https://dlepik.com/2026/05/12/lee-cronins-the-mummy-out-of-four-was-a-grim-reimagining-of-the-mummy-franchise-about-the-daughter-laia-costa-of-a-prominent-journalist-jack-reynor-who-vanishes-in-the-heart-of-the/dlepikcomen2026-05-12T13:05:18+00:00“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” (** out of four) was a grim reimagining of “The Mummy” franchise about the daughter (Laia Costa) of a prominent journalist (Jack Reynor) who vanishes in the heart of the desert without a trace; upon returning home 8 years later, her family begins to realize she isn’t quite the same daughter she was before she left. Much more of a horror movie than an action story like previous movies but not very scary and has no sense of humor either. A few creepy moments to be sure and some superior visual effects towards the end but perhaps it’s time this series was mummified itself and buried.https://dlepik.com/2026/05/12/predatory-behavior-out-of-four-was-a-grisly-pulp-melodrama-about-sex-workers-that-are-vanishing-all-over-the-city-from-a-ruthless-killer-and-two-detectives-keon-taylor-and-dorre/dlepikcomen2026-05-12T13:03:35+00:00“Predatory Behavior” (* out of four) was a grisly pulp melodrama about sex workers that are vanishing all over the city from a ruthless killer and two detectives (Keon Taylor and Dorrean Wilson) try to put an end to his reign of terror before he kills again. Taylor and Wilson actually make a decent team but film is hamstrung by its tawdry production and ugly violence. Strictly for the late-night grindhouse crowd.https://dlepik.com/2026/05/12/ice-pocalypse-out-of-four-was-an-utterly-conventional-action-disaster-melodrama-in-which-a-new-moon-is-caught-in-earths-gravitational-pull-that-results-in-a-new-ice-age-scientists-and-mili/dlepikcomen2026-05-12T13:03:12+00:00“Ice-Pocalypse” (** out of four) was an utterly conventional action disaster melodrama in which a new moon is caught in Earth’s gravitational pull that results in a new ice age; scientists and militants (Patrick Labyoryeaux, Danielle Titus, Krymis J. Fernando, and others) race against the clock to destroy the second moon and save mankind as we know it. A disaster movie made only for those who’ve never seen a disaster movie, specifiically “The Day After Tomorrow” or “2012” which told more-or-less the same story better. Some decent effects and filmmaking make this OK viewing for what it is.