Michael

Michael (2026) is a sweeping biographical film exploring the complex life of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson (played by Jaafar Jackson). The movie covers his rise from the Jackson 5 to global stardom through the 1988 Badtour, highlighting his musical genius, demanding relationship with his father, Joseph Jackson, and the immense pressure of his stardom.

This movie was great for what it was.   If you would be interested in seeing a movie about the music and early life of Michael Jackson while he rose to superstardom this did a great job of that in a very "feel good" kind of way.   If you are looking for a complete biographical movie with the off the wall adult part of his life there was no way that was going to be in this because it was made by his family/estate.   It stopped at the Bad tour and could definitely be seen as a fluff piece but it was still enjoyable and his nephew's acting along with Colman Domingo as his father was really good (even if the latter looked like an Eddie Murphy character from Coming To America).

I would absolutely recommend this movie to fans of Michael Jackson's music.   Anyone looking for a complete biography will definitely end up frustrated by the fluff spin throughout this movie.

Normal

Ulysses (Odenkirk) takes an interim job in snowy Normal, Minnesota, finding a peaceful town that hides a deadly secret—a massive, illicit weapons and cash cache connected to the Yakuza.

Is Bob Odenkirk just like the new Liam Neeson?  This movie was just like Nobody and Nobody 2 but him wearing a cop's uniform.  Normal looking guy out of place has to fight his ass off to survive.   It's forgettable the second you are done watching it but a decent watch while you are.  LOL!

I wouldn't really recommend anyone bothering with this.  It's ultimately just there and definitely Liam Neeson replacement type casting.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

After daughter Katie (Natalie Grace) vanishes in Egypt, parents Charlie (Jack Reynor) and Larissa (Laia Costa) are devastated. When she is found eight years later, she is mummified and nearly catatonic, only to be revealed as a possessed vessel.

Couple of things here . . . . . . . 1 - How do you put your name in the title when you have pretty much nothing to your name?  2 - How in the blue hell do you make a mummy horror movie that is 2 hours and 17 minutes long?   Like maybe if this was a 90 minute horror movie - since ZERO background/build up was needed whatsoever - this could have been somewhat watchable for a jump scare and gorefest kind of movie.  But it just went on forever and was ultimately just there.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this movie.  It is by no means a worthy watch and waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.

You, Me & Tuscany

You, Me & Tuscany centers on Anna, an American who becomes ingratiated with an Italian family after tricking them into thinking she is marrying their son Matteo. But tensions rise when Anna begins to develop feelings for the family’s other son, Michael. 

Even thought this movie was beyond cliche and predictable in every way, it really was a very enjoyable rom-com.  The chemistry between the leads was great and the role characters that filled out the rest of the cast each brought their own stamp to the movie to make it more watchable.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It was a very fun and crowd pleasing watch.

Faces Of Death

A Content Moderator investigates a series of viral, potentially real snuff videos that mirror the 1978 "Faces of Death" film.

What in gods name was this?   So they wanted to bring back the cult classic stuff from 1978 but having someone try to re-enact the killings in like a basement movie kind of way?   This movie was actually even worse because they tried to take themselves seriously.   Like it was honestly like watching paint dry for the vast majority of it.

I would not recommend anyone ever bothering with this.   I was hoping for like a laugh at how bad it was kind of a thing and it wasn't even that.  

The Drama

As the couple prepares for their wedding in Boston, they and their friends (played by Mamoudou Athie and Alana Haim) play a dinner game, revealing "the worst thing you’ve ever done". The evening turns uncomfortable when Emma reveals a harrowing secret from her teenage past: she once planned a school shooting, even bringing a weapon to school, before deciding not to go through with it.

This was a very weird movie - especially considering the casting.   Like it was just a convo that spiraled way out of control.   That was literally the whole movie.   All sorts of over the top psychological reactions to a convo and how it massively snowballed.  And that might have been okay but the way that it was filmed in like this desperately wanting to be considered artsy way was incredibly annoying and pretty much ruined the movie.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone checking this out.   It's not even worth the time if you have it.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

After Bowser's defeat in the 2023 film, his son Bowser Jr. launches a crusade to free his father from captivity, forcing Mario and friends to travel through outer space and across new galaxies to stop him.

This was the definition of a more of the same sequel.   The animation was great, you know and love the characters from the first one and the introduce new ones that you connect with too.   The story is pretty much irrelevant.   The kids love it and you love it because of being connected to it in some way for pretty much your whole life.  So just enjoy the ride.

I would recommend people checking this out.   It will be just as big as the first one if not bigger and its worth the couple of hours.