a majority of teams are still in the hunt for for a playoff berth. Thursday night saw the LA Rams hosting the New Orleans Saints, Christmas Eve featured the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots and Christmas Day saw a triple header as the Las Vegas Raiders took on the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants & the Baltimore Ravens...

This biopic was directed & written by Sean Durkin, stars Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Holt McCallany & Lily James and is based the true of story of the lives and careers of one most famous dynasties in professional wrestling, The Von Erichs. In the 1980s, a wrestling promotion in Dallas, Texas was the home of the famous Von Erich brothers, Kevin, David & Kerry who were also the sons of Fritz Von...

This was directed and co written by Tom Gormica and stars Nicholas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris & Ike Barinholtz. In this film, when Hollywood actor, Nick Cage, hits a rough spot in his career, he considers retirement from acting. But all that changes when he’s been invited to a party held by a Majorca billionaire. The movie hit theaters in April of 2022 and then ended...

This week had 3 games on Saturday, as the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions hosted the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers against Indianapolis Colts. Meanwhile, Thursday night’s game saw the Las Vegas Raiders and the San Diego Chargers, Sunday night was the Baltimore Ravens & Jacksonville Jaguars and Monday night was the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia E...

This film was directed by Greta Gerwick & is based on the Mattel toy line of the same name. This is the first live action film based on the character after over 40 short films and animated series have been made since 2001. The film stars Margot Robbie as the titular character as well as Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman & Will Ferrell. Since her debut i...