Primate

Lucy's tropical island homecoming turns deadly when her family's clever chimpanzee, Ben, becomes rabid. With her father away and no help coming, paradise becomes a prison as Lucy and her friends fight for survival against a pet they once trusted.

The movie?   The movie was garbage.   Like exactly what you would expect from random pet chimp gets rabies storyline.   Silly horror.  The movie going experience though?   I have rarely laughed this hard during a trash movie like this.   There were two people a couple rows back from us that were doing commentary the whole movie and my bestie and I couldn't remotely get annoyed because it was like they were going off a script from our minds over the last twenty years.   I saw this movie three days ago and I am still laughing about the experience.

Would I recommend the movie?  Absolutely not.  Unless you are watching it with those same two people that were in the theater.  Then it would be a definite yes.

Greenland 2: Migration

In the aftermath of a comet strike that decimated most of the planet, the Garrity family must leave the safety of their Greenland bunker to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home.

I know that I watched the original but have pretty much no memory of it whatsoever except for some armageddon type visual effects.   I watched this movie today and I can honestly say the same exact thing about it.  It is completely forgettable like right after watching it except for some end of the world visual effects that looked cool.  Like that is literally all it is.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.  It's pretty much a massive waste of time.

Is This Thing On?

Facing middle age and an impending divorce, Alex finds new purpose in the New York comedy scene, while his wife, Tess, confronts the sacrifices she made for their family.

This movie is the exact kind of movie that explains why I try to see everything that comes out within the year to properly account for the Best or Worst of the previous year.   Right after the year ends that cuts movies off, I see this movie that 100% would have been on my Top 10 of 2025 list.  This was a very genuine and realistic movie about people dealing with relationships, marriages and mental health.  The conversations, the things that they turned to in order to deal with things, the dealing with the friends, family and kids all felt beyond genuine.  Will Arnett did a great great job in this movie.

I would absolutely recommend people checking this out.  Its a very great character drama across the board.

The Ten Best Movies of 2025

 Honorable Mention - The Long Walk

This movie could have made the top ten if it wasn't for the final season that annoyed me and tainted the movie.   Great points of view on the world given throughout the movie and a very simple concept that was done in a great storytelling way.  

10 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps

I feel as if ultimately this movie will end up being defined by how the characters are portrayed moving forward in the MCU.  But that being said - I loved that this wasn't the third attempt at an origin story.  I loved the cast.  I am also very excited to see what's to come from them.   This was Marvel feeling like Marvel again and hopefully that continues.

9 - The Unbreakable Boy

I usually have zero patience for the faith and religious type movies.   I don't know if they are just being done better or if I'm in need of more hope as I get older and the world gets crazier but this movie grabbed my heart and wouldn't let go.   

8 - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

Yes I absolutely wish these movies could come down closer to 2 hours than 3 but I have loved this franchise from day one and this "final" entry was no different.  The action and stunts are always out of control and the growing "family" feelings with the returning characters are awesome.

7 - Thunderbolts

I know I said that Fantastic Four was Marvel feeling like Marvel again but this movie captured that even more after a couple years of them treading water pretty much.   I loved everything about this - the cast, the connections and the adding of mental health stuff really humanized the heroes in a way that had not been done before.   

6 - How To Train Your Dragon

The original is one of my favorite movies of all time and might honestly be my number one animated movie of all time.   This live action remake was perfectly done.   It was actually almost too perfectly done because they really didn't change or add anything.   That would be the only knock I would make against it.

5 - Roofman

Never in a million years did I think this movie would end up on this list.  This was very much the movie that I saw the trailer for before every movie and just needed the movie to come out so that I could stop seeing it.  Yet the movie ended up feeling like one of the most genuine and down to earth movies I saw all year.   Like it made you connect with the characters and very invested in their journeys.

4 - Lilo & Stitch

The second of two live action remakes on the list.   Like the previous one - Lilo & Stitch is a massively important movie to me and they did an EXCELLENT job of turning it into live action along with some tweaks throughout that also worked incredibly which usually doesn't happen.   All of the same emotions were conveyed and hit just as great.

3 - One Battle After Another

This is the movie that I think will be winning a ton of 2025 awards and rightfully so.  It was great acting and really great storytelling with intersecting characters and stories at different times and over a long period of time.   That is all very very impressive.

2 - Weapons

It's very rare that a scary or horror movie can hit me or stick with me like this one did.  The marketing was awesome and I fully expected it to make the movie fail.  But then the movie ended up being much more than the trailers weirdness.  It had a ton of creepy as hell moments and the way of telling the story from multiple different angles and showing how they connect just before changing the point of view again was awesome.   And any time that there is a movie that when the bad guy gets what is coming to them in a super violent and gross way that the audience is just out loud cheering and clapping - you have managed to fully engross your audience for sure.

1 - F1

I was stunned at how much I loved this movie.  It was pretty much formula in every possible way but like it worked so well.  This movie felt like a massive throwback to late 80s and early 90s movies that made me fall in love with going to the movies in the first place.   Like you just locked in for two hours and enjoyed the ride.   

The Ten Worst Movies of 2025

 Dishonorable Mention - I Know What You Did Last Summer

This could have been beyond easy to do.  Just redo the same movie with the nostalgia thrown in.  Pretty much every franchise has done it to pretty decent success.  BUT when you remove the actual crime that was "done last summer" and make it just peeps seeing an accident then what is it that you are hiding or running from.  I was so unable to get past that choice and honestly still can't.

10 - Dangerous Animals

Premise seemed crazy but at least original.  Serial killer that uses sharks to kill his victims.  However, when there is only one shark killing someone scene in the movie . . . . . . doesn't that negate the whole serial aspect of it all?

9 - Love Hurts

I'm honestly over the action porn genre of movies.   These are like those movies that are so over the top action with gore and stuff.   Like there have been some good ones but this should not have ever become a genre with movies like this regularly coming out.

8 - Five Nights At Freddy's 2

This is one of those pop culture things that I will just never understand.  The movies are so cheesy and are neither scary or funny.   Like what are these supposed to be?

7 - The Day The Earth Blew Up

I used to LOVE Looney Tunes movies.   Was actually excited about them deciding to release a new one.  How was this sooooooo bad?  Like I found myself hate watching a cartoon that I grew up loving.   I really don't understand how this could be done so wrong/bad.

6 - Karate Kid: Legends

When nostalgia is done good it can be great.   Ironically - Cobra Kai is pretty much the template for it.   However, this movie was honestly terrible and the marketing was absolute bs because the peeps marketed so heavily nostalgia wise were barely in the movie.  

5 - A Minecraft Movie 

Like I said before with the Five Nights franchise, there are certain things that I just don't get.   The whole Minecraft thing was a kids pop culture thing that just went right over my head with zero understanding or care.   I found it all pretty annoying and this movie was beyond that.   I just watched the whole thing with an annoyed WHAT face and its crazy because I pretty much like everyone in the cast.

4 - Bride Hard

The world knows that there are few bigger fans of Fat Amy than this guy.  However, how in the blue hell was this movie a wide release much less made at all.  This was outright painful and couldn't even succeed as being tongue in cheek.

3 - The Toxic Avenger

It is downright terrifying and a true statement to how bad movies were this year that this movie is not number on on the list.   I saw things in this movie that will be etched in my brain forever.  Seeing this was an all time sign of friendship.  

2 - Flight Risk

This movie was so bad on so many many levels.   Yet, I somehow managed to find a way to make it worse.  I saw this movie in a 4D theater to see what it was like.   I left with back pain, a banged up knee and felt the aftereffects for days from being thrown around while watching the movie because of the extra effects.   Literally walked out of there like I was in a 90 minute fight.  Definitely a memorable experience but absolutely not a good one.

1 - Better Man

I may have only made it through 30 minutes of this movie but like WHAT . . . . . . WAS . . . . . . THIS!?!  Is Robbie Williams a big enough deal that he warrants an autobiographical film about him?   That is quite honestly a big enough question to kill this movie.   But then add in that he was played by a CGI monkey for some reason and . . . . . . BOOM!!!   Worst movie of the year that came out like 3 days into the year.   Congrats!

Marty Supreme

In the 1950s, young Marty Mauser pursues his dream of becoming a champion table-tennis player.

This was a very well done character drama.   I'm not sure how this was a biographical story that was relevant enough that needed to be told but it was very well done.  It was done in a way where you are somehow absolutely hating the main character for his selfishness and narcissistic ways but are strangely rooting for him somehow at the same time.   Timothee Chalamet did a really great job with this role.

I would recommend people checking this movie out.  It's a little bit longer than it probably should have been but it was a really good watch.

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

Hoping to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious, swashbuckling ghost pirate known as the Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the ocean.

Another movie that was exactly what it was supposed to be.   Take a continuous string of 4 SpongeBob episodes and mush them together and you have this movie.   If you like SpongeBob then you should see it.  If you don't then why would you start now?   

I would definitely recommend this movie to families during the holiday season.  It's a fun and quick watch that the kids and parents can both enjoy.

Anaconda

Best friends Griff and Doug have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie "Anaconda." When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they assemble a crew and head deep into the jungles of the Amazon to start filming. However, life soon imitates art when a gigantic anaconda with a thirst for blood starts hunting them down.

This movie was exactly what it was meant to be.   Take a "scary" movie and make it funny by kind of mocking it but still having the jump scares.   It was thankfully barely 90 minutes long, had plenty of fun nostalgia and the two leads played off each other exactly as you would hope.

I wouldn't recommend anyone seeing this because it's a great movie but it is worth the short watch for some good laughs with the added tension in a fun way.  

The Housemaid

Hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who harbour sinister secrets.

This is a tough movie to review without spoiling anything.   I'll just say that it is very much a movie told in two halves.   And just when the first half is getting kind of boring and formula the movie does a very sharp 90 degree turn and is much better from that point on.  The three leads all did a good job of showing the necessary emotions and the movie ended up being pretty enjoyable.

I would recommend people check this out.  It was definitely a pretty good watch and thankfully made that turn to avoid being boring as hell.  

Song Sung Blue

Two down-on-their-luck performers form a Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

This movie was much more than I expected.   It was much more melodramatic and heart string pulling then I thought which at times definitely took away from the impact of the movie.  But the chemistry between the two leads was very believable and the way that they came together and everything was great.  There was just a lot of heavier forced stuff in the back half of the movie that held it down too much.

I would somewhat recommend people checking this out.  It's not a bad watch at all.  I honestly liked it but it definitely became a bit much and could have easily been like 20-30 minutes shorter.

Avatar: Fire And Ash

The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri's family encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe.

These movies are very weird to review.  Visually - they are always stunning.  Honestly the only movies that you should be sure to go out of your way to see in 3D because of the technology used to film them.   The action scenes are great.  But like you can't really comment on the acting because well . . . . . . . . it's voice acting.   And the story is pretty much just there.  Has been from the beginning.   And then there is the run time of this movies that is just downright painful.  Like seeing this after a long week and long day of work was a massive mistake.  LMAO!!!   

Was it enjoyable - sure.  Again, visually amazing.  Like nothing can touch these.   But does it have to be sooooooooooooo long?

Ella McCay

At 34 years old, Ella McCay becomes the governor of the state she was born and raised in. However, navigating relationships with her husband, father and brother may just be her biggest challenge yet.

What was this?   Like what was the point?   A random movie about someone in politics with even more random narration and jumping all around the person's timeline.  This is one of those movies that I really don't understand the need for it to be made or how they were like yeah this is good, release it.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone because it really was just background noise while watching and a waste of time.

Hamnet

William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece "Hamlet."

I have never really been a Shakespeare guy.  I liked this movie and the acting/direction was definitely top notch but it just wasn't really my cup of tea.  I definitely see this being the movie this year that all the critics love and wins lots of awards that I know was really good and well done but just sort of there for me.

I would still recommend people see it because I'm sure this will be an awards darling but its tough for me to go more into detail recommendation wise since its not my type of movie.

Five Nights At Freddy's 2

One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Former security guard Mike has kept the truth from his 11-year-old sister, Abby, concerning the fate of her animatronic friends. When Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, she sets into motion a terrifying series of events that reveal dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy's.

This was hot garbage.   I never understood the craze with the app or game or whatever it was back in the day.  I thought the first movie was very lame.  And this one was worse.   It's not scary.  It's not funny.   It wasn't worth caring about or investing in at all.  I really don't get it.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this movie.  Ever.

Eternity

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with, and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

I liked this movie a lot.  The premise was definitely a thinker and I expected a blatant heart string puller and was pleasantly surprised that it was not.  It felt genuine and I really liked the waiting place that they created for the afterlife with lots of well developed characters that made you care about the journey of the three leads.

I would recommend people checking this movie out.  I was definitely surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

Zootopia 2

Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Testing their growing partnership like never before, they go under cover in new parts of town to crack the case.

I went back and watched the original movie about a week before seeing this and honestly forgot how much I had enjoyed it.  This movie is very much the same.  Great banter, great jokes, great messages for kids and adults.   Classic Disney without trying to drive points home too much.   Let's do more of this please.

I would absolutely recommend people checking this out.   Its a great watch for kids and adults with tons of awesome messages.

Sisu: Road To Revenge

Korpi dismantles the house where his family was murdered and loads it on a truck to rebuild it somewhere safe. He soon finds himself in a violent cross-country chase as the Red Army commander who killed his family comes back to finish the job.

Just like the first Sisu, this movie really pushes the envelope of action gore.  This movie is pretty much non-stop action that just continues to escalate as the movie goes on in mind blowing ways and the gore that comes from it is honestly on like Saw horror movie levels.   

I would absolutely recommend this to anyone that enjoyed the first.   It is very much more of the same.  If you have not seen that you can still watch this if you like out of control action but it is also very gory at the same time.

Nuremberg

As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a U.S. Army psychiatrist gets locked in a dramatic psychological showdown with accused Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring.

This was actually a really good movie with great acting across the board.   Not surprising really considering the cast.  My only issue is that this is one of those why did this movie have to be made kind of movies.   Like who was calling for this?   Not bad at all honestly.  But just like a weird choice to make sure it was made if that makes sense.

I would somewhat suggest people checking this out.  It has a lot of really good acting and the pacing is not too bad.  But again - it doesn't really stick with you because of the questionable need for it.  Especially with a 2 1/2 hour running time.

Wicked: For Good

Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, she'll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself, and all of Oz, for good.

I was very worried about how they would do the second movie because with the musical the first act is a million times better than the second one.   There was a very tough job transitioning from the light and whimsical to the dark and consequential - including all the songs/music.   But they did a great job of focusing on the characters (even the supporting ones) and how they all tied into the Wizard Of Oz story that you already knew.   Ariana Grande was possibly even better in this one than the first and Cynthia Erivo continued her excellence.  The connection between those two somehow got stronger and stronger that by the time they were singing For Good it was very difficult to hold back the emotions.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  Kudos to John Chu for doing an incredible job with these two movies.   Very impressive.

The Running Man

In the near future, "The Running Man" is the top-rated show on television, a deadly competition where contestants must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. Desperate for money to save his sick daughter, Ben Richards is convinced by the show's ruthless producer to enter the game as a last resort. Ratings soon skyrocket as Ben's defiance, instincts and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite, as well as a threat to the entire system.

I was not sure how to feel about this movie because the original The Running Man was one of my favorite movies as a kid / teenager.  Easily top three Arnold movies for me.   However, they tweaked some things with this remake and made it connect with the world today even though it was set in a dystopian world to make the movie very enjoyable even with the differences.   I was happy I was able to watch it disconnected from that and enjoy it.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.   It was a fun ride and a great platform for Glen Powell as he continues his rise in acting.

Now You See Me Now You Don't

The Four Horsemen and a new generation of illusionists try to bring down a worldwide criminal network.

I was a big fan of the original and definitely enjoyed the sequel too.  I didn't really think that there was a need to continue this as a franchise but the third entry was still good nonetheless.  It was a good meshing of the old cast and a newer cast that could I guess carry it moving forward if needed.   Regardless, this is just a fun quick try to figure it out movie and enjoy the ride kind of experience.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It was a fun ride just like the first two and the chemistry between the cast members are still very enjoyable.

Predator: Badlands

Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

This was massively different from any other Predator movie.  Instead of the Predator being considered the villain hunting humans and what not it was the main character and gave backstory to their species and had you rooting for them.  It was very weird being so opposite but definitely still enjoyable at the same time.   The action and fight scenes were great and the best way to describe it was like you were watching a video game and the character's progression through it.  And in this movie that really wasn't a bad thing necessarily.

I would recommend people checking this out because it really was an enjoyable watch with different perspective on the predator.

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap the CEO of a major company when they become convinced that she's an alien who wants to destroy Earth.

This was a weird weird movie.   It was basically carried by the over the top acting of the two leads.  I hate that the two of them seem to only do absurd movies at this point since they are honestly two of my favorite actors.   Please come back to mainstream movies, guys!

I wouldn't really recommend anyone checking this out unless I specifically knew if it would be your type of movie or not.   It is absolutely not a mainstream kind of movie.   Like at all.

Shelby Oaks

A woman's search for her long-lost sister becomes an obsession when she realizes a demon from their childhood may have been real, not imaginary.

Yet another instantly forgettable spirit chasing horror movie.   Why do so many of these get made?   This one tried to be part Paranormal Activity and part The Conjuring.  It ended up just being total poop.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this.  Even though its super short it is still a massive waste of time.

Stitch Head

Fulbert Freakfinder convinces a mad professor's monstrous creation to star in his travelling circus.

This was very much a wannabe mashup of Nightmare Before Christmas and Monsters, Inc.  And it was also nowhere near the entertainment level of either.   This was basically a very eh knockoff during a time where there are no family movies out there.   Poor parents that spent money on this.

I would not recommend anyone checking this out.   It's just there and is very dull by today's animated family film standards.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

On the cusp of global superstardom, New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past as he records the album "Nebraska" in the early 1980s.

I don't mean to be insensitive towards Springsteen's struggle with depression and his childhood but this movie was quite honestly like watching paint dry.   It was isolated to the creation of one album in Springsteen's career and harped heavily on a lot of technical stuff with creating the music and dragged massively.   

I wouldn't really recommend anyone bothering with this.  Jeremy Allen White's performance was great as expected but the pacing and entertainment level of it all left so much to be desired.

Regretting You

When a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal, Morgan Grant and her daughter, Clara, explore what's left behind as they confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.

Pretty much a heart string pulling and extremely melodramatic movie where all the characters had some kind of struggles with a lot of things overlapping.  The acting was actually pretty decent for this kind of a movie but it wasn't enough to elevate it to being more than just a heart string puller of a movie.

I would not really recommend anyone checking this out.  The movie really does kind of end up just being there.

Good Fortune

A well-meaning but inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist.

The premise of the movie was really really good and very much hit home.   The movie wasn't that long but for some reason the pacing was kind of slow and made it feel longer and held the movie back from really taking off.   Still a good watch but could have been better with the pacing issues.

I would sort of recommend people checking this out.   Anyone who has struggled with professional life struggles and seeing others with the grass being much greener should definitely identify with it but again the pacing was just kind of off.  

Black Phone 2

Bad dreams haunt 15-year-old Gwen as she receives calls from the black phone and sees disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp. Accompanied by her brother, Finn, they head to the camp to solve the mystery, only to confront the Grabber -- a killer who's grown even more powerful in death.

I loved the first movie.  It was one of the better slasher movies to come out in a long time.   However . . . . .  the killer died at the end of the movie so when I heard they were doing a sequel I was a little confused how that was possible.   They tried to change the horror genre from slasher to like a spiritual horror kind of movie.   Like the guy became Freddy Krueger-esque.   The spiritual horror movies are pretty much my least favorite sub-genre.   Doing that made this movie lame as hell.   Like the polar opposite of the original.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this movie.   Its a shame because the first one was so good.

After The Hunt

A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroad when a star student levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, threatening to expose a dark secret from her own past.

Was a little excited to watch a suspense movie with this cast.   The problem is that there was little to no suspense whatsoever and I ended up getting so bored that I pulled the plug on the movie halfway through.  Very surprising considering the marketing and the cast but it ended up being a bunch of elitists just having convos.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this movie.   Like I said - a suspense movie without any suspense is doodykins.

Kiss Of The Spider Woman

A political prisoner named Valentín shares a cell with a man named Molina. They form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts a Hollywood musical plot.

This was like just . . . . . .bad.   As far as a musical goes - this very much fell into the forced singing thing that usually ruins them for me.   And then the back and forth between the prison and the fantasy world was not done in a remotely fluid way and just made the movie even more disjointed.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this.   It was nice seeing Jennifer Lopez in a musical but that was not enough to carry the rest of the movie.

Roofman

After escaping from prison, former soldier and professional thief Jeffrey Manchester finds a hideout inside a Toys "R" Us, surviving undetected for months while planning his next move. However, when Jeffrey falls for a divorced mom, his double life starts to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

I am shocked at how much I enjoyed this movie.   I feel like I have been watching this trailer forever at theaters and just had it as a movie that needs to come out already so I won't see it any more.   Casually watched the movie and absolutely loved it.  It felt so down to earth, relatable and human in terms of desperation when you are at the end of your rope.   Channing Tatum was great in it and the hook really kept you hanging on to the movie as it played out.   Very pleasantly surprised.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.   It was a very enjoyable movie on many levels and absolutely one of the biggest surprises of the year.   

Tron: Ares

Mankind encounters AI beings for the first time when a highly sophisticated programme, Ares, leaves the digital world for a dangerous mission in the real world.

I'm really not sure who was asking for this sequel.   I have always said that even though I'm a big fan of sci-fi that there is good sci-fi and then there is too much sci-fi.  The Tron franchise definitely falls into the latter.  I don't remember much about them.  I didn't really care much about this movie.   The visuals and effects were cool but it really didn't have much else past that.   It was just more red in this one when I remember the others being more blue.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this movie.  It is really just there besides the cool effects.   And they are not enough to carry the movie.

Anemone

Hidden secrets and long-buried resentments come to light when two estranged brothers reunite at a primitive cabin deep in the woods of Northern England.

This movie was quite honestly as boring as that synopsis made it out to be.   It was pretty much like watching paint dry.   If it wasn't for the cinematography and the general presence of the two main actors, I have no clue how anyone would be able to make it through this.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this movie.  Didn't think I would say that about a Daniel Day Lewis movie but this is a shame of a final movie for him regardless of his son directing it.

The Smashing Machine

MMA fighter Mark Kerr reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way.

I don't know if it was all the advance hype about how great this movie was that raised expectations or just me watching it wondering what the hell was the story that warranted this biographical movie being made but this movie was beyond disappointing.   All the hype for The Rock's acting . . . . . . . . I mean he acted well using lots of makeup to not look like himself.  Is that what they were talking about?   Because honestly this movie was about too very overdependent people being miserable with each other.   How does that warrant praise for acting or movie making?

I would not recommend people watching this.  It was a massive disappointment and is honestly just there.  Any sort of awards buzz for this movie makes zero sense to me.

One Battle After Another

Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

This movie was very well made.   For an over 2 1/2 hour movie to be paced so non-stop with all the characters spiraling through the whole thing and not have you looking at your watch or realize how long it is tends to be a sign of greatness.   The acting by everyone was awesome.  The constant score in the background added a level of tension that was awesome.   I am very surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie and how relevant it really was in today's world.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.   It is one of the better movies to come out this year.

The Strangers - Chapter 2

After learning that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, three masked maniacs return to finish the job. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya soon finds herself in a brutal fight for survival against psychopaths who are more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

Same question after "chapter 1" . . . . . .  why in the blue hell is this a trilogy?   The original movie was a great horror movie that should have been left alone.  It did not need an origin story much less a trilogy horror story.  This is beyond pointless because you know that they are all still there for the original movie so it's like watching a suspense movie knowing that nothing will happen.  It's like The Walking Dead wrapping up AFTER they announced 6 characters getting spinoffs.  

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this and I hate that I know there will be a chapter 3.

Him

Cameron Cade is a rising quarterback who suffers a potentially career-ending injury after being attacked by an unhinged fan. Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White, offers to train him at an isolated compound. However, as the training accelerates, Isaiah's charisma turns into something darker, sending Cam down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for.

This movie was pretty much trash.   It used Jordan Peele's name since he produced it as if it was one of his movies - which it desperately wanted to be but was not.   It again was pretty formula and you knew everything just from the trailer.   It's just that time of year for movies pretty much.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.   It was pretty much trash and a waste of time.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

Through a surprising twist of fate, single strangers Sarah and David get to relive important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present.

The premise of this movie was great.   The trailer made it somewhat intriguing.  But they very much didn't stick the landing.   Like it started out good but then like halfway through it was just kind of going through the motions as if there was not an actual ending they were working towards.

I would somewhat recommend this movie only because the chemistry was believable and they did a good job of showing the whole getting to know somebody thing well.   It just didn't have a complete ending that would have probably made this much better.  

The Senior

At age 59, Mike Flynt may be too old to be on a college football field, but not too old to feel the weight of unfinished business. After nearly four decades, he returns to his alma mater to take the hit that changed everything. Bruised, doubted, and nearly broken, he pushes for one more game, not for glory, but for the teammates he lost, the family he fractured, and the ending he still believes is possible.

This movie was about as formula as you can get.   There is no way that you don't know everything that is going to happen just from the trailer.  But if you like formula sports movies then this will work for you and if you don't then it won't.  There is very little else to say about this movie.

I would somewhat recommend it.  It's not a great movie.  It's not a bad movie.   You could just watch the trailer and say you saw it but it was still a decent watch.

The Long Walk

Teens participate in a grueling high-stakes contest where they must continuously walk or be shot by a member of their military escort.

I'm very surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie.   It looked good from the trailer but I wasn't sure how hooked they would be able to keep you.   Turns out very much hooked.   They addressed most of the questions that came to mind when originally hearing about the premise very well.   And it didn't drag at all which was very important to the overall idea.   The only thing I would knock on it was literally the very last minute or two of the movie making no sense to me whatsoever.   

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.  It's pretty graphic at times and psychologically draining/traumatizing but it was a very well done movie.

Demon Slayer - Infinity Castle

Tanjiro Kamado and other members of the Demon Slayer Corps find themselves in an epic battle at Infinity Castle.

I loved everything about this movie except that it didn't really play like a movie.   What they have done here is take what would have been the last season of an anime show and make it into three movies.   Which is absolutely fine because this animation, action and story plays great in the theater.  The problem is that it didn't feel like a "movie" as much as it felt like 5 episodes of the show in order.   Like there was not a clear ending and set up for the second movie.  It was more just like okay we will stop here and see you at the next one.  LOL!

I would still recommend people checking this out.  I am not like a big anime watcher but this is one of the ones that I have and I have very much enjoyed it from the beginning.  

The Conjuring: Last Rites

In 1986 paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to Pennsylvania to vanquish a demon from a family's home.

Quite honestly, I have never been a fan of these movies.   Like they just don't do anything for me.  The creepiness is eh.  The sight gags are just okay.  And I pretty much forget about them 5 minute after seeing them.  This one was very much no different than the previous entries.   

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this movie but again they never have been my thing.  If you liked the others I guess go see this and I would assume you would like it?

The Toxic Avenger

A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, battling corrupt forces and corporate greed to protect his son, his friends, and his community.

No.

Just no.

Caught Stealing

When his punk-rock neighbour asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, New York City bartender Hank Thompson suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters who all want a piece of him.

This movie was exactly what you would think it was from the trailer that I must have seen before every movie for the last two months at least.   It was one of those crazy spiraling movies where you are able to enjoy the ride because of the off the wall characters and situations.

I would sort of recommend people checking this out.  It is very much not a must see but its a pretty decent watch for one of those out of control spiraling kind of movies.

The Roses

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo's career nosedives and Ivy's own ambitions take off.

This was a weird watch because of how as the couples marriage was falling apart it came across as funny because of their two witty personalities with the commentary they would do.  Like I would feel bad but be laughing at the same time.   It was well paced though, felt very real and the actors were perfect for this movie.

I would sort of recommend people checking this out.  It's not a must see by any means but it was a better than average watch that I was able to enjoy.

Honey Don't!

Small-town private investigator Honey O'Donahue probes a series of strange deaths that are tied to a mysterious church.

This movie was so beyond pointless.  Like it's just there with a bunch of actors and actresses that I like.  There is no reason to care about any of it.   Even when things play out you are honestly just kind of like okay . . . .  is this done now?  

It's super short but still a massive waste of time.   Great cast but just really no hook or anything to care about at all.   Could have easily been called Honey Don't! . . . . . bother watching this.

Nobody 2

Workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a much-needed vacation to the small tourist town of Plummerville. However, he soon finds himself in the crosshairs of a corrupt theme-park operator, a shady sheriff, and a bloodthirsty crime boss.

The original was a decent watch for what it was and this is pretty much just more of the same.  It's short, has lots of mindless action and violence and that's about it.   If you enjoy that or the first one I don't see why you wouldn't feel the same way about this one.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend people checking this out because it is not a must see by any means whatsoever.  Its the definition of a decent watch for what the movie is.

Weapons

When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

It is usually a massive trigger for me when thriller/scary movies are marketed as great as this movie was marketed because it never lives up to the hype.   The move I saw about this where they just kept telling you the incident that happened and not spoiling everything the more I dreaded the inevitable disappointment.   However, this movie totally delivered.   The way that they told the story from so many viewpoints was great.   The casting was great.  The creepiness level in both certain oh shit scenes and just overall building tension was great.  I very much loved this movie.  The tension was so good that you end up hysterically laughing at things that you really should not be laughing at simply because it is releasing the tension.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  Never in a million years did I think that this movie would be one of my favorites of the year.

Freakier Friday

Two decades after an identity crisis, Anna's blended family faces new challenges. Tess and Anna discover their past may be repeating with the next generation.

When I saw the trailer for this all I could think is that this would have been a better thing to just debut on Disney Plus.  Kind of like the nostalgia of Hocus Pocus 2.   After seeing the movie, I could not have possibly been more right.   Like it did a good enough job of doing the nostalgia thing but it felt much more like a streamer movie then a wide release in theaters movie.

I wouldn't really recommend people watching this but I don't think that will matter.  If you loved the first one you will certainly see this one and if you didn't or never saw the first one why would you watch this?