Liked it more than I thought. Cast is great, some genuinely funny bits. Good story in there, though it's definitely a style.
Yearly Departed
2021-01-07
A multi-person stand up special set in a funeral home for 2020. Some bits were good, but it felt pretty flat
Tenet
2021-01-13
I enjoyed it, but boy was it a lot to take in. Wild story, good cast, great action. Interesting all around. Maybe too heady. Good though!
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
2021-01-15
Great story, good characters, cool animation. I can see why it's a classic.
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
2021-02-06
Super interesting. There's a few layers to it, plus some good magic. I like that it's unusual. It talks a lot about how you see yourself and our perception of ourselves and the world around us. Definitely worth a watch, but pretty odd.
Cinderella
2021-02-13
Cute, stacked cast, cool sets. Music was ok, story wasn't really novel in any way, but it's a fun watch.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2021-02-14
Felt unfocused. Too many villains, too cheesy (even for this), ultimately a boring plot.
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2021-03-03
Neat documentary! There's a lot of interesting historical context there.
D2: The Mighty Ducks
2021-03-09
The story on this one was weaker, but I was more invested because we'd gotten time to know the characters. Perfectly serviceable sequel.
Spy
2021-03-10
Cute movie. Statham is great, as is McCarthy mostly.
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021-03-12
Drop dead gorgeous. Good story with a good message. Decent ensemble with a very weird baby character. Cool action scenes.
Bees Make Honey
2021-03-13
This one had a lot of potential but didn't quite land. Really interestingly shot, interspersed with good noir tropes and odd cutaways. Some ok characters and great costumes and set. But, story was lacking.
Coming 2 America
2021-03-15
It was light and didn't have much of the same bite as the first, but it was cute. A good spectacle.
Sleuth
2021-03-20
Tense movie. Some bits didn't age as well and the focus on the toys was weird, but the escalating tension was good and the performances were superb. It wasn't as good hearted as I might have liked it to be- it felt sort of cruel. But, not everything needs to be.
Waitress
2021-03-21
Cute theme with mostly troubling characters. Good cast though!
Mr. Right
2021-03-22
Actually pretty cute. Good hearted in a way I didn't expect. Hard to keep the characters straight and everyone was sort of nuts, but there was great fight choreography
Bad Times at the El Royale
2021-03-30
Really loved the shots in this one. Great ensemble. Cool setup. Pretty wide ranging plot, but mostly came together. Great music.
The Happytime Murders
2021-03-31
Muppets being so bawdy was sort of funny, but it didn't really come together in a satisfying way. There were a couple of good puppet specific gags, but mostly wasted potential on a thin racism metaphor.
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
2021-04-01
Superb comedy. Wide ranging, yet tight. Fun all the way through.
The Tiger Hunter
2021-04-03
Cute enough. Had a great soundtrack and visual design. Good cast and nice ensemble. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable.
Rise of the Guardians
2021-04-04
Neat enough world building, good cast. Rote story and mostly boring plot though. Cute enough for kids, but lacks staying power. Not really an Easter movie
The Gentlemen
2021-04-07
What a ride. Great frame story, great cast, good plot. Good music and pacing, too. Dense as heck.
The Shape of Water
2021-04-10
Certainly an original take on a love story. Great period work, decent characters. Uneven pacing. Good vibe, but sort of light on actual things happening.
Jiu Jitsu
2021-04-13
Some good fight choreo, but lots of bad CGI, characters, plot, and basically everything else.
The Harvey Girls
2021-05-02
Sort of cute, very old-timey musical. Good cast, but a lot of the songs were duds.
Home on the Range
2021-05-03
Couple of good jokes and a good cast! But sort of nonsense otherwise. Forgettable music.
Shadow in the Cloud
2021-05-06
Had some interesting cinematography and framing, but was sort of a mess.
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021-05-08
Deeply weird and sort of fun. Very bizarre, but in a cool way.
Seven Psychopaths
2021-05-16
Good ensemble, good pacing. Good action, but not too much. I liked the meta aspect of it, where they're making a movie about making a movie
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2021-05-17
Lots of characters and they don't quite add up. Villain design was pretty gross, and not in a good way. There was some cool visual design though with slo-mo and Emma stone was good.
Silverado
2021-05-25
Too many characters, dense plot, great cast, good music. Long.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2021-05-31
This was a movie designed around 3D and CGI, neither of which aged well. The rest of the plot was weak, nothing was worthwhile.
Looper
2021-06-02
Cool take on time travel.
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021-06-04
Better than expected! Lots of cute little jokes. Too many climaxes, but otherwise cute.
Back to the Future Part III
2021-06-06
Fun romp. Definitely the most lightheaded.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
2021-06-07
Very silly. Some cheap jokes, but I enjoyed it a lot
"Good Morning, Vietnam"
2021-06-08
Robin Williams, unsurprisingly, is the best. Good supporting cast. It didn't feel like it had a consistent message on the war and how we should be feeling about that. Had a lot of interesting montages of locals. Some good drama interspersed, but wasn't satisfying about it.
In the Heights
2021-06-15
Vibrant and joyous. Great cast and dancing. A fun snapshot of the neighborhood (I assume)
Luca
2021-06-19
Deeply cute. Great vibe, good story. Enjoyed it way more than I expected.
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2021-06-22
Very cute behind the scenes about a great movie.
Blades of Glory
2021-06-28
Cute, good cast.
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2021-06-29
A little long, but a good cast and decent writing. Funny enough, good enough action.
The Tomorrow War
2021-07-03
Pretty doofy and cheesy, but had a decent premise.
No Sudden Move
2021-07-05
A little bit light on the heist and heavy on the parallel threads. Cool vibe, but pretty tough to follow. Stacked cast though.
Spontaneous
2021-07-07
Simultaneously very cute and hilariously dark. Funny and dark.
The Bank Job
2021-07-08
A little bit too widespread for my taste, but it had its moments. Deeply British.
The Change-Up
2021-07-10
Stupid but cute. Had its moments. Pretty good acting. Even a touching message buried in there.
Black Widow
2021-07-11
Great choreography and humor. Decent cast. Otherwise, fairly run of the mill. But, enjoyable.
Killing Gunther
2021-07-12
Cute movie. I liked the mockumentary format. Cast was good and there were some great gags. Pacing felt long and there was a lot of just, screaming. But, cool overall.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
2021-08-02
Very silly, great take on it all.
Jungle Cruise
2021-08-07
Cute! Liked it more than I thought I would. Felt like a light version of the Mummy, which isn't a bad thing. Good chemistry between the rock and Emily blunt.
The Suicide Squad
2021-08-08
I had very low expectations and they were met. Cool cinematography, good soundtrack, good balance of action and humor.
"Yes, God, Yes"
2021-08-14
Great cast and performances. Interesting concept. But, more of a vibe than a plot. Didn't feel like it really went anywhere.
The Little Hours
2021-08-14
Some deeply funny moments and a lot of time between them. I liked the anachronisms. Good cast, too.
Vivo
2021-08-25
Cute. LMM definitely has a style. It's enjoyable, but forgettable.
Hot Rod
2021-08-27
Cute, had its moments. Lots of odd jokes and a good cast.
F9
2021-08-31
Pretty stupid, but it was sort of a fun ensemble. They could bring a lot of people back. Continally pretty doofy and dramatic though.
Parasite
2021-09-04
Intense and interesting. Great cinematography. Pretty tense plot. Some interesting social commentary
The Green Knight
2021-09-05
Very Swedish. Slow and beautiful, but sorely lacking in like, plot motion.
Blackbeard's Ghost
2021-09-19
Slapstick and cute. Probably very cool effects at the time, but very dated now.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021-09-27
Very awesome fight choreo. Mostly a weak supporting cast, but with some bright spots. Story felt pretty well-tread, but the production design made up for it. All of the details, as usual, were great.
Uncut Gems
2021-10-08
Energetic and chaotic, but almost too much. Basically 2 hours of yelling. Great performances though.
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021-10-10
Some cute jokes, good vibes, great cast. Not super compelling, but enjoyable.
Skyfall
2021-10-12
Great cast, pretty good plot and villain.
Coraline
2021-10-16
Spooky and creative and fantastical. Great cast.
Freaky
2021-10-17
Honestly great! Pretty gory, but fun about it. Swapped actors did a great job.
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
2021-10-27
Simple, but cute!
Interview with the Vampire
2021-10-27
Sprawling historical epic. Sort of a seminal take on vampires. Pretty neat, if not a little meandering. Stacked cast.
Spectre
2021-11-02
Sort of a forgettable one. Some cool scenes, but the villain didn't really land
Bo Burnham: Inside
2021-11-03
Haunting, weird, enjoyable.
Jungle 2 Jungle
2021-11-07
Sort of saccarine and offensive at parts, but there were some sort of touching moments in there.
Dune
2021-11-10
Interesting adaptation. Definitely lost some nuance, but adapted the big parts well.
Red Notice
2021-11-13
The charisma of the leads carried this a long way. Fun plot, not too serious, good twists and turns. Loved the cast.
No Time to Die
2021-11-16
Fittingly touching and good. Both more serious and more accessible than most bond movies. Went out on a high note.
A League of Their Own
2021-11-26
Very cute! Good sports movie, good ensemble.
Booksmart
2021-11-26
Quite funny. Lots of fun scenes. Very zoomed.
"tick, tick...BOOM!"
2021-11-30
Interesting telling. Great cast, singing power, etc.
Paddington
2021-12-01
Very charming movie. Light, but kept it moving.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
2021-12-03
Long, but swashbuckling and fun. Good cast, too.
The Princess Switch
2021-12-04
Sort of dumb but very charming.
Paddington 2
2021-12-07
Deeply charming and well shot. Big Wes Anderson vibes.
Love Hard
2021-12-09
Simple, trite, but charming.
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
2021-12-10
More of the same, but lax and enjoyable.
Eternals
2021-12-11
It felt weirdly... disjoint and heartless? Plot threads were all over the place. Very pretty and cool fight choreo, but felt more like a DC movie
The Matrix Reloaded
2021-12-18
Either fighting or taking and nothing in between. Weak on themes. A couple of cool shots, but mostly… worse than the first one.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021-12-20
Really great movie. Explored the emotional depth of the character(s). Top tier.
The Knight Before Christmas
2021-12-20
Pretty dumb and a little wooden, but had a nice heart buried in there.
Christmas with a Prince
2021-12-20
Trite, but had some actual plot and nearly semi-realistic romances.
The Matrix Revolutions
2021-12-21
Where the second one was bad, this one was mostly boring (with like, 2 good scenes).
White Christmas
2021-12-22
Great dancing and decent music. Cast was good and story was suprisingly engaging.
Encanto
2021-12-25
Cute. I liked the house as a character. I thought the ensemble was a little too big, but there were some very funny facial animations and stuff. Definitely a fun one. Music was fine and catchy, but not something I’m going to come back to, i don’t think.
The Matrix Resurrections
2021-12-25
Very cool! Feels like what they did w/ Star Wars ep 7, where they remade an old, beloved movie in a more modern presentation just to prove they could. It was fun, a little goofy, good cast. Decent figh choreo. They definitely got some spark back.
Yearly Departed
2021-12-31
A couple of good jokes, a couple of bad ones. Some cute bits, but didn’t land for me.