The Substance (movie, 2024)

The Substance

Watched October, 2025.

People get old. Boo hoo.

Superman (movie, 2025)

Superman

Watched September, 2025.

I have seen reviews that faulted the dog for this movie's mediocrity. The dog was fine. The plot was simply a sequence of plot complications with fantasy tech solutions that no one on earth for a hundred years could possibly understand. The Krypton message thing was nonsensical. The final outtake was meaningless. The studio must have known long before the release that this movie was lousy. Why release it?

The Whale (movie, 2022)

The Whale

Watched August, 2025.

Very impressive how this movie was not about obesity, really. Obesity is a factor, but the character was a person, not just fat. The missionary kid was just annoying and cost this movie a couple stars.

Lions for Lambs (movie, 2007)

Lions for Lambs

Watched July, 2025.

A bit preachy, as Redford tends to be, but prescient with respect to the outcomes in Afghanistan. At least Cruise didn't hop on a plane and save the world.

Nosferatu (movie, 2024)

Nosferatu

Watched June, 2025.

There were a couple of plot issues, like, when the young husband goes downstairs to Orlok's crypt, why does he push the cover off the casket? Really? I am not a big fan of movie vampires because they are always invulnerable, but if so, they would quickly wipe out every human in the world. However, for the pieces of this movie with some actual drama, they're well done.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (movie, 2025)

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Watched June, 2025.

The special effects and stunts are certainly stunning, and in some cases groundbreaking. But the technical aspects of the plot are repeatedly, ridiculously mindless. The whole idea of the entity is illogical - an artificial intelligence has infiltrated the whole of global cyberspace, but people can hope to remove it, instantaneously. Never mind Cruise getting stuck 500 feet below the arctic ocean surface with no protective gear. It's fun to watch, but the plot is a series of illogical battles against illogical people, performing impossible stunts, with tech that has no basis in reality.

Snow White (movie, 2025)

Snow White

Watched June, 2025.

The IMDB rating of this is a "2", and I while I didn't enjoy this movie, it wasn't that unredeemable. The music was mediocre, but the performers milked the score for all they could. There are a lot of references to death for a kids' movie. This movie was supposed to start production in 2020, but was delayed until 2022, in either case while Donald Trump was at the top of USA politics. THAT was inexplicably when Disney decided to make a movie about commoners fighting to restore a hereditary ruler to her throne. This movie was included in Disney+ around the time of the "no kings" protests. And as much as this movie tries to make Snow White out to be brave and just and intelligent, the only reason she is important is because she is the most beautiful. (And when the mirror says "fairest", it's not talking about justice.) But of course, in real life, Gadot (the evil queen) is way hotter than Zegler (Snow).