Welcome back to the blog readers. Murder mystery is a genre I never really thought could be good because it almost always never works out in the end. Just look at Murder on the Orient Express (2017). But Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022) are perfect examples of murder mysteries that just work. A likable lead, a likable ensemble, and a mystery with so many twists and turns that leave you winded and wowed. Now that we are on the third installment of this franchise, how c

Welcome back to the blog readers. If there is one person whose films I have been desperate to get into, it would absolutely be Quentin Tarantino. One of the most creative and brash filmmakers we have working today, Tarantino definitely has a style about him. Despite some crude things that were just said about Paul Dano, I decided to make the trek out to see this film that combines both Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) and Vol. 2 (2004). Would this film live up to the immense hype it h

Welcome back to the blog readers. As you should know by now, I am not entirely the biggest fan of musicals on the face of the planet, so much so that I have never seen a Broadway show. So, when Wicked (2024) defied gravity and became a box-office smash, I fell in love with that film real fast. I even said that Ariana Grande should have won Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars this past March. Knowing that the conclusion of the popular (see what I did there?) show was imminen

Welcome back to the blog readers. If there is one person in the industry that I have come to absolutely love, it would have to be Brendan Fraser. This guy has completely reinvented himself since being wrongly blacklisted from the industry, and it turns out that he had the last laugh when he came back and promptly won a deserved Academy Award. Now, I was curious to see what Fraser would do next, and hearing it would be a project like this had me doubly intrigued. Would the int

Welcome back to the blog readers. As you may know by now, probably the most influential person to the world of film over the last 5 decades has been author Stephen King, whose work has given way to some of the best films over this period. King fans are eating good this year with four solid adaptations of his work: The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk (both 2025), and It: Welcome to Derry (2025-). Knowing this film was coming gave me excitement, because I know how good the book ha

Welcome back to the blog readers. This is a very special post to me, because Back to the Future (1985) is one of the films that truly defined my childhood and my teen years. I have loved the film from the minute I first saw it on my television, and I have long desired to see it on the big screen. Now, that time has come and I feel as the film turns 40 years old (holy shit, by the way) that this was a better time than ever to talk about my thoughts on the iconic film that has

Welcome back to the blog readers. You may know by now that biographical films are some of the most intriguing ones to watch for their fictionalized depiction of past events. You would know this since one of them is one of my favorite films of all time in Oppenheimer (2023). Knowing one was going to focus on the Nuremberg trials instantly hooked me, since it was terrible and evil people getting their just desserts. Would this film about events that set international precedent

Welcome back to the blog readers. As you should know by now, I love me my science-fiction films, especially if they introduce us to new worlds, new concepts, and new stories that we can sink our teeth into. This is a big reason why I love the game The Outer Worlds (2019) and am loving its 2025 sequel. Not having seen a Predator film before got me intrigued at the franchise's new direction for sure, but would I come out of it for the better or the worst? Stick around to find o

Welcome back to the blog readers. As you know, we have been graced in the last decade with some pretty fire musical biopics (or films that are like musical biopics). Some of the ones that come to mind include Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Rocketman (2019), and Elvis (2022) (one of my favorite films of 2022). Hearing that the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, would be getting the biopic treatment, I got excited because he is one of the most legendary men in the business. Would I en

Welcome back to the blog readers. By now, I have begun going into the "Mystery Movie Mondays" expecting each film to be pretty poor, since I have not loved a single one I saw. I only partially liked Spirited (2022), but I did not like Dead of Winter or The Mastermind (both 2025). So, I decided to give it a gamble this week, and I have come out of it on the other side. Would I finally like a "Mystery Movie Monday," or would it just be the same old shit? Stick around to find ou

Welcome back to the blog readers. One of the film genres that I have grown to sort of dislike in the past is book-to-film adaptations, especially films that come from romance novels. Most of the time, the appeal of the novel is lost in translation and we never really get to see an imagining of the original author's work. I felt like that was not the case with It Ends With Us (2024), and I was hopeful it would not be the case with this film? Would I be proven right, or would t

Welcome back to the blog readers. I may have been alive when Tron: Legacy (2010) came out, but that was a film that was well before my time as a film lover (or a cinephile). I never really even had any interest in watching that film or the first film in this franchise: Tron (1982). You know I love me a good science fiction film, so I kind of got excited to see this upon the release of the trailers earlier in the year. So, would my hype in this film be rewarded with a good tim

Welcome back to the blog readers. Musicals are normally considered an escape from the outside world and the struggles we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis, but not all of them have resonated with me in the same way. Some are good, some are superficial, and others are The Greatest Showman (2017), which a lot of people have been sleeping on recently. Hearing that this film was coming got me intrigued, especially because the last musical I saw was not good (and that was Em

Welcome back to the blog readers. As you know by now, and it is pretty well-documented over the last few years, I have had a contentious relationship with horror films. 2025 has been the best year for horror I have ever seen (coming from someone who does not see a whole lot of them), and I am hopeful we can end on a high note after a few misses. I really enjoyed The Black Phone (2022), the first film in this "new" franchise, and got both excited and nervous at the prospect of

Welcome back to the blog readers. Turns out, I am beginning to appreciate comedies more. We have already had two pretty solid ones come out this year in The Naked Gun and The Roses (both 2025), and if you consider Roofman (2025) one as well, we are getting some pretty good ones. This is a film I have had my eye on for a good while now, and I have been hopeful it will deliver as I thought it would. Question is, would the 18-month wait be worth it in the end? Stick around to fi

Welcome back to the blog readers. Crime films are just a taste as to how a certain sect of the population lives, whether their reason for crime is personal or family-related. Plus, when these films are done right, they can be a lot of fun or painful as shit to watch. This film, however, has attracted my attention in recent months, because of how absolutely absurd the real story is. Now that I finally got to see this film (a sinus infection has kind of wiped me out the last fe

Welcome back to the blog readers. One genre of film that I can be very critical of is heist films, because they have to capture you from the very beginning. One film, though a lot more fast-paced and brutal, that failed to do this is Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025). Hearing of this film's existence gave me hope, especially since the film competed for the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes back in May. Would I agree that this film was worthy of the prestige and accolades it was

Welcome back to the blog readers. I could write an essay on my love-hate relationship with horror films, especially over the last three...

Welcome back to the blog readers. We are officially in Oscars season, and this is my favorite time of the year. Fun fact: as long as I...

Welcome back to the blog readers. As you know by now, action films are one of my favorite kinds of films. Over these almost three full years that I have been doing this blog, these are the films I am most critical of because I love the genre so damn much. This film has been in the back of my mind for a while now, especially with the early awards buzz it seems to be getting coming out of the festivals. Would the universal love this film is getting be enough to win this cynical