Just watched Django unchained yesterday

This is my second ever tarantino movie. Wasn’t particularly happy with Once upon a time in Hollywood so never really watched other tarantino movies. Yesterday, I finally watched Django and holy fuccccck what a film.

This is as close to a perfect movie I have ever seen. If the third act was a tad bit stronger this is a 10/10 movie. I felt the third act was a little rushed. But regardless, the acting, directing, dialogues, holy fuck literally blew my mind away.

How in the fuck did Tarantino and DiCaprio not win oscar for this? I know tarantino won the best original screenplay but he should’ve won the best director as well. Also, I know waltz won for supporting actor but that dicaprio performance is once in a lifetime kind of performance.

Honestly, 2 hr 45 minutes felt like 1 hour 45 minutes. I would watched another hour of this.

What an incredible story as well. Tarantino is a fucking genius. I read the script today and honestly the script reads like a fucking novel. What a director, What a writer. His ability to write characters was so great.

About to watch Inglorious Basterds tonight. Super excited.

Rating: 4.8/5

I just watched the movie night crawl and it's so fucking amazing and I love that character man character is personality how he tries to bend into human society even though he's a sociopath and the fucking holy history the movie everything is fucking perfect I loved it Mahendra story and I see the movie follow some kind of philosophy but I don't exactly know what like how chill the character is like how cool he did nothing affect him like the scene where he brings the dead man to into light to capture him perfectly that's so intense and terrifying man oh fuck man like how he captures he doesn't care about the human but he cares about his work how he did how he is dedicated and his communication style of fucking God how he convince people like I don't know man that car was something else so chill he's the perfect chill guy

To say I was obsessed with Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers as a kid would be a gross understatement. That show was everything to me as a child. I was the red ranger for a couple Halloweens, had as many action figures as I could talk my mom into getting, and even had Power Rangers underwear (sorry for that mental image).

But like many things as a kid, you lose interest as you grow up. I don’t know when that was exactly, I’m sure it was around the time Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man hit theaters in 2002 and that became my identity for several years.

I remember in the early days of streaming, somewhere around 2012, I was scrolling around Netflix looking for something other than Pawn Stars since I had binged that entire series. I saw it, Power Rangers Zeo, my personal favorite iteration of the series, or at least the season that evokes a certain kind of indescribable nostalgia that calls to my nose the kind of plastic they use to make VHS tapes.

With a rush of nostalgia, and a room devoid of an older barracks-mate that would have surely made fun of me, I started a random episode.

I made it about five minutes before I exited the show, my face red with regret. It was the first time I revisited something from my childhood, and it was embarrassing. I hadn’t really thought of it before that moment; that something I loved as a dumb kid could actually be bad, or more accurately, that my taste could change and evolve. I still remember the confusion, the mental incongruity; I loved this show! How could it possibly be bad?

Well, I showed up for Power Rangers (2017) and was yet again surprised that was pretty abysmal despite Elizabeth Bank’s great performance. Fool me once, shame on you.

And just yesterday, I went to see The Legend of the White Dragon. Fool me twice...

THE FILM

The Legend of the White Dragon opens with an in memoriam to Jason David Frank, who died tragically in 2022, followed by a favorite of mine, a pre-show “Thank You” from Frank’s daughter, Jenna Rae Frank. This was when I learned the film was shot in 2022 and shelved for one reason or another for the next four years as they looked for distribution.

But it doesn’t end there. Wait, actually, it doesn’t start there.

It starts with development in 2013 between Frank and the filmmaker/actor Aaron Schoenke. Then in 2019 there was a Kickstarter campaign (unsuccessful) followed by a second campaign in March of 2020, where they secured $500,000 to fund the feature. Actors came and left, and production began in 2021. Flash forward to 2025 with a picture-locked film and Well Go Entertainment tagged on as distributor. Wild ride.

The film opens on a widespread forest and a well. No, it’s not Ringu, the narrator tells us it’s a “Recharging Pit” but it’s more like Chekov’s Recharging Pit because that’s the last we’ll see of it until the final act. Cut to a decimated Virtua City, the White Dragon and the evil Ashtigor are locked in a fight over the crystal that gives Erik Reed (Frank) his powers. Ashtigor nearly kills Erik and breaks his crystal in half and the two go their separate ways.

Jump forward three years to the Mayor of Virtua city and a pharma-bro Jai Katua (Aaron Schoenke) both looking totally not-evil next to a news anchor that tells a makeup artist, “Don’t make me look like Ziggy Stardust!” Here we learn that Erik was blamed for the 1263 dead from the event we have named “Dark Day”

A man on the run, Erik hasn’t seen his wife and daughter since D-Day and is hiding out in a warehouse. Doing what, you ask? Making smoothies, the OG Power Rangers would hang out in a smoothie shop. It was the 90s. But in this gritty film, he’s making them with the following ingredients:

·       Bananas

·       Raw Eggs

·       Whiskey

·       Milk

That’s the point where I distinctly moved to the edge of my seat, locked in. I love when a down-on-his-luck tough guy makes an unhinged smoothie. Another prime example that comes to mind is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character in End of Days, Jericho Kane (I pulled that name from my head, I promise).

Speaking of vomiting, Erik downs the smoothie and immediately starts practicing in his boxing ring, going to town on a punching bag while a mid-aughts metal song plays, and I’m head-banging along like a lunatic.

Then we get a flashback to our pharma bro, Jai, with a gun to his head, crying over his wife that died in Dark Day and is given a piece of the Dragon Crystal by our villain Ashtigor. This is the first of nine flashbacks. NINE! Not since The Godfather: Part II has so much of a film been taken up by flashbacks.

Erik is ambushed by the police and is rescued by his former teammates Connor (Jason Faunt, the Red Ranger from Power Rangers Time Force) and Iris (Rachele Brooke Smith). He’s taken back to their hideout where we’re introduced to URI (Andrew Bachelor), an AI… assistant… guy? Yes, King Bach is in the film, doing his bits, and honestly, it just doesn’t work. It stops the film dead and I fall back in my chair, wondering when the next big fight is going to happen.

Around this point, Iris reminds Erik, “We’re treasure hunters” and I audibly remarked, “The hell you are!” Treasure hunters? We’re over halfway through the film and it’s revealed that Erik and his crew were treasure hunters? Surely that’s how Erik came to be in the possession of the Dragon Crystal. WRONG! His father (played by Michael Madsen) gave him the code to a security deposit box with the crystal BECAUSE HE WAS A TREASURE HUNTER TOO.

The rest of the film plays out. Jai becomes an evil power ranger, Erik and his team travel to the forest and find Mark Dacascos, a leader of the ancient tribe, Erik gets his suit back, he fights Jai, he wins, he goes home. The end.

Nope! Sequel setup! Ashtigor is still alive and he’s gonna… kill the White Dragon… because… he’s evil? And we’re out on more mid-aughts metal.

THE RESPONSE

I don’t normally do a full synopsis, but this film will likely be out of theaters in a week, and it will probably be hard to find after that, so I made a judgement call. I also don’t think it’s worth your time or hard earned money.

I say this quite a bit, but I really wanted to like this film. I have such strong nostalgia for the Power Rangers that in my thirties, I’ll still go see a film starring the Green/White ranger. But this film is devoid of everything that I liked about the Power Rangers.

The original show was about teamwork. Despite Erik’s two teammates, he’s an island and does all the fighting on his own.

People in suits fighting monsters

Honest-to-goodness Kaiju fights

Zordon

Putty Patrol

One final note: I don’t think the IP works in an ‘R’ rating. At least not the way it’s done here. There’s multiple sexual assaults and a line like “I bet you look real pretty going down on Ashtigor” which just hits my ears wrong. It’s meant to be an edgy line, but it plays so immature when you add the name “Ashtigor” at the end.

I think it’s time we stop trying to make a gritty Power Rangers happen. It just doesn’t work. Stick to the wackier, family-friendly TV format that worked for decades.

RATING: 2/5 Don’t Bother

Who should see this film?

·       Mark Dacascos fans (wait for the TikTok clips)

·       Depressed lone wolves that are looking for a new smoothie recipe

·       People that said, “Power Rangers is great and all, but there’s no SA”

So before watching the 1972 movie Jeremiah Johnson, the only thing I knew about the movie was the Robert Redford GIF.

I finally got around watching it and I really liked this movie. I like the music throughout and the look. I also like that it was kind of a subtle story. It doesn’t feel very heavy. Don’t get me wrong. There are heavy moments, but it’s not throughout. The biggest positive though is Robert Redford. He gives such an amazing performance and in a way it feels effortless. He definitely has a presence about him.

Overall, I didn’t know what I was getting into going in, but after watching this movie, it is one of my top three favorite Robert Redford performances currently

Rating-4.5/5

For an upcoming trivia match, I decided to check out the 1931 horror/thriller movie The Phantom. This movie was not good.

Taking the acting out of it because it is the 1930s, there was nothing memorable about this movie. The biggest negative is that it’s very forgettable. There’s nothing in terms of the story or actions that stands out. Maybe the only small positive is that it’s only an hour long.

Rating-0.5/5

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

Rating: 9.5/10

Watched: August 24, 2026

Brawl in Cell Block 99 was not what I was expecting. At all. I'd seen a few clips on the various social media platforms, but they were all pretty banal. There was no doubting it was going to be a violent movie, but I always wondered why they weren't even showing those clips with some censoring.

Simply put, it's because if you censor the violence in the most interesting clips, all you're left with is a lot of big black blocks everywhere or an entirely pixelated screen. By the time Bradley (never Brad) makes it Cell Block 99 and things truly kick off, there's no stopping the man.

Imagine if the producers for Reacher woke up one morning and had been given the green light to film Reacher's fight scenes in the most graphically lurid manner possible. That's how intent Bradley is on achieving his goals, and Vince Vaughn is terrifyingly believable as soft-spoken, weirdly intelligent Bradley Thomas.

I won't give you the details on how and why Bradley (never Brad) winds up in prison, or why he winds up having to do what he does. That's for Google and your other friends who spoil stuff.

The violence and the carnage is shocking because they show it. It's also kind of funny because in a few spots it's blatant dummies and the like, but I never mind that because it's fun to see. Practical effects are always better than digital, even if you can tell it's a dummy.

The most effective part for me was Vince Vaughn as Bradley Thomas. Bradley never raises his voice. He's never particularly mean or angry. He never says anything that could even really be considered racist or even unkind. He's soft-spoken and he means what he says and he does what he promises.

Brawl in Cell Block 99 gets an 9.5 out of 10 from me because it wound up subverting my expectations. From the few clips I saw and some very vague stuff online, I was thinking it'd be like Prison Kumite with extras, but what I got was a surprisingly sad story about a man just trying to do right for his wife and unborn daughter.

As a side note, I initially rated this 8 out of 10, but I found myself thinking about the movie for a few days afterwards, which is very rare. The last movie to force an adjustment was Possession, though that took several months instead of a few days.

Brawl in Cell Block 99 earns it's 9.5.

So I had seen the 2003 movie Love Don’t Cost A Thing before and I thought it was decent. It’s a remake of the Patrick Dempsey movie Can’t Buy Me Love. It’s not as good as that movie but I didn’t think it was all that bad.

Upon a rewatch, this is not as good as the first time. I think the biggest problem is that they are overdoing it. Either in terms of the difference between popular and not popular or making things too sexual. It doesn’t have the flow that it should.

It’s not all bad though. I do think that Nick Cannon and Christina Milian have some genuine chemistry. And I like the scenes with Cannon and Steve Harvey, who place his dad.

Overall, I think this is an OK movie, but it just did too much

Rating-2/5

I just watched Ridley Scott's new post apocalytpic film The Dog Stars. I almost didn't go. Reviews were very midiocre and general sentiment here and elsewhere leaning towards negative. I had the ticket and said screw it, how bad can it be and went.

I had read several comments from Redditors who's main gripe was they felt the movie didn't have a point or they didn't get what it was supposed to be about. This is a real headscratcher as the main character Hig's actions and the script conveyed very well the reason for the journey he was taking.

SPOILERS: The film is about loss, dealing with loss, and finding the strength to move on and do your best to start a new life after tragedy. Pretty simple and I thought the film converyed this well.

I didn't ever feel The Dog Stars was boring or plodding. I thought all the actors were fantastic. I've never seen Jacob Elordi (Hig) in anything and thought he carried the film well. Brolin was Brolin and perfect in his role. Great to see Guy Pearce and he had a great character.

I don't think The Dog Stars is a perfect film. I didn't like the Grand Junction twist very much. I felt it was a little over the top, but it was still interesting and made sense in the overall message of the film.

I would recommend this film to anyone who like post apocalytpic stories. Maybe some reason for the negativity it's an attention span thing as this is not a fight or flight constant action movie. In the end I thought it was paced well, had beautiful cinematography and I was invested in the main character. Sometimes you just have to go see for yourself. Glad I did.

So I had heard about the 1992 crime movie Juice for a while now so I finally got around to checking it out. I thought this was a very good movie.

I think the biggest positive for this movie are the performances, especially Omar Epps and Tupac. I also thought it had a gripping story.

My only negative would be that while the story is gripping, the movie didn’t captivate me or grab me enough like other similar movies. Other than that, this was a very good watch.

Rating-4/5

Silver lining playbook (2012) starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence is a really light hearted and fun movie to watch if you like feel good movies.The movie is bout a person with mental illness (Bipolar Disorder) who is living his life after his release from a mental hospital..the movie has a unique humor to it and has an impressive screenplay and story buildup also I have to mention Robert De Niro..this guy can nail any role that he is thrown at especially the father son combination scenes were done beautifully by Robert in the movie...the movie is an easy 8/10 in my books and I would recommend it to anyone who wanna watch a feel good fun comedy movie with family , friends or by himself.

...and I don't understand the meaning of the locked room. No one visits and he hasn't seen his daughter since she was eight. Liz has full access to the place, even when he's asleep. I don't get it.

And the book in the room - that's Alan's copy of *Moby Dick*? I guess that detail makes sense.

I remember when this movie came out a few years ago and it had hype. Never really payed it much mind but last night scrolling on Netflix it came up and I said whatever. I’m glad I did because this is a pretty good movie.

The Cloned Tyrone is sci-fi comedy drama film made by Juel Taylor, it stars John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jaime Fox. To keep it brief, some members of a poor crime afflicted black community begin to notice strange goings on and investigate it. Best left there to not spoil it.

I think this movie is pretty good. It’s interesting in premise, the mystery is engaging (although maybe a bit telegraphed) and it’s genuinely funny. Foxx and Parris (with help from a few side characters) work the comedy so well. Boyega doesn’t but his character is more of the straight man in this crazy situation and it works. It has a 90s feel to it which keeps it grounded in a way and yeah, it has something to say (which to me was hit and miss but see below) albeit with a crazy delivery.

If I’d have any criticisms they are that maybe it’s a bit too long (like the jig is mostly up half way through and there is still another hour left, not that said remainder hr is bad but what some of it does probably could’ve been fit in earlier in lew of other scenes). This is in part a social commentary film but what of this there is, is not a lot and when it is there can kind of be on the nose. The film I think is also not shot all the time in a complementary way, the grainy 90s aesthetic works sometimes but in some cases it’s hard to exactly see the scene or can be distracting. I’m not sure how the movie was shot but to me it seemed like it was filmed normally and had a filter slapped on it.

All that besides, it’s a good movie definitely worth a watch. Looking into this movie, it got a lot of positive comparisons to Sorry to Bother You, which I haven’t seen but know about. If you liked that then it’s likely you could enjoy this.

That was amazing!

Honestly I often watch older scary movies and while I can understand why some might be scared. Kids or people at the time who aren’t as de-sensitized as I am. But I never really found many of them scary

Westworld was genuinely really unnerving. The gunslinger’s unrelenting pursuit with that theme. How Yul Brynner’s movement with seeing him taken apart earlier in the movie and those eyes

Chills!

I don’t know if anything came before this pioneered these themes. But regardless it’s interesting to see the concept of the Terminator 11 years before, and also the idea of an amusement park that you or I might go to having the main attraction become deadly 20 years before Jurassic Park

I think part of the unnerving factor is that the idea of machines going rogue and dangerous (with AI these days and all) along with how if I were in universe and could afford it, I’d definitely be going to Westworld

It makes it feel like it potentially happen much more so than most horror movies

Really enjoyed it and will be seeing it in the future

I’d give it a 9/10

The main character Leonard Shelby (played by Guy Pearce) cannot form new long-term memories due to a head injury from an attack that also killed his wife. He tries to track down and kill his wife's murderer. Because he forgets everything that happened minutes prior, he relies on Polaroid photos, handwritten notes, and tattoos for clues to find his target and even keep track of the most basic things about his life .The scenes play out of order, backward in time, showing the end of each interaction before how it started. The flashback scenes move forward in chronological time, eventually meeting the timeline at the movie's conclusion. The structure of the movie left me feeling just as confused as Leonard.

Child gets kidnapped. Their mysterious badass father/father figure goes on a rip-roaring rampage to rescue them. We’ve seen plenty of these movies over the decades. But Kenji Tanigaki’s The Furious is the first since 2014’s John Wick or even 2010’s The Man From Nowhere to find new ways to perfectly balance some excessively absurd yet melodramatic stakes with the primal, smooth brain enjoyment of watching people fuck each other up in ridiculously athletic ways.

The craziness is set right off the jump: A female journalist, Matia (Jeeja Yanin), is infiltrating a child trafficking syndicate and gets captured, but not before she kicks the shit out of six guys. The action is kinetic, the choreography rife with scorpion kicks and ridiculous grapples, and Matrix-esque athleticism that feels bone-crunchingly real as it’s all captured on camera across several unbroken long takes. Tanigaki isn’t fucking around with The Furious. This feels like he looked at The Raid and said, ‘Let me show you how it’s really done.’

That opening sequence is immediately followed by the introduction of Wang (Xie Miao), a mysterious mute handyman, and the subsequent kidnapping of his daughter by the aforementioned child trafficking syndicate. I can’t speak much for the clumsy plotting, other than that it works in a perfectly serviceable way. But whatever qualms there are get quickly erased when Wang gets absolutely clocked by a truck as he’s trying to rescue his daughter, walks it off, sticks his limbs in some ice water, and is ready to go harder than ever in the next scene. The Furious always takes a moment here and there to remind you what kind of movie it is.

There’s also an unexpected timely quality to the narrative scaffolding tying all of The Furious’ action set pieces together. Tanigaki doesn’t have anything sophisticated to say about child trafficking other than ‘this is bad’ and ‘journalism is good.’ That’s perfectly okay! When the worrying normalisation of pedophilia (especially in ‘Murica), decline of journalistic standards, and overall moral decay are becoming ever more prevalent, watching child traffickers get their faces punched in repeatedly feels oh so good.

But I digress a bit here. The Furious is ultimately about the action and fights, and boy are we spoiled rotten.

As Wang infiltrates a nightclub run by the child trafficking syndicate, he inadvertently crosses paths with Navin (Joe Taslim), Matia’s husband and a journalist trying to figure out what happened to his wife. Once all the pieces are on the board, The Furious powers through the remaining 90 minutes with such skill and energy that it’s not a stretch to say that this movie is a frontrunner for the title of greatest action flick of the 2020s.

Please read the rest of my review here as the rest is too unwieldy to copy + paste: https://panoramafilmthoughts.substack.com/p/the-furious

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So for a championship episode revolving around sports and games movies, I finally got around seeing the 1994 dog racing movie iron will. I thought this was a very good movie.

The biggest positive for me in this movie was the story. It was a clear, underdog story, but I was dialed in all the way through. It had throwing moments and cheering moments. Along with that, the score did help the story.

The only small negative I have with this movie is that while the performances are good, they could’ve been a little better. Other than that, I very much enjoyed my watch of this movie.

Rating-4.5/5

Hi guys,

I hope you're all doing great, so after lot of hesitation and lot of insisting from my friend, i finally decided to give " 10 things i hate about you" a try , and boy was i disappointed.

The movie was so shallow and so linear , i felt nothing watching it ,except cringe.

It was neither nor funny nor romantic, no plot twists no interesting events

Ughhh it was just one of the worst movies i have ever watched and some people actually think it's the best rom-com?

Buddy is a film that subverts expectations at each turn. Every time I thought it would zig, it zagged. It’s gross; it starts with dismemberment of Mr. Mailbox and ramps up very quickly to the murder of the actors on the show. I didn’t think I could get grossed out by the murder of puppets, but the intricate anatomy they give Buddy and friends really made me sick at the end.

Kelly is not precious with his the other half of his cast either. I kept thinking back to the anecdote surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining; to protect his child actor, Danny Lloyd, he told him they were making a drama and during a pivotal scene between Winnie and Jack, he replaced the actor with a doll. Casper Kelly shielded these young actors from nothing. There’s no doubles, no sly cutaways, just violent puppets chasing these kids around a 90s set. It’s wild, it’s rock-and-roll, and I was kind of jealous. I would’ve killed to do something like this as a kid.

The cast is so stacked, Cristin Milioti give a great performance of this grieving mother that can’t put a name to her feelings of loss and depression. My heart broke for her. I still can’t quite believe that Keegan-Michael Key voiced Buddy. It’s such a strong voice performance that when the credits rolled, I still couldn’t believe it. Speaking of great performances, in the second act, we’re introduced to Clint Howard and a marionette named Willie voiced by Michael Shannon; two actors that never rest on their laurels. The main reason this film succeeds is because of the choice to cast puppeteers and puppet voice actors. There’s some Bonafide actors here, with credits from Donkey Hodie and Sesame Street.

It’s not a film for the faint of heart. It’s for people like me, who grew up watching Barney on VHS, and were terrified of Ronald McDonald when he would visit the local McDonald’s. I still remember a buddy showing me Too Many Cooks on his TV. I was blown away, it broke my brain the first time I saw it. Much like his debut piece, Kelly continues to defy expectations with his latest feature.

Source: https://www.reeladvice.net/2026/08/death-of-pastors-wife-2026-series-review.html

There are some tales that are just harrowing and sad without any real redemption stories. Death of the Pastor's Wife is one such tale that's as gripping as it is difficult to watch. The story of Mica Miller and the circumstances surrounding her death are laid out in plain sight. It's not so much a mystery as it is a story of frustration, as we already know the cause of death and are left to understand the circumstances that led to it.

Mica Miller, the wife of John Paul "JP" Miller, founder of Solid Rock Church, makes a 911 call from a secluded forest park. She says that she plans to take her own life and calls the authorities to let them know where her body can be found. Soon, that threat becomes a reality and Mica is dead. Did she die by suicide, or was she murdered? More importantly, what were the circumstances that led her down this dark path, far removed from the Christian life she had lived for so long?

There are a lot of documentaries that can feel fabricated, spinning more drama than what actually happened. What makes Death of the Pastor's Wife work is that it feels straightforward and real. And that's actually more disturbing because you know that what's being presented is reality making the circumstances surrounding Mica's death even more heartbreaking. The three-episode run for this true-crime series feels well-paced. The first episode sets up the backstory of how Mica and JP met and eventually ended up together. The second focuses on their tumultuous marriage, while the final episode follows Mica as she tries to become fully independent from her husband. It's simple, it's clear, and despite all the depressing material, we still found ourselves engrossed and engaged.

Since this is a recent case, the story isn't complete, so some viewers may find the lack of a definitive conclusion even more frustrating. The reality is that while the series may leave us with a strong impression of what happened, there is still no clear resolution - only a victim and family and friends (and viewers) left searching for more concrete answers. Hopefully, with this documentary bringing renewed attention to Mica's story, justice can eventually be served. More than anything, Death of the Pastor's Wife is a sobering reminder of how difficult it can be to see what happens behind closed doors and how important it is to question those we place our trust in.

Rating: 4 out of 5

It's one of those better than I thought it would be movies. It wasn't as stupid as I expected and frankly, it's not so bad.

BTW, Jennifer Lawrence is smokin' hot in this.

A very decent movie lead by the great cast of Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr., Directed by David Fincher based on the books of Robert Graysmith (Zodiac and Zodiac Unmasked).
The movie portrays a true story of crime in late 1900s. It shows the overall commitment of various police departments in search for the criminal and along with that shows bureaucracy which affects the overall outcome and the investigation of the case. The character of Robert - a cartoonist who came across this, is nicely shown and lead by Jake. It also shows the obsession that comes along with the search of something, and consequences that come alongside it(Paul losing his job being a drunk,Dave getting transferred to different department and Robert entirely lost in the search costing him his family moving out for the moment)
I am yet to read books or real stories related to this movie so my review would be limited to me just watching a movie.
Overall, the Zodiac is a good watch for someone who likes the genres of suspense, crime and thriller. Viewers who are not into this genres can find this movie bit intense.
Let me know in comments what you think about this movie.

So going into the 2010 movie secretariat, I’d obviously heard about the famous horse and the history that he made. I didn’t know anything about the backstory though. I was very interested in watching this movie.

I thought this was a great movie. The first big positive were the performances. I thought you got amazing work from Diane, John Malkovich. Otto Thorwarth as Ronnie the Jockey, and Margo Martindale. You also can’t forget Nelsan Ellis as the groom Eddie Sweat. I also think that Diane Lane and John Malkovich have great chemistry.

Along with the performances, I think you have a great underdog story, and the action in terms of the horse races is really fun to see.

Rating-4.5/5

The Whisper Man (2026)

Right now - and with no spoilers at all - just impressions.

Not that bad. Any time I read that Brian Tallerico from Ebert-site and The Guardian (this time Benjamin Lee, not Peter Bradshaw) give * or ** and pan the film, it usually means it's not that bad. To reverse Statler & Waldorf's joke from the gallery: "It's not all bad. It's just half bad".

I recommend it. It subverts bad expectations: it's not Hide and Seek type of plot. Nor is Chasing Sleep plot. The fight in final third may give some unintentional laugh, but it's tolerable.

As always one can say "in good films you can find many flaws, in bad movies only one".

Been wanting to check it out for a while. Ive frequently heard it gets cited as inspiration for Resident Evil 7, which is on of my favorite games

Can definitely see why. Especially the early parts of the game

Thought it was a fun watch. Not a thought provoking movie but a nice way to spend 90 mins

Not the scariest thing ever but quite disturbing. The monsters weren’t the most convincing looking but for the time I think were great

The practical effects really hold up today. Im not that squeamish when it comes to gore, but I thought they were gross! Really good vibes

Probably would rate it 7/10

Will defo watch again!