The Bill
Every movie Bic has sat through, newest first.
- 7.8
The Kid Detective 2020
Netflix has this filed under comedy. Netflix is wrong. This is a dark drama with dark twists, and a good chunk of them you will not see coming. I mean that as the highest compliment I can pay a movie I sat down for expecting something light…
Comedy ·
Sep 8, 2026 - 5.4
Ladies First 2026
You sit down for a Sacha Baron Cohen movie and you brace for comedy. Jokes. Chaos. Something that makes you laugh hard enough to feel a little guilty about it. That is not what this is. This is a dramedy, and I say that with a straight face…
Comedy ·
Sep 8, 2026 - 7.3
By Any Means 2026
Sneaky. That's the word I keep landing on. This thing creeps up on you, taps you on the shoulder halfway through, and goes, hey, I'm great. And it's right. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II can do more with a closed mouth than most actors do with a mon…
History ·
Sep 7, 2026 - 7.3
The Dog Stars 2026
Jacob Elordi can carry a movie. I'd never seen him in anything before this one, and now I'm paying attention. I went in knowing next to nothing and walked out very satisfied. That doesn't happen a lot. Usually I've read enough, heard enough…
Science Fiction ·
Aug 29, 2026 - 5.9
Mutiny 2026
Jason Statham on a boat. That's the pitch, that's the movie, and honestly that's enough. I'm convinced the man has a clause in his contract that says he cannot lose. Not "rarely loses." Cannot. You sit down knowing exactly how this ends, an…
Action ·
Aug 21, 2026 - 6.8
The Wrath of Becky 2023
Becky spent two years training for a rematch, and damn if the movie doesn't let her cash it in. Lulu Wilson is back in a big way. The rage here is unstoppable, the kind that doesn't blink, doesn't negotiate, doesn't need a speech. She's the…
Action ·
Aug 20, 2026 - 7.2
The End of Oak Street 2026
A whole town yanked back into dinosaur time, and the movie plays it straight. That's the pitch, and it works. The Platt family is as clever as the plot, which is the highest compliment I can pay a survival movie. Nobody's holding the idiot…
Science Fiction ·
Aug 19, 2026 - 4.2
Red Sonja 2025
The best performer in this movie has four legs. Sonja's horse is the one thing I'd watch again, and I mean that as an insult to everyone else on screen. Red Sonja is supposed to be a barbarian. Strong, athletic, the best fighter in the room…
Adventure ·
Aug 13, 2026 - 3.3
72 HOURS 2026
Two jokes. That's what I got out of this thing. Two jokes, and both of them earned a "hah" and nothing more. Not a laugh. Not even a solid chuckle. A hah. Kevin Hart was doing Kevin things, and it did not land. That's the part that stings,…
Comedy ·
Aug 11, 2026 - 7.2
Michael 2026
Jaafar Jackson doesn't play Michael Jackson. He becomes him. That's the whole ballgame here, and he wins it. The moves are the thing. You watch him and your brain stops filing it under "actor doing an impression" and just starts watching Mi…
Music ·
Aug 11, 2026 - 7.5
22 Jump Street 2014
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, back on the same wavelength, and that wavelength is the whole movie. That's not a knock. That's the point. These two feed off each other so naturally that you stop watching a plot and start watching two guys r…
Crime ·
Aug 9, 2026 - 7.1
21 Jump Street 2012
Confession: I sat down ready to hate this. The 90s show was my show, and Hollywood remaking things I love into a comedy is usually a fast track to me grumbling at the TV for two hours. Instead I laughed my ass off. Jonah Hill and Channing T…
Action ·
Aug 6, 2026 - 9.1
Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026
Tom Holland is my Spidey. I know that's a fighting-word take in some circles, and no disrespect to Tobey or Andrew, but the man has earned it, and Brand New Day is another notch on that belt. Everything I love about these movies is still hu…
Science Fiction ·
Aug 4, 2026 - 4.5
Motor City 2026
Twenty lines of dialogue. In a hundred-minute movie. I counted, or close enough to counting that I'm willing to die on the hill. I walked in ready to love this thing. Alan Ritchson doing a 70s Detroit revenge picture? Sign me up, take my mo…
Action ·
Jul 28, 2026 - 7.0
Becky 2020
White supremacists are bad. We all know it. What Becky presupposes is: what if they picked the wrong damn family? Lulu Wilson is the whole ballgame here. She goes from teenager to feral in about a scene and a half and never lets up. Intense…
Thriller ·
Jul 27, 2026 - 3.8
The Titan 2018
Tom Wilkinson is the only reason this thing isn't scored in the twos. That man could read a phone book and I'd nod along. Drop him into a slog like The Titan and he still lands every scene he's in. Bless him. Everything around him? Woof. Th…
Science Fiction ·
Jul 27, 2026 - 6.2
Little Brother 2026
Netflix keeps cranking out movies that are fine. Not good, not bad. Fine. Little Brother lands right in that pile. The crude jokes come at you in waves, and some of them stick. Some don't. That's basically the whole experience: laugh, shrug…
Comedy ·
Jul 27, 2026 - 6.1
The Postman 1997
Ford Lincoln Mercury. That's a character's name in this movie. I'm telling you that upfront because if you can't roll with a name like that, we're not going to agree about what comes next. This one doesn't get the credit it deserves. I said…
Science Fiction ·
Jul 26, 2026 - 8.6
The Odyssey 2026
Is Christopher Nolan the greatest director ever? I'm actually asking. Because I walked out of this thing running the numbers in my head, and the answer keeps creeping closer to yes. Every piece of this movie is expertly crafted. You can see…
Adventure ·
Jul 19, 2026 - 8.0
The Sheep Detectives 2026
Sheep. Solving crimes. In England. I saw Hugh Jackman's name attached and hit play without asking a single follow-up question, and thank god I did. The sheep are the leads. Let me say that again so it sinks in: the sheep are the leads. And…
Comedy ·
Jul 18, 2026 - 4.6
Moana 2026
Something about this one felt off from the jump, and I spent the whole runtime trying to put my finger on exactly what. Let me be upfront: I loved the original. Instant classic in my book. So I walked into this one wanting it to work, rooti…
Family ·
Jul 16, 2026 - 7.2
Minions & Monsters 2026
Laughed my ass off more than I expected to for a Minions sequel. That's the headline. There's a real sweetness threaded through this one too, mostly in the James and Henry friendship. It gives the movie something to hold onto in between the…
Adventure ·
Jul 15, 2026 - 8.9
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
Best MCU Spidey. That's the headline and I'm not walking it back. Picks up right where Far From Home left off, and the story is written so damn well. Peter's emotional journey actually lands. It's not just setup for the next punch-out; you…
Action ·
Jul 7, 2026 - 8.0
Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019
Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio is the hook here. A villain pretending to be a hero is exactly the kind of setup that either works or falls flat on its face, and Jake sells it. He's a great actor, and he shows up ready to play. Every time he's…
Action ·
Jul 7, 2026 - 7.7
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
Civil War introduced us to this Spider-Man. Homecoming is the one that made me actually love the kid. Tom's version of Spidey just works. He feels like a high schooler who happens to have powers, not a superhero pretending to be in high sch…
Action ·
Jul 7, 2026 - 5.9
Young Washington 2026
Nice try. That's the kindest thing I can say about this one, and I mean it, because you can actually see what they were reaching for. They just never got their hands on it. This was pitched, at least in my head, as an inspirational movie ab…
History ·
Jul 5, 2026 - 7.6
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991
Saw this one in a theater with friends and walked out genuinely fired up. Robin Hood has been told and retold and retold, but this version landed for me. The cast is the whole ball game. Top to bottom, everyone shows up. Kevin's doing his K…
Action ·
Jun 29, 2026 - 6.4
Message in a Bottle 1999
Sweet, romantic, sad. Pick your poison; this one serves all three on the same plate. The hook is right there in the title. Robin finds a message in a bottle, and then another, and then another, and the whole thing has this fantasy quality t…
Romance ·
Jun 29, 2026 - 6.6
For Love of the Game 1999
Baseball wrapped around a love story, or a love story wrapped around baseball? Honestly, by the end I didn't care which one was the engine, because both of them worked on me. Kevin's out there on the mound at Yankee Stadium throwing the gam…
Drama ·
Jun 29, 2026 - 7.8
Bull Durham 1988
By the end, I figured out what I'd actually been watching. The movie sells itself as a baseball comedy, and sure, it is one, but underneath all the minor league hijinks and locker room one-liners, this is a love story. Once that clicked, th…
Comedy ·
Jun 29, 2026 - 8.8
Field of Dreams 1989
Top five all time. That's where this one lives for me, and not just among baseball movies. Among everything. What hooks me is that it's a mystery first. You've got this voice, you've got these instructions, and the movie just keeps peeling…
Drama ·
Jun 29, 2026 - 7.8
Supergirl 2026
Kara finding a purpose after losing her planet is the whole engine of this thing, and it's a damn good engine. The movie knows what it's about, and it commits. Milly is the real deal as Supergirl. She carries the emotional weight without ma…
Action ·
Jun 27, 2026 - 6.4
Napoleon Dynamite 2004
Three awkward teenagers, one Idaho high school, and somehow it works. I went in figuring this was going to be a slog. Quiet, weird, dated, the kind of thing people quote at you and you nod along pretending to get it. And look, it IS quiet a…
Comedy ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 6.7
Star Trek Beyond 2016
Sabotage as a weapon of war. That alone earns this movie a permanent spot in my rotation. You can keep your photon torpedoes; I'll take the Beastie Boys at maximum volume any day of the week. Idris Elba shows up and does what Idris Elba doe…
Action ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 7.8
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Cumberbatch. That's the upgrade. The first one was good. This one's better, and it's almost entirely because of the villain. He's the kind of actor who walks into a scene and tilts the whole room toward him. You can't look away. I didn't wa…
Action ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 6.6
Star Trek 2009
Reboots are tricky. Touch the originals too lightly and you've made a karaoke version; touch them too hard and the fans riot. This one threaded the needle. I walked in curious and walked out satisfied. The crew works. That's the whole engin…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 9.2
Project Hail Mary 2026
Gosling just has it. I don't know how else to put it. The dude walks into a movie and the movie bends toward him, and Project Hail Mary is no exception. He's the engine, and the whole thing hums because of it. I went in fired up because I l…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 8.2
The Martian 2015
Neil deGrasse Tyson called this the most scientifically accurate movie to date, and honestly, you can feel it while you're watching. Andy Weir followed the physics almost to a tee, and the movie respects that homework instead of dumbing it…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 3.7
In the Lost Lands 2025
Bautista and Jovovich on the marquee. I was in. I was so in. And then I watched it. What a bummer. Look, Dave did his Dave thing. Stoic, no emotions, says the words they hand him. That's not a knock; that's basically what I showed up for. M…
Action ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 7.8
Warm Bodies 2013
A zombie movie with feelings shouldn't work. This one does. R is a relatable zombie. Type that sentence out loud and tell me it doesn't sound ridiculous. But it's true. You can actually watch the emotion build in him as the movie goes on, a…
Horror ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 7.6
Love and Monsters 2020
Holy cow, this one snuck up on me. I sat down expecting a straight monster flick. What I got was a comedy wearing a monster movie's clothes, and somehow the combo just works. I don't know how often you can pull off "horror-ish creatures eat…
Adventure ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 7.9
Bullet Train 2022
Brad Pitt on a poster is basically a green light for me. Throw the ticket on the counter, I'm there. Turns out that instinct paid off big time on this one. The action barely lets you breathe. It's almost non-stop, and somehow the story unde…
Action ·
Jun 26, 2026 - 5.8
The Death of Robin Hood 2026
This isn't your dad's Robin Hood. Hell, it isn't anybody's Robin Hood. What you get here is an old, broken-down outlaw who's been living off the land for years, and a movie that delivers exactly what the title promises. No fanfare. No merry…
Adventure ·
Jun 24, 2026 - 6.0
Hulk 2003
Hulk throws a tank. Come on. That alone buys this movie about three goodwill points it never seems to get credit for, and I'm here to argue it deserves more than the internet wants to give it. This isn't a bad movie. It just needs some love…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 23, 2026 - 8.4
Disclosure Day 2026
What the hell did Spielberg eat growing up? Seriously. The man keeps making movies, and they keep getting better, and I keep showing up wondering if he's finally going to drop one. Not this time. Technology has something to do with it, sure…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 23, 2026 - 8.4
The Dirty Dozen 1967
Twelve convicts turned into a hit squad. Tell me that's not a hell of a pitch. This is the kind of war movie that doesn't follow the rulebook, and that's exactly why it works. You're not watching square-jawed heroes do their duty. You're wa…
Action ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 7.5
12 Angry Men 1957
One room, twelve guys, and somehow it's tense as hell. I threw this on a Saturday afternoon not really knowing what I was in for, and it locked me in. There's no courtroom drama here in the traditional sense. The trial's over. This is just…
Drama ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 7.8
The Sandlot 1993
"You're killing me, Smalls." That line has been rattling around in my head for thirty years and I have zero interest in evicting it. Watched this one again with the kids, and yeah, it still works. What makes The Sandlot go is the kids. That…
Family ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 8.5
A League of Their Own 1992
Wowsers. Pun absolutely intended, and if you've seen this thing you already know why. This is one of those movies I keep finding reasons to revisit, and every time I do it just lands. Geena Davis is the best damn host in baseball, full stop…
Comedy ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 8.9
Sinners 2025
Walked in looking for a movie. Walked out having seen one of the best things I've watched in a while. Michael B. Jordan is becoming one of my favorites, and Sinners is exhibit A for why. He pulls a dual role and absolutely lands it. Not "go…
Horror ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 7.8
Iron Man 3 2013
Big step up from the last one. Like, not even close. This one shows up with a bag full of new toys and actually knows what to do with them. Killian, Maya Hansen, the Mandarin (or "the Mandarin," depending on how you feel about what happens…
Action ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 6.9
Iron Man 2 2010
Let's start with the bad news: Mickey Rourke. He killed Whiplash for me. I don't know what he was going for, I don't know what anyone around him was going for, but the character is supposed to be a problem for Tony Stark and instead he was…
Adventure ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 8.1
Toy Story 3 2010
Pixar stuck the landing on Andy's goodbye. That's where I have to start, because that was the scene I was most worried about going in, and they did right by him. They did right by all of us, really, anyone who's been watching these movies s…
Animation ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 8.4
Toy Story 4 2019
Forky rules. A spork with googly eyes and an existential crisis, and somehow he's the heart of the whole thing. Dimwitted and a genius at the same time. Welcome to the family, buddy. Pixar keeps pulling this trick where they introduce new c…
Family ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 9.0
Toy Story 2 1999
Sequels aren't supposed to be better. Somebody forgot to tell Pixar. I walked into this one figuring it'd be a fun victory lap and instead got something that punches harder than the original. The story, the emotions, the adventure: it's all…
Animation ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 8.7
Toy Story 1995
There are magicians working at Pixar. That's the only explanation. The first movie they ever made, the first one using computer animation, and they hit it out of the park on the first swing. How? Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are phenomenal. I do…
Family ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 8.2
Toy Story 5 2026
This one's Jessie's, full stop. Woody and Buzz are along for the ride, and they're great, but if you walked out thinking this was anyone else's movie, we watched different films. Sometimes sweet, sometimes sad, and by the end genuinely sati…
Animation ·
Jun 22, 2026 - 7.3
Iron Man 2008
This is where it all started. The MCU, the biggest saga of all time, kicks off right here, and watching it back in a theater with the boys hit different knowing everything that came after. Marvel struck gold with RDJ. That's not a hot take,…
Action ·
Jun 20, 2026 - 7.9
Cocaine Bear 2023
A bear doing rails and going on a rampage. On paper, that's either a five-minute SNL sketch or a movie that wastes two hours of your life. Somehow it's the second one, and somehow it works. I sat down ready to roll my eyes for ninety minute…
Thriller ·
Jun 18, 2026 - 7.8
John Wick: Chapter 2 2017
Sequels are supposed to be the disappointing cousin. This one isn't. Chapter 2 picks up Wick's story and runs with it, and I'd put it right alongside the first one. Maybe a hair above, depending on the day. Keanu owns this guy. Full stop. I…
Action ·
Jun 18, 2026 - 7.5
The Contractor 2022
This one plays like an ode to soldiers, and I mean that. It shows what happens after the uniform comes off: the injuries, the discharge, the fight to come back to something like a normal life. And honestly? I was a little miffed at how that…
Action ·
Jun 18, 2026 - 8.0
John Wick 2014
The trailer sells you a movie. The movie hands you something way bigger than that. I walked in with modest expectations. I knew there'd be guns, I knew there'd be Keanu, I figured I'd get a decent night out with the guys. What I got instead…
Action ·
Jun 16, 2026 - 6.6
Mortal Kombat 1995
Campy B-movie energy, A-movie payoff. That's the trick this thing pulls off, and I'm still a little surprised by it. The fights are the engine. They're choreographed with actual care, and you can tell because Robin Shou as Liu Kang looks li…
Action ·
Jun 16, 2026 - 8.5
Children of Men 2006
Top five of all time. I'm just going to say that up top so you know where we're landing. I put this on because I saw Clive Owen's name and figured, sure, why not. That was the entire decision-making process. No expectations, no hype in my h…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 16, 2026 - 5.7
Fast Charlie 2023
B movie. I mean that as a description, not an insult. Fast Charlie is a perfectly fine revenge-mobster flick that I watched alone on a Tuesday and forgot about by Thursday. Pierce Brosnan is great in the role. He's got that easy charm that…
Action ·
Jun 16, 2026 - 6.8
The Iron Claw 2023
Sweet, sad, and a little too slow for its own good. That's the Von Erich movie in one sentence. This is a wrestling family story, but if you're showing up for body slams and chair shots, wrong room. It's a drama first, last, and always. The…
Drama ·
Jun 16, 2026 - 7.8
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
Flipped this on with zero expectations and got absolutely floored. What a fun damn movie. The cast is what does it. Nicholas Hoult as Jack just works; he's got the everyman thing locked in. Stanley Tucci is, as always, Stanley Tucci, which…
Fantasy ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 8.3
Stardust 2007
Some movies you put on because they're on. This one I put on because it's one of my top five, and I mean that(i have 20 top fives). Charlie Cox as Tristan is the kind of casting that makes you go back and check when this came out, because h…
Adventure ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 7.3
Superman 2025
Big blue boy scout, welcome back. David Corenswet had a tough assignment stepping into the cape after Henry Cavill, who is one of my guys, and I'll be straight with you: he pulls it off. He's an adequate replacement, which sounds like a bac…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 7.4
Man of Steel 2013
I don't get the hate. I really don't. Henry Cavill IS Superman. Full stop. He owns every scene he's in, and you can feel the raw emotion coming off him in waves. The guy was built for the cape. And he's not even alone out there. Amy brought…
Action ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 7.9
Shrek 2001
Some movies invent the lane they're driving in. Shrek is one of those. What makes it work, and still work, is that it refuses to take itself seriously. Not for a single scene. That kind of confidence is rare, and when a movie pulls it off t…
Animation ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 8.5
The Princess Bride 1987
There's a shortage of perfect movies in this world, and it would be a shame if you missed this one. That line is the movie, and the movie is that line. I've quoted this thing more times than I can count, and seeing it on a big screen with m…
Adventure ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 7.7
In the Grey 2026
Chemistry. That's the word I kept coming back to walking out of the theater. You can have all the action beats and clever plotting in the world, but if the two leads don't spark off each other, the whole thing collapses. Cavill and Gyllenha…
Action ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 8.2
Return of the Jedi 1983
First movie I ever saw in a theater. That's not nothing, and seeing this one back on the big screen with the family hit a particular kind of nerve. The good stuff is really good. Effects hold up. Acting holds up. The story, the plot, the tw…
Adventure ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 8.6
The Furious 2026
Holy hell. I walked in solo, no real expectations, and walked out buzzing. Miao Xie is a newcomer to me and he's the real deal. Pair him with Joe Taslim, who is always money, and you've got two leads firing on every cylinder. They were both…
Action ·
Jun 15, 2026 - 9.1
The Empire Strikes Back 1980
How do you top the first Star Wars? You make this. Everything that worked the first time is back and somehow sharper. The chemistry between everyone is locked in. The action rips. The story actually has somewhere to go, and the plot keeps b…
Adventure ·
Jun 14, 2026 - 8.1
Star Wars 1977
A whole genre started here. That's not hyperbole, that's just the receipts. What gets me watching this in 2024 (or whenever the hell I last put it on) is that the tech still holds up. They were doing things in 1977 that movies twenty years…
Adventure ·
Jun 14, 2026 - 8.0
The Goonies 1985
The adventure of a lifetime. That's not me being cute, that's the movie delivering exactly what it promises and then some. Watched it with the kids and we all had a blast. It's sweet, it's endearing, and it never forgets to actually be fun.…
Adventure ·
Jun 12, 2026 - 8.2
The Last Samurai 2003
Some movies you forget by the time you hit the parking lot. This one stuck with me for days. The story is wonderful. Full stop. You've got Japan as the backdrop, which is basically cheating because of course it looks incredible, and then yo…
Drama ·
Jun 12, 2026 - 6.8
Battleship 2012
No awards coming for this one. Don't care. It was a blast. The plot was fun, the scenes were fun, the action was fun. That's three for three on the fun-meter and that's really all I was asking for when I sat down. The ship sequences ripped.…
Thriller ·
Jun 12, 2026 - 8.4
The Greatest Showman 2017
Sat down with the family expecting to tolerate it. Ended up loving every damn minute. Hugh Jackman carries this thing on his back. Every scene he's in, he owns. The guy was born for this kind of role, and you can feel him having a blast in…
Drama ·
Jun 11, 2026 - 5.1
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 2021
The monsters look good. The zombie effects hold up. And then everything around them just sort of sits there. Kaya, Robbie, Tom Hopper, and Hannah did fine work. Donal Logue is always a good time, that guy could read a phone book and I'd wat…
Action ·
Jun 11, 2026 - 6.8
Pretty Lethal 2026
Ballerinas dance fighting. Hell yeah. That's the elevator pitch, that's the hook, and somehow the movie actually delivers on it. I went in shrugging. I came out fully entertained, which is more than I can say for half the stuff I scroll pas…
Action ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 8.0
Moana 2016
Walked out of that theater inspired. Like, actually inspired. Not the polite kind where you nod and forget about it by the time you hit the parking lot. The real kind. Start to finish, this movie just works. The songs are bangers, all of th…
Adventure ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 8.4
Violent Night 2022
Santa with a hammer. That's the moment the movie clicked into a different gear for me, and honestly, I was already on board before that. David Harbour as a viking Santa shouldn't work this well. It just shouldn't. But he plays it like he ac…
Action ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 7.5
Willow 1988
Sword and sorcery on the big screen with the family, and damn if it didn't deliver. Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, billed as the greatest swordsman who ever lived? I bought it. Completely. He swaggers through this thing like he knows the camera…
Fantasy ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 8.1
Tombstone 1993
Let me start with the climax gunfight, because that's what's still rattling around in my head. It's one of the best Hollywood has ever put on screen. Full stop. But this isn't just a great Western. It's a great movie, period. The kind where…
Western ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 8.7
Silverado 1985
Some movies you put on when you want to think. Others you put on when you want to be told a story. This is the second kind, and it does the job better than almost anything else I own. The whole thing just works. I don't know how else to say…
Western ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 9.1
Unforgiven 1992
My new favorite Western. There, I said it. Eastwood and Freeman at the absolute peak of their powers, and then Gene Hackman strolls in as a supporting piece and damn near walks away with the whole thing. That's not a supporting performance,…
Western ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 7.5
We Have a Ghost 2023
Billed as a horror comedy, sold to me as something to put on in the background. What I got instead was a sweet ode to family that I couldn't look away from. I loved this thing. Full stop. Jahi Di'Allo Winston was new to me, and he's the rea…
Horror ·
Jun 10, 2026 - 7.1
Caught Stealing 2025
Austin Butler had me in his corner from the jump. That's the headline here. I was pulling for the guy the whole movie, which is half the battle with this kind of story. The acting was a real plus across the board. Whatever the cast was doin…
Crime ·
Jun 9, 2026 - 6.5
Poor Things 2023
Overrated. There, I said it. I went in expecting to love this thing and spent a decent chunk of the runtime thinking about getting up and leaving. I didn't, but the thought was there, and that should tell you something. Emma Stone is the sa…
Science Fiction ·
Jun 9, 2026 - 9.7
Saving Private Ryan 1998
The opening on Omaha Beach is one of those sequences where you forget you're watching a movie. It just grabs you by the collar and doesn't let go. Gold. Absolute gold. I went in expecting a war movie and got something that punched way above…
War ·
Jun 6, 2026 - 7.2
Masters of the Universe 2026
Walked in with my kids, walked out grinning. That's the headline. The action rips. Genuinely rips. I don't know what I was expecting from a He-Man movie in 2026, but I got my money's worth and then some. Nick Galatzine nails Adam and He-Man…
Action ·
Jun 6, 2026 - 9.6
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
Peter Jackson nailed it. Full stop. Nobody else was going to pull this off, and we all should be grateful he was the guy holding the reins. The opening chapter of the best trilogy ever made, and you can feel it from frame one. The cast just…
Adventure ·
Jun 6, 2026 - 9.1
Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Cruise still has it. Thirty plus years in and he slides back into Maverick like no time has passed, and somehow it works even better now than it did then. The jet sequences are the real deal. Top notch from start to finish. I saw this with…
Action ·
Jun 5, 2026 - 6.8
Top Gun 1986
The jets steal the show, and honestly, that's what I signed up for. The aerial stuff hits the sweet spot: enough intensity to keep you locked in, never so much that it numbs you out. Cruise as Maverick, Kilmer as Iceman, Anthony Edwards as…
Action ·
Jun 5, 2026 - 8.1
Pressure 2026
Four actors. Four bullseyes. Andrew Scott is great. Kerry Condon is perfect. Damian Lewis, one of my favorite actors working, is at his absolute best. And Brendan Fraser as Eisenhower? Perfect. I don't know how else to put it. The man disap…
Thriller ·
Jun 5, 2026 - 5.9
Balls Up 2026
Hilarious and bad. Those two things can coexist, and Balls Up is the proof. The raunchy stuff lands. It really does. I laughed more than I want to admit, and there was a stretch in the middle where I briefly considered walking out anyway be…
Comedy ·
Jun 5, 2026 - 6.5
Apex 2026
Solid Friday night Netflix watch. Not great, not bad, just fun enough to justify the runtime. It takes its sweet time getting going. I'll admit I was checking my phone early on. But once it locks in around the middle, it actually finds a gr…
Action ·
May 31, 2026 - 6.0
Shelter 2026
It's a Jason Statham movie. You already know if you're in or out. The action sequences deliver, because of course they do. That's what you're buying the ticket for, and Statham cashes the check like he always cashes the check. Saw it in the…
Action ·
May 31, 2026 - 1.4
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 1997
One of the worst movies ever made. I'm not being cute, I mean it. The CGI is bad. The acting is bad. The fight sequences, the thing this movie exists to deliver, are bad. Terrible, even. Nothing in this thing works. Not one piece of it. I a…
Action ·
May 31, 2026 - 8.9
Gladiator 2000
Some movies you put on and tolerate. This one grabbed me by the collar and didn't let go. Russell Crowe is at the peak of his powers here. Same with Djimon Hounsou and Connie Nielsen. Everyone showed up, everyone delivered, no weak link in…
Action ·
May 31, 2026 - 10.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
This isn't a movie. It's an experience. I'll say it without flinching: perfect movie. Peter Jackson stuck the landing on the trilogy in a way that almost no franchise ever pulls off. This is cinema operating at the absolute top of what cine…
Adventure ·
May 29, 2026 - 7.4
Ready Player One 2018
Pure 80s sugar rush. That's what this was for me, start to finish. The nostalgia hit exactly where I wanted it to hit. The songs, the characters, all of it scratched that itch and dragged me right back to being a kid. The action held up too…
Adventure ·
May 29, 2026 - 9.3
The Fifth Element 1997
This one blew the doors off my expectations. Went in curious, walked out grinning. Bruce Willis is at his absolute peak here. This is the action-comedy version of him, the one that knows exactly when to throw a punch and when to throw a one…
Science Fiction ·
May 24, 2026 - 8.8
Mortal Kombat II 2026
Way better than I expected. There, I said it up front. Some of these fights absolutely rip. A couple others lean campy in a way that pulled me out, but the highs more than carry the lows. Johnny Cage is the best addition here. Slots right i…
Action ·
May 24, 2026 - 7.2
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026
The action is immense, exactly the kind of scale you show up for. Fight sequences land like you'd expect from this corner of the galaxy, no surprises, no complaints. What sold me was the heart underneath. You can feel that Mando cares for G…
Action ·
May 24, 2026