Street Fighter (2026) – Movie Review

TL;DR – A complete mess of a film, with conflicting targets, wants, vibes, and narratives all colliding together in whatever we got in the final product.

Rating: 2 out of 5.

Post-Credit Scene – There is a mid-credit scene.

Disclosure – I was invited to a press screening of this film.

1993 World Warrior Tournament II banner.

Street Fighter Review Introduction

If you had asked me a year ago if I was excited for a Street Fighter film, I probably would have looked at you oddly. The original was a bit of a camp mess, and video game adaptations in general have not been kind. However, the more we heard about this film, the more the dial shifted, and I became genuinely intrigued to see whether they could pull off such a chaotic premise. (Editor’s note: I was optimistic here before I watched the film; it does not go well for me)

So, to set the scene, for a long time, Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) and Ryu (Andrew Koji) were best friends, inseparable. That is until fate tore them apart in a way that only best friends can be ripped asunder: the death of their master Gouken (Don Lee). Many years later, in 1993, the next World Warrior Tournament is upon the world, and Chun-Li (Callina Liang) is on a mission to reunite the former friends and get them to fight. Still, none of them knows just what M. Bison (David Dastmalchian) has cooking in the background.

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Citadel: Baked Alaskas [S2:E1] – TV Review

TL;DR – A stronger start, but the jury is still out if it can rebound from a very mixed first outing.  

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Amazon Prime service that viewed this series.

A computer screen with information on Frank Sharpe.

Citadel Review Introduction

Back in 2023, one of the few ambitious projects in the streaming era started. I mean, what is the point of having a global streaming conglomerate if you are not going to do something with it? Citadel and its Spyverse were going to be a worldwide streaming universe where different countries would add to the growing lore. Conceptionally fascinating, practically quite a mess, with Season One devolving into massive expensive reshoots, which didn’t help the promotion of the spin-offs Diana & Honey Bunny. But the series has been improving with each iteration, so it is time to see if the original series can continue the charge, or if this is the last hurrah.

So, to set the scene, everyone has gone into hiding after the events of Season One. But the reach of Manticore is large, and soon, nowhere is safe to hide. In England, a smuggler is enjoying a party only to have his entire security taken out by Hutch (Jack Reynor), for he is hunting for Paolo Braga (Gabriel Leone), who didn’t suspect that the item that was being smuggled was none other than Bernard (Stanley Tucci). Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead. 

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