Moana 2

Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.

This movie was a decent watch with good animation but honestly felt kind of like a rushed money grab kind of sequel.   The first half felt very forced and just kind of mailed in with both the story and the songs.  The second half had much more action but like this felt a lot more like a straight to blu-ray kind of a sequel then a wide release if that makes sense.

I would somewhat recommend people checking this out.   It is not a must watch by any means at all and ultimately will be a pretty forgettable Disney animation movie which will land it as a disappointment overall I would think.

Wolf Man

Blake and his family are attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside a farmhouse as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable that soon jeopardizes his wife and daughter.

I tried not to get roped in by the awesome trailer that this movie had but I will admit - they got me.   I was a little excited for this one.  Especially with how much I loved The Invisible Man.  But this one dropped the ball.  It dragged waaaaay too much and was much longer than it needed to be.  There was a very annoying mother daughter subplot thing that was completely not necessary like at all.  And most importantly the slow transformation looked cheesy as hell as did the appearance of the original wolf man when you saw him.  

I would not really recommend anyone wasting their time with this movie.  There were a couple of good jump scares but nowhere near worth it.

Babygirl

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with a much younger intern.

This was a weird watch.  Not because of Nicole Kidman being with a younger guy.  Zero judgement there.  You do you.  But like there was a lot of sexually related scenes with her where it was like um . . . . .  I feel weird watching this.   I'll just leave it at that.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to watch this.  It wasn't a bad movie but it wasn't a great movie either.  It was done really just to be provocative and it pulled that off very well but that was like really it.

Gladiator II

Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.

When I first heard about this movie I thought that it was total desperation to go back to the well 25 years later but they actually pulled it off excellently.  They did it in a way that actually made it make sense for the large time gap.  Only two knocks I could make against the movie iis that maybe they should have made Connie NIelson age like a day or so since it's been 24 years.  Also - maybe Denzel Washington could have attempted to try like a slight Roman accent?   Just seemed kind of out of place.  But outside of those two things the story was great, the acting was great (especially the one goofy twin emperor that stole every scene he was in) and the action was awesome.

I would definitely recommend that people check this movie out.  It was a very enjoyable epic movie just like the original.   Very pleasant surprise!

Red One

When a villain kidnaps Santa Claus from the North Pole, an E.L.F. (Extremely Large and Formidable) operative joins forces with the world's most accomplished tracker to find him and save Christmas.

This movie had been slaughtered by critics so I expected it to be completely horrendous.  But it was exactly what it was supposed to be - a Christmas spirit action movie and it was honestly fine for what it was.   The casting was pretty good and the messages that they wanted to send got across.  The action was a little bit much at times but it was a decent watch.

I wouldn't necessarily say it's a must see or that anyone should rush off to see this.  I also wouldn't say that it is horrible and should not be seen.  If you like Christmas movies then check it out.  It definitely is more testosterone filled than usual Christmas movies.

Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera

Lawman "Big Nick" O'Brien gets embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves as he pursues career criminal Donnie Wilson to Europe.

This movie was a pretty decent watch - just like the first one was.  The problem is like . . . . . you forget it very soon after watching.  Like I am windblown that a sequel was even made for the original.  Even more mindblown that it was made for theaters and not like a direct to blu-ray or streaming service or something.  

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to watch this.  I only did because it showed up online.  It's not a bad watch at all but its really not a good one either.

Kraven The Hunter

Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father starts him down a path of vengeance, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.

And with this latest dud the Sony Spidey spinoffs universe is allegedly and hopefully done.   This movie was pushed back for over a year and that was for a very good reason.  The movie is craptastic in every way.   Way too long.  You don't care at all about the story or characters and it is ultimately just there with nothing happening moving forward related to it announce a week before it came out.  

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this . . . . or any of the Sony Spidey Universe movies.  They are all hot garbage.