Whew, what a year that was! What?
What do you mean it's only February?
I swear
New Years was like...a year ago.
Series
A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
If you pitched me a show about an elderly man getting hired by a PI to go
undercover in a retirement community I would probably say it's not for me.
Boy, was I wrong! Ted Danson just seems to get better with age and really,
the entire cast here is great. It has its comedic moments and a lot of
emotional beats too.
Cobra Kai (Netflix, Season 6.5 or whatever they're calling the latest
episodes)
I've never watched a minute of a real telenovela but I bet this show could
give them a run for their drama money. It was all worth it for the over the top, over extended brawl in the final episode. Thank goodness these kids have karate in their life to help keep them focused.
Movies
This is the holiday horror comedy I was looking for last month! It's sort of
like Gremlins but with murderous elves and more blood. I've been a fan of
Martin Starr and it was good to see him in a starring role for a change.
Rating: 8/10
Do you like KISS's "I Was Made for Lovin You"? Then have I got your movie! I
never watched the TV series but the movie was a good time. Plenty of
action/stunts and even a couple of audio Easter eggs. The plot feels like
it's trying a little too hard on twists but I guess you have to do something
to string the set pieces together. I wonder if it was weird for the cast and
crew to be working on a movie about working on a movie.
Rating: 7/10
I don't remember how I found this but I really hope it's the worst movie I
see this year. The good news is that it's hilariously bad. For about an hour
it's this poor woman being chased, harassed, and chased. Then she magically
levels up to Rambo and becomes an Olympic level marksman with thrown
weapons. I think the trailer will tell you if this is something you'd
"enjoy."
Rating: 2/10
I went in looking for a big budget, effects laden disaster movie and was
not disappointed. Story? Yeah whatever, that's not what I'm here for. In
some scenes these random people appear and you just know they're going to
get twistered away in few minutes like extras in a slasher movie.
Get Away (2024, Shudder)
Nick Frost and horror, you say? I'm in! I love these kind of folk horror movies because
there's a certain level of weirdness that comes with them. Unlike most, this
one is more comedy than straight out horror and Frost has a very Clark
Griswold vibe which just amps the comedy when things take a turn.
Rating: 7/10
Until COVID, I had seen every Marvel movie in the theater and just now got
around to watching this. Nothing against Natasha but because this came out
after she died, I wasn't expecting much. What I got was solid spy movie
action with some heart in it. Unfortunately for Natasha, her co-stars steal
the scenes they're in and I feel like she's riding in the back seat a lot of
the time.
Rating: 7/10
Naomi Scott's performance in this is phenomenal! She really deserves an
award for this. I actually felt bad for the things her character was going
through. They do some great camera work and there's one scene that has some
amazing choreography. Not something I expected to say about a horror movie!
I still don't quite get the whole smile thing but when the creature appears,
it's a thing of nightmares. Now I know why this was on a lot of Best of 2024
lists.
Rating: 8/10
Who watches The Watchers? Me. I did. The movie looks great and I really enjoyed the dark fantasy and creepy atmosphere elements of it. If you're going to do a "mystery box," the opening of the box has to give that Jack-in-the-box reaction instead of that face you make when a family member gets you a strange gift that you're secretly going to return. In other words, the ending was a little disappointing for me.
Rating: 6/10
This Month
New: 8 Rewatch: 0
Year to Date
New: 8 Rewatch: 0
