Achara and Kristen return to Middle Earth for the second installment in The Hobbit series, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!

A brave company of dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield and aided by the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, journeys to reclaim their homeland, facing treacherous foes and the wrath of the fearsome dragon Smaug.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was directed by Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, King Kong, Heavenly Creatures). The main cast includes Martin Freeman (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Sherlock, Fargo) as Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, X-Men, Gods and Monsters) as Gandalf, Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, North & South, Captain America: The First Avenger) as Thorin Oakenshield, Evangeline Lilly (Lost, Ant-Man, The Hurt Locker) as Tauriel, Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy, Pushing Daisies, The Fall) as Thranduil, and Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock, The Imitation Game) as the voice of Smaug.

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~KRISTEN STEPHENSONPINO~
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~ACHARA KIRK~
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Jaby and Michael continue on their Tyler Perry journey with the 2013 movie, Temptation.

Tyler Perry's Temptation (2013) follows a married woman whose life unravels after she embarks on a passionate but dangerous affair that tests her morals and decisions.

Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor was directed by Tyler Perry (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea’s Family Reunion, Acrimony). The film stars Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country, Eve’s Bayou, Birds of Prey), Lance Gross (House of Payne, Our Kind of People, Sleepy Hollow), Kim Kardashian (Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Disaster Movie, PAW Patrol: The Movie), Vanessa Williams (Soul Food, Candyman, New Jack City), Brandy Norwood (Moesha, Cinderella, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer), and Robbie Jones (Hellcats, American Dreamer, One Tree Hill).

Watch the full length reaction watchalong on www.cinejump.com

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~ACHARA KIRK~
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~MICHAEL BOOSE~
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~CINEPALS~
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Michael and Achara watch the classic film Boyz n the Hood for the first time!

Three childhood friends navigate the challenges of growing up in South Central Los Angeles, confronting systemic injustice, violence, and the choices that define their futures.

Boyz n the Hood was directed by John Singleton (Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Four Brothers). The main cast includes Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire, Men of Honor, Radio) as Tre Styles, Ice Cube (Friday, Barbershop, 21 Jump Street) as Doughboy, and Morris Chestnut (The Best Man, Like Mike, Rosewood) as Ricky Baker. The film also features Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, What's Love Got to Do with It, Apocalypse Now) as Furious Styles, Angela Bassett (What's Love Got to Do with It, Black Panther, How Stella Got Her Groove Back) as Reva Devereaux, and Nia Long (Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma’s House) as Brandi. This powerful ensemble brings depth and authenticity to a story about community, family, and resilience.

Watch the full length reaction watchalong on www.cinejump.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

~ACHARA KIRK~
Instagram: @AcharaKirk

~MICHAEL BOOSE~
Instagram: @BooseIsLoose

~CINEPALS~
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Kristen and Vivian watch the Netflix produced Daredevil series for the first time!

Season 1 of Daredevil features Charlie Cox (The Theory of Everything, Boardwalk Empire, Stardust) as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, a blind lawyer turned vigilante fighting crime in Hell’s Kitchen. Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood, Ida Red, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions) stars as Karen Page, a determined legal assistant entangled in the battle for justice. Elden Henson (The Mighty Ducks, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 & 2, Idle Hands) plays Foggy Nelson, Matt’s loyal best friend and law partner. Vincent D’Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black, The Cell) delivers a commanding performance as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, a ruthless crime lord with a tragic backstory. The cast also includes Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Clerks III, The Mandalorian) as Claire Temple, a compassionate nurse who aids Daredevil, and Toby Leonard Moore (John Wick, Billions, The Pacific) as Wesley, Fisk’s trusted right-hand man.

You can watch the cut down reaction to this show (and many others) on our YouTube channel https://www.YouTube.com/@Cinepals and the full length reaction is available on our Patreon page https://www.cinejump.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

~KRISTEN STEPHENSONPINO~
Instagram: @Kris10Kesp

~VIVIAN DAY~
Instagram: @DarlingVivling

~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals
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Jaby & Courtney just finished watching Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and shared their thoughts on the highly anticipated third installment of the beloved franchise!

CAST:

Sonic.................. Ben Schwartz (Invincible, Star Wars The Bad Batch, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie)

Tails............. Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Sonic Frontiers, Tom & Jerry, Final Fantasy VII Remake)

Knuckles............. Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077, Extraction II, The Suicide Squad, Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Avengers Infinity War, Zootopia, Pacific Rim)

Shadow................ Keanu Reeves (John Wick, The Matrix, Bill & Ted, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Toy Story 4)

Tom Wachowski... James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted, Disenchanted, Westworld, Anchorman 2, 30 Rock, Modern Family, X2: X-Men United, Zoolander)

Dr. Robotnik........... Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura, The Mask, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Cable Guy, Dumb and Dumber, Man on the Moon)

Captain Rockwell.... Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad, Jessica Jones)

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~CINEPALS~
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~CORTNEY WRIGHT~
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Michael missed the finale of Arcane with us because his baby was coming (welcome to the world Baby Boose!) but he was able to come back and react to the final episode with us. So if you missed Michael's reactions and commentary, here they are, and we also go in depth further about the episode and the series as a whole.

Arcane season 2 stars Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, Pitch Perfect 2, Hawkeye) as Vi, Ella Purnell (Fallout, Yellowjackets, Army of the Dead) as Jinx, Kevin Alejandro (Lucifer, Southland, True Blood) as Jayce, Katie Leung (Harry Potter series, The Foreigner, Locked Down) as Caitlyn, Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones, The Theory of Everything, Manhattan) as Viktor, Toks Olagundoye (Castle, The Neighbors, DuckTales) as Mel, Amirah Vann (Underground, Tracers, A Jazzman's Blues) as Sevika and Ellen Thomas (Eastenders, Johnny English Reborn, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris) as Ambessa.

You can watch the cut down reaction to this show (and many others) on our YouTube channel https://www.YouTube.com/@Cinepals and the full length reaction is available on our Patreon page https://www.cinejump.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

~MICHAEL BOOSE~
Instagram: @BooseIsLoose

~ACHARA KIRK~
Twitter & Instagram: @Acharakirk
YouTube: @Achara

~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals
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Kristen and Michael react to the fourth installment of the John Wick saga! Don't worry, no dogs were harmed in the making of this movie!

In John Wick: Chapter, the relentless assassin uncovers a path to freedom while battling powerful enemies across the globe and confronting old and new adversaries.

John Wick: Chapter 4 was directed by Chad Stahelski (John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum). The main cast includes Keanu Reeves as John Wick (The Matrix, Speed, Point Break), Donnie Yen as Caine (Ip Man, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Hero), Bill Skarsgård as Marquis Vincent de Gramont (It, Barbarian, The Devil All the Time), and Rina Sawayama as Akira (Turn Up Charlie, Panic, Blue Beetle). The ensemble also features Scott Adkins as Killa (Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, Accident Man, Boyka: Undisputed), Marko Zaror as Chidi (Undisputed III: Redemption, Machete Kills, Savage Dog), Laurence Fishburne as The Bowery King (The Matrix, Boyz n the Hood, Apocalypse Now), Ian McShane as Winston (Deadwood, American Gods, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), and Hiroyuki Sanada as Shimazu (The Last Samurai, Mortal Kombat, Shogun).

You can watch the cut down reaction to this movie (and many others) on our YouTube channel https://www.YouTube.com/@Cinepals and the full length reaction is available on our Patreon page https://www.cinejump.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

~KRISTEN STEPHENSONPINO~
Instagram: @Kris10Kesp

~MICHAEL BOOSE~
Instagram: @BooseIsLoose

~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals
Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals

Before the release of Moana 2, Jaby and Achara revisit this stunning Disney animation.

Moana is the story of a spirited Polynesian teenager who embarks on a daring ocean voyage to save her island and persuade the demigod Maui to restore the stolen heart of Te Fiti.

Moana was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules). The main cast includes Auliʻi Cravalho as Moana (All Together Now, Darby and the Dead, Rise of the Pink Ladies) and Dwayne Johnson as Maui (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Black Adam). The ensemble also features Rachel House as Gramma Tala (Whale Rider, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Soul), Temuera Morrison as Chief Tui (Once Were Warriors, Aquaman, The Book of Boba Fett), Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa (Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows, Rio), and Alan Tudyk as Heihei (Firefly, Wreck-It Ralph, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).

You can watch the cut down reaction to this movie (and many others) on our YouTube channel https://www.YouTube.com/@Cinepals and the full length reaction is available on our Patreon page https://www.cinejump.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

~ACHARA KIRK~
Twitter & Instagram: @Acharakirk
YouTube: @Achara

~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals
Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals