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Copyright  ©  Beijing Enlight Pictures, Chengdu Coco Cartoon, A24 Title : Ne Zha 2 Alternative Titles : 哪吒之魔童闹海 (original Chinese)  Director : Jiaozi Sequel to : Ne Zha (2019) Based on :  Investiture of the Gods  by Xu Zhonglin Release Date : January 29, 2025 (China), February 14, 2025 (United States, limited), August 22, 2025 (United States, dubbed)     Hollywood has now found their highest-grossing animated film ever made. We all thought that Inside Out 2  was going to keep the highest-grossing rank after dethroning the 2019 Lion King  remake, but we happened to be all wrong. Just a couple months after, a Chinese animated sequel took the crown from Disney. Today's movie, also known as our final movie of the month, is called Ne Zha 2 , the sequel to the record-breaking 2019  Ne Zha  movie. As well as being the first animated movie to hit the 2 billion mark, it gained a whopping $2.33 billion in box office success against a cheap $...

  Copyright © Universal Pictures, Amazon Prime Video Title : War of the Worlds (2025) Director : Rich Lee   Based on : War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Release Date : July 30, 2025     No wonder Amazon has truly gone to ruin their reputation with an original movie. Netflix is rising with KPop Demon Hunters  for the most part. Even Hulu got a few followers thanks to Predator: Killer of Killers . What about some others that are competing against Netflix? We sure do have one that tarnished the service's name instead of attracting customers. Today's movie is the 2025 War of the Worlds , the infamous Amazon Prime original movie starring Ice Cube, and I am not joking. When it got released on July 30, it got a brutally negative reception from critics and audiences for its product placement and acting. Thanks to so much criticism on the internet, it gained a 3% critic score and a 20% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, labelling it as one of the lowest-rated movies of th...

  Copyright © Angel Studios, Morphan Time Title : Sketch Director : Seth Worley Release Date : September 7, 2024 (TIFF), August 6, 2025 (United States)     In this era, indie movie studios are starting to push their limits, especially releasing kid-friendly movies after a series of adult movies with complex matter. A24 released both Marcel the Shell with Shoes On  and The Legend of Ochi , Briarcliff Entertainment released  Sneaks  as their first animated movie, and now Angel Studios is releasing animated movies, starting with  The King of Kings . Well, Angel is known for faith-based films, but sometimes they will buy a random kids' film to distribute in theaters and then on streaming apps. Today's movie is called Sketch , the comedy-horror film that uses the motif of drawing. Now, how was Angel Studios able to have this movie? After its premiere at TIFF the previous year, they bought distribution rights thanks to positive screenings. When it was releas...

    Copyright © Walt Disney, Pixar Title : Elio Director : Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina Release Date : June 20, 2025     Just a year after Pixar made a box office success with Inside Out 2 , it is a shock to see that they have made their biggest flop yet. Of course, the animation is still beautiful as expected, but almost no one watched it because of the "loss of originality" excuse. Today's film is called Elio , the Pixar film entry of this year. The approximately bloated $150-200+ million, consisting of too many rewrites and reanimations to get things right, caused this movie to unbelievably flop at the box office with $154 million worldwide. To add insult to the injury, the $21 million opening weekend was the worst for Pixar, and Disney barely advertised this movie anywhere other than just a hated trailer. Even if it did flop at the box office, it did get good reviews from critics for its imaginative appeal, but audiences were divisive for its lack...

  Copyright © Beijing Enlight Pictures, Chengdu Coco Cartoon, Well Go USA Entertainment Title : Ne Zha (2019) Alternative Titles : 哪吒之魔童降世 (original Chinese)  Director : Jiaozi Based on : Investiture of the Gods by Xu Zhonglin Release Date : July 11, 2019 (Beijing), July 26, 2019 (China), August 29, 2019 (United States, Canada - Select IMAX 3D), September 6, 2019 (United States, Canada)     Yes, we know this might feel unneeded, but the box office gave us a reason why it needed a revisit. Regarding film, one of the most unimaginable things to happen this year was a sequel to this movie dethroning Disney for the highest-grossing animation category. Before we talk about the sequel, let's talk about the predecessor. Also our first movie of the month, today's movie is Ne Zha , the 2019 animated adaptation of the Chinese mythological character, Nezha. Back in its time, it broke the box office with $742.2 million against a cheap $22 million budget, as well as breaking sev...

    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...