I’m always playing catch up with old movies I missed in their original run. This year I saw about 68. Here are my 20 favorites. NOTE: To qualify, a movie must have been released prior to 2020. 20. Superman (1978) 1978 / dir. Richard Donner / 2 hrs. 24 minutes who in it: Christopher Reeve,Continue reading “20 Best “Old” Movies I Saw for the First Time in 2025″
Tag Archives: movie-review
The Conjuring 4, Caught Stealing, & Splitsville – 2025 Movie Reviews
One unexpected hero this week. The Conjuring 4: Last Rites Objectively, The Conjuring 4 is not the worst film of the year, but I don’t give a shit. I absolutely despise it. I loathe every creatively bankrupt, flatly shot frame of this offensively overlong, self-important-to-the-point-of-delusional, and completely, 100% not scary horror franchise sequel. Apparently, it’sContinue reading “The Conjuring 4, Caught Stealing, & Splitsville – 2025 Movie Reviews”
Top 10 Movies of the Year (so far)
As we somersault into the bloated chaos of Oscar Season, that four-month movie dump from September to December with stragglers in January and February if you’re not in NY or LA (sorry, I’m not), here’s my Top 10 films of the year so far. I’ve seen 42 new releases, some really good, some absolute dogContinue reading “Top 10 Movies of the Year (so far)”
2024 TV & Movie Reviews: Smile 2 / Megalopolis / Industry / Rumours / A Different Man / Mr. McMahon / V/H/S Beyond
A lot of stuff this week. Smile 2 2024 has been a disheartening year for horror films. Only a few have been good, and only one has been great. That’s why I had absolutely zero expectations when I went into Smile 2. I was very lukewarm on the first one, finding it too campy to beContinue reading “2024 TV & Movie Reviews: Smile 2 / Megalopolis / Industry / Rumours / A Different Man / Mr. McMahon / V/H/S Beyond”
Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 6 (#50-41)
UPDATE: Apologies this has taken me so long to get out, this will now be released weekly (mid-week) every week moving forward. Since it’s been so long let’s re-cap: Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 1 (#100-91) Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 2 (#90-81) Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 3 (#80-71) Top 100Continue reading “Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 6 (#50-41)”
2024 TV & Movie Reviews: Civil War / The First Omen / Curb Your Enthusiasm / Regime / Ripley
Only one stinker this week. Civil War My first thought after leaving the theater showing Civil War was, “I wonder how this movie will fare in 10 years?” I have a sneaking suspicion it will all but mostly be forgotten about. This isn’t to say Alex Garland (Men, Annihilation, Ex-Machina) has made a bad film because he hasn’t. He’sContinue reading “2024 TV & Movie Reviews: Civil War / The First Omen / Curb Your Enthusiasm / Regime / Ripley”
Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 2 (#90-81)
Check out Part 1: (#100-91) here… Around the time I started this site, I did a “Top 100 of the 1990s” with the intention of doing a new decade every year. I had meant to do a new decade every year, but as with life, stuff came up. I got overwhelmed by my primary responsibilitiesContinue reading “Top 100 Films of 2000s: Part 2 (#90-81)”
2024 TV & Movie Reviews: True Detective: Night Country / The Taste of Things / How to Have Sex / Suitable Flesh / The Doom Generation / Lover Stalker Killer
Just Bs and Cs this week. True Detective: Night Country I had reasonably high expectations for a series starring Jodie Foster, produced by Moonlight‘s Barry Jenkins, and written and directed by talented filmmaker Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid). The biggest detractor for me was that Night Country was sporting the True Detective brand, which hasn’t meant much since the first and best seasonContinue reading “2024 TV & Movie Reviews: True Detective: Night Country / The Taste of Things / How to Have Sex / Suitable Flesh / The Doom Generation / Lover Stalker Killer”
Margetis Movie Reviews 