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M3GAN 2.0 MOVIE REVIEW
Although the 2022 horror film M3gan was certainly a hit, it left a lot to be desired. Straddling the gap between wanting to be a horror film and wanting to be a campy comedy with neither foot firmly planted made for a very uneven film. But one thing that did work and seemed to resonate with audiences was M3gan (Amie Donald/Jenna Davis) herself. But she was completely destroyed in the last film, you say, how can there be a sequel? (you are almost certainly not saying this). It turns out that someone leaked M3gan’s design and the military got ahold of it and built their own, much more convincingly human, adult-aged, military application robot called AMELIA (Ivanna Sakhno). But, of course, AMELIA goes rogue and starts killing everyone who is connected in any way to her design and creation. Which means….uh-oh. Fortunately for Gemma (Allison Williams) and her adopted daughter Cady (Violet McGraw) the AI of M3gan isn’t dead at all, just hiding in their appliances so when the FBI show up to accuse Gemma of selling the plans for M3gan to an enemy government (they assume AMELIA got hacked) M3gan reveals her continued existence to Gemma. She tells Gemma about AMELIA and tells her that she’s coming for her and they have but one card to play…M3gan herself. Only she’s gonna need a badder-ass build this time around. But who would do that, you ask, who would give another chance to the murderous robot that tried to kill you? (you are almost certainly not asking this either). When you have one move, you take it. Fortunately for us, the creative team got another go at M3gan because Chris, Wright, and Spidermike are here to tell you that M3gan 2.0 absolutely blows M3gan out of the water. Although the sequel is certainly not horror (more of an action-comedy) it surprised the heck out of us with it’s big laughs, solid action scenes, and absurd yet delightful plotting. Yes, we are still talking about M3gan 2.0. I know, we can hardly believe it either.
DIRECTED BY: Gerard Johnstone
STARRING: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Ivanna Sakhno, Aristotle Athari, Timm Sharp, Jemaine Clement
YOUR REVIEWERS
Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)
Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar and theater management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others).
Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.
Michael Riojas (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
The man with the ever-changing nicknames. Born in Austin, Riojas was rocketed to Del Rio, Texas, a literal Smallville. In his youth, he was bitten by a radioactive… okay, look. Mike is not very good at this whole “talking about himself” thing. But he has been so obsessed with comics, video games, and anime since childhood- that if one has to choose between listening to Joe Quesada or Mike over any obscure Spider-Man trivia, they go to him (or, at least Martin Thomas once said so). He is also a big fan of “Ghostbusters” (he even owns his own jumpsuit and two, that’s right, TWO proton packs!), collects toys and video games, and will defend “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” if provoked. He lives in Austin with his beloved Dachshund-Maltese and trusted sidekick, Dean. He can also be heard on RageSelect. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram.
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