Now streaming on Amazon
- -## [Unbearble Weight of Massive Talent](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11291274/) -[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11291274/) -You'll know if this bromance action movie (featuring Nick Cage (as himself) and Pedro Pascal (not as himself)) appeals to you or not based on [the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTRbKch2K4). It's funny, it's charming. - -Not streaming anywhere, but available to rent
- ## [The Wild Robot](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/) [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/) @@ -43,25 +36,32 @@ I listened to the audiobook of [The Wild Robot](https://www.goodreads.com/series ## [Deadpool & Wolverine](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263850/) [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263850/) -It's absolutely a _Deadpool_ movie, which means it isn't for everyone. It certainly isn't for my tween daughter who knows exactly who Mr. Knife Hands is standing as a the cardboard cutout in the theater lobby. But if you're adult, and you're in for some crass, and you're in for some cameos (like… a _lot_ of cameos), then this movie is a good time. Deadpool is really improved by having Wolverine as a straight man to contrast his antics. And opening the movie with a macabre dance number set to the _Backstreet Boys_ was a great choice. +It's absolutely a _Deadpool_ movie, which means it isn't for everyone. It certainly isn't for my tween daughter who knows exactly who the Immportal Mr. Murderhands is standing as a the cardboard cutout in the theater lobby. But if you're adult, and you're in for some crass, and you're in for some cameos (like… a _lot_ of cameos), then this movie is a good time. Deadpool as a character is really improved by having Wolverine as a straight man to contrast his antics. And opening the movie with a macabre dance number set to the _Backstreet Boys_ was a great choice.Watched in the theater, now streaming on Disney+
## [Dune: Part Two](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/) [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/) -I'm very much enjoying this latest adaption of _Dune_, and the second part continues to be a visual and auditory delight. In particular this one doesn't pull its punches on whether Paul is a problematic messiah figure. It gets messy, as it should. +I'm very much enjoying these latest movie adaptions of _Dune_, and the second film continues to be a visual and auditory delight. In particular this one doesn't pull its punches on whether Paul is a problematic messiah figure. It gets messy and weird, as it should.Watched in the theater, now streaming on Netflix
## [Bodies Bodies Bodies](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110652/) [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110652/) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMgLMaLlK9k -Do you want to watch a bunch of 20-somethings in a vacation rental make terrible decisions, unravel, and mostly end up dead? The way the characters employ therapy speak as self-aware but also incredibly flawed really sells the experience. +Do you want to watch a bunch of 20-somethings in a vacation rental make terrible decisions, unravel, and mostly end up dead? The experience was very much enhanced by the way the characters employ therapy-speak as seemingly-self-aware but also incredibly flawed.Not streaming anywhere, but available to rent
+ +## [Unbearble Weight of Massive Talent](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11291274/) +[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11291274/) +You'll know if this bromance action movie featuring Nick Cage (as himself) and Pedro Pascal (not as himself) appeals to you or not based on [the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTRbKch2K4). It's funny, it's charming. + +Not streaming anywhere, but available to rent
+ + ## And the Rest Here are some other movies I had thoughts on. @@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ Here are some other movies I had thoughts on. - [Fall Guy](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684562/): I love this movie's dedication to working spectacular stunts into the plot, winking at the audienc the whole time. Which can happen because the plot is about a stunt man and his romantic relationship with the director. - [Godzilla Minus One](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23289160/): I watched a bunch of movies when I got COVID, most of which I experienced in a half-dazed state (and thus won't be judging here). But this one was the best of them. For a giant monster movie, this feels very grounded and very human. - [American Fiction](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23561236): The story of a writer with a too-real premise, where primarily it's a dry comedy about life, family, and relationships. -- [Warcraft](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/): Okay, maybe I'll indulge in some bedridden commentary. I also took on _Warcraft_. And it's not a great movie. But is it wrong that I wanted them to continue to cover many of the other _Wacraft III_/_World of Warcraft_ storylines that I'm fond of? What I'm saying is they made a Murloc reference and I just want more of that. +- [Warcraft](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/): Okay, maybe I'll indulge in some bedridden commentary. I also took on _Warcraft_. It's not a great movie. But is it wrong that I wanted them to continue to cover many of the other _Wacraft III_/_World of Warcraft_ storylines that I'm fond of? What I'm saying is they made a Murloc reference and I just want more of that. - [Moana 2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13622970/): This sequel didn't hit the highs of Moana, but I didn't really expect that. Mostly it suffered for reminding me of a better movie. It was an engaging spectacle, but it never fully came together. There were songs, they didn't hit as hard as the previous ones. There are new characters, and some were nice but mostly the repetition made me feel like the world was smaller, not bigger. - [Lisa Frankenstein](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21188080/): This movie was an almost. It tells the story of a woman befriending and unintentionally befriending a corpse. She from there turns a bit vengeful and... murdery. There's a big dose of quirk and 80's camp here... but it doesn't quite have the nuance to take you on its journey. Sometimes it lands and sometimes it's funny, I wouldn't wave anyone away from it, but neither would I recommend it. - [Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21235248/): I thought the new cast in [Afterlife](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4513678) actually did a decent job of giving us a new Ghostbusters story. Steeped in nostalgia, sure. But it also brought things forward. _Frozen Empire_ feels like it indulges in that nostalgia well a bit too heartily, crowding things and not focusing on letting the new cast stand on its own. The end result was middling. -- [Migration](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6495056/): For all the time I spent in theaters in 2023, I saw the trailer for this far too many times. We went to see it with kids and... that's who it's for. It's brightly colored and there are gags and it's... fine. Safe. Perfectly acceptible family entertainment. -- [Orion and the Dark](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28066777): I know we watched this. I looked up the trailers and some reviews to jog my memory. Still fuzzy. Either I feel asleep or it's just thoroughly forgettable. +- [Migration](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6495056/): For all the time I spent in theaters in 2023, I saw the trailer for this far too many times. We went to see it with kids and... well that's who it's for. It's brightly colored and there are gags and it's... fine. Safe. Perfectly acceptible family entertainment. +- [Orion and the Dark](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28066777): I know we watched this. I looked up the trailers and some reviews to jog my memory. Still fuzzy. Either I feel asleep or it's just thoroughly forgettable. Not sure which is worse.