We Just Got Back From Watching “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” Should YOU go?
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3.5 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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We have been anticipating “The Mummy” for months now, with “Evil Dead Rise” producer Lee Cronin at the helm, this is must see movie making for horror fans. We break down what we loved about the movie, what we didn’t and whether some of the blistering critics’ reviews are warranted. We give our recommendations on whether or not you should see “The Mummy” or skip it.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.1 | It is Friday, April 17th, and Roboc and I just got back in the house. |
| 0:12.5 | We haven't been here 20 minutes from the theater where we just saw one of the most highly anticipated horror movies of the year. The Mummy. With that, |
| 0:24.3 | welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. The Mummy Robes, I was almost nervous going in because of |
| 0:29.9 | the reviews talking about just how scary, how gory, and even disgusting in ways that it was. |
| 0:36.2 | Do you want to go with first quick impressions? |
| 0:40.4 | I thought it would be scarier. |
| 0:42.7 | Nice. Okay. |
| 0:44.3 | And yours is? |
| 0:48.5 | Underwhelming. |
| 0:49.9 | Damn. Here's the thing. |
| 0:52.8 | I think we watch two damn mini horror movies. Sweetheart, I think our bar is really, really high. Not just for an original screenplay. Everything doesn't have to be sinners and weapons. That's not what we're saying. But I think we have such a high bar for |
| 1:11.1 | what is scary, even gross scenes. We have seen so much that we, I think, we are, we have a |
| 1:19.5 | different bar. I think that's true. But I also think that expectations play such a role in your |
| 1:25.9 | impressions of a movie. And when you've got critics |
| 1:29.5 | using or dropping F bombs and saying how effing scary it is and how, you know, you can't eat |
| 1:35.9 | before or after watching this movie. I had an idea of what it was supposed to be. So I think my |
| 1:41.6 | expectations created a more of a negative viewing experience |
| 1:46.3 | than it would have had I not read anything. |
| 1:48.2 | If I had just gone in there blind, |
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