Mark Hamill – Kings movie reviews

“The Life of Chuck” is a 2025 drama based off the novela by Stephen King with the same name. It stars Tom Hiddleston (Thor: Ragnarok), Benjamin Pajak (Past My Bedtime), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Mark Hamill (Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope), and Rahul Kohil (iZombie).

“The Life of Chuck” follows the life Charles Krantz starting from his untimely death all the way down to his childhood.

If you’ve read my reviews on other Stephen King movies such as, IT, you know i’m a massive fan and have read almost everything he has written, including “The Life of Chuck.” This one is in his collection “If It Bleeds.” I’ll be the first to admit I like his old stuff better, when he was in a drunken cocaine state, his work just hits harder then. I’m a little surprised they turned this one into a movie as it isn’t one of his more well-known ones. However, the guy could put out blank paper and it would get turned into a movie. I’m always a little apprehensive of Stephen King movies, because I’m always scared they won’t follow his work. So how does this one stack up?

If you’ve read it like me, you won’t be disappointed. It follows it perfectly, from start to finish, it is like his novella. The casting is great. Especially from Pajak, he nails the role of Charles as a kid, especially considering he really hasn’t been in anything up to this point. This movie is heartfelt, and touching that I believe everyone can get behind, even if you’re not a fan of the King. This is a must see movie. I give it a 9/10.

“The Machine” is a 2023 action/comedy based off one of the popular standup skits of standup comedian Bert Kreischer. “The Machine” stars the machine himself Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill (Batman: The Killing Joke), Jimmy Tatro (American Vandal), and Iva Babic (The Last Serb in Croatia).

One of Bert Kreischer’s key pieces to his standup is his story about robbing a train in Russia with the Russian mob while there on a school trip in college. It’s present day and the Russian mob comes looking for him. They want a watch back that’s a family heirloom that Kreischer stole over twenty years ago. He’s taken to Russia against his will along with his father. While searching for the watch they get caught up in a power struggle between siblings in one of the Russian mobs.

Since it stars Bert Kreischer and it’s based off his comedy, I figured this movie would be hilarious. While it is entertaining, I wouldn’t say it’s exactly funny. It has its funny moments, here and there, but that’s about it. Iva Babic as the lead female who is the one who kidnaps Kreischer is the best part of the film. You forget Kreischer is the star as she out acts him in virtually every aspect. Think of this movie as a john wick style shoot em up movie while trying to add a dumpy comedian in it. It is entertaining, I give it that, just a lot different than I was expecting. I give it a 6.5/10.