‘One Of Them Days’ (2025) Review

'One Of Them Days' (2025) Review: SZA & Palmer Shine in Delightful Buddy Comedy Comedy is a world within itself in a language we all understand. Its subgenres are meant to live on forever. Romantic comedies will always give people a fantasy to pine for, and we all love a good action comedy to give us thrills with our laughs. As wonderful as those are, nothing comes close to a pair of codependent best friends who are young enough to be acting the fool, and simultaneously too old for it.That’s the pair on display in One of Them Days. The creative team behind the hit series Insecure, writer Syreeta Singleton, producer Issa Rae, brings a very similar brand of character to the big screen. Dreux and Alyssa, played by SZA and Keke Palmer, are roommates with a big problem. Their hard earned rent money has been taken by Dreux’s boyfriend who is on the run with nowhere to be found. They’ve got 9 hours until they’re on the streets, and their very lives may hang in the balance.Their journey puts them face to face with villains, mysterious robbers, and seemingly mystical vagrants, turning the streets of LA into a fictitious landscape that defies explanation. It’s not quite fantastical, but One of Them Days has the kind of reckless disregard for realism that makes the appearance of the supernatural feel not entirely out of the question.The world of the film is constantly surprising,…

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‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ (2025) Review

'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' (2025) Review: The Best Fast & Furious Movie In Years In my review for the original Den of Thieves, I described its take on the heist genre as “remarkably stupid”. It seems my sentiment towards the Gerard Butler led ensemble may have been apt, but could not diminish the lofty ambitions for the series as now, 7 years later, a sequel is upon us, but thankfully the benefit of setting such a low bar is, it isn’t very hard to surpass it.Without a doubt Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is a better film. Its ensemble cast has dwindled in size, and is a more refined story because of it. The movie focuses on Gerard Butler’s Nick and O'shea Jackson Jr. 's Donnie, engaged once again in a cat and mouse game that sees them on the same side despite minimal trust between the two.It’s funny watching these characters who are against all odds working together. Their affinity for one another seems to boil down to reluctant mutual affection. As much as Butler is meant to be playing a cop with a distaste for criminals, he can’t help but like spending time with someone who’s made criminality a career. Their bromance makes the movie work, getting you through the slower parts of a film that feels about 30 minutes too long.When things get fast paced, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is more than just an improved sequel, but…

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