GentleAir Reviews

    Copyright © Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema Title : Weapons (2025) Director : Zach Cregger Release Date : August 8, 2025     We have reached a point where we have got an incredible horror movie. 28 Years Later was a post-apocalyptic masterpiece released two months ago. In around three-fourths of this year, Warner Bros. just made one of the best horror movies of all time. Today's movie, also our final movie of the month, is called Weapons , the new movie starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin. Set with a $38 million budget, it gained a huge box office success of approximately $219.1 million worldwide, plus massive critical acclaim from critics and audiences combined. It was so praised for its artistic direction and unique storytelling. Because a unique concept can mix with the most interesting narrative, Weapons  is an incredible story that should never disappear at 2:17 AM. Summary    "When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriou...

  Copyright © Paramount Pictures Title : Smurfs (2025) Director : Chris Miller Based on : The Smurfs by Peyo Release Date : July 18, 2025     An animated film, like this one, was so bullied by the internet that its reputation is what it gets. Last year, Paramount had the best year in animated movies, especially with  IF  (honestly) and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . It looks like they are messing up right now. Today, we will talk about the new  Smurfs  movie, Paramount's recent reboot of the iconic comics by Peyo. Set against a cheap $58 million budget, the movie flopped in the box office with $106 million gross worldwide. It mostly gained negative reviews from critics for its disjointed story, acting performances, and terrible songs. In slight opposition, audiences were mixed by praising nostalgia, but they agreed that the story was not that good. To sheer disappointment, Smurfs  is smurfing garbage that tries to pander to the kids, even if Rihanna...

  Copyright © Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, United Plankton Pictures Title : The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Director : Paul Tibbitt Based on : Characters by Stephen Hillenburg Release Date : February 6, 2015     2025 is going to be a cinematic year for SpongeBob SquarePants ! First, Plankton: The Movie  got released in March this year, and then  Search for SquarePants  is going to play in theaters this December. We will be taking a look at the other mainline movies, as we continue with  The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water  today, the second entry of the SpongeBob  movie series. Released back in February 2015, the movie gained both critical and commercial success, which adds to how the 2010s was another big decade for movie theaters. It gained an astounding $325.2 million against a cheap $60-74 million, and for an obvious reason, it was because it's SpongeBob   SquarePants . Critics were positive about its humor a...

  Copyright © Netflix, Sony Pictures Animation Title : Fixed Director : Genndy Tartakovsky Release Date : August 13, 2025     Sony Pictures Animation released their first-ever R-rated animated movie! In the animation medium, a lot of the movies are geared towards kids because "animation is for kids," like what most people say. We get 2D animated and adult animated movies here and there. Even so, is this movie any good? Today's movie is Fixed , the new adult-animated dog movie released on Netflix. Against a rough $30 million budget, many critics and audiences were mixed about it. They praised the 2D animation and voice performances, but they also criticized the crude humor and thin narrative. After it was conceived in 2009, it finally went through development in 2018, and it got finished in 2023. Warner Bros. was initially going to give it a theatrical release under New Line Cinema, but in August 2024, they dropped the movie for Netflix to acquire it in April and then rele...

Copyright © Sony Pictures, Screen Gems, PlayStation Productions, Vertigo Entertainment Title : Until Dawn Director : David F. Sandberg Based on : Until Dawn by PlayStation Studios Release Date : April 25, 2025     Although some video games like Sonic the Hedgehog  and Super Mario Bros.  were respected in the movie arena, the lesser-known ones are still not treated right. Last year, Borderlands  became a huge box-office bomb as well as one of the worst movies of its year. For today, we are talking about Until Dawn , Sony's new horror movie based on the video game of the same name. Going out with a budget of $15 million, the movie made a standard box office success of $53.6 million grossed. However, critics were mixed about the repetitive plot structure, but audiences (mainly those unfamiliar with the game) were quite positive on the other hand. Until Dawn  does disconnect from the game it is based on, but if you do ignore that thought, the movie just turns...

  Copyright © Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation Title : The Bad Guys 2 Director : Pierre Perifel Sequel to : The Bad Guys (2022) Based on : The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey Release Date : August 1, 2025     It's time for Mr. Wolf and his crew to come back. Not only did  Kung Fu Panda  get a sequel last year, but another furry-popular IP recently got its continuation as well. Today's movie is The Bad Guys 2 , the new (and criminal) sequel to The Bad Guys . With a budget of $80 million, the movie gained a box-office success on its opening weekend, causing the movie to rule it out with $9.1 million gross. Just like with the previous film, it gained positive reviews from both critics and audiences. People liked this sequel for its sharp humor, stylized animation, and action-packed sequences. At the same level as its predecessor, The Bad Guys 2  is the heist that ticks all the boxes to being over-the-top good. Summary    "Reformed criminals Mr. Wo...

  Copyright © Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios Title : Superman (2025) Director : James Gunn Based on : Characters from DC Release Date : July 11, 2025     James Gunn comes back to set the DCU bar back up to high. After The Flash  and Blue Beetle  flopped in 2023, plus Joker: Folie à Deux 's flop last year, DC had a huge problem when it came to its films. This year, this movie might change that. Today's movie, which is my last film of the month, is Superman (2025) , the new movie based on the eponymous superhero. Despite the budget being an enormous $225 million, the movie managed to be a box office success at approximately $432 million worldwide, along with being mostly a critical success from both critics and audiences everywhere. It was praised for its cast performances and choreographed action, although some criticized the runtime and controversies. All thanks to the director, Superman (2025)  flies to save the DC cinematic universe from dying. Su...