This Blog contains film reviews written by Pedro Canhenha since 2006.

A mixed bag for sure, but certainly entertaining in fits and starts, with the requisite game gore at least front and centre.

This week we review and discuss Mortal Kombat 2, a fantasy martial arts movie directed by Simon  McQuoid and starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph and Tadanobu Asano, about Johnny Cage who is recruited to join his fellow Earthrealm fighters in an interdimensional tournament against the Outworld warriors and stop the tyrannical emperor Shao Kahn, with the help of Edenian princess Kitana. We discuss our experiences watching this movie as someone vaguely interested in the lore of Mortal Kombat but never having played the games, whether the story holds up and what storytelling mistakes we thought undermined the journeys of the main characters Johnny Cage and Kitana, what we should expect from video game adaptations and which recent movies have gotten the adaptation right and which got it wrong, why Mortal Kombat 2 disappoints as a martial arts movie, and much more. Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast 0:00 Intro 0:26 Movie Recommendations (Sleepers (1996), The Comeback (2005)) 07:22 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 15:00 Spoiler Discussion 51:23 Conclusion & Ratings

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the 2025 American martial arts fantasy action film ‘Mortal Kombat II’ on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in the US on July 28, 2026.

The fan favorite champions -- now joined by Johnny Cage himself -- are pitted against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

With a better story, more interesting characters, and much better fights, Mortal Kombat II is a rare sequel that surpasses its predecessor.

While it has a few fun fights and some gruesome violence, the Mortal Kombat reboot doesn't quite hit the mark like the 1995 adaptation.

Note: This review contains spoilers for Mortal Kombat (2021) . Back in 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Warner Bros. re...

Mortal Kombat 2 Red Band Trailer just hit YouTube and it is pure chaos in the best way. Dropped on April 15 2026 by official channels, the two minute plus red band spot wastes zero time diving straigh...

A new sneak peek ahead of the digital release of Mortal Kombat II pits Scorpion and Earthrealm's champions against the resurrected Noob Saibot.

Martyn Ford discusses his portrayal of Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 2, crediting director Simon McQuoid for helping him capture the character's power.