The Spengler family returns to the iconic New York City firehouse where the original Ghostbusters have taken ghost-busting to the next level. When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must unite to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Spengler family returns to the iconic New York City firehouse where the original Ghostbusters have taken ghost-busting to the next level. When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must unite to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
Immaculate
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Love Lies Bleeding
Lou is a reclusive gym manager who falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder who's heading to Las Vegas to pursue her dream. Their love soon leads to violence as they get pulled deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.
What in the blue hell was this? This was like a made for blu ray wannabe Tarantino movie. And it was ultimately yet another example of Kristen Stewart being in a movie guaranteeing that it is hot garbage. This movie was only finished because of how many times I kept looking at it like WTF.
I would absolutely not recommend anyone wasting their time with this. It was hot garbage.
Arthur The King
Desperate for one last chance to win, Michael Light convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. As the team gets pushed to the outer limits of endurance, a dog named Arthur comes along for the ride, redefining what victory, loyalty and friendship truly means.
Imaginary
When Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter, Alice, finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As Alice's behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize that Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po must train a new warrior when he's chosen to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace. However, when a powerful shape-shifting sorceress sets her eyes on his Staff of Wisdom, he suddenly realizes he's going to need some help. Teaming up with a quick-witted corsac fox, Po soon discovers that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.
Dune Part Two
Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
I always found the original to be a little too sci-fi even though I watched it a ton of times as a kid. I watched the first one at a time where my head was not fully in it and thought it was eh. I rewatched it last week because of this one coming out and was shocked at how good the movie actually was and enjoyed it a ton more. This one was even better than that one. Like credit where its due - when a movie is almost 3 hours long and you wish that they would have given certain aspects more time you have done a great job with this movie. The cast was awesome. The action was awesome and the sci-fi rule of taking you fully to that world definitely worked amazingly.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. Especially in theaters. This is the type of movie that makes going to the movies so enjoyable.
Ordinary Angels
A struggling hairdresser finds a renewed sense of purpose when she meets a widowed father working hard to care for his two daughters. With his youngest critically ill and waiting for a liver transplant, the fierce woman single-handedly rallies an entire community to help.
Drive-Away Dolls
In search of a fresh start, two women embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, Fla. However, things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
Madame Web
Cassandra Webb is a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead.
Lisa Frankenstein
A misunderstood teenager and a reanimated Victorian corpse embark on a murderous journey together to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts.
Bob Marley: One Love
Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.
Argylle
Reclusive author Elly Conway writes best-selling espionage novels about a secret agent named Argylle who's on a mission to unravel a global spy syndicate. However, when the plots of her books start to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, the line between fiction and reality begin to blur.
The Book Of Clarence
A down-on-his-luck man struggles to find a better life for his family while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, ultimately discovering that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
I.S.S.
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station when a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Soon, the U.S. and Russian astronauts each receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.
Mean Girls
New student Cady Heron gets welcomed into the top of the social food chain by an elite group of popular girls called the Plastics, ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend, she soon finds herself caught in their crosshairs.
The Beekeeper
One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after it's revealed he's a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Night Swim
Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home's past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.
American Fiction
Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
The Ten Best Movies Of 2023
Honorable Mention - Air
For a movie about a sneaker contract to be this entertaining and hook you so much is very, very impressive. You find yourself hanging on with all sorts of emotions to what literally amounts to the signing of a sneaker sponsorship.
10 - The Creator
I am a huge fan of sci-fi done well. When they take you to the alternate world that they have created and make you feel like it could actually be a thing then I am all in. This movie did this very well and solidified Gareth Edwards as an awesome sci-fi director.
9 - Sound Of Freedom
Take out all the politics surrounding this movie and the people that made it and just watch it and this is an awesome movie and very well done. The child actors were incredible. This movie was definitely helped by the personal story of seeing it that even further solidified it as a movie I will never forget.
8 - Wonka
I was beyond suspect about this movie because of what the original has meant to me. This movie did an excellent job of capturing the same whimsy and imagination of the first one. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
7 - Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
It's a shame that this movie got killed box office wise by the whole Barbienhopper thing because it really was an awesome movie and another great entry in the franchise. Like if you enjoy action movies this movie was easily the best action of the year.
6 - Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3
This was easily Marvel's best movie post Endgame so far. It was a very fitting end to the trilogy and this absurd group of characters that we have grown to love. I really hope James Gunn can carry this magic over to the DCEU and make it worthy rival to what Marvel was for the first 10 years.
5 - Killers Of The Flower Moon
I wish that this movie was not so crazy long but it was a very well done movie across the board. This should easily be an awards season frontrunner on every level.
4 - The Boys In The Boat
A very well done sports underdog movie that has you cheering throughout the movie and invested in pretty much every character.
3 - Leave The World Behind
This was a Netflix movie that was a real thinker with excellent social commentary. Lots of people were annoyed by the ending but I honestly thought that was the most brilliant part of it. Made me laugh out loud at myself.
2 - Cocaine Bear
This movie will likely go down as the best guilty pleasure movie ever. I remember seeing the trailer and being like there is no way this is a thing. I saw this movie twice in theaters and five times overall and laugh my ass off every time. Few things can be more entertaining then when a movie doesn't take itself to seriously and really embraces the ridiculousness.
1 - Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
There really was no contest of this movie as the best one for me this year. This movie built amazingly on the awesome original. The story is genius and keeps you hanging on every scene so much that you forget that you are watching an animated movie.
The Ten Worst Movies Of 2023
Dishonorable Mention - The Marvels
While it didn't make the 10 worst movies and honestly wasn't as close as others, this was another trainwreck of a movie for Marvel post-Endgame that has become incredibly concerning. This movie was beyond flawed in sooooooo many ways and they really need to right the ship asap.
10 - 65
What the hell was this. A barely 90 minute movie with little to no story where Adam Driver crashes a spaceship back in time where the dinosaurs are? Why? Who was asking for this movie?
9 - Magic Mike's Last Dance
A - How did this franchise end up as a trilogy? B - How did they think that making a movie that was about as sexy as watching paint dry be a good idea? This was such a mailed in money grab.
8 - Thanksgiving
A serial killer pilgrim terrifies a town after a Black Friday Walmart incident from the previous year. Read that again. That was the movie. Thanksgiving was always missing its own serial killer and luckily we found it in 2023.
7 - Winnie the Pooh: Blood And Honey
I'm still having a hard time accepting that this actually happened. Even more alarming is that this might become a thing with other children's fables being turned into horror movies. REALLY!?!? Such total trash.
6 - Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
And the DCEU as we knew it comes to an end with the biggest dud thud ever. LOL! This was so bad on so many levels and it was like they knew it. Such a waste of time and money. Honestly should have just owned that is was pointless and released it on Max instead.
5 - Meg 2: The Trench
How do you mess up such an obvious guilty pleasure movie? The first one was great because it owned what it was. This one tried for like a story and showed little to no Meg until like the last 1/3 of the movie. Nobody is putting this on to watch Jason Stratham act. Trust me.
4 - Expendables 4
Come on! This is up to number 4? Stop it! This was completely a direct to blu ray kind of movie that got a theatrical release. No clue why. Between covid and the two writer strikes these are the kind of movies that break through. Yuck!
3 - Beau Is Afraid
This is one of two movies that will show up on most movie critics best movies of 2023 lists but is on my worst. This movie was THREE HOURS LONG. I made it about 1/3 through the movie being beyond bored an not remotely understanding what was supposed to be so great about it. Hate movies like this.
2 - Asteroid City
Here is the other movie that will show up on several critics top 10 lists. I keep trying with Paul Anderson movies. I want to like them. The casts are always incredible because everyone wants to work with this guy but the movies are just babbling garbage to me. So annoying.
1 - Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
My hatred of the Transformers franchise after the absolutely amazing original one is very well documented. I swore off going to see them any more after the last one. Only saw this one because of the movie pass thing I have. Once a Transformer puked nuts and bolts I was out. I really wish this franchise would die so bad.
The Color Purple
Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in life, including an abusive husband. With support from a sultry singer named Shug Avery, as well as her stand-her-ground stepdaughter, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.
The Boys In The Boat
During the height of the Great Depression, members of the rowing team at the University of Washington get thrust into the spotlight as they compete for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.
Anyone But You
Despite an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's initial attraction quickly turns sour. However, when they unexpectedly find themselves at a destination wedding in Australia, they pretend to be the perfect couple to keep up appearances.
The Iron Claw
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who make history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
Ferrari
During the summer of 1957, bankruptcy looms over the company that Enzo Ferrari and his wife built 10 years earlier. He decides to roll the dice and wager it all on the iconic Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Wonka
Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time.
Migration
A family of ducks decides to leave the safety of a New England pond for an adventurous trip to Jamaica. However, their well-laid plans quickly go awry when they get lost and wind up in New York City. The experience soon inspires them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends, and accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
Poor Things
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Silent Night
On Christmas Eve, a man witnesses the death of his young son when the boy gets caught in crossfire between warring gangs. Recovering from a wound that cost him his voice, he soon embarks on a bloody and grueling quest to punish those responsible.
Saltburn
Set in England in the mid-2000s, it follows a young university student who becomes obsessed with his wealthy schoolmate, who invites him to spend the summer at his eccentric family's estate.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place in the dystopian world of Panem, during the tenth annual Hunger Games. It follows the story of Coriolanus Snow, who later becomes the tyrannical President Snow depicted in the original series.
Napoleon
A look at the military commander's origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.
Wish
Young Asha makes a wish so powerful that it's answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star's help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
Next Goal Wins
With the 2014 World Cup qualifiers approaching, down-on-his-luck coach Thomas Rongen tries to turn the American Samoa soccer team into winners.
Thanksgiving
An axe-wielding maniac terrorizes residents of Plymouth, Mass., after a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy. Picking off victims one by one, the seemingly random revenge killings soon become part of a larger, sinister plan.
The Marvels
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, unintended consequences see her shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with two other superheroes to form the Marvels.
The Holdovers
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.
This movie was a textbook example of how to do a great character dramedy. They built up all three main characters and helped you understand why they were how they were. The chemistry between the was great. And all the performances were great. This was a perfect role for Paul Giamatti.
I really enjoyed this movie even though ultimately it is kind of just there. The hook got me good enough and made me care about these characters. I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.
What Happens Later
Snowed-in at a regional airport overnight, ex-lovers Willa and Bill realize they're still attracted to each other -- but also still equally annoyed with each other. As they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compare their lives to the dreams they once shared, they begin to wonder if their reunion is a mere coincidence or something more enchanted.
Trolls Band Together
Poppy discovers that Branch and his four brothers were once part of her favorite boy band. When one of his siblings, Floyd, gets kidnapped by a pair of nefarious villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop culture obscurity.
This is a weird animated franchise. This is like the 3rd or 4th one, right? The characters are cool. The spinoff cartoons were cool. The voice cast is great. The music is awesome. But somehow it's all just there. Like I don't know that there is a massive calling for more Trolls movies. Would easily forget this franchise if they were to just stop. Yet they keep going and it's like oh okay. This movie is not bad. There are some good laughs and the story is entertaining enough. But you definitely kind of forget about it right after watching like the rest.
I would sort of recommend people checking this out. Not a must watch at all but a decent one for families and kids without much out there otherwise.
Freelance
Stuck in a dead-end desk job, former special forces operative Mason Pettis reluctantly takes on a freelance gig to provide private security for a washed-up journalist as she interviews a ruthless dictator. When a military coup breaks out just as she's about to get the scoop of a lifetime, the unlikely trio must figure out how to survive the jungle and one another to make it out alive.
This is the definition of a made for DVD movie. This is the biggest example of how much the writers strike and actors strike have screwed Hollywood. This being a theatrical release is crazy. I like Cena and Alison Brie but this movie is a complete waste of time and was never meant to be seen on the big screen. So crazy.
I wouldn't recommend anyone really bothering with this. It's a just there movie and there are definitely better things you could be doing or watching.
Five Nights At Freddy's
The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy's won't be so easy to make it through.
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Based on journalist David Grann's 2017 best-selling book of the same name, Killers of the Flower Moon recounts the true story of how a white businessman and self-proclaimed "true friend" of the Osage Nation orchestrated the brutal murders of numerous members of the tribe in early 1920s Oklahoma.
The Exorcist: Believer
When his daughter, Angela, and her friend Katherine, show signs of demonic possession, it unleashes a chain of events that forces single father Victor Fielding to confront the nadir of evil. Terrified and desperate, he seeks out Chris MacNeil, the only person alive who's witnessed anything like it before.
The Creator
As a future war between the human race and artificial intelligence rages on, ex-special forces agent Joshua is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI. The Creator has developed a mysterious weapon that has the power to end the war and all of mankind. As Joshua and his team of elite operatives venture into enemy-occupied territory, they soon discover the world-ending weapon is actually an AI in the form of a young child.
Saw X
Hoping for a miraculous cure, John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer uses deranged and ingenious traps to turn the tables on the con artists.
A Haunting In Venice
Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. He soons gets thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets when one of the guests is murdered.
Dumb Money
Everyday people flip the script on Wall Street and get rich by turning GameStop into one of the world's hottest companies. In the middle of everything is Keith Gill, a regular guy who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock. When his social media posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets wealthy -- until the billionaires fight back and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
Expendables 4
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.
Why is this still happening? First one - fine. Nice nostalgia throwback. Second one - okay. You want to include any action stars that you didn't put in the first. I'll allow it. But the third was garbage and this is hot flaming garbage. Please just stop.
I would not recommend anyone bothering with this. Ever. It's not even worth it for like basic action stuff. Total waste of time.