Karan Soni Archives

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Rating: ★★★½

Jul 4, 2012Possible Time Machine

Quirky indie film about a possibly deluded man who advertises for a time travel companion. The actuality of the time travel element is kept ambiguous and this plays out as a relationship drama that overflows with charm and freshness

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 July 201211 January 2026 by Roog

Deadpool (2016)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 14, 2016Marvel Comics Superhero

Maybe the smartest and wittiest of the modern Marvel Comics adaptations, this takes every opportunity to deflate its own seriousness, not to mention frequently breaks the fourth wall with side-splitting results

Director: Tim Miller

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, …

Category: Science Fiction

14 February 201616 January 2026 by Roog

Creep 2 (2017)

Rating: ★★½

Jan 2, 2024Over-Friendly Stalker

Creep was a wonderfully creepy film with Mark Duplass as someone who invites a videographer to make a film but proves over-friendly to the point of highly disturbed. This is a sequel where Duplass returns for more

Director: Patrick Brice

Actors: Mark Duplass, Desiree Akhavan, Karan Soni

Category: Horror

2 January 20243 October 2025 by Roog

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Rating: ★★★★

Nov 10, 2018Marvel Comics Superhero

Deadpool was an hilarious breath of fresh air amid the Marvel Comics adaptations. This sequel is even better, with the self-deflating, fourth-wall breaking humour even funnier and more slickly polished action

Director: David Leitch

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Morena Baccarin, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 November 201816 January 2026 by Roog

Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Rating: ★★

Jun 16, 2019Cute Creatures/Videogame Adaptation

Live-action film version of the popular videogame phenomenon, this is capably made but almost entirely content free for anyone with an age in the double digits

Director: Rob Letterman

Actors: Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, …

Category: Fantasy

16 June 201911 October 2025 by Roog

Strange World (2022)

Rating: ★★

Dec 30, 2022Disney Animation/Lost World Adventure

Disney’s 61st animated film. A lost world adventure that emerges as Fantastic Voyage by way of Avatar

Director: Don Hall

Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, …

Category: Science Fiction

30 December 202230 December 2022 by Roog

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Rating: ★★★½

Aug 19, 2023Animation/Comic-Book Superhero

The animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse proved an unexpected success. This sequel builds on that ups the artistic quality of the original to something quite extraordinary

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers

Actors: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, …

Category: Science Fiction

19 August 202323 May 2026 by Roog

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Rating: ★★★★

Oct 12, 2024Comic-Book Superheroes/Crossover

In his third cinematic outing, Deadpool gets into the multiverse game, creating a hilarious team-up with Wolverine and a crossover with an assortment of other cancelled Marvel franchises

Director: Shawn Levy

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew McFadyen, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 October 202421 July 2026 by Roog