The MadHouse

This Week 5 recap saw the second international game as the Jacksonville Jaguars played host to the Buffalo Bills. Thursday night saw the Chicago Bears take on the Washington Commanders, Sunday night’s game featured 2 historic franchises go head to head as the Dallas Cowboys were in San Francisco to face the undefeated 49ers. Monday night saw the Las Vegas Raiders & Green Bay Packers. Other games were Texans / Falcons, Patriots / Saints, Colts / Titans & Eagles / Rams.

This film was co-written & directed by David Gordon Green, is the 6th film in “The Exorcist” franchise and serves as a direct sequel to the 1973 original film. The film stars Leslie Odom Jr., Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles & Norbert Leo Butz. Ellen Burstyn reprises her role from the first film. The story follows 2 young girls who mysteriously disappeared for 3 days and then found. As the days go on, their behavior becomes more difficult to the point where they are committed to psychiatric treatment. There, the families are made aware of that a dark entity maybe looming over the girls. Now, they must figure how to save their lives before it’s too late. This film marks the beginning of new trilogy that will be written and directed by Green. A sequel has already been announced and is slated to hit theaters on April 18, 2025.

This is the sequel to the 2018 original film and the 8th overall film in “The Conjuring” Universe. The film sees Michael Chavez return as director. He previously directed 2021’s “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” & 2019’s “The Curse of La Llrona”, but of which are also in this cinematic universe. Taissa Fermiga & Bonnie Aarons but return to their titular roles and are joined by Storm Reid & Anna Popplewell. This film takes place some time after the previous film but now in Italy. Sister Irene is dispatched to a boarding school where a number death in Europe have occur. The locals suspect an evil spirit has taken the over the area but Irene says otherwise. With aid from the Vatican, Irene must find out who or what is behind this mysterious killing which leads her down a familiar path against an old nemesis. This film was originally slated for a 2022 release but reshoot and COVID restrictions delayed the film until further notice. It finally hit theaters on September 8th 2023.

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This past weekend saw our first international game Sunday morning as the Jacksonville Jaguars took on the Atlanta Falcons. Thursday night saw an NFC North Division game as the Detroit Lions played against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday night saw the New York Jets at Kansas City, Monday night featured the New York Giants hosting the Seattle Seahawks. Other Sunday afternoon games included Texans / Steelers, Bills / Dolphins, Cowboys / Patriots & 49ers / Cardinals.

This film was directed by Kevin Greutert who previously directed 2009’s “Saw VI” and 2010’s, “Saw 3D”. The film was co-written by Josh Stolberg who previously wrote 2017’s “Jigsaw” & 2021’s “Spiral: From the Book of Saw”. This film is a direct sequel to “Saw” but a prequel to “Saw II” and its sees Tobin Bell return as the titular killer, “Jigsaw”. In this film, John Kramer is informed that his brain cancer is rapidly becoming worse leaving him with only months to live. John is then told about a new medical procedure that will cure from a fellow cancer patient. Things take a disturbing turn when John realizes it’s a scam and masterminds a number of traps and other deadly puzzles for his now targeted victim. “Saw X” marks the first time former directors and writers have returned to another entry in to the franchise that wasn’t in a canonical sequel.

Guy Ritchie cowrote, produced and directed this war thriller that stars Jake Gyllenhaal & Dar Salim. The movie set during 2018 in the Middle East. After many Middle Eastern soldiers and or refugees join the US Army as interpreters, one is dispatched to a team that is looking for a warehouse that may be holding a explosives cache. The staff Sargent of the group is a little apprehensive about this new interpreter but is put to the ultimate test after routine inspection goes very wrong. This movie was slated for 2021 but due to studio issues and buyouts, the film was released in theaters during the summer of 2023 and then made available on Prime Video in September of the same year. The studio added Ritchie’s name to title to avoid confusion with the 2006 film, “The Convenant”.

Based on a true story, this film was co-written and directed by Alejandra Marquez Abella and stars Michael Peña, who plays a migrant worker turned astronaut. This biopic centers around the life and career of astronaut, Jose M. Hernandez, the Mexican American astronaut. This was released earlier this month exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

This sports documentary was released last week exclusively on Prime Video. It centers around 2 brothers in the NFL. Jason Kelce, 2018 Super Bowl champion & All - Pro center for the Philadelphia Eagles and his younger brother, Travis, 2 time Super Bowl champion & All - Pro Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs. From their humble beginnings to becoming stars in the National Football League, this documentary brings the entertainment of a hallmark movie mixed in a sports settings.

The latest episodes of the newest “Star Wars” spinoff series are now available on Disney+.