I will be talking a little about The Mandalorian and Grogu, but no spoilers, I promise!
Gatchaman Progress
Slacking this month and didn't watch any. Currently up to 77
Streaming
The Boys S5 (Prime)
Great social commentary wearing a cape. It may be the final season but they're still going strong with the over the top gore and gross out moments. They did an amazing job and managed to give a satisfying wrap up. Not sure if we need a prequel
spin-off series but I trust Eric Kripke and more importantly, Jensen Ackles
will be back so I'll be tuning in.
Maul: Shadow Lord (2026, Disney+)
I don't know if anyone thought it was a good idea when Maul showed up alive in
the Clone Wars series but they've proved that it was more than just a cheap
gimmick. Of course, if you're not up on your Maul history, you won't get as
much from this series but it's still really, really good!
Movies
This is essentially and 80s action hero movie with loads of effects, puppets,
and stop motion and I'm here for it. The great things is, they made this so
anyone can go see it but they also put in a ton of stuff that will have long
time fans doing the Leo pointing meme without it feeling like fan service. The
best compliment I can give it is that it's the kind of movie that will get a
kid to love Star Wars.
Rating: 8/10
Night Patrol (Shudder, 2025)
Justin Long continues to make his mark as a Scream King in this bad cops vs
street gangs flick with a vampire twist. The action and effects are great. The
final act goes a little wonky and doesn't seem sure which direction it wants
to go but it's still a good time.
Rating: 6/10
Thrash ((2026, Netflix)
The decent effects put this a notch above the average SyFy Original. The
characters are all fairly one dimensional and I was never really rooting for
any of them. They knew this storm was coming and didn't leave so that's on
them! The ending has a couple of eye roll inducing bits that are more action
movie camp than the rest of the movie which just made me sour on it even more.
Rating: 4/10, if you want to see this kind of thing done
well, watch Crawl instead
Continuing on into the 90s, this 6 hour documentary takes a look at some of
the iconic horror movies of the time. I LOVED the 80s version of this but this
one was a little bit of a slog for me. Not because it was lesser in quality
but because I wasn't as familiar with a lot of the movies covered. Still, it
was fun and gave me a few things to throw on my watch list.
Send Help (2026, Hulu)
Sam Raimi injects his dark humor into this mashup of Castaway and Misery.
Rachel McAdams may never be a convincing mousy/frumpy type but she's really
great when she goes psycho! I had a lot of fun with this one because it keeps
ramping up the crazy as it goes.
Rating: 7/10
SlashFM (Tubi or
free on YouTube)
I was braced for the worst when starting this horror anthology. The opening
story is terrible, but thankfully only a little over 5 minutes and is the
worst of the bunch. The second segment (I Love You So Much, It's Killing Them)
is by far the high point. The rest after that are decent, and short, enough to
stay entertaining.
Rating: 6/10
Anaconda (2025, Netflix)
Not linking the trailer because it gives away some of the best gags in the movie! It probably could have been a little better story-wise but Rudd and Black help make up for it. There's a couple of genuine laugh out loud moments and at the end of the day, it's a perfectly fine movie to turn off your brain and have some popcorn.
Rating: 6.5/10
This Month
New: 7 Rewatch: 0
Year to Date
New: 34 Rewatch: 1
