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Trey Murphy

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

I’ve been part of the Hollywood scene for over 10 years—working behind the camera and now in front of it as a full-time critic/reactor. These days, you can find me on YouTube, where I review movies and TV shows with over 85,000 subscribers riding along for the ride. I’m a proud Gen-X blerd (that’s Black nerd, for the uninitiated) with a big love for geek culture, emotional storytelling, and epic character moments. Whether it’s blockbuster action or slow-burn drama, I’m here for all of it—and probably quoting it in real life.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
The Smashing Machine (2025) 70% C- EDIT “In the end, The Smashing Machine feels like a well-intentioned jab that never quite lands clean. It’s not a knockout, but it also isn’t a flop.” – Syntell (YouTube) Oct 3, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% A EDIT “Part social drama, part political satire, maybe a conversation on parenting, and a wild road trip through the American apocalypse. It’s a film of this generation. It’s a lot. But somehow, it all works.” – Syntell (YouTube) Sep 25, 2025 Full Review HIM (2025) 30% C+ EDIT “You may leave the theater confused, disturbed, or even slightly amused by how far it’s willing to go. But one thing’s for sure: you’ll never look at football the same way again.” – Syntell (YouTube) Sep 18, 2025 Full Review Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) 98% B+ EDIT “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is not easing you back into the story with a gentle warm-up. It opens with the death of a beloved leader (RIP Kagaya Ubuyashiki), slingshots you into a gravity-defying murder mansion, and doesn’t look back. ” – Syntell (YouTube) Sep 11, 2025 Full Review The Long Walk (2025) 88% A EDIT “The Long Walk doesn’t sprint. It trudges. It aches. It dares you to care about people who are never getting out alive. By the time the credits roll, you’ll feel like you walked with them, and you’re just as tired.” – Syntell (YouTube) Sep 3, 2025 Full Review Caught Stealing (2025) 85% C+ EDIT “It feels like a movie that desperately wants to sit at the “cool kids” table, but forgets that its director, Darren Aronofsky, already has his own seat… at a weirder, more wonderful table that many of us grew up admiring.” – Syntell (YouTube) Aug 29, 2025 Full Review Nobody 2 (2025) 76% C+ EDIT “Nobody 2 is what you’d get if John Wick and Kevin from Home Alone went on a trip to Wally World. That might sound like a lot—and you’d be right.” – Syntell (YouTube) Aug 13, 2025 Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% 9/10 EDIT “Weapons isn’t just scary—it keeps you off balance, unsettled, and deeply engaged. Zach Cregger delivers a bold, strange, and human horror story that lingers long after the credits roll” – Syntell (YouTube) Aug 6, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun (2025) 87% B- EDIT “First, let’s start by saying: Leslie Nielsen is not walking through that door. And honestly, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.” – Syntell (YouTube) Jul 29, 2025 Full Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) 86% 8/10 EDIT “There are superhero films that dazzle you with sound and fury. Then there are the rare few that reach deeper—into parenthood, into identity, into the quiet spaces where morality lives. Fantastic Four: First Steps is one of those rare few.” – Syntell (YouTube) Jul 25, 2025 Full Review
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