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believed our favorite serial killer had finally redeemed himself, it turns out that he’s the same flawed man he’s been since. This twist, while shocking, is the most accurate depiction of Joe.

Time and time again, he recognizes his faults but fails to make a determined conscious effort to correct them. The writers did an excellent job at portraying Joe in a way that might make viewers give up on the idea that he’s simply just misguided once and for all.

As he always does, Joe once again was able to get out of everything unscathed. With the help of Kate and her newly inherited fortune (a result of Joe murdering her father), he successfully frames Nadia, one of his students, for the murders. This ending, while frustrating, was expected, as the show can’t continue on if Joe gets caught. We can only hope that with his newfound fame and wealth, Joe has finally attained redemption and will be retiring from his murderous tendencies, but we won’t know for sure until the fifth season, which is expected to be released in 2024.

Rating: 4/5 with this lineup as they felt that actual voice actors should’ve been casted instead.

Once the movie was released, the critics hated it; Rotten Tomatoes gave the lowest score for any Illumination movie ever coming in with a score of 58 percent. Despite all this negativity, the audience loved it.

The plot of the movie is quite simple: the Mario brothers Luigi and Mario get sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom after a plumbing job gone wrong, but Luigi gets kidnapped by Bowser so now it’s up to Mario, Princess Peach and Toad to save him.

Personally I’m with the audience with this one. When I went to see the

Mario movie didn’t have incredibly high expectations. When I left the theater was pleasantly surprised with just how much I enjoyed it. I thought listening to Chris Pratt as Mario would be a cringe-inducing experience but surprisingly it wasn’t due to Mario being from New York. In this movie Chris Pratt does a New York accent instead of the typical Mario voice many have come to know. The movie to me at least felt like a love letter to fans with many Easter eggs that people like myself who are really into the Mario franchise would get. For example, Charles Martinet, the most known voice of Mario, makes a cameo in this movie to voice two characters. Another example is the King Bob-omb from Mario 64 that also appeared in the movie.

Mario hasn’t always been known for his story, but the action scenes in this movie make this a fun watch. The scenes never really drag on, and the steeler animation make the action in this movie a treat to watch. The understanding that the main audience for the movie are dedicated fans helped it succeed.

I frankly can’t wait to see if there will be a sequel or if Nintendo will make movies for their other franchises. The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a financial success too making over 300 million dollars its opening week and making over 700 million in the first two weeks. In that short time, it became one of the biggest movies of 2023.

Definitely give this new Mario movie a chance. It’s a lot of fun, doesn’t take itself too seriously and caters to fans- that’s five stars in my book.

Rating: 5/5