How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Movie Review by Dr. Adnan Khalid

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Director: Dean DeBlois

Writers: Dean DeBlois

Cast: Mason Thames — Hiccup Nico Parker — Astrid Gerard Butler — Stoick Nick Frost — Gobber

IMDb 7.9/10 (IMDb)

Iconic Frames

Hiccup & Toothless

Stoick

Astrid

Quick Verdict

✅ What Works: Dragon-flight spectacle; warm father–son beats; John Powell’s themes soar in live-action.

❌ What Doesn’t: Familiar story beats; some daylight CGI feels too clean.

🎯 Best For: Fans wanting nostalgia with big-screen scale.

On Berk, a young Viking bonds with a Night Fury, challenging tradition and forging a bond that could change the world.

Dean DeBlois returns to Berk with heart and thunder. Mason Thames brings soft edges to Hiccup while Butler’s gravitas lands. The remake hits familiar beats, but the sky-swoops and creature intimacy are big-screen worthy—comfort food done with craft.

My Rating: 3.5/5

Trivia Corner

• DreamWorks’ first live-action feature; Dean DeBlois returns to write/direct. 3
• Bill Pope served as cinematographer. 4
• Released June 13, 2025 (US). 5

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Megan 2.0 Movie Review

Megan 2.0 (2025)

Director: Gerard Johnstone

Writers: Akela Cooper, Gerard Johnstone

Cast: Allison Williams — Gemma Violet McGraw — Cady Amie Donald — M3GAN (body) Jenna Davis — M3GAN (voice)

IMDb: 6.1/10 RT: RT_PERCENT_HERE

Iconic Frames

Quick Verdict 🎬

✅ What Works: High-energy doll-on-doll action, witty one-liners, slick visuals.

❌ What Doesn’t: Predictable beats, slightly overlong runtime.

🎯 Best For: Fans of campy horror with a tech twist.

Two years after M3GAN’s rampage, Gemma revives her infamous A.I. doll to stop AMELIA — a stolen, militarized upgrade that can pass as human and doesn’t take orders.

A slicker, louder follow-up that trades some creep factor for glossy Terminator-style rivalry. The meme-y quips are back, the doll-on-doll brawls land, and Allison Williams keeps the chaos grounded. It runs a touch long and telegraphs a few beats, but as a crowd-pleasing upgrade with sharper action and just-enough satire about runaway A.I., it delivers exactly what a Friday-night horror craving needs.

Rating: 4/5

Trivia Corner 🎥

• Working title was “M3GAN: Fully Loaded.”
• Ivanna Sakhno trained in doll-like fight choreography.
• Mix of animatronics and facial capture enhances the doll performance.

My Reaction

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Sir Alfred Hitchcock's Collection - A Series of Reviews

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential and widely studied filmmakers in the history of cinema.

  

 
I realized that it is very often that we consider someone a master of his trait, only because his reputation precedes him. Many a times our appreciation is only a rat race that stems from the repetitive praise that we have heard for a particular artist. It is therefore an effort, through this series of reviews to analyze the undoubted brilliance of Sir Alfred Hitchcock by not only confining ourselves to the popular "Psycho" or "the birds", but through a rigorous examination of his entire directorial endeavor.

Lets start with The Lodger: A story of a London Fog (1927)

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) | Alfred Hitchcock's Collection | A Series of Reviews

Alfred Hitchcock may be known for his more popular films like Psycho, Notorious and The birds, but the movie that got him recognition as a mainstream filmmaker and opened his way to Hollywood was the 1934 crime thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much. The movie was later remade by Sir Hitchcock for Hollywood and with a much larger budget in 1956.  

A perfect mix of espionage and action, the movie is highlighted by a villain that is masterfully played by a menacing Peter Lorre who looks convincing as a scary, intimidating anti-hero with no remorse or fear of the consequences of his actions.

Featuring a shoot-out that saw bodies fall like a house of cards and a hostage situation that is suspenseful and thrilling, the man who knew too much is definitely an action flick that is crisp and engaging. 

Made in a near to nothing budget, the film is a masterful effort in storytelling and shows the directorial greatness of Sir Alfred Hitchcock. 

Giving nothing away, I can just say that it is a movie, still relevant as a thriller and still good enough to keep one interested. The class of Hitchcock makes his work timeless and fresh.   

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