Recent Movies
Some of the recent movies I’ve enjoyed (or not)
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3 stars. Entertaining enough, but it undid a lot of the potential of The Last Jedi with a rushed storyline and a mixed payoff.
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4 stars. A great epilogue to Avengers: Endgame, and a fun story in its own right.
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5 stars. Wow. There may be small flaws, but this is a near-perfect capstone to the LARGEST movie series ever.
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5 stars. Funny, action-packed, & well-written. I hope this encourages studios to promote even more female superheroines.
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4 stars. Not quite as good as the first, but a lot of fun nonetheless with great music.
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4 stars. This weird, funny, intelligent story is a critique of modern society.
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5 stars. Wow. This was absolutely magical!
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2 stars. Without the Rock, this movie would barely even rate as a B-movie. It was ... fine.
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2 stars. Tom Hardy does a fine job playing two very different roles. The rest of the movie: eh.
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2 stars. It was a mildly entertaining sci-fi flick with a couple interesting ideas.
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4 stars. I was prepared to dislike this because so much had been changed from the book, but it was really fun and entertaining.
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5 stars. WOW. This movie completely nails everything. The animation style is beautiful, unique, and groundbreaking.
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4 stars. Hilarious, with a great cast, rich story, and unexpected twists and turns
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3 stars. Fun story, great action, and more of the robots on kaiju action from the original
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3 stars. Funny at times, thoughtful at times, with a kind of weird take on futurism
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4 stars. Funny, profane, and violent in all the best ways that only Deadpool can be
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4 stars. A fun heist movie with a fantastic cast
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3 stars. It wasn't awful and mildly entertained me for a couple hours.
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5 stars. Loved the visuals, the music, and the story
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4 stars. A really great sequel to one of my favorite Pixar movies.
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3 stars. On rewatching, I enjoyed this quite a bit more. I still wish I could have seen what the original directors envisioned.
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5 stars. This movie was WAY better than it should have been with the number of characters in it. Sucks you in and keeps going.
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1 stars. I really do not understand why DC continues to trust their characters with Zack Snyder. Not a good movie.
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5 stars. Marvel movies feel like they are continuously getting better overall, and this was no exception.
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5 stars. Pixar was firing on all cylinders for this movie. Beautiful, inspiring, emotional.
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4 stars. Way more entertaining than it had a right to be. Very different from the original, but so much fun.
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4 stars. While the pacing and story were a bit odd at times, Rian Johnson opened up a new world of possibilities in Star Wars.
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5 stars. I loved the spectacle of this movie. Everything felt bigger, from the sets and story to the action and humor.
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2 stars. A great cast, an okay plot, and some over-the-top shenanigans. Worth renting for a cheap laugh.
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4 stars. Though different from Wright's other movies, I loved the unique story, amazing music, and awesome action.