Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team race against time to find the Entity, a rogue artificial intelligence that can destroy mankind.

I have been a big fan of all the Mission Impossible movies.   My only knock against some of them and definitely applies to this one is that they really don't need to be THAT long.  Like once you go past two hours you are running too long and can tighten them up.   Getting closer to three hours like the last two entries is definitely pushing it.  That being said - I still loved the movie.   It still had those crazy tense scenes where you don't even realize how tense you are until they are over.   It still had great action.  It still had great back and forth with the team members.   There were still plenty of laughs.  And since it seems like they are making this the last one I thought that they did a great job with flashbacks throughout the movie connecting all the nostalgia and what not.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It definitely is too long but it was also a very fun and enjoyable ride and honestly what I have always felt going to the movie theater was all about.

Lilo And Stitch

A tale of a young girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly "dog," whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren't in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering belief in ohana, the Hawaiian concept of family, Lilo helps unlock Stitch's heart and gives him the ability to care for someone else.

I could be a little biased because of emotional connections this movie generates related to my daughter and my cat and by the fact that Stitch is pretty much my favorite Disney character but I honestly thought that this was the best live action remake that they have made to date.  This movie perfectly captured the laughs and more importantly the massive heart from the original.   All of the connections came through, all of the characters were carried over and done great and the kid actor that played Lilo was awesome.

I would absolutely recommend everyone checking this out.  This movie is a lock for my Top 10 of 2025 and was such a really good time at the movies. 

Final Destination: Bloodlines

Plagued by a violent and recurring nightmare, a college student heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle of death and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

This was definitely much longer than it had to be.  But that really is the only knock I had against it.  They took the time to explain the story and develop the victims which was weird for a 6th movie into the franchise but it did work.  I felt like there was actually less deaths than usual which limited the oh my god stop feeling.   All in all - it was definitely a good and surprising entry.

I would definitely recommend fans of the franchise or horror movies watching this because there is plenty of good stuff in it.  If you have never seen one of these - why would you start now?

Karate Kid: Legends

After moving to New York City with his mother, kung fu prodigy Li Fong struggles to let go of the past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition -- but his skills alone aren't enough. With help from Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso, he soon learns to merge two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.

Wow.  Just wow.  This movie was such a pointless money grab.  I have not seen a money grab movie this blatant in a long, long time.  Chan and Machhio are barely in the movie.  And there is literally nothing new in this whatsoever.  It is the same story that has been redone a ton of times and for this to come out in theaters after Cobra Kai (which is actually nostalgia done right!) has ended is so ridiculous.

I would not recommend anyone ever bothering with this.  Please do not put your money towards such an insulting money grab of a movie.

Fight Or Flight

A mercenary takes on the job of tracking a high-value asset known only as "The Ghost" on an international flight. Realizing the plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both, the pair must work together in a fight for their lives.

This movie is another one of those new kind of genre of films.  I'm not sure what to call it.  But it's when you take all the blood and gore from the most graphic of slasher horror movies and put it into an action movie.  And this one all took place on a plane.  It is mindless and requires you to suspend pretty much all percentage of reality but if you like gore and action then it's right up your alley.

I would not recommend people checking this out.  There is little story, even less substance and it is just 90 minutes of senseless gore.

Clown In A Cornfield

Looking for a fresh start, Quinn and her father move to the quiet town of Kettle Springs. They soon learn the fractured community has fallen on hard times after losing a treasured factory to a fire. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning clown emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time.

Was this a good movie?   God no!  Look at the title of it.   LMAO!   But was it a guilty pleasure type of movie that worked for what it was.  Yes.  I never in a million years thought I would have made it through this whole movie.  But the silliness and them at times not taking themselves seriously turned out to be a good mix and I did.

I would still not recommend this to people though.  Only those who can find something like this entertaining even though it is silly as hell.

Thunderbolts

Ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes -- Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker -- embarks on a dangerous mission that forces them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

I enjoyed this movie a lot.  Bucky Barnes has been one of my favorite Marvel characters.  Yelena skyrocketed towards the top of the list of characters for me as soon as she was introduced and Red Guardian - while enjoyable in Black Widow - legit stole every scene that he was in during this movie.  This is the first movie to really feel like one of the older Marvel movies in a while.  Great pacing, great action and a ton of great laughs.  The chemistry between the characters was great and the movie surprisingly had a very great story that I thought hit very well with the world today.  And most importantly for me - this felt the most continuity connected Marvel movie to come out since Endgame.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  I will be rewatching this movie a couple of times and I have not been able to say that about a Marvel movie in years.

Until Dawn

One year after her sister disappeared, Clover and her friends head to the remote valley where she vanished to search for answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they soon encounter a masked killer who murders them one by one. However, when they mysteriously wake up at the beginning of the same night, they're forced to relive the terror over and over again.

This movie had a decent concept of including so many different types of horror movies into one.  But it honestly wasn't much more than just a concept.  It ultimately ends up just being a movie that is there and is instantly forgettable 5 minutes after it's over.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.  It was a good idea and nothing more.