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We Love Val Kilmer - RIP

Apr 9, 2025

This week on the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast, Sean is riding high on a renewed wave of appreciation for one of his long-standing favorites — the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer. With a growing fanbase finally recognizing the brilliance of the 2008 cult classic, we dive into what makes it such an enduring visual spectacle.

New Releases:

🎮 Minecraft: The Movie
Directed by Jared Hess
Starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks
Four misfit kids are pulled into the pixelated Overworld, where they team up with the legendary Steve to navigate the blocky terrain and complete a quest that might be their only ticket back home.

🐾 The Friend
Directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel
Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and one giant Great Dane
Iris, a solitary New York writer, inherits a massive dog named Apollo that turns her life upside down—furniture, apartment, and emotional stability all included. A gentle dramedy with big heart (and big paws).

🪓 Hell of a Summer
Directed by Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk
Starring Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Fred Hechinger, and Abby Quinn
What starts as a classic summer camp comedy turns into a slasher homage full of laughs and bloodshed. It’s a nostalgic, fun, and surprisingly sharp horror throwback with a Gen Z twist.

Classic Segment: The Many Faces of Val Kilmer

This week, we pay tribute to the career of the great Val Kilmer.

🎥 Sean Recommends:

  • The Salton Sea

  • Spartan

  • Real Genius

🎥 Jeff Recommends:

  • Batman Forever

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

📽️ Also recommended: Val, the moving documentary chronicling Kilmer’s life and work, now streaming.

And then... there's our official “classic” review of Top Secret (1984), directed by the Zuckers and Jim Abrahams. Let’s just say, it’s a wild ride. Whether it lands or crashes and burns depends on your tolerance for absurdity.

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