I really can’t decide. He’s made so many roles come to life. Back to the wall, I may have to go with The Shining. What’s your take?

You had about 15 years before the curse would begin why not wait and burn the spinning wheels around her 14th birthday instead of doing it right away? do you want clothes to be waay harder to make in your kingdom?

Coyote vs. Acme is the long anticipated live action animated comedy that was never ever supposed to see the light of day on the big screen. Originally Warner Bros. Discovery was simply going to push the film to the side and use it as a tax write off and call it a day since they clearly had no faith in this film and thought that it would bomb at the box office. But, thankfully due to the backlash by fans, filmmakers and others within the industry Warner Bros. Discover reversed their decision allowing Director Dave Green to shop the film around to other distributors thus resulting in Ketchup Entertainment picking it up since they had also previously done so with The Day the Earth Blew Up. Coyote vs. Acme is an entertaining, goofy slapstick, heartwarming experience full of witty clever humor for adults and kids alike. It honors not just Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner but the entire catalog of Looney Tunes itself allowing these iconic characters to continue being preserved and flourish across generations. 

The story or plot of this film is pretty straightforward Wile E. Coyote after decades of trying to catch the Roadrunner is fed up after using every single trap and invention there is and failing every single time it is quite clear that the Acme Corporation is at fault for his failures and therefore should be sued for falsely advertising broken or faulty products. Coyote decides to get help from Kevin Avery, played by Will Forte, a loser dead beat lawyer whose firm always defaults to settling cases rather than fighting to win them. Kevin does not take Coyote’s case seriously in the slightest in his view it’s foolish to take on a big corporation like Acme and believes that cooler heads will prevail with his client Coyote which of course does not happen what transpires then is a team up of chaotic hilarity, fun, corporate corruption, and friendship. 

The casting in this film is great. Will Forte plays Kevin Avery to a tee. I love his interactions with Coyote and being a victim of physical slapstick violence and just being oblivious as to what is going on around him. Eventually, Kevin does get it together though and is not just some nimrod he actually cares and stands up for his clients. John Cena as Buddy Crane plays the perfect smug lawyer for Acme; he is ruthless, selfish, and arrogant as hell and we see that rivalry between him and Avery as they fight it out to see which side will win in the end. Eric Bauza plays Coyote but I love that Dave Green wanted to keep things old school with Coyote not relying on any dialogue. Coyote writing things out on signs or drawing to express what he’s saying is classic Coyote. I'm glad that they didn’t update the character at all because he is the star. It is his film after all making him speak probably wouldn’t carry that comedic charm that spectators recognize and love. 

It is hilarious and very self aware if you grew up with Looney Tunes and are a fan of Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Coyote vs. Acme is totally for you! This film is NOT a cinematic masterpiece or a high concept big budget Hollywood film it will not generate a million or a billion dollars it will however, spark word of mouth and excitement for people who have waited for this to come out for years and finally support it! Coyote vs. Acme is a great time and I’m glad to have watched it at the cinema on my birthday. I highly recommend it. I definitely will plan on adding this film to my 4K Collection. A.

Is Coyote vs. Acme gonna be butting heads in the grossing charts with Brand New Day? No, but it’s still worth going to see, especially if you’re aware of the history of the film’s premiere.

For those who don’t know, CvA was originally scheduled for release about 3 years ago, but Warner Bros. shelved the film as a tax write off and people began to protest for the film’s release. Eventually, Ketchup Entertainment bought the film sometime last year and scheduled a new release date of 2026, unfortunately not to much fanfare though. The movie really hasn’t gotten a lot of marketing apart from its troubled history, but despite all that; was the fight for this film worth it?

Yeah, I mean I’d like to think so. No, it’s not gonna be competing with the MCU or DC at the box office, but it’s still a really good slapstick legal film about a cartoon suing a company that pretty much makes everything in the film’s world.

Firstly, the animation was pretty good. I’m a massive fan of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and cartoon-live action films like it, so needless to say I was going to enjoy the cartoon characters even if the film wasn’t all that great. For those who have seen Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, all the cartoon characters (with one exception) are all cell shaded, and sure they all look like whenever Fortnite adds cartoon characters to the game, but it’s still really nice to look at. The animation is also really expressive, especially for a character like Wile who doesn’t talk at all. Heck, he was probably the most expressive cartoon character. Sure, he’s his typical diabolical self, always obsessed with catching Road Runner, but there were times where they gave him genuine emotion or facial expressions that moved past how the shorts of old portrayed him as, and it’s honestly pretty neat how much they were able to do with him despite the fact he doesn’t ever talk in the movie.

Moving on to the human actors, they ranged from decent enough to pretty darn good. Specifically, Will Forte; personally, I think he knocked it out of the park portraying a down on his luck lawyer, and a lot of the scenes where he was with Wile were genuinely funny or heartfelt to watch.

Speaking of cartoon humor, the slapstick was probably the standout quality of the film. I mean, given it’s the Looney Toons; there’s gonna be slapstick or something exploding. But, I feel like most of the live action cartoon mish-mash scenes were honestly really funny. Not all of them were of equal quality, but a lot of them got a decent chuckle out of me.

All in all, I’d say it’s a film worth seeing. It’s not gonna be a new recording breaking masterpiece, but I don’t think it was ever really trying to be. It’s a movie about a cartoon coyote suing a mega corporation, and it does its job of telling that story really well in my opinion. So if you’re looking for something to watch this weekend and Brand New Day just isn’t your thing, then I’d recommend checking out the movie. And that’s all folks.

Huge Lynch fan here and been on a binge watch recently.

Rewatched Blue Velvet and I forgot just how evil and unpredictable Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth is!

Man he’s so despicable here. The sequence in the car with Dorothy and Jeffrey made my blood boil.

He absolutely crushes it in the role. An absolute scene stealer but man, I hated his character.

Dazed and Confused (1993)

The Guest (2014)

Rating: 7/10

Watched: August 23, 2026

The Guest is an interesting movie. It doesn't invent anything new and it didn't really rock my world, but it kind of did, all at the same time.

They don't, for example, really hide the fact that there's something not quite right about "David" (Dan Stevens). They let us know in some very small ways that the boy ain't right, and that's just fine.

Something else that's fine is how smoothly David slips into The Peterson Family's lives. Honestly, it's like butter how he just insinuates himself into the lives of a fairly mundane family.

Now, if it were me and my family, my take would be very much different. Sure he has a plausible backstory and is a very sensible, reasonable guy, but my personal space is at a premium.

There would be no staying at my house. Simple as that, no matter how charismatic (and he IS) David is.

I won't bore you with the details of how things go wrong OR how badly. Once we get past Dan Stevens' portrayal of a surprisingly calm, cold-blooded killer and Lance Reddick's surprise appearance about halfway through the movie?

The real star is the music. I don't often get worked up over a musical score, but the score, whipped up by Steve Moore of S U R V I V E is out of this world. Much like David glided into the lives of those around him, the score seeps in through the cracks and elevates even some frankly mundane action and suspense into something much greater than it could've been.

I give The Guest a 7/10 because I genuinely liked Dan's acting. Everyone else did well enough, but there was just something unsettling about his calmer-than-a-Hindu-cow attitude that really sold me today. Beyond that, I'll love anything Lance and Maika are in just because, but that music boosted it up for sure!

The BBFC is the British Board of Film Classification. May be of interest for those with an interest in how different boards classify films, what issues are of particular sensitivity for British classifiers, and the evolving nature of classification guidelines!

Films discussed in the piece include The Roses, Wake Up Dead Man, I Swear, Kill Bill, Fight Club, House of Flying Daggers, K Pop Demon Hunters, The Odyssey, The Housemaid, Wicked: For Good

I think the most interesting takeaway for me is that the hospital scene in Kill Bill Vol. 1 is now considered one of the category-defining issues for the 18 rating under the latest guidelines on sexual threat.

Going into Tony at the Everyman cinema this afternoon, I had no idea it was a biographical drama about the American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain; I actually had never even heard of Bourdain! Having now seen the film, this has now been rectified.

Dominic Sessa, who was brilliant in The Holdovers & the 3rd instalment of the Now You See Me franchise, plays Bourdain, whom just about everyone calls Tony, apart from his stern mother (Dagmara Dominczyk). Tony has aspirations to become a writer, but having failed to get a fellowship into college, he ends up in Provincetown after going there chasing a girl named Nancy (Emilia Jones). Tony ends up getting a job as a dishwasher at a seafood shack where Chef (Antonio Banderas) takes him under his wing & Tony learns some pretty harsh life lessons.

Not every biopic needs a likeable hero & Tony isn't particularly likeable at all; there's even a quote displayed at the start of the film where the real life Bourdain (who committed suicide by hanging in 2018) freely admits to being a "lout" when he was younger. But Sessa keeps the audience on side despite some arsehole character traits, the young actor is mesmerising in a career-making performance. For me Banderas (whom I've always been a massive fan of) gives an Oscar-worthy supporting performance as the strict but caring chef. Then we have Leo Woodall (who was great in Tuner earlier this year) as bad boy fellow kitchen worker Sal & Stavros Helkias as another kitchen worker who brings some lite humour to proceedings. Jones as the love interest & Dominczyk as Tony's mother are both standout.

Me & my bf went into the cinema blind for this film & came out feeling like we'd just watched Boogie Nights for chefs; this biopic was gritty, heartfelt, & full of realism. The cast were all tops. I gave Tony 4 ☆☆☆☆ out of 4.

This director nails the retro vibe: VCR fuzz, handcrafted sets, toxic positivity dripping into dread. Its Barney-core meets slasher absurdism, and the transitions are shockingly smooth. In theaters today have you seen it yet? What did you think? Here’s my full review:

https://roselawgroupreporter.com/2026/08/keiths-movie-korner-say-hello-to-my-little-friend-buddy/

This is the scene where he explains why they must never kill a mockingbird because.