Die My Love

 

Lynn Ramsay is a fantastic film maker, Die My Love is a fantastic film. Fantastic yet tedious. Great acting and haunting imagery yet dull as fuck.  Jennifer Lawrence gives her best performance in years, but it still oddly feels empty. 

Heads of State

 

I quite enjoy Ilya Naishuller. Hardcore Henry js a fun experiment,  Nobody is fantastic. Now he has Heads of State,  and it is a Prime film.....and it feels like one. Its fun enough, or atleast not boring, but the plot is thin, the direction is soulless, luckily Idris Elba and John Cena have great chemistry but ultimately this is a forgettable action flick. 

Album of the Year

Ghost

Lambrini Girls

Wet Leg

Ashnikko 

Alt Blk Era 

Match of the Year

Naomi vs Iyo vs Rhea  Evolution

John Cena vs AJ Styles  Crown Jewel

Street Profits vs DIY vs MCMG: Tag Titles: TLC: Smackdown

Seth Rollings vs Roman Reigns vs CM Punk: WrestleMania 

Iyo Sky vs Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair: World Title: WrestleMania

CM Punk vs Gunther. World Title. Summerslam

Gunther vs Cena SNME

Oba Femi vs Trick Williams vs Je'Von Evans: NXT Title: Stand & Deliver 

Oba Femi vs Je'Von Evans.NXT Title. Heatwave

Oba vs Je'Von NXT TV

 John Cena vs Dominic Mysterio  Raw

Aj and Dragon vs Je'Von and Leon SNME

 Gunther vs Solo Raw

Becky vs Bayley vs Lyra Evolution 

Judgment Day vs Zaruka vs Charlotte/Alexa vs Kabuki Warriors Evolution

Cody Rhodes vs John Cena. WWE Title. SummerSlam

Je'von Evans vs Ethan Page NXT TV

Ethan Page vs Mustafa Ali. North American Title. Showdown 

Ricky Saints vs Oba Femi. Nxt title. No Mercy 

Punk vs Seth Raw 

Sol vs Bayley  SNME

Men's Chamber  EC

 Roman vs Solo  Raw

KO vs Sami Zayn EC

Stephanie Vaquer vs Iyo Sky: Raw 

Jey Uso vs Seth Rollins: World Title: Raw

Vikingo vs Chad Gable: Worlds Collide 

Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes  Crown Jewel

Ethan Page vs Je'von Evans vs Fenix vs Laredo Kid: Worlds Collide 

 Womens MITB

 

Match of December

Gunther vs Cena

Oba vs Je'Von 

Aj and Dragon vs Je'Von and Leon

 Gunther vs Solo

Sol vs Bayley 

A House of Dynamite

 

Only Kathryn Bigelow can take politicians and political pundits under distress from a terrorist attack and make it feel more tense than an actual war. Every second feels like a minute and every minute is nerve racking. Those long seconds are however fast paced, just the pace is a paste of tension. Great acting and genuine shocks make this one of the years best. 

Jay Kelly

 

Noah Baumbach can craft nearly anything.  On paper Jay Kelly should be a sappy bore but he adds in charm, innovation,  heart, sadness and a tribute to George Clooney....i mean Jay Kelly that ultimately feels like an indie road film from 2008. 

Bugonia

 

I'm not a huge fan of Yargos but I did love Poor Things, his follow up was a bit contrived, now he has the film he should have followed it with. Is it paranoia? Is it real? Are they humans? Aliens? The film keeps you guessing and doing so in such absurd ways. Is a calculator a method of communication? I won't get into here but this has some genuine shocks, some fantastic ending and paints tragedy in such a beautiful way. 

The Pitt

 

I kind of swore off watching new TV a couple of years ago. Maybe I'll stick to shows I've seen, or based on IPs, or from creators I follow but most original programming i gave up on. And I loved it,  it gave me more time for film and wrestling,  even though wrestling too I have cut down on. I started Yellowjackets this year because my girlfriend was prepping for season 3 so we watched the first 2. A few weeks ago we were snowed in so she suggested watching The Pitt. Now i thought the show sounded and looked great and it was highly acclaimed but did we need to start it? No, but i am glad we did as this might be the best TV series since Ted Lasso. Its not my favorite of the year but it is easily the best. Fast paced, attention to detail, characters with depth, plots and subplots that matter, genuine shocks and heartbreak. This is what HBO needed and what TV needed. 

The Day the Earth Blew Up

 

I love Looney Tunes, them doing a b movie tribute was up my alley. Warner Bros deciding to not release this or Acme vs Wile E Coyote was not. Luckily Ketchup Entertainment released this to great acclaim. It's a fun watch that I think alot of parents will enjoy with their kids,  it's not perfect but it's a fun time. 

Play Dirty

 I love Shane Black. His films balance action and comedy perfectly. His casts understand the assignment and he delivers. Whether it be buddy "cop" movies like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys, superhero films like Iron Man 3 or sci fi & horror like The Predator his stamp is all over his work. Play Dirty, while not awful, and does have a few witty lines of dialogue, ultimately just feels like a director for hire made for Amazon film. No vision, no heart, just feels empty & soulless. 

Silent Night Deadly Night

 

This is how you do a remake. You take a familiar concept and plot, use the same characters and settings but you switch it up by no longer making it a straight up slasher but a slasher where the killer targets villains. A tad Dexter? Sure but this is a bloody and fun flick that will be a welcome rotation during the holiday season for me. 

Welcome to Derry

 

In 2017 I wasn't excited for It. The original terrified me as a kid but hearing of a new one did nothing, then the trailer dropped and I was floored. I then saw it 4 times in theatres and have since bought countless shirts and figures. It's a top 10 of all time for me. Now hearing of a TV series, I was hesitant.  Not everything needs a show. I'm so glad this did, this is fantastic. The acting, thr sets, the horror elelements, the non horror plot, the emotion and human connection.  Keeping Pennywise hidden for the first half then unleashing hell the second was perfect,  and while the finale was a tad contrived it was still satisfying and easily one of the best shows of the year. 

South Park

 

South Park season 27, the year the right came after the show, they year the right came after Paramount, the year Paramount went right, the year South Park started with season 27 and ended with season 28.......just watch it, laugh at it, even if you're conservative,  you might realize how dumb your president is and how shitty we have become. If you're liberal, enjoy,  if you're middle of the road then this show has been for you......it's just the target is easier now. 

Wake Up Dead Man

              

I love the Knives Out series. It's a fun and brilliant whudunit with fantastic acting and macabre humor. The first is a masterpiece,  Glass Onion is so worthy, Wake Up Dead Man? Well the plot is there, the humor is there, the layers are there, as is the set design and costuming,  I just feel the characters outside of Blanc and the priests weren't as developed. It's still a great flick and a fun watch. 

Beavis and Butthead

 

What can I say what I already haven't said about the past few seasons of Beavis and Butthead? Hilarity,  a hidden tenderness, gross out sophistication.  Each season this show manages to prove that less is more and to only write when it is right. 90s animation is killing big today's. 

Match of November

 John Cena vs Dominic Mysterio