DES MOINES, Iowa —

August 1 st , 2025. It’s a below-average day in the city of two rivers. Sunny. High predicted in the mid-seventies. There’s an air quality warning due to smoke from wildfires in Utah and Canada converging over the state. Which makes it a good day to stay indoors and write a movie review.

Reviewing movies can be a tough job. You sit for a long time in front of screens, both big and small. Risking eye strain, deep vein thrombosis and butt numbness. This isn’t a job for the weak. Sometimes a movie you think you’re going to enjoy can turn out so bad you wish you could cut out the portion of your brain storing the memory of said movie. Other times, a movie you’re cautiously optimistic about can fulfill said optimism and be just as entertaining as you hoped.

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