The Housemaid

Hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who harbour sinister secrets.

This is a tough movie to review without spoiling anything.   I'll just say that it is very much a movie told in two halves.   And just when the first half is getting kind of boring and formula the movie does a very sharp 90 degree turn and is much better from that point on.  The three leads all did a good job of showing the necessary emotions and the movie ended up being pretty enjoyable.

I would recommend people check this out.  It was definitely a pretty good watch and thankfully made that turn to avoid being boring as hell. 

Anaconda

Best friends Griff and Doug have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie "Anaconda." When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they assemble a crew and head deep into the jungles of the Amazon to start filming. However, life soon imitates art when a gigantic anaconda with a thirst for blood starts hunting them down.

This movie was exactly what it was meant to be.   Take a "scary" movie and make it funny by kind of mocking it but still having the jump scares.   It was thankfully barely 90 minutes long, had plenty of fun nostalgia and the two leads played off each other exactly as you would hope.

I wouldn't recommend anyone seeing this because it's a great movie but it is worth the short watch for some good laughs with the added tension in a fun way. 

Is This Thing On?

Facing middle age and an impending divorce, Alex finds new purpose in the New York comedy scene, while his wife, Tess, confronts the sacrifices she made for their family.

This movie is the exact kind of movie that explains why I try to see everything that comes out within the year to properly account for the Best or Worst of the previous year.   Right after the year ends that cuts movies off, I see this movie that 100% would have been on my Top 10 of 2025 list.  This was a very genuine and realistic movie about people dealing with relationships, marriages and mental health.  The conversations, the things that they turned to in order to deal with things, the dealing with the friends, family and kids all felt beyond genuine.  Will Arnett did a great great job in this movie.

Zootopia 2

Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Testing their growing partnership like never before, they go under cover in new parts of town to crack the case.

I went back and watched the original movie about a week before seeing this and honestly forgot how much I had enjoyed it.  This movie is very much the same.  Great banter, great jokes, great messages for kids and adults.   Classic Disney without trying to drive points home too much.   Let's do more of this please.

I would absolutely recommend people checking this out.   Its a great watch for kids and adults with tons of awesome messages.

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

Hoping to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious, swashbuckling ghost pirate known as the Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the ocean.

Another movie that was exactly what it was supposed to be.   Take a continuous string of 4 SpongeBob episodes and mush them together and you have this movie.   If you like SpongeBob then you should see it.  If you don't then why would you start now?   

I would definitely recommend this movie to families during the holiday season.  It's a fun and quick watch that the kids and parents can both enjoy.

The Running Man

In the near future, "The Running Man" is the top-rated show on television, a deadly competition where contestants must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. Desperate for money to save his sick daughter, Ben Richards is convinced by the show's ruthless producer to enter the game as a last resort. Ratings soon skyrocket as Ben's defiance, instincts and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite, as well as a threat to the entire system.

I was not sure how to feel about this movie because the original The Running Man was one of my favorite movies as a kid / teenager.  Easily top three Arnold movies for me.   However, they tweaked some things with this remake and made it connect with the world today even though it was set in a dystopian world to make the movie very enjoyable even with the differences.   I was happy I was able to watch it disconnected from that and enjoy it.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.   It was a fun ride and a great platform for Glen Powell as he continues his rise in acting.

Hamnet

William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece "Hamlet."

I have never really been a Shakespeare guy.  I liked this movie and the acting/direction was definitely top notch but it just wasn't really my cup of tea.  I definitely see this being the movie this year that all the critics love and wins lots of awards that I know was really good and well done but just sort of there for me.

I would still recommend people see it because I'm sure this will be an awards darling but its tough for me to go more into detail recommendation wise since its not my type of movie

Ella McCay

At 34 years old, Ella McCay becomes the governor of the state she was born and raised in. However, navigating relationships with her husband, father and brother may just be her biggest challenge yet.

What was this?   Like what was the point?   A random movie about someone in politics with even more random narration and jumping all around the person's timeline.  This is one of those movies that I really don't understand the need for it to be made or how they were like yeah this is good, release it.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone because it really was just background noise while watching and a waste of time.