Like most wrestling bio pics, Queen of the Ribg takes liberties, but much like the current batch of wrestling films, it's pretty fucking great. The story unravels perfectly and is even more telling for today's world, the acting is great, the cameos are fun and the film seems to truly come from the heart.
I love Bong Joo Ho, hos work is magnificent. I. 2014 he crafted his masterpiece in Snowpiercer, a Sci fi film wrapped in pulp. Now he tried to recreate 6hst with Mickey 17. Here there are things to admire, beautiful shots, a couple of chuckles(not as many as the audience let you believe with their non stop laughter), some heartfelt moments, Steven Yeun chewing scenery and a great performance by Roberrt Patinson,the best portion though were the aliens, great ark and design. The rest of the film....not so much. The plot had great ideas but the story was boring, the dialogue was cringey, Mark Ruffalo while I respect the take on Trump, was too over the top, distracting and made me tune out whenever he was on. It was overly long and dragged many times. I will still tell people to check it out for it's weirdness but for me this was a chore.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man is a fun show. It takes place in an alternate MCU, so it is different enough with adding familiarity. The episodes have wit and humor along with some great animated action. It's not a kiddie show, it isn't an adult show, it's just a well rounded comic book series.
There are alot of films fans will call the worst Star Trek movie. For some it is the Motion Picture, which I liked the artsy take on. For some it is Nemesis which I liked the take on aswell. Many say the new trilogy. Which while not pure still feels like Trek. Section 31 gets my vote. Michelle Yeoh does some solid acting with the terrible script and dialogue that pauses for comedy more than the mcu. The action is choppy, the plot feels very made for Netflix. It ws content for contents sake and truly went as bad as no Trek has gone before.
Osgood Perkins finally won me over with Longlegs, his follow up, The Monkey is totally different then the rest of his work and it is refreshing to see. Here he embraces full insanity and crafts a bonkers and deranged tale. The story is to be desired but the acting is solid, but what truly carries this film is the kills. There are some gnarly moments and that is key in the Monkey.
The Karate Kid is great, the sequels were fun but did we need a TV series based on it? No but this would be fun fiction became one of the best, most heart felt, over the top, and fun series of all time. Every season had great acting, characters and emotion, every season had fantastic fights, build ups and blow offs. Every season got more over the top too, but here it works wonders. The final season had more of the same, inner fighting, heels and face turns, but it set characters off on their final angles. Moments pull heart strings, some bring things full circle and the finale is the cherry on top. The show embraced cheese and the finale went all in for the first half, then giving us more heart and farewells that tied up our main cast and gave a glimpse to their future.
With the troubles production, Captain America: Brave New World was said to almost be unreleasable. The trailers came and went and it felt like it was coming with no fan fare. Upon seeing it, it does take a lil while to get going and there are some unintentionally cringey moments but after the plot finally gets going it turns into a fun flick to shut your mind off to. It's a bit convoluted but don't take it seriously, it's a fun ride. MCU scaled back on the jokes this time and focused on action, and it worked. There is a lot of groundwork between this and the next Avengers so it's interesting to see how we get there.
Along with the X trilogy, Heart Eyes is breathing fresh life into theatrical slashers. Unlike X which is more Italian and exploitation driven, Heart Eyes is more 80s...or dare I say 90s esque. Where as Josh Rubens did anti romance with Scare Me, this one he flips the script and goes full on romcom at times in a brilliant way. Speaking of script Christopher Landon's finger prints are all over this and in a great way. The cast is having fun, the gore is great and a mew Halloween mask has been created.
Love Hurts is dumb fun. The plot is convoluted, the acting is solid, the jokes usually fall flat, but there are a few winners, and the action is pretty damn good. Is it deserving of all the hate? Hell no. Is it perfect? Hell no. It feels like a flick from 07-12, and usually I don't care for those as they feel soulless but this one packed some inspiration of martial arts and blaxploitation.
Creature Commandos is the lunch of James Gunn's DC, well soft launch....hard launch? Peacemaker & Blue Beetle have elements that will carry over but this is the legit first portion, as for a campy cartoon it is quite fun & action packed but as far as the grand DC goes, this almost feels like a more pulpy sub label. I don't really see this canon and the upcoming Superman being in the same universe, yet they are and i am excited to see the connections.
Companion is a totally welcome surprise. The trailer looked interesting but it honestly and smartly leaves alot out. Go into this blind and have a delightful time. A witty plot with social commentary, solid acting, and gnarly kills, January is definitely no longer a dump month.
Modern Steven Soderbergh might be the best yet. Unsane, Kimi, and now Presence. Presence is a stripped down take on ghost films and has some creative ideas mixed in. Small cast, short run time, this is Soderbergh once again experimenting.
Wolf Man might not have nards but it is fine. After Invisible Man I expected more from this but Leigh Whannell still adds in a bit of a vision even if these moments made little sense. The pacing was the main issue, it's not quite a slow burn as much as it feels odd. The acting is pretty damn good as you really feel the connection of father and daughter here, other than that it feels like a generic werewolf flick.
Maxxxine
Late Night With the Devil
Abigail
The 4:30 Movie
Y2K
The Substance
Saturday Night
Wicked
Heretic
Big Shark(it's awful)
Lisa Frankenstein
Quiet Place Day One
Civil War
Blink Twice
A Complete Unknown
I Saw the TV Glow
Fall Guy
Nosferatu
Furiosa
Joker 2
Deadpool and Wolverine
Yule Log 2
Slay
If
Longlegs
I would have included Scene Queen on my top albums of the year but it was mainly stuff from previous EPs.
The Cure
Dog Party
Delilah Bon
Packs
Destroy Boys
Amyl & the Sniffers
Poppy
Mandy
La Luz
Ashnikko
King Hannah
Rain On Fridays
Vial
Oozes
Bnny
Drahla
Mijo
Molly Lewis
Sophie Hunter
Billie Eilish
ThelmA
Ministry
Bat For Lashes
Surfajjetes
Pearl Jam
Melvins
The Last Dinner Party
Dying Wish
Waxahathee
The Warning
David Lynch
Jessica Pratt
Of Montreal
Plush
Sprints
Green Day
Static X
Zombi
Nick Cave
Ace Frehley
Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns. WWE Title: WrestleMania
Punk vs Drew McIntyre Hell In A Cell Bad Blood
Sami Zayn vs Gunther: IC Title: WrestleMania
Cody Rhodes vs AJ Styles: WWE Title: Backlash
Josh Alexander vs Will Ospreay: Impact
