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I’m giving Companion (2025) a full five stars. Not a polite five. A grinning, white-knuckle five. I’ve watched it 4 times now since i first saw it on its opening night, using my AMC A-List pass. As a developer working on developing Ai, creating Ai companions, and exploring the world of robotics.
Some movies feel like a screen. Others feel like a door. This was especially true with Avatar: Fire and Ash – a door and portal to other dimensions, worlds, and a star-spangled sky of fantasy. I saw Avatar: Fire and Ash 3D with my AMC A-List membership, and I’m calling it a full-on 5-star afternoon …
Exploring AI, Faith, and the Birth of the Cylons: There’s nothing quite like rewatching Caprica after almost twenty years, especially when you’re knee-deep in a Battlestar Galactica marathon. A recent chat about AI and spirituality in media sparked the urge (thanks to a friend who was revisiting the saga while preparing her analysis), and all those vivid debates about animism, polytheism, and the origins of the Cylons came roaring back. It’s wild how a movie made so long ago still feels on point today, especially as society keeps grappling with questions about faith, technology, and the blurry edge where one ends and the other begins.
Grieving from the loss of their mother, a disturbed young girl and her brother discover a magical pond that animates their sketches into real-life horrors. Fantasy-filled and dramatic, with edge-of-your-seat thrills, this movie does not disappoint. On top of that, we didn’t know what we were going to see that Monday night at the Cascade 14 theater in Burlington, as it was one of AMC’s never before seen by an audience in their theater’s films: Screen Unseen.
From the spirit-haunted caves of Homo habilis to the glowing circuits of techno-mystics, this groundbreaking work traces the evolving relationship between humanity and the unseen forces that animate our world. Drawing from a lifetime of mythic living and academic inquiry, shaped by the teachings of Anthropologist Bruce Grindal, the magical theories of Real Magic author Isaac Bonewits, and workshops attended with psychedelic visionaries Timothy Leary and Terence McKenna, author Thomas Baurley delves deep into the forgotten, the forbidden, and the freshly reawakened.
The legendary story of Hiccup and Toothless comes alive in a whole new way with the 2025 live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon. Fans of the original will be pleased by the film’s faithful adaptation, keeping the heart and energy that made the animated classic so memorable. This time, the magic feels even bigger, with the blend of real-world scenery and jaw-dropping CGI conjuring a world where Vikings and dragons practically leap off the screen.
The Marvel machine has fired up its cosmic engines again, landing Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) squarely in the spotlight. This chapter stirs up buzz with a bold alternate-Earth twist, turning old-school superhero dynamics on their head. Fans (my family included) lined up with high expectations; after all, it’s the Fantastic Four’s first MCU adventure, and the trailers made sure we heard about it.
When 28 Days Later burst onto the scene in 2002, it didn’t just update the zombie formula; it rewrote it. Director Danny Boyle’s vision gave us zombies that could sprint, not stumble, adding real urgency and fear back into horror. This film turned the familiar shuffling undead into fast-moving threats, delivering chills that even diehard fans hadn’t seen before.
The Jurassic film saga has always meant one thing; dinosaurs on the loose, people in peril, and grand adventure. With “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the franchise stomps back into the limelight, roaring louder than ever. This latest sequel promises a spectacle for action lovers, sci-fi junkies, and fans who crave a sense of wonder. If you grew up marveling at the original, expect nostalgia intertwined with slick production, heart-pounding suspense, and special effects that’ll leave your jaw on the theater floor. Let’s jump into the chaos and see what makes this chapter in the Jurassic series resonate.
M3GAN 2.0 wastes no time rebooting the chaos. The core story still orbits around M3GAN, everyone’s favorite android companion gone rogue, but the stakes, spectacle, and snark level up fast. This sequel whirls between punchy set pieces and laugh-out-loud moments, all while poking fun at our love-hate relationship with technology.