All Unrecommended Movies
Showing reviews of movies you should avoid unless you're a big fan of the genre or like watching bad movies (like I do). Each review is scored on my 4-point rating system.
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- this is my first logged watch, but I had seen the movie before. - ๐ฟ - watched in a theater.
- โ๏ธ / ๐ธ / ๐ / ๐ / ๐ / ๐ญ - Member of a collection.
- ๐ฅ / ๐ฅ / ๐ฅ - Favorite of the Year honoree.
Mackie does a decent job trying to drive the emotional core of the movie, but it feels scattered and emotionally unfocused. Carl Lumbly turns in the only noteworthy performance and he's hardly in the dang thing. There are 3x the characters they need and none of them have enough depth. And basically everything going wrong being explained by magic mind control makes for an unsatisfying plot. There are 5 credited screenwriters and it shows. The fight scenes are neat, but it spends the whole time trying to cash in on a series of emotional payoffs it hasn't come close to earning.
Watch #12025-08-13Released: 2025
Mackie does a decent job trying to drive the emotional core of the movie, but it feels scattered and emotionally unfocused. Carl Lumbly turns in the only noteworthy performance and he's hardly in the dang thing. There are 3x the characters they need and none of them have enough depth. And basically everything going wrong being explained by magic mind control makes for an unsatisfying plot. There are 5 credited screenwriters and it shows. The fight scenes are neat, but it spends the whole time trying to cash in on a series of emotional payoffs it hasn't come close to earning.
Cast, especially Anna Kendrick, kills it. But the tone is all over the place, so each of its vibes (thriller and goofy comedy) water each other down so only mush remains. The costume department must have had a blast though
Watch #22025-07-18Released: 2018
Plot wise, itโs like a really wet Jurassic Park? I didnโt love the really slow first half and unremarkable characters. Some good action pieces and some good cast members though.
Watch #12025-01-11Released: 1999
A decent premise that was never quite fun enough to be truly fun. Wasnโt much christmas magic. Chenoweth is great as always and itโs nice to see Lohan doing things again.
Watch #12024-12-07Released: 2024
Exhausting theater kid energy. Had some interesting perspectives on everyone's journey through their art and the paths that can take. But, felt disjoint, with too many characters. It also just seemes like drama for drama's sake- they just kept throwing bad things at these kids and everyone seemed miserable. It's ending was especially unsatisfying- it's a song where the ensemble pretends like everyone is fine when all evidence from the film points to the exact opposite. Whole thing was a real slog.
Watch #12024-11-29Released: 1980
Exhausting theater kid energy. Had some interesting perspectives on everyone's journey through their art and the paths that can take. But, felt disjoint, with too many characters. It also just seemes like drama for drama's sake- they just kept throwing bad things at these kids and everyone seemed miserable. It's ending was especially unsatisfying- it's a song where the ensemble pretends like everyone is fine when all evidence from the film points to the exact opposite. Whole thing was a real slog.
It's a fun premise and a decent cast, but the lack of chemistry and an odd but not-fun performance out of Milligan left us out in the cold.
Watch #12024-11-28Released: 2024
Has some good gags, but the pacing felt off. Some segments are dense, but others are more air than joke. Most of the time, it felt silly for silly's sake. You can see the inspirations for Airplane, but it definitely wasn't there yet.
Watch #12024-11-16Released: 1977
Well-tread premise that has a few tricks up its sleeve. Ok performances and a predictable plot mostly let it down, but it picks up some steam in the back half.
Watch #12024-10-10Released: 2018
Has some really touching stories about the immigrant experience and family dynamics, but the whole thing is let down by its otherwise uninspired writing. Absolutely stunning graphics though, and some charming worldbuilding.
Watch #12024-09-08Released: 2023
Has some emotional payoff from the last couple of movies, but is significantly less fun than them. A fitting climax, but leaves somethign to be desired.
Watch #22024-08-12Released: 2006
Sort of a fascinating movie. Felt longer than it was. I generally liked Keaton, but I didn't feel like we got much of him compared to Nicholson. Felt totally unfocused, bouncing between big action set pieces and goofy joker dances. Art direction was pretty good, but won't go down as a better Batman
Watch #12024-07-14Released: 1989
Crowded cast let down by clumsy writing and uncanny CGI. Not as bad as everyone says it is, but not great.
Watch #12024-06-26Released: 2024
Defenitely deserves its cultural sensitivity warning preroll. Story is decent and bits are funny, but largely fell flat for me. That said, I liked the orchestration, especially how they timed it with the action.
Watch #12024-05-26Released: 1953
A decent enough romp, but a little too joyless for my tastes. Other movies have done adventure better since and there wasnโt enough fun tying it to the games.
Watch #22024-04-27Released: 2022
The most remarkable thing this movie did was star both John Cena and Alison Brie yet be so boring and un-funny. The dictator was sort of the emotional core of the whole thing, which leads to some complicated messaging.
Watch #12024-04-26Released: 2023
Some steller performances held back by just the slowest and lowest stakes narritive Iโve seein in a while. Disappointed, as Iโve loved most of McDonaghโs other work. This wasnโt a dark comedy, it was justโฆ dark and boring and melancholy.
Watch #12024-02-29Released: 2022
Scattered and fun. The cute parts are great, but all of the marvel fighting felt pretty boring. Getting hard to keep everything straight.
Watch #12024-02-13Released: 2023
Pretty dumb with the occasional cool set pieces. Hart gets carried by a better supporting cast and there's some decent heisting.
Watch #12024-01-29Released: 2024
Pretty dumb, but not a terrible watch. I think their comedy works more in short form than long, but there are some good bits.
Watch #12024-01-29Released: 2023
Fun concept, but quickly devolves into a run-of-the-mill action comedy. Pretty good cast, but didnโt really do it for me.
Watch #12024-01-12Released: 2023
Not without its charms, but itโs remarkably the exact same movie as California Christmas? And very wine-y.
Watch #12023-12-26Released: 2023
Not very christmas-y. Some nice elephant protection messaging, but remarkably lacking in any further charisma or interesting (or even funny) plot
Watch #12023-12-26Released: 2019
There are bits of it that work (the cast, some music) and a lot that doesnโt (sort of a bonkers, caricature of a plot). Not a terrible watch, but not a great one.
Watch #12023-12-11Released: 2020
Real stinker of a movie. Boring, uncompelling.
Watch #12023-12-09Released: 2020
Had some interesting ideas but wasnโt good enough to be good or quite dumb enough to be so-good-itโs-bad
Watch #12023-12-09Released: 2023
Certainly more christmasy than the first, and with better characters, but itโs not _fun_ bad yet. Just like, fine.
Watch #12023-12-08Released: 2021
Bits of it were funny and charming, but it mostly fell pretty flag. It also wasnโt very Christmas-y for a Christmas movie?
Watch #12023-12-07Released: 2020
This move is largely very pretty and the music is pretty good. But, if you remake a movie, you have to change and/or improve it. This remake negleected to do that- itโs actually remakably identical to the original with CGI instead of hand-drawn animation. Some bits are better, but others are worse. Hard to see why they bothered.
Watch #12023-11-04Released: 2023
This move is largely very pretty and the music is pretty good. But, if you remake a movie, you have to change and/or improve it. This remake negleected to do that- itโs actually remakably identical to the original with CGI instead of hand-drawn animation. Some bits are better, but others are worse. Hard to see why they bothered.
Had its moments, but was mostly forgettable.
Watch #12023-10-28Released: 2018
Had itโs funny bits (and JB is great as always), but annoying characters and a weak plot didnโt do it for me.
Watch #12023-10-22Released: 2015
Extremely unsettling and creepy. Didnโt have any of the cleverness of parody I was hoping it would. Certainly an effective movie, but not one I enjoyed watching.
Watch #12023-10-15Released: 2022
Just dreadfully boring. Extremely horny for no real reason. A modicum of plot right at the end, but slow and pointless otherwise.
Watch #12023-10-13Released: 1980
It had extremely strong art direction, but unfortunately didn't have the writing to support it. It had such cool sets but everything else fell flat.
Watch #12023-10-07Released: 2017
Decently spooky, but felt like it went too many directions. Some heardfelt bits, some scary bits, some funny bits. But just not enough of any one thing. Awesome cast though.
Watch #12023-10-04Released: 2023
Felt like a cute family movie. Unfortunately, we donโt know these people. Thought it would be closer to Assembed, the marvel behind-the-scenes documentaries.
Watch #12023-10-01Released: 2022
A movie that simply didnโt need to happen. The cast was good but everything just felt lifeless by comparison. A lot of the songs we were worse too.
Watch #12023-09-30Released: 2019
Light and sort of dumb but had some nice songs. Definitely a step down from the previous films.
Watch #12023-09-25Released: 1998
Some fun bits, but didnโt really pull us in like the others.
Watch #22023-09-18Released: 2008
It's got a little heart buried in there, but is largely dated. A lot of the writing is gross and doesn't hold up, but there are a couple of funny bits. It's inconsistent overall.
Watch #12023-09-12Released: 2006
Tense, but felt rushed and without heart. Pretty faithful adaptation, but I didn't get much from it.
Watch #12023-09-12Released: 2022
Meg 2: The Trench
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Pretty stupid and fun, but that's basically what we're here for.
Watch #12023-08-12Released: 2023
This movie didnโt know what it was trying to be. We were back to the high-art dramady of the first one when all we wanted was the pitch-perfect-but-strippers that was the second one.
Watch #12023-07-31Released: 2023
Had some interesting moments, but took forever to get anywhere
Watch #12023-07-24Released: 2022
Just sort of boring? Lots of CGI. Good cast and some ok emotional bits, but the plot itself didn't seem like it went anywhere.
Watch #12023-05-23Released: 2023
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Watch #22023-05-08Released: 1998
Fairly charming, but the story wasnโt quiet there when compared to the other muppet stuff. Not enough heisting.
Watch #12023-04-23Released: 1981
Pretty childish and not especially australian, but there are some neat animals and a decent villian.
Watch #12023-04-15Released: 1990
Unfocused and tread a lot of ground from the first one.
Watch #22023-03-24Released: 2015
Pretty weak overall, but it had its moments. Pretty imbalanced between the treasure hunting and the pure action (it didnโt know what it wanted to be). Pretty dated, too.
Watch #12023-02-28Released: 2003
Music is less memorable, characters are more caroonishly ridiculous
Watch #12023-01-06Released: 2007
Too much action and not enough character development. Decently funny though. Wish I enjoyed it more.
Watch #22022-12-30Released: 2016
Came off a little preachy, but I enjoyed the premise well enough. Weak cast, but a light enough watch.
Watch #12022-12-25Released: 2022
Cute premise, but didnโt really go anywhere. Minimal character development, minimal jokes.
Watch #12022-12-22Released: 2018
Just dreadful. Writing, most of the acting, and the plot were just bottom barrel.
Watch #12022-12-17Released: 2018
Not as stupidly offensive as some of the other ones, but still pretty bad.
Watch #12022-12-15Released: 2019
An ok adaptation that didn't really lean into its setting. Some nice performances, but sort of an empty script.
Watch #12022-11-25Released: 2001
Was incredibly slow. Not particularly beautiful. Everyone looked weird and nothing really happened.
Watch #12022-11-09Released: 2022
Had its charming moments, but was a little too childish for my liking.
Watch #1*2022-10-23Released: 2004
Great performances and cinematography, but a lackluster plot and pacing. Definitely a step outside of his usual, and the weakest of his 3.
Watch #12022-09-15Released: 2022
Honestly pretty boring. No one learned anything. 15 minutes of plot spread over 90 minutes. Some nice montages and music, but otherwise not much going for it.
Watch #12022-08-26Released: 1986
An interesting take on the classic story. Lot of wistful staring and lackluster songs
Watch #12022-08-20Released: 2004
Little slice of life about people maybe falling in love. Charming at bits, but overall pretty bland and low budget. Some ok songs, but it was fairly repetitive. Female lead was pretty weak, too.
Watch #12022-08-13Released: 2007
Had its moments, but was a little too gross.
Watch #12022-07-16Released: 2022
Had its moments, but failed to be more than a kids movie. Was needlessly childish and silly for too much time. I get it- that's the target audience. But it didn't have to be that way.
Watch #12022-06-14Released: 2022
Had heart and a couple of great performances, but didnโt really hit the plot notes that it was shooting for. Definitely cute in the end, but didnโt feel like it had earned it.
Watch #12022-06-12Released: 2004
Great cast and decent premise, but it didn't feel like it really went anywhere.
Watch #12022-06-09Released: 2010
Had its moments, but I didn't find it as funny as some of her others.
Watch #12022-06-08Released: 2019
Most of it did not age well, but bits of it were very charming.
Watch #12022-05-18Released: 2007
Pretty dumb, but an interesting look back at a very specific time in our history. Some neat designs and shots, but very weird color grading.
Watch #12022-05-17Released: 2008
Had a couple of very charming bits and an absolutely stacked cast, but really didnโt go anywhere or have much substance worth writing home about. Definitely a miss.
Watch #12022-04-28Released: 2022
A couple of good jokes, a couple of bad ones. Some cute bits, but didnโt land for me.
Watch #12021-12-31Released: 2021
Where the second one was bad, this one was mostly boring (with like, 2 good scenes).
Watch #12021-12-21Released: 2003
Pretty dumb and a little wooden, but had a nice heart buried in there.
Watch #12021-12-20Released: 2019
Either fighting or taking and nothing in between. Weak on themes. A couple of cool shots, but mostlyโฆ worse than the first one.
Watch #12021-12-18Released: 2003
Eternals
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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
Watch #12021-12-11Released: 2021
Sort of saccarine and offensive at parts, but there were some sort of touching moments in there.
Watch #12021-11-07Released: 1997
Energetic and chaotic, but almost too much. Basically 2 hours of yelling. Great performances though.
Watch #12021-10-08Released: 2019
Very Swedish. Slow and beautiful, but sorely lacking in like, plot motion.
Watch #12021-09-05Released: 2021
Great cast and performances. Interesting concept. But, more of a vibe than a plot. Didn't feel like it really went anywhere.
Watch #12021-08-14Released: 2019
Pretty doofy and cheesy, but had a decent premise.
Watch #12021-07-03Released: 2021
This was a movie designed around 3D and CGI, neither of which aged well. The rest of the plot was weak, nothing was worthwhile.
Watch #12021-05-31Released: 2003
Has some of the charm of the first one and maybe a better cast, but it's a less coherent plot and is too cheesy.
Watch #1*2021-05-29Released: 2002
Too many characters, dense plot, great cast, good music. Long.
Watch #12021-05-25Released: 1985
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.
Watch #12021-05-17Released: 2014
It had some briefly compelling parts, but had way too many characters. The dancing scene is as bad as I remember.
Watch #1*2021-05-12Released: 2007
Had some interesting cinematography and framing, but was sort of a mess.
Watch #12021-05-06Released: 2021
Couple of good jokes and a good cast! But sort of nonsense otherwise. Forgettable music.
Watch #12021-05-03Released: 2004
Sort of cute, very old-timey musical. Good cast, but a lot of the songs were duds.
Watch #12021-05-02Released: 1946
Some good fight choreo, but lots of bad CGI, characters, plot, and basically everything else.
Watch #12021-04-13Released: 2020
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
Watch #12021-04-04Released: 2012
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.
Watch #12021-03-31Released: 2018
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.
Watch #12021-03-13Released: 2018
Doesn't really hold up as a satisfying sequel. Some cute moments, an ok plot eventually, but a letdown after the first.
Watch #22021-03-08Released: 2019
Felt unfocused. Too many villains, too cheesy (even for this), ultimately a boring plot.
Watch #12021-02-14Released: 2007
Actually pretty decent first half, but the fight scenes weren't great and the villain didn't hold up. Very mid 2000s movie.
Watch #1*2021-02-14Released: 2005
A multi-person stand up special set in a funeral home for 2020. Some bits were good, but it felt pretty flat
Watch #12021-01-07Released: 2020
It was good, but felt rushed. They cut it pretty far down and it ended abruptly. Good performances, especially Umbridge. Did well with what it put in, but felt a little empty. It would be another one I'd be lost by without the book.
Watch #1*2021-01-05Released: 2007
Absolute mess. Bad action scenes. Some cool design, but it was lost in sub-par writing and performances.
Watch #12020-12-25Released: 2020
This felt like a weaker movie- it left a lot of detail out to keep to the action scenes, which is understandable, but left the movie wanting. Superb performance from Tennant.
Watch #1*2020-12-23Released: 2005
Nice enough, but clearly not an animated classic. Pretty forgettable songs and erratic performances
Watch #22020-11-27Released: 1992
I understand that every movie isn't for me and this one definitely isn't. It felt like a fever dream where there are snippets of 8 plots, none of which are resolved.
Watch #12020-11-27Released: 1992
If it were any slower, it would have been playing backwards. It had its moments, but it was largely very boring.
Watch #12020-11-27Released: 1945
Visually great, but story and character growth really weren't there, which was a disappointment after the first one.
Watch #22020-11-24Released: 2018
Really boring and uninteresting? Characters were fine but we don't get invested in anything. Great graphics, but really nothing else going for it.
Watch #12020-11-24Released: 2017
It's drop-dead gorgeous, but that's really all it has going for it. The story never clicks and it's the same few peril points over and over.
Watch #12020-11-23Released: 2015
Cute, good soundtrack. Ironically, doesn't hit the same emotional heights as some of the other Pixar movies.
Watch #22020-11-22Released: 2015
Had its moments but it wasn't terribly compelling. I don't love Mater. There were some cool spy sections though, and it was drop dead gorgeous.
Watch #12020-11-18Released: 2011
Hard to follow, no music, cool fight scenes and a good cast. Felt sort of... hollow?
Watch #12020-11-02Released: 2012
Not a lot of narrative. Decent footage and narration, but there's better docs.
Watch #12020-10-29Released: 2010
Like a worse beetlejuice, and I don't like beetlejuice. Great cast, but a nonsense story, gross stunts, and a couple of cute scenes.
Watch #12020-10-27Released: 1987
Really great performances, but not narratively satisfying. Bummer, because it's totally the sort of thing I would have expected to enjoy
Watch #12020-10-26Released: 2020
Great sound and camera work. Weird story that didn't feel great narratively. Paced pretty well though and plenty of very gross bits. There were some visual effects that made me sort of seasick
Watch #12020-10-22Released: 2019
There are bits of this I like, but a lot of it is crass and creepy in a way I don't enjoy.
Watch #22020-10-04Released: 1988
Effects look surprisingly good! Jokes aren't great and the story doesn't have much going on, but it's not terrible.
Watch #1*2020-10-01Released: 2003
It definitely had some cool action, but the story was uncompelling and the characters had basically no development. Also not a musical. Honestly would have been stronger if it was a standalone movie with no ties to the original. Nice representation in the cast though, so it has that going for it!
Watch #12020-09-07Released: 2020
Has some cute jokes, but none of the charm of the first one. Death is pretty funny, but I could leave the rest.
Watch #22020-08-27Released: 1991
Had it moments, but was mostly sort of boring
Watch #1*2020-08-23Released: 2008
There's definitely some great jokes and scenes. Basically everyone but Amy Schumer is great. She doesn't come off as likable at all, indefinitely. Honestly a great cast.
Watch #22020-08-12Released: 2015
Mostly bad, but had a couple of great Guy Ritchie scenes.
Watch #12020-08-06Released: 2017
Truly dreadful. Clearly he wanted to make a Japanese crime movie but had to keep putting car scenes in. Totally unlikeable main character made it hard to root for anyone but Han. Who dies. What a mess.
Watch #12020-07-27Released: 2006
Kind of boring again. Lots of high octane action, but the plot itself was underwhelming. Actually some good emotional development with characters now that we've seen so dang many of these.
Watch #12020-07-26Released: 2013
These are becoming even more forgettable. This had a couple of good scenes drowned out by a bunch of forgettable ones. Very little character work.
Watch #12020-07-25Released: 2009
This one is more of a mess. Not an unenjoyable one, but much worse dialogue and characters.
Watch #12020-07-24Released: 2003
Cute, but no real twist or hook. Sort of and odd set of conditions on the money. None of the characters are particularly memorable, but it was decent background sound. It also didn't feel like anyone learned anything.
Watch #12020-07-22Released: 1985
The lame Saturday morning cartoon of a better, interesting story. Worse animation, too.
Watch #12020-07-16Released: 2003
Decent enough, but not super compelling from a character or arc perspective. Wasn't much of a twist and all the action scenes were just them reading out numbers.
Watch #12020-06-28Released: 2008
Bad pacing, way too many characters, no one was really worth rooting for.
Watch #12020-06-19Released: 1997
Story felt unfocused and none of the characters felt particularly likable. Definitely an interesting look into the 90's though
Watch #12020-06-15Released: 1995
Definitely an older style of stand up. He mostly comes off like an asshole though, which is too bad for him.
Watch #12020-06-10Released: 2020
I think I was missing a lot of cultural touchstones to fully enjoy this movie. Sort of charmingly low budget. Had some funny moments.
Watch #12020-06-04Released: 2016
Some funny bits, but I'm definitely not the target audience.
Watch #12020-05-24Released: 2009
Better than the second, but weirder than I remember. Lighting wasn't great, also less funny than the second. Better music though. Shows its age.
Watch #1*2020-05-23Released: 2008
The young cast was funny and everyone else was mostly a bore. Also tough because it was mostly b-list ABBA songs
Watch #12020-05-23Released: 2018
This was quite a movie. Pretty silly but also objectively bad?? Plot was meandering. John Lithgow stole the show.
Watch #12020-04-26Released: 1984
Somehow would have been better without Harley. She was a mess. Pretty well acted and cool visuals and choreography. Bad dialogue. Decent music. Some good storytelling mechanic, but mostly uncompelling.
Watch #12020-04-14Released: 2020
Maybe because we watched two back to back, but this one felt repetitive and boring. Lots of action and explosions, but with less heart than earlier entries
Watch #12020-04-07Released: 2016
Mostly boring slow dialogue. Too many similar characters. Low on plot and events, it's mostly just gossip. Stylistically beautiful and cool costuming.
Watch #12020-03-30Released: 2020
Pretty bad. Good cast and a couple of good jokes, but past that it was pretty barren.
Watch #12020-03-20Released: 2008
It was cute, but Steve Martin is hard to root for. Had a few good gags and a weird soundtrack. Oddly touching.
Watch #12020-03-17Released: 1987
Interesting movie. Felt a little unfocused. Lots of fanservice, which was sort of fun. But it felt overly cliched and none of the characters felt too fleshed out. There was a lot I liked and the sets and settings were great as always. Music too. Plot overall was fine. Writing was just too sloppy for such a major media franchise.
Watch #12019-12-21Released: 2019
Interesting movie. Felt a little unfocused. Lots of fanservice, which was sort of fun. But it felt overly cliched and none of the characters felt too fleshed out. There was a lot I liked and the sets and settings were great as always. Music too. Plot overall was fine. Writing was just too sloppy for such a major media franchise.
Lots of explosions. Basically nonstop action. Some funny and charming moments. Interesting political bend, with the Arab spring thing. Mostly flash, but not totally unenjoyable. Ryan Reynolds is great. Not much in the character development department, but they tried a little.
Watch #12019-12-13Released: 2019
Pretty dumb and cheesy but not not a little cute. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Watch #12019-11-16Released: 2000
Hustlers
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A lot of flash, less bang. Some good parts and surprisingly great sound design? But it felt slow. Had some impressive moments though.
Watch #12019-09-20Released: 2019
A little bit of good tension, but ultimately unsatisfying and bland.
Watch #12019-07-26Released: 2019
Sorta weird and a little fun, but also a little bit of a mess. Adam Sandler wasn't terribly likable and there weren't really clues to let us guess, so we were just sort of along for the ride.
Watch #12019-07-07Released: 2019
Dark Phoenix
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It was fine, but didn't feel fleshed out. There were some cool fight scenes, but it was ultimately unsatisfying. There were some aliens too, but they felt tacked on.
Watch #12019-06-21Released: 2019
Overly dramatic, but had some nice bits. A few funny bits and a decent cast
Watch #12019-06-15Released: 2019
This was just dreadful. Super long, nothing happened. Ensemble cast where no one stood out. There was some family drama and I guess a murder, but it was too boring for anyone to care.
Watch #12019-05-18Released: 2002
Definitely had its moments, but overall wasn't satisfying. They were both pretty funny, but the overall tone was sort of weird. The existential problems about what this Uber driver has to do is a little scary. Had some ok supporting cast but ultimately didn't get there. See nice guys or 21 jump st instead.
Watch #12019-04-26Released: 2019
Definitely had its moments, but overall wasn't satisfying. They were both pretty funny, but the overall tone was sort of weird. The existential problems about what this Uber driver has to do is a little scary. Had some ok supporting cast but ultimately didn't get there. See nice guys or 21 jump st instead.
It had some funny moments but felt like it lacked cohesion? Maybe just not my style of humor. Watched it on my iPad in the theater while waiting for endgame.
Watch #12019-04-25Released: 1984
Shazam!
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Lots of very cute character moments that unfortunately couldn't hold up an otherwise very cheesy movie. I think I would have preferred this without so much action, as weird as that sounds. Leaned into the cast more and not had so much fighting. Good theme of found family and some genuinely great humor.
Watch #12019-04-06Released: 2019
Lots of very cute character moments that unfortunately couldn't hold up an otherwise very cheesy movie. I think I would have preferred this without so much action, as weird as that sounds. Leaned into the cast more and not had so much fighting. Good theme of found family and some genuinely great humor.
Very accurate portrayal of high schoolers. Downside, high schoolers are the worst. Too cheesy for its own own good. Had little glimmers of good, but mostly bland.
Watch #12019-04-05Released: 2018
Surprisingly boring? Didn't care about the dragon romance and a lot of the plot didn't matter much. Some cute parts and good music/animation, but it was mostly too cheesy and childish.
Watch #12019-03-27Released: 2019
This movie was long. Felt like a bunch of fairly unrelated scenes, some of which had totally separate and largely unrelated characters. Three was some cute points but it was... a lot.
Watch #12019-03-09Released: 1983
Had too much going on and was fixing in a lot of bummer fascism stuff with my fun magic movie. I didn't love the first one, but this was definitely worse.
Watch #12019-02-23Released: 2018
It existed in a world where everyone is mean and rude and also somehow vapid.
Watch #12019-02-11Released: 2008
Aquaman
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Wasn't terrible! Definitely took itself too seriously and was a lot of nonsense, but there were some great long shots, fight choreo, and use of slomo.
Watch #12019-02-10Released: 2018
The Favourite
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While there were definitely parts to like, I think it it was more weird than actually enjoyable. Decent performances but a little too stylistic for my liking
Watch #12019-01-30Released: 2018
Nice clips of Bowie, but the documentary itself didn't seem to have much of a point.
Watch #12019-01-08Released: 2017
Somehow even worse than the first.
Watch #12018-11-30Released: 2018
Had a couple of charming bits but it was mostly humorless and pretty dumb.
Watch #12018-11-28Released: 2017
Widows
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Phenomenal cast and cinematography. A lot of really good camera moves, too. As a heist movie, it's really slow and the heist itself is fairly minimal. There's a ton of dramatic exposition that really steals focus. That part is fine, but it didn't feel like the threads came together.
Watch #12018-11-21Released: 2018
Definitely had some cute scenes, funny moments, and maybe even a message! It didn't quite come together but it's not the worst thing I've ever seen.
Watch #12018-11-06Released: 2010
About what I expected. Some charming moments and tension, but also mostly dumb action tropes and ridiculous sea life.
Watch #12018-11-04Released: 2018
A Star Is Born
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Felt disjoint and underdeveloped? Music was great, performances pretty good. Just didn't feel like I cared about any of it.
Watch #12018-10-24Released: 2018
Venom
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This was... a mess. Hardy's performance was great. He wasn't a like able character, mostly, but he grows on you. Venom is weird. A lot of jokes didn't quite land. I did like how it was a bit of a different approach to hero movies. Pacing was strange, started slow. Definitely had its moments, but there's a lot to criticize
Watch #12018-10-10Released: 2018
This was... a mess. Hardy's performance was great. He wasn't a like able character, mostly, but he grows on you. Venom is weird. A lot of jokes didn't quite land. I did like how it was a bit of a different approach to hero movies. Pacing was strange, started slow. Definitely had its moments, but there's a lot to criticize
Teen coming off age film, but none of the characters are particularly likable? Good cast and style, but that's about it
Watch #12018-09-27Released: 2009
Very dramatic, but mostly without tension. Taraji P Henson was great, as was Danny glover. Story was real weak and fight choreo left much to be desired.
Watch #12018-08-19Released: 2018
Sorry to Bother You
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This was... something. Great cast, interesting concept that got wild. A lot of symbolism, I guess? It was a lot.
Watch #12018-07-29Released: 2018
Didn't like it as much as I thought I would. Neat concept, good use of space (felt cramped), great cast/performances. I didn't feel like the plot resolved in any meaningful way. The various reveals were surprisingly boring.
Watch #12018-07-28Released: 2014
Mostly nonsense with a couple of fun cgi action scenes. The rock is charming, as usual. Not much to write home about.
Watch #12018-07-19Released: 2018
pretty dramatic, feels like not everything was explained? Action was decent but there were a lot of cuts. Hard to follow. Supporting cast literally didn't matter
Watch #12018-07-06Released: 2016
A lot of the puppets are pretty creepy. Bowie is weird but ethereal. Story has some cute moments but is mostly nonsense. Puppets aged really well.
Watch #12018-06-07Released: 1986
Definitely has its funny parts. Feels a little clunky and emotionally inconsistent. Definitely ran long. If you like time loop movies and and bad rom coms, you might enjoy it.
Watch #12018-05-08Released: 2017
Has some good humor and character work. Pretty boring, overly complicated story. Cheap emotional manipulation
Watch #22018-04-21Released: 2017
Really pretty old fashioned. There's a central plot point that the main character can't be with another because he had kids with a native girl. A couple of cute songs. Some weird effects and not great characters. Clearly a big production at the time, but hasn't aged well.
Watch #12018-04-20Released: 1958
Some neat cg when he runs around small. Ants are gross. Most of..the jokes are Flat. Michael Peรฑa is great. Just so bland.
Watch #1*2018-04-19Released: 2015
A Quiet Place
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I think this is objectively a good movie, though not one I personally enjoyed. I don't like scary movies and this was 90 minutes of pure stress. Sound and tension was incredible, but I did not have an enjoyable time
Watch #12018-04-12Released: 2018
Blockers
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Emotionally inconsistent and pretty all over the place. Cena is great, most of the other characters were bad. Tried to do a lot and didn't exceed at really any of it. A couple of funny scenes, but they were never quite satisfying
Watch #12018-04-09Released: 2018
Lots of stodgy people. Some cool sets. Weird pacing. Some good humor, but a lot of overly dramatic stuff.
Watch #22018-04-08Released: 2011
Wasn't nearly as fun as a lot of other movies. Had some nice parts and neat shots, but uneven cg and largely forgettable everything really kill it
Watch #1*2018-04-07Released: 2008
Like a worse 21 jump street with hotter people. The story was pretty boring and besides a couple of cute scenes nothing really there. Decent movie to have on in the background of a flight or something.
Watch #12018-03-16Released: 2017
A Wrinkle in Time
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This was a mess. A lot of nice costumes and cool environments/chi tied together with a disaster of a story and underwhelming performances.
Watch #12018-03-16Released: 2018
Has none of the charm of the first one. The good part wasn't them as characters, it was them interacting with history. This is all about "bad" versions of them and doesn't really deliver on its big setup. There's also a weird early-90s puppet monster. The movie is just weak outside a few choice lines
Watch #1*2018-01-28Released: 1991
Has none of the charm of the first one. The good part wasn't them as characters, it was them interacting with history. This is all about "bad" versions of them and doesn't really deliver on its big setup. There's also a weird early-90s puppet monster. The movie is just weak outside a few choice lines
Lady Bird
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Cute parts, but ultimately about a teenager yelling at things. I guess she learns and it's nice, but I spent too much of the movie thinking how annoying she and her mom were.
Watch #12018-01-11Released: 2017
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Watch #12017-11-12Released: 2002
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Watch #1*2017-10-15Released: 2000
This is the kind of movie that I want to read a plot synopsis of and an art book. It moves slow, which is fine but it's too steeped in its own philosophy to be enjoyable. I can tell that is was notable at the time and i'm glad for what it did for sci-fi, but I don't think it holds up. We wached the "correct" version, too.
Watch #22017-10-14Released: 1982
This is the kind of movie that I want to read a plot synopsis of and an art book. It moves slow, which is fine but it's too steeped in its own philosophy to be enjoyable. I can tell that is was notable at the time and i'm glad for what it did for sci-fi, but I don't think it holds up. We wached the "correct" version, too.
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Watch #12017-09-04Released: 2013
It pains me to say this, but this movie really doesn't hold up. The CGI has aged pretty badly, there's a lot of dumb sound effects and flat dialogue
Watch #1*2017-08-07Released: 1995
It wrapped some stuff up nicely, but was ultimately a disappointing outing for the franchise
Watch #12017-05-26Released: 2017
Nothing about this is pleasant. The characters are unlikable, the jokes bad, and the plot forgettable. Nothing about it holds up.
Watch #12016-10-12Released: 1998
Now You See Me 2
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Watch #12016-06-04Released: 2016
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Watch #12016-05-28Released: 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
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Watch #12016-02-04Released: 2016
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Watch #1*2015-12-13Released: 1999
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Watch #12015-08-23Released: 2015
Pitch Perfect 2
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Watch #12015-05-18Released: 2015
Godzilla
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Watch #12014-05-16Released: 2014
Thor: The Dark World
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Watch #12013-11-16Released: 2013
Ender's Game
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Watch #12013-10-31Released: 2013
The Way Way Back
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I thought I would like it more than I did. It was cute, but felt generic. Decent summer movie though
Watch #12013-09-05Released: 2013
True to it's word, this movie is objectively bad. What makes it fun is teasing it and playing along, but absent that it's not worth it.
Watch #12012-10-15Released: 2003
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Watch #12012-07-28Released: 2012
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Watch #12012-07-10Released: 2012
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Watch #12011-09-16Released: 1960
The Hangover Part II
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Watch #12011-05-31Released: 2011