May was an odd month for movie watching. It was front loaded with the second weekend of Salem Horror Fest and a couple of other films. There was a long lull and then I packed in a couple more at the end of the month.
There's a lot to cover but I promise if you stick to the end (or just skip there) you'll see something truly original and wild.
Series
Bad Batch (S3, Disney+)
What a great way to end the series! Star Wars animation has been knocking it
out of the park, mostly...see below. I really hope they continue to do long
form story telling because it gives the characters time to shine and grow. I'm
a little sad to leave this crew behind but knowing Dave Filoni, they'll
probably turn up again.
Tales of the Empire (Disney+)
This was good but much like it's predecessor Tales of the Jedi, I don't enjoy
the less than 20 minutes episodes telling a fragmented story to fill in some blanks as much as the
ongoing series format.
X-Men '97 (Disney+)
I'm still trying to catch up on the 92 series but man this was amazing! And my boy Nightcrawler finally gets his moment in the animated spotlight. My only minor complaint is that it felt like they crammed in too comic story lines without really giving them time to breathe.
I'm still trying to catch up on the 92 series but man this was amazing! And my boy Nightcrawler finally gets his moment in the animated spotlight. My only minor complaint is that it felt like they crammed in too comic story lines without really giving them time to breathe.
Cult-tastic! Tales from the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman (Tubi)
This 13 hour (!) series is more Corman than even I could want. Each hour long episode is dedicated to a specific type of Corman flick like SciFi, Fantasy, or Monsters. It's fun not only hearing stories about these movies but also seeing clips from unfamiliar ones. I finally finished the series just a few weeks before he passed.
