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New Release Review - "M3GAN 2.0"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-06-30

Director Gerard Johnstone scored a hit with his 2023 AI thriller M3GAN, so now we have the obligatory upgrade. And like most software updates, this one doesn't improve on what we already had, rather it adds unwanted features and comes with its share of glitches. It strays so far away from the simplicity of the first movie that if the series is to continue it's going to require a full system restore to an earlier saved point.



Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival to Take Place September 5th through October 10th

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The 44th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival take place between September 5 - October 10, 2025. The Festival will continue to be a hybrid with films available online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University. Twenty films will have their New Jersey or Area Premiere (Middlesex County) during the festival. In addition to the screenings, the festival will also be offering three filmmaking workshops and continues its run of audio-visual concerts with a performance by Cold Weather Company.



New Release Review - "Hot Milk"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-06-28

Following Justin Anderson's Swimming Home, Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Hot Milk is the second adaptation of a Deborah Levy novel to arrive in 2025. Both movies share a Mediterranean setting, and both feature uptight English-speakers being seduced by an enigmatic and bohemian European woman. They're both frustratingly obtuse. Neither film really nails down what it wants to say, but Hot Milk is the more engaging of the two, thanks largely to an attention-grabbing performance from Fiona Shaw.



New Release Review - "28 Years Later"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-06-26

Following the conclusion of the original run of Planet of the Apes movies in the '70s, European cinemagoers were surprised to find a new batch of Planet of the Apes movies arriving in their local picture palaces. These new movies weren't actually movies at all, but two episodes of the Planet of the Apes TV show stitched together to fill a feature length running time. 28 Years Later, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland's belated (or five years early?) third instalment of their not-zombie franchise, might be mistaken for two episodes of The Walking Dead glued together and released into cinemas.








"The Ladder" to Have East Coast Premiere at Golden Door International Film Festival on Saturday

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Fresh off multiple festival wins across the country, the critically acclaimed, Alaskan sci-fi drama The Ladder will have its East Coast premiere this Saturday, June 28, 2025 at the Golden Door International Film Festival in Jersey City. Writer-director Emilio Miguel Torres in attendance.



Panasonic LUMIX Launches "LUMIX EDU" Program for Students and Educators Nationwide

(NEWARK, NJ) -- /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic LUMIX is proud to announce the launch of LUMIX EDU, a new initiative designed to support the next generation of filmmakers, photographers, and content creators. Now live just in time for back-to-school season, the program offers exclusive discounts, educational content, and creative opportunities tailored to students, educators, and academic institutions looking to elevate their visual storytelling programs.



Count Basie Center for the Arts presents An Evening With Francis Ford Coppola and screening of "Megalopolis"

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Legendary director, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders) is bringing his monumental 2024 film, Megalopolis, to select cities across the country. The tour kicks off at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 7:00pm.



Yogi Berra Museum to Screen "Legends Remembered Live: A Tribute to Yogi Berra"

(LITTLE FALLS, NJ) -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls will host a special tribute event, Legends Remembered Live: A Tribute to Yogi Berra, on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 2:00pm, honoring the life, legacy, and faith of one of baseball's most beloved figures.



The Williams Center to Screen "Wayward Kin" by David Joseph Volino

(RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- After a four-year-long production process, filmmaker and New Jersey native, David Joseph Volino, is sharing the full-length feature, Wayward Kin, with local audiences. See the film for one night only at The Williams Center in Rutherford on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The screening begins at 7:00pm with the cast and crew in attendance.