The Bob's Burgers Movie

A ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers' plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope as they try to get back behind the counter.

I have always been a massive fan of Bob's Burgers so was very excited for the movie.  It did not disappoint.  It was a great watch that did justice by all the main characters and even a bunch of the side characters from the show.  I think the best part was that you could pretty much never have seen the show and would still be more than able to enjoy the movie and fall in love with the characters for the first time.

I would definitely recommend people taking in the joy of Bob's Burgers.  It is a lot of fun and a lot of laughs and a perfect escape at the movies.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.

WOW!   This was one weird ass movie.   And the weirdness along with the owning of how weird what we were seeing was by the director and actors make it very enjoyable.  The movie is worth seeing just because of the fanny pack scene but the crazy journey is an honestly enjoyable acid trip.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  You have to have a very open mind and just enjoy the weirdness of it all but if you can it is a very enjoyable watch.  

Memory

When Alex, an expert assassin, refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization, he becomes a target. FBI agents and Mexican intelligence are brought in to investigate the trail of bodies, leading them closer to Alex. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.

Yet another movie with Liam Nesson where he has a particular set of skills.  Only this time - he is also battling Alzheimers at the same time.  That is not a punchline.  That is actually the story of the movie.  Never in my life have I seen an actor doing a role and it completely taking over him in the most crazy type casting way.  This is just as forgettable as the 70 movies that he has made since the original Taken with him playing the same role over and over.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this movie.  It's is about as forgetful as you can get the second you are done watching it. 

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.

These Fantastic Beasts movies are very hard to review.  The Harry Potter franchise is and will forever be in the upper echelon of filmmaking and no matter how hard they try to recapture that magic with this prequel kind of spinoff franchise, they are always just kind of there.  This one is no different and was even more cursed with the controversies of the cast and the creator leading to changes and recasting that ultimately takes away from the continuity.   It really is a shame that even using familiar characters from the Harry Potter franchise can't really help this one out.  

I would sort of recommend checking this out.  I mean if you saw the others then why not see this one.  But it's just not remotely up to par.  None of them have been and this one least of all. 

Firestarter

A couple desperately try to hide their daughter, Charlie, from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for turning fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Her father taught her how to defuse her power, but as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. When a mysterious operative finally finds the family, he tries to seize Charlie once and for all -- but she has other plans.

Couple of quick things because I refuse to spend a lot of time talking about this.  Was there a demand for this movie to be remade?   Did I miss Zac Efron's career going in the toilet that he is playing the dad in this?   Like wasn't he kind of a big deal?   That's really it.  This movie is complete garbage.  It's like a lame made for sci fi network remake of a movie that didn't remotely need to be remade.

I recommend that nobody bother with this.  Ever.   Like legit no reason at all.

The Bad Guys

After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet -- becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they're turning good.

Dreamworks animation has always been known for very fun lead and side characters.   This movie was no different.  They did a great job of giving enough screen time to each of them while using the leads to move the story along.  I wouldn't put them on Pixar's level or even Disney necessarily but they have always been a very solid third animation option.  Great voice casting on everyone.

I would definitely recommend everyone checking this movie out.   Lots of fun and good for the whole family.

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent

Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan's birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an unusual mission. Taking on the role of a lifetime, he soon finds himself channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to save himself and his loved ones.

This movie was ALOT of fun.  They didn't take themselves seriously and it made the movie so entertaining because of it. What should have honestly been a SNL skit or a punchline somehow turned into a pretty well done movie with a ton of laughs and the perfect role for Nicolas Cage at this point in his career.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.   It is a very enjoyable watch all around.

Morbius

Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but when his experiment goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

Dear lord.  I think that the Sonyverse might be competing with DC for what can be a bigger joke.   The movie itself was just kind of there.  Felt like it was written by a 13 year old.  The editing job was horrible and it just jumped from random scene/location way too much.   The timeline made no sense with how important it was for him to keep drinking the synthetic blood.  And honestly there was just no reason to care about the character or anything.  Like at all.   And then the credit scenes just completely infuriated me because they will take the whole multiverse thing that Marvel is massively and specifically crafting and just kind of wing it with theirs with nothing making any sense whatsoever.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this.  This movie was so lame that it managed to make Venom a better movie basically by default.  

Ambulance

Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive.

This movie was just high octane and adrenaline fun.  This was a throwback to Michael Bay's pre-Transformers movies.   Well built characters through banter and over the top acting, crazy action with the right slow motion scenes at the right time to build drama/intensity, and you can just turn your brain off and enjoy the ride.  These have always been my favorite kind of movies to see in the theater.

I would definitely recommend people who like action movies checking this out.  It's beyond predictable and corny at times but if you just turn your brain off you honestly don't care. 

Father Stu

When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest.

This was a surprisingly good watch.  Probably one of Mark Wahlberg's better overall performances.  Is it sometimes too heart string pulling?  Yes.  Is it beyond the realm of predictable?  Yes.   But even for someone who has very questionable levels of faith, this was a good watch and made you care about the character's and the side characters' journeys.

I would sort of recommend people checking this out.  It's not a must see by any means but it was a better than average watch.  

The Northman

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress who reminds him of his vow -- save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.

This movie played kind of weird for me.  It was good BUT it felt too much like it should have been a tv series instead of a film and the movie was all about the filming style not the substance.  Don't get me wrong because the filming style was SO GOOD and made the movie worth watching just because of how it was done visually.  However, that being done led to the story not being as strong or making you care about the character's journey.

I would somewhat recommend people checking this movie out.  It a decent overall watch and a great watch filmmaking wise but was too lacking to get a total endorsement.

The Batman

Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.

First going to make the major knock against this movie.  There was ZERO reason for this to be 3 hours long.  That being said, I have no other complaints about this movie.  It was really really great.  The cast across the board was awesome - especially Dano as the Riddler.  The action was great.  The story was great.  The character development and setting things up for sequels was great.  This was probably my third favorite Batman movie after The Dark Knight and the original Batman with Nicholson.  Still could have used a bunch of editing to shorten it but when that is your only complaint about a DC movie is that it was too long that is so much better than the usual.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It was a great watch with great casting.  Definitely worried about how DC moves forward with any connections to the other pieces that they have in motion but as a standalone this movie was great.  

X

A group of actors sets out to make an adult film in rural Texas under the noses of their reclusive hosts, but when the elderly couple catches their young guests in the act, the cast finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.

This was a really good throwback horror movie.  Like you legit feel like you are in the 70s watching this and it captures all those sight scares, creepy music brewing intensity and then the violence/gore stuff.  The elderly couple was a little bit unrealistic but you pretty much don't care and just enjoy the scary journey.  

I would definitely recommend horror fans checking this out.  It was a great throwback with the style and camera work along with what I mentioned before. 

Studio 666

Members of the rock band Foo Fighters move into a mansion to record their 10th album. Once in the house, singer Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the band members' lives.

How is this a movie that was ever made?  Like honestly.  This was not only made but also got a theatrical release.  Few things will ever baffle me more than this.  The Foo Fighters are lucky that I will not hold this against them musically and will happily still keep rocking to that.  This movie was just a giant turd and not even worth any details.  

I would absolutely not recommend anyone ever watching this.  It is a total waste of time.

Licorice Pizza

Alana Kane and Gary Valentine grow up, run around and fall in love in California's San Fernando Valley in the 1970s.

This is one of those movies that is definitely effected by so much advance hype from awards consideration and what not.  It's a very enjoyable movie and you can absolutely feel like you are growing up with the characters in the 70s because of the very genuine overall feel.   There are tons of laughs - especially Bradley Cooper's hilarious part.  I just kind of felt myself thinking why did all the critics say this was so great all along and I feel like it took away from it a bit.  

Regardless, I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It is a very enjoyable coming of age story with some really great characters.