The Aisle Seat with Mike McGranaghan

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Shocking and extremely freaky.

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Deviously funny and filled with wild, violent action.

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Mile End Kicks

Seek it out if you care about good movies.

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Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe

The returns are slightly diminished this time.

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Wasteman

A hard-hitting prison drama.

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Current Releases

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Alpha Arco Blades of the Guardians Bodycam The Bride! Charlie the Wonderdog The Choral Cold Storage Crazy Old Lady Crime 101 Diabolic Dolly Dracula The Drama The Dreadful Dreams Exit 8 Faces of Death Fantasy Life Forbidden Fruits Ghost Elephants Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die A Great Awakening
Heel H Is for Hawk Hunting Matthew Nichols I Can Only Imagine 2In Cold Light Iron Lung I Was a Stranger Killer Whale K-Pops! A Magnificent Life Man on the Run Mercy Moses the Black Mother of Flies My Father's Shadow Natchez Night Patrol ObexOur Hero, Balthazar
The Plague The Pout-Pout Fish The President's Cake Primate A Private Life Project Hail Mary Protector Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Redux Redux Reminders of Him Scarlet Scream 7 Send Help Shelter Solo Mio Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience Storm Rider: The Legend of Hammerhead The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Teacher's Pet The Testament of Ann Lee They Will Kill You This Is Not a Test Tow Undercard Undertone We Bury the Dead Whistle Worldbreaker Wuthering Heights You, Me & Tuscany Youngblood

On Video & DVD

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The Stoned Age Collector's Edition
Black Phone 2 Collector's Edition
One from the Heart: Reprise

Past Columns/Reviews

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The Aisle Seat Archives - Reviews from previous yearsReviews from the 2025 Fantastic FestReviews from the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival
The Ten Best Films of 2025The Ten Worst Films of 2025The Ten Best Documentaries of 2025

About Me

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Mike

The Aisle Seat critic, Mike McGranaghan, is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Online Film Critics Society. His reviews appear weekly on the radio stations of Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. His work also regularly appears at Ranker. He is the author of two books, Straight-Up Blatant and My Year of Chevy: One Guy's Journey Through the Filmography of Chevy Chase, both of which are available at Amazon.com. Contact: mike@aisleseat.com

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