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Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Sep 21, 2026 3.5/4 The Dog Stars has bark and bite. Bark: presents two different approaches to the world. Bite: highlights the reality of how those approaches impact the lives fighting to stay in it. Go to Full Review The Dog Stars (2026) 41% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Sep 21, 2026 2/4 This is a solid film in the franchise but beyond keeping the demons out, there is not enough to keep me wanting to get in – to the theater that is. Go to Full Review Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) 58% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Sep 21, 2026 2.5/4 The fight for survival is enough to keep your attention but something was missing to have me fully identify with this family, making the end of this street ominous but somewhat detached from our overall survival. Go to Full Review The End of Oak Street (2026) 86% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 31, 2026 3/4 Spider-Man: Brand New Day introduces some new characters, challenges, and relationships that might not save the day, but make future days worth preserving. This is a both an intimate look inside Spider-man and a vehicle for marvel’s next installment. Go to Full Review Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) 90% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 21, 2026 2.5/4 This real person remake does enough to create a solid movie experience but falls short of the original animation - Live yet a bit less animated. Go to Full Review Moana (2026) 33% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 21, 2026 4/4 The Odyssey is more than the personal journey of Odysseus as it represents the choices we make, the sacrifices we choose and the fate that may be chosen long before we make our first steps. Go to Full Review The Odyssey (2026) 94% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jun 26, 2026 3/4 Supergirl is a bit less than super but girl, it works to explain the person, place her in the DC universe and even get people to identify and root for her. This is a great installment of the DC Reboot. Go to Full Review Supergirl (2026) 52% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jun 26, 2026 3/4 The Death of Robin Hood is a death worth dying, a tear worth crying, a lore worth trying. Somehow, Robin Hood becomes the everyman where we all can see parts of ourselves and parts of our lore. Where the two meet is a worthwhile revelation. Go to Full Review The Death of Robin Hood (2026) 69% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Apr 24, 2026 3/4 This film is a bit Less than the Man in the Mirror as we don’t get a complete picture of the man. The music will have you bouncing Off The Wall, The Story will help you understand the Price of Fame and why Michael declared just Leave me Alone. Go to Full Review Michael (2025) 38% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Sep 18, 2025 3/4 Love Brooklyn speaks to how you can love something so much that when it changes you can’t see the lovable parts that remain nor the ones that grew anew. It shines in its simplicity as well as its complexity. Go to Full Review Love, Brooklyn (2025) 69% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Sep 18, 2025 1.5/4 Wayans is fantastically unlikable. With jump cuts, animation, and aptly timed music, you would think this was a scary masterpiece, but instead, it was a piece of horror that wasn’t quite mastered. Go to Full Review HIM (2025) 30% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 10, 2025 3/4 Taraji P. Henson is phenomenal. If nothing else, she is able to convey the pain, anguish, confusion, and everything that goes with it. The film evokes hope for grace and mercy, as Taraji’s character could very well be any one of us. Go to Full Review STRAW (2025) 53% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 10, 2025 3/4 In the beginning, Butler feels like he is playing a character with his accent and overall presentation. But he settles in & feels more like the father and leader of these warriors. How to Train Your Dragon is fun, funny, fantastical, & forward-thinking. Go to Full Review How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 78% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 10, 2025 3.5/4 What Thorne does well is help us get to know the Freemans beyond the terror at hand. This helps us root for them and partially experience the terror they endure to simply stay alive. The action is deadly, exciting, and with purpose. Go to Full Review 40 Acres (2024) 89% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jul 7, 2025 3/4 Brad Pitt is tailor-made to play Sonny, who is an interesting if not likable character. His cockiness makes him a bit jarring, but his carefree, almost reckless approach to life is weirdly appealing and captivating. Go to Full Review F1 The Movie (2025) 82% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com May 25, 2025 3.5/4 Did Tom perform his favorite run? Did he do aerial stunts, underwater miracles, incredible car chases, dodge bullets, missiles, & engage in close hand to hand combat? YES! This wasn’t just about saving the world but about saving & honoring relationships. Go to Full Review Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 80% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com May 6, 2025 2/4 I don’t drink, but if I did, I’d want them to add ice and even a berry-infused flavor to my Martini, because Another Simple Favor is not simple and not exactly a favor. Go to Full Review Another Simple Favor (2025) 59% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Apr 29, 2025 3.5/4 In one moment, Sinners will have you celebrating Black culture; in the next, it will have you jumping out of your seat. It is a fascinating push and pull between history and the future, as well as evil and good—and Sinners is good, real good. Go to Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% - -

Reginald Ponder reggieponder.com Jan 21, 2021 3/4 A Black fatal attraction has been done before but not quite like this. A solid cast, an interracial relationship, a successful Black Business and some twists and turns makes this something you won't see coming but is worth seeing Go to Full Review Fatale (2020) 46% 88%