The Movie Wire

The Movie Wire

Join Justin Henson every week as he analyzes and gives brutally honest reviews to the newest, hottest, movies (spoiler free) that are now playing in theaters and are available to stream right now. Listen to Justin’s movie verdict today!

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December 24, 2025 46 mins

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The Sully family are introduced to a new threat in James Cameron's third installment:

Avatar: Fire and Ash

A story about the people you love, and how to survive them, in:

Ella McKay

Inspired by a legend. Bound by a dream and good times never seemed so good. Hugh jackman and Kate Hudson star in:

 Song Sung Blue 

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This Christmas you better be good or Santa’s going to show you a slay. In the remake to the 1984 film: 

Silent Night, Deadly Night

He works in mysterious ways and its one hell of a murder in the Netflix exclusive 

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 

Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn’t know himself. George Clooney and Adam Sandler star in another Netflix exclusive:

 Jay Kelly

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Alex from the Talking Smac Podcast joins me to discuss two brand new movies!

Come for the presents and stay for the baggage Michelle Pfeiffer stars in the Prime Video exclusive:

 Oh. What. Fun. 

Along with,

Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances in: 

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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They are back with a twissssst, in:v 

Zootopia 2 

An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig, working for a Japanese rental family agency, in: 

Rental family

and finally 

The sequel to the already forgettable 2022 Netflix film comes: 

Troll 2

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You will be changed...just not like in the first one... in the second installment of:

Wicked: For Good

When they took his family, he took revenge in this sequel to the unique 2022 film:

Sisu: Road to Revenge

And finally 

I don’t like you anymore, if only you were dead, a dark trip from director Osgood Perkins, or is it in 

Keeper

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Millions hunt. One runs. Everyone watches. Glen Powell stars in:

 The Running Man

Unlock the illusion in:

 Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

Playtime just got real in the prime video exclusive: 

Playdate

And finally 

You can only choose one in this early review of:

 Eternity (releases in theaters on November 26th.)

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First Hunt. Last Chance in:

Predator: Badlands

Be afraid be very afraid, because he’s frighteningly friendly in the animated feature:

 Stitch Head

and finally,

A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with a nazi leader, in: 

Nuremberg

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We have a special guest! Alex, from the Talking Smac Podcast to help me review one of these two remakes that are exclusively on streaming right now!

Good help is hard to find in the Hulu exclusive remake to the 1992 film comes:

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. 

The remake of a remake from the 1940's Shop around the corner to 1998’s you got mail comes the story of an all-female mechanic shop who ...

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Only Monsters play God in Del Toro’s:

Frankenstein (that’s in limited theatrical release right now but releases on Netflix Nov 7th.) 

Who took Riley Brennan in: 

Shelby Oaks

and finally 

It all starts with something Magnificent Emma Stone stars in:

Bugonia

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Even when the world fell apart, they still had each other in: 

Regretting You

Forgotten but not gone Ethan Hawk stars as Lorenz Hart in: 

Blue Moon

And finally 

Not everything is supposed to make you comfortable in: 

After the Hunt

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Dead is just a word in:

Black phone 2

Need a miracle? Keanu reeves in angel wings may be the answer in: 

Good Fortune

And finally 

The documentary that will make you cry this week the life and legacy of funny man John Candy in the prime video exclusive 

John Candy: I Like Me

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The unforgettable true story of UFC legend Mark Kerr Dwayne Johnson stars in:

The Smashing Machine

A political prisoner and a gay man share a cell and form an unlikely bond in the remake to the 1985 film comes:

Kiss of the Spider Woman

And finally

Theres no going back in the 3rd installment in the Tron series in:

Tron: Ares

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He robbed 45 McDonald's, escaped from prison, lived in Toys "R" Us for 6 months, and that's not even the craziest part... Channing Tatum stars in: Roofman

Wrong place wrong crime Emma Thompson and Judy Greer star in:

Dead of Winter

And finally

Trust his instincts, Indy the dog stars as a good boy in:

 Good Boy

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And welcome to this very special edition of the movie wire! 1000 movies and The Movie Wire as hit 200 episodes

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Some search for battle, others are born into it. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in: One Battle After Another

True story, ultimate comeback. Michael Chiklis stars in:

The Senior

And finally

Survival was just the beginning in:

The Strangers: Chapter 2

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At age 94 Eleanor tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own in: Eleanor the Great

Greatness demands sacrifice Tyriq Withers and Marlone Wayans star in: Him

Relive your past, change your future. And sometimes you have to look back to find your way forward Colin Farrel and Margot Robbie star in

 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

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Two grieving men bond in support group and form unlikely friendship in Twinless

Walk or die in the steven king adaption of the same name comes 

The Long Walk

And finally

The people that need us don't call. The people that call don't need us Rainn Wilson stars as a burnt out paramedic in

 Code 3

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Small time boy, big city problems. Austin Butler stars in:

Caught Stealing

Prepare for the end, the case that ended it all. In the final chapter of:

The Conjuring: Last Rites

And finally

It was supposed to be fun....in:

The Threesome

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The hero we need now in the remake to the 1984 cult classic comes:

 The Toxic Avenger

Alls fair when love is war. Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in:

The Roses

and finally

No callers are identified. No conversations are recorded. No phone records are kept. Now speak clearly and when you are finished say: 'Go ahead' in: Relay

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She only has two desires, and one of them is justice in Ethan Coen's: 

Honey Don’t!

Dinosaurs and Vietnam that’s all you need to know in:

Primitive War

And finally

Evil Never gets old in its short theatrical run Pete Davidson stars in:

 The Home

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Welcome to the new west in:

Americana

Bull has a problem and it's about to get fixed in the naughty Netflix animated film: 

Fixed

And finally

Nobody Ruins his vacation Bob Odenkirk returns in: 

Nobody 2

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