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“The Toxic Avenger” Movie Review

Unrated Opens: August 29, 2025 Kevin says THE TOXIC AVENGER kinda rocks! In an era of remakes, reboots, and ret-cons, I suppose it’s time for a new take on classic American exploitation. THE TOXIC AVENGER follows a down-on-his-luck widower who suffers an industrial accident that turns him into a powerful mutant. He targets the head of a pharmaceutical company to clean up the town of corruption and crime. In the 80s, THE TOXIC AVENGER helped build the Troma schlock house. The original film was a teen sexcapade with Toxie fighting bullies in a gym. Now, he tackles bigger issues like corporate greed and the health care crisis. Does this make the new film better? Not necessarily. There was a comfort to the original’s focus on over-the-top splatter filmmaking with a corny plot and loads of jiggle factor. In this version, Peter Dinklage takes his role way more serious than he probably should, while Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood chew the scenery as bad guys. It’s all in good fun. THE TOXIC AVENGER is a wild ride, thought I do miss the days of Troma’s gritty, low-budget exploitation films with zero regrets. THE TOXIC AVENGER gets three mops out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it. Download this Review Subscribe in iTunes Email the Show Follow the show on Twitter (@FGATM) Follow Kevin on Twitter (@kevincarr)

“Honey Don’t” Movie Review

Rated R Opens: August 22, 2025 Kevin says HONEY DON’T kinda sucks! THE SUBSTANCE’s Margaret Qualley headlines a neo-noir mystery from one of the Coen Brothers in HONEY DON’T. The story follows a private investigator looking into the death of a young woman. The trail leads her into dark territory, featuring international drug dealers, a corrupt pastor, and the seedy underbelly of society. This is Ethan Coen’s second outing without his brother Joel along for the ride, and it feels like a substandard solo album from an artist who left the band. There’s a level of quirkiness you expect, but it lands with a heavy thud more often than not. The story explores some intriguing elements, but its connective tissue is flimsy, delivering a rambling mystery that keeps having to remind you what the mystery actually is. Plus it tries too hard to be edgy, but only in a way that would have been sensational way back in the 90s. I appreciate the bold attempt for a noir thriller under the blazing sun of the southern California desert, but in a lot of ways it feels more like an imitation than standalone film. HONEY DON’T gets two clues out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it. Download this Review Subscribe in iTunes Email the Show Follow the show on Twitter (@FGATM) Follow Kevin on Twitter (@kevincarr)

“Nobody 2” Movie Review

Rated R Opens: August 15, 2025 Kevin says NOBODY 2 ROCKS! BETTER CALL SAUL’s Bob Odenkirk is the latest middle-aged actor cashing in on the everyman beating up gangsters with the sequel NOBODY 2. Odenkirk plays a former assassin trying to live a boring suburban life. While paying a debt to the mob, he takes his family on vacation but stumbles into a local crime ring. This comedy-action subgenre can be a lot of fun, and this sequel ramps up the whimsy, not falling into the darkness that some movies do. The film is completely absurd with over-the-top characters and unrealistic situations, refusing to acknowledge the basic rules of science or marksmanship. However, being this absurd, makes it a cartoon – to the point that the climax takes place in a booby-trapped waterpark, HOME ALONE style. And boy, does it work. The cast is spot-on, but not just with Odenkirk in his conflicted role and Connie Nielsen as his reluctantly understanding wife. Colin Hanks is great against type as a corrupt sheriff, but the MVP is Sharon Stone as the unhinged crime boss. It’s deliciously violent and vicariously cathartic, tapping into everyone’s need to protect their family. NOBODY 2 gets four waterslides out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it. Download this Review Subscribe in iTunes Email the Show Follow the show on Twitter (@FGATM) Follow Kevin on Twitter (@kevincarr)

“Freakier Friday” Movie Review

Rated PG Opens: August 8, 2025 Kevin says FREAKIER FRIDAY kinda sucks! The latest film to come out of Hollywood’s never-ending reboot engine is Disney’s FREAKIER FRIDAY. This 20-years-too-late sequel reunites us with Tess and Anna, who magically swapped bodies in 2003. Now, a similar event has happened, bringing along Anna’s daughter and her soon-to-be step-sister. Most aspects of this film feel terribly forced – from the adults’ inexplicably successful careers to the slapstick pratfalls and reasons leading up to them. And the film clings to clichés while bending over backwards to show the challenging dynamics of the family. Unfortunately, that first act does nothing but present a cast of truly unlikeable characters. There is a modicum of sweetness that helps lift the ending in that Disney Channel sort of way. And Jamie Lee Curtis certainly gives it her all to be outrageous. Unfortunately, those things didn’t balance out the rest of its problems. Maybe the target audience of tween girls will like it, but I’m not a tween girl… last time I checked. It’s freakier, it’s fridayier, but this FREAKIER FRIDAY left me with a case of the Mondays. FREAKIER FRIDAY gets two weekdays out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it. Download this Review Subscribe in iTunes Email the Show Follow the show on Twitter (@FGATM) Follow Kevin on Twitter (@kevincarr)

“The Bad Guys 2” Movie Review

Rated PG Opens: August 1, 2025 Kevin says THE BAD GUYS 2 kinda rocks! Three years ago, THE BAD GUYS delivered a unique, fresh animated adventure. Now, they’re back for another score in THE BAD GUYS 2. This time, they are blackmailed into a job by a notorious criminal and have to find a way to pull things off but keep their new Good Guys reputation. Overall, this is fun and entertaining. The excellent voice cast returns, and it’s not just low-brow body jokes. But those are in there to get the laughs from the kiddies. The only crime committed in THE BAD GUYS 2 is going bigger for the sequel. I know film has a tarantula that’s a computer expert, and a piranha walking around on land. But at some point, the absurdity goes too far. Where the Fast & Furious franchise took 20 years and 9 films, this movie does in 90 minutes. I’m no rocket scientist, but even I had trouble swallowing the third act. Still, it’s a slick film that should appeal to the whole family, even if it is a bit overblown. THE BAD GUYS 2 gets three wolf whistles out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it. Download this Review Subscribe in iTunes Email the Show Follow the show on Twitter (@FGATM) Follow Kevin on Twitter (@kevincarr)