The Amateur

2025

★★★ Liked Watched

Idk why reviews of this are so poor. This dumb flick is better than half the Bourne movies.

I liked this enough to seek out the movie it was based on.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

2025

★★½ Watched

Ethan wake up!

The diving portion was a spectacular respite from an otherwise braindead romp in a franchise that’s been overcooked.

Good night, mister.

It's Showtime

2025

★★★½ Liked Watched

An infamous Jackass star’s fame falls into desperation, tormented by old habits and the masochism of social media.

Watch on YouTube.

Treasure Planet

2002

★★★½ Liked Watched

I’m fond of most of Disney’s last handful of traditionally animated features and Treasure Planet is no exception. It’s the only Disney movie to feature original music by a Goo Goo Doll and that’s something special.

Chris's pick

Predator: Killer of Killers

2025

★★★½ Liked Watched

The Love, Death, and Robots model applied to franchises is the best thing happening right now. Star Wars Visions was a strong representative of that and so is this. Fresh takes on stale IP through the eyes of studios and other filmmakers that wouldn’t otherwise be able to secure a feature.

So many cool ideas executed concisely and without compromise. Are all of these ides I hoped to see has full features a la Prey? Yes. But I’ll take what I can get. I’m looking forward to Badlands.

In Pieces: Live at Joe's Pub

2025

★★★★ Liked Watched

I've been over-enamored with "Bloom" since it came across my Instagram feed last year. It remains to be seen if In Pieces has the script to carry a Broadway run, but it certainly has the tunes to get the job done.

I love the cast of this performance. Antonio Cipriano's tone is unreal and Stephanie Torns (Waitress) is the perfect compliment. I'm a big Anson Bagley fan, so I was apprehensive about hearing Charlie's songs sung by someone else. Nathan…

Warfare

2025

★★★★ Liked Watched

What does it say about the state of American dramatic arts when a movie such as this is carried almost entirely by young English blokes and one Indigenous Canadian? Don’t get me wrong, this cast rocks. Cosmo Jarvis fucking rules in this. I really enjoyed the movie.

But it raises questions. Not about the performers, but about the system. Why are these standout roles consistently landing with international actors? Is it a matter of range? Training? Or are American actors…