The Woman In The Yard

Ramona becomes crippled by grief after her husband dies in a car accident, leaving her to care for her two children alone in her rural farmhouse. Her sadness soon turns to fear when a spectral woman in black appears on her front lawn, warning her "today's the day." As the mysterious figure creeps closer and closer to the house, Ramona realizes she must protect her children from the evil woman who simply won't leave them alone.

This movie was really nothing more than a psychological premise.  Thankfully it was super short because even though the premise was decent (and very true) it was beyond flawed in its presentation.   I don't want to say too much because it spoils it for anyone that might see it.   But it really didn't work because of the kids seeing the woman and this movie could not have been less scary if it tried.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.   It is nothing more than a premise and the execution is awful.

The Day The Earth Blew Up

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck become Earth's only hope when their antics at the local bubble-gum factory uncover a secret alien mind-control plot. Faced with cosmic odds, they must save their town and the world while not driving each other totally looney.

I have always been a huge fan of Looney Tunes.   Was somewhat excited to see that they were making a Looney Tunes movie in what seemed like forever.  That was a huge mistake.   This movie was honestly awful.  Like really really bad.

I would not recommend anyone ever bothering with this.   It was a massive disappointment for me.

Presence

A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they're not alone.

This was basically a decent premise with a horribly acted and directed movie around it.    Was this supposed to be scary?   Imagine like Paranormal Activity without the scares.   That would kind of be this where the camera was the "presence" that would shake things or flick lights.

I would definitely not recommend people checking this out.  Luckily it was super short but pretty much a massive waste of time.

Captain America: Brave New World

Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with President Thaddeus Ross. He must soon discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

This was a very enjoyable movie and defintely back to the roots of Marvel with not trying to do too much and connect too much.   You got to see further development of characters and are interested to see what is next for them.   The weird thing for me was that two of the three biggest things this built off of was The Incredible Hulk and The Eternals.   Just felt like really weird driving forces to build off of since they are probably the two most ignored Marvel entries.  The third building block that this built off of was obviously the Falcon And The Winter Soldier Disney Plus show.   That isn't a bad thing but it does bring up the theory of how you are kind of screwed if you only watch the movies and don't stay on top of all the shows.  Similar to The Marvels if you didn't watch the show prior you would very much be like um . . . who the hell are these people?   

I would still recommend people checking this out.  I enjoyed it a lot and both Anthony Mackie and especially Harrison Ford were great!

Mickey 17

A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact.

This is a little of a weird movie to review.  Like the premise was interesting.  The characters were definitely interesting.   It did a great job of the sci fi rules of taking you there and making you think this world exists.   But like it just felt soooooooooooooo long.   Like this movie was already way too long at 2 hours and 15 minutes.  That was like at least 45 minutes too long.  But on top of that the pacing was sooooo slow that it felt like a three hour or longer movie.  It definitely took away from the enjoyment factor.

I would sort of recommend the movie because it was a decent watch from the story and character like of thinking.  The problem was that the pacing was just brutal and held this movie back massively.

Black Bag

When his beloved wife, Kathryn, is suspected of betraying the nation, intelligence agent George Woodhouse faces the ultimate test -- loyalty to his marriage or his country.

For a movie that was dependent on espionage and suspense, this movie pretty much had neither.  The acting was great across the board but there was like ZERO hook whatsoever.  This basically just made the movie a 90 minute snooze fest because you just don't really care.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone bothering with this.  Its a just kind of there movie that is not remotely interesting enough.

Better Man

The true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.

What the absolute fuck was this?  I watched like 25 minutes and then had to stop.   A - is Robbie Williams worthy of a biopic pic?   Like honestly - who the hell is Robbie Williams?   Besides that very valid question . . . . um . . . . . . . . . . why is he being played by a CGI monkey?   Like I thought Pharell's story being told in legos was weird as hell but this one blows that out of the water and truly makes the movie beyond unwatchable because you can't get past the what the absolute f#@k feeling while watching.

I would not recommend anyone going anywhere near this.   Like ever.  This is a lock for the Bottom 10 of 2025 right out of the gate.