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John Flickinger

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Biography:

Hey there, folks! I'm John Flickinger, and yes, that's my bona fide last name - destined for the silver screen, some might say! My love affair with movies began the day I conquered the mystical art of pushing play on my parents' VCR. To me, films serve as the ultimate getaway car, whisking us away from the mundane and driving us towards exhilarating realms outside this reality we dub as 'normal'.

Reviews

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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% B- EDIT “Avatar: Fire and Ash lives up to Cameron’s visual spectacle; unfortunately, it wastes half of its runtime retreading plot points and scenes from the first two films. Everything else is entertaining.” – John Flickinger (YouTube) Dec 30, 2025 Full Review Shelby Oaks (2023) 55% C EDIT “The premise and atmosphere work at first, but the script unravels into clunky, derivative sequences—an incoherent love letter to better horror films that never uses its own potential.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Nov 1, 2025 Full Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) 86% B+ EDIT “The Fantastic Four felt like The Jetsons meets Star Trek—the retro-futuristic ’60s vibe was perfect. But the character dynamics and chemistry were FANTASTIC. It’s a solid, straightforward adaptation done right. We finally got a great Fantastic Four movie.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jul 27, 2025 Full Review 28 Years Later (2025) 88% EDIT “28 Years Later was kind of worth the wait. It subverts expectations in bizarre, brutal ways and is so unapologetic you almost have to respect it. But it’s a mixed bag if you were hoping for something closer to the earlier films.” – John Flickinger (YouTube) Jul 11, 2025 Full Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) 57% EDIT “M3GAN 2.0 shifts gears into B-movie action territory—something no one really asked for. It’s overly long, occasionally funny, but mostly feels like a C-rate Terminator parody that’s instantly forgettable.” – John Flickinger (YouTube) Jul 11, 2025 Full Review F1 The Movie (2025) 82% EDIT “F1 feels like a cousin to Top Gun: Maverick. It fits into the dad-core genre of action films. The practical stunts and racing sequences are worth the watch alone. The plot veers off at times, but it’s still worth sticking with to the finish line.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jul 11, 2025 Full Review Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) 50% EDIT “Feels like a generic dinosaur movie churned out for streaming. The plot barely exists, the characters have zero charm, and the dinosaurs are just kind of… there. No real suspense, no real thrills—just digital noise.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jul 11, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% EDIT “Superman feels like an overcorrection from Man of Steel—its polar opposite in almost every way. It’s bright, zany, and cinematic baby food that tastes good. Messy and flawed, sure—but weirdly fun and mostly works for a comic book movie.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jul 11, 2025 Full Review Karate Kid: Legends (2025) 58% D+ EDIT “KARATE KID LEGENDS is a clunky remix packed with forced nostalgia, weak subplots, and a villain who looks like evil Tommy from Power Rangers. It teases Cobra Kai’s charm but never commits. New ideas show up, but none sweep the leg in a satisfying way.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jun 9, 2025 Full Review How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 77% C+ EDIT “HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON might be the most faithful remake ever—nearly shot-for-shot with 20 extra minutes. Some changes work in live action, but the animated original still soars higher.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jun 9, 2025 Full Review Ballerina (2025) 75% B- EDIT “Ballerina mostly works as a John Wick spinoff. Ana de Armas KICKS ASS in brutal, creative action scenes—grenades, flamethrowers, you name it. The revenge plot is fine, but it’s the nonstop action that holds it all together.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Jun 9, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 80% C+ EDIT “It’s all over the place… but it mostly gives you what you came for. At times, it feels like a satire of itself—nothing new to say, and the runtime drags way more than it should. But the adrenaline-fueled, over-the-top action almost saves it… almost.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) May 21, 2025 Full Review Thunderbolts* (2025) 88% EDIT “Thunderbolts steps away from Marvel’s cosmic nonsense and focuses on anti-heroes dealing with real trauma and identity, which actually works. But it’s still stuck in a formulaic plot and ends before it gets to say anything meaningful.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) May 1, 2025 Full Review Disney's Snow White (2025) 39% D EDIT “Any magic in this live-action adaptation is snuffed out by meaningless subplots, a choppy narrative, and the real poison apple—Gal Gadot's Evil Queen performance. An instantly forgettable Disney adaptation.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Mar 25, 2025 Full Review Novocaine (2025) 81% B- EDIT “Novocaine is painful to watch—in the best way possible. It blends the vibes of Baby Driver with the action of Nobody. While it may not be a classic, it's comedically violent, nerve-numbing, and worth a watch.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Mar 6, 2025 Full Review Last Breath (2025) 79% B EDIT “Last Breath is a full-blown panic attack disguised as a movie—and that’s a compliment. This true-story survival thriller will make you question why anyone willingly dives into the abyss. The tension is relentless, the claustrophobia suffocating!” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Mar 1, 2025 Full Review Captain America: Brave New World (2025) 46% D+ EDIT “Captain America feels like a supporting character in his own movie. What should be a thrilling comic book blockbuster instead plays out like a condensed, clunky version of an anticlimactic, made-for-Disney+ series.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Feb 15, 2025 Full Review Heart Eyes (2025) 78% B- EDIT “Heart Eyes is a fun, self-aware Valentine’s Day rom-com slasher. Think Scream with comedy cranked to 99%. It’s not groundbreaking, but in 90 minutes, it delivers laughs, mild suspense, and gore while fully embracing its B-movie charm. ” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Feb 7, 2025 Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% C- EDIT “Gladiator is a masterpiece, while Gladiator 2 is simply a sword-and-sandals action flick you'll forget about almost instantly.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Nov 24, 2024 Full Review Woman of the Hour (2023) 91% B- EDIT “This 90-minute thriller has just enough WTF moments to keep you entertained. It’s not groundbreaking cinema, but it’ll keep you cozy and mildly horrified for one solid watch.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Nov 11, 2024 Full Review Venom: The Last Dance (2024) 40% D+ EDIT “Venom The Last Dance is a chaotic road trip of subplots and forgettable characters, stuck in a mid-2000s comic book vibe. Eddie and Venom’s bromance is the only highlight, but everything else feels random, abrupt, and half-hearted.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Nov 5, 2024 Full Review Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) 31% C EDIT “It’s an epilogue that almost succeeds. Joaquin Phoenix embodies Arthur Fleck’s psychosis perfectly, but the musical numbers feel like romantic filler in a chaotic narrative that ultimately leaves you unfulfilled.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Oct 3, 2024 Full Review The Substance (2024) 89% A- EDIT “The Substance is an anxiety-fueled, psychotic body-horror thriller that drags you headfirst into a blood-filled abyss of glamour, beauty, dysmorphia, and gore, all while presenting a compelling narrative with something to say.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Sep 29, 2024 Full Review Terrifier 3 (2024) 78% C+ EDIT “Terrifier 3 is a visceral thrill ride that delivers on its promise of brutal gore and chaotic mayhem. While the story feels a bit obligatory in linking the Christmas-themed carnage, it manages to inject a dose of dark humor that keeps things entertaining.” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Sep 28, 2024 Full Review The Wild Robot (2024) 97% A- EDIT “The Wild Robot was an unexpected emotional rollercoaster—gave me the same protective robot feels I haven’t experienced since T2: Judgment Day. ” – The Flick Pick (Youtube) Sep 28, 2024 Full Review
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