2023 - NR (Probably R) - 10/10 - Blueprint for badlands.
While watching Predator: Badlands it is hard not to see a comparison to Scavenger’s Reign. Without getting into spoilers, the tee-up for SR is that it is a breathtakingly detailed animated series about a spaceship’s crew who crash land on an unknown planet, are scattered, and need to find each other and their downed ship. As they make that trek, we are treated to a visual and artistic feast of the detailed creatures, plants, and interactions of the ecosystem of this strange world. Beautiful, fascinating, and epic.

2025 - PG-13 - 8/10 - What we were hoping this would be.
Why are so many movies afraid to fully transport us and dump us in unfamiliar and disorienting settings? Sure, you get your weird locations and aliens in superhero movies but it is always carefully grounded. From the jump, Badlands kicks you directly into the deep end. We are on a hostile planet, our protagonist is a species we have only known as an unstoppable killing machine, the only thing we see that is human is broken tech. Even without that grounding, relatable themes give this movie heart amidst the action. 

2025 - PG-13 - 8/10 - Where are more movies like this?

What is my review? It is my thoughts and feelings on how good this movie was but that’s not important now. (Hey, I tried.) I was definitely skeptical going into this, I think you have to be worried about anyone being able to step into Leslie Nielson’s shoes. Fortunately, I was surprised by how much I liked this movie. Throwing back to slapstick classics like Airplane, Hot Shots, and Austin Powers, this movie’s best jokes come from misdirection into absurdity or just flat out dumb humor. Now is the time for more of this.

For the second year in a row, we made the most of being a block off the parade route and scared up some serious Halloween week fun.

Starting the Saturday before with Trick or Treating on Main for the kiddos, we loved seeing all the families and costumes out. Minecraft’s Steve (looking a bit shorter than we expected) stopped by and didn’t hesitate to bust out the moves when we blasted Lava Chicken! 

Thanks to all who grabbed a photo Halloween parade night with Michael, Jason, Joe, Rebecca, and the crew! For more thrills and chills, see our full recap video on our YouTube channel!