Never Say Die, Iron Eagle

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  • Title: Iron Eagle
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In 1986 a film hit theaters with fast jets, high-flying dogfights, a killer soundtrack, and a young maverick pilot who broke the rules in order to get the job done. Then, four months later, Top Gun was released. Largely panned for its admittedly ridiculous plot (albeit one that looks far more plausible today given the scripts of movies like Top Gun: Maverick), Iron Eagle starred Jason Gedrick as high school student Doug Masters who, along with his friends and a reservist (Louis Gossett Jr.), stole Air Force assets and helped plan and execute a rescue mission halfway around the world.

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The Housemaid

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  • Title: The Housemaid
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For a thriller starring both Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid is surprisingly lacking in heat or anything resembling eroticism. Sure, we get one sex scene halfway through, but even that seems perfunctory more than adding life into the bewildering thriller that throws out its playbook halfway through, spends 20 minutes speaking directly to the audience setting up an alternative permise, and then finally delivers something more deverting in its final 20 minutes.

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Top 10 Movies of 2025

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2025 turned out to be a good year at the movies with some heavy-hitters topping my list. While my top ten may lack a couple of notable films such as Marty Supreme (which, while I quite enjoyed, never hit with me on an emotional level), it’s an eclectic group across multiple genres including drama, a spy thriller, science fiction, horror, and even a comedy sneaking onto the list. Other honorable mentions include Weapons, House of Dynamite, and Eephus. Now, on to our countdown…

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