Rambling Film

San Diego Comic Con used to be THE big nerdy event to look forward to in the summer and it's kind of crazy how much bigger D23 seems now. I mean it's obvious why, when a single company owns so many franchises, but still. I remember when I used to refresh my computer constantly to catch Hall H updates. Anyways I randomly woke up in the middle of the night last night and instead of falling back asleep I watched all the new D23 teasers instead and thought it would be fun to rank them based on my excitement (or lack there of) Not My Monkeys - Not My Circus I would be remiss not to mention that I don't follow EVERY franchise that D23 talked about, so I'm excluding a few things from my official ranking. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - I don't watch this show and I never read the books so I can't put it in my Hype Train, but it seems to be doing pretty well?  Kingdom Hearts - I know so many people that played and loved these games, but I never got into them myself. ...

While musing in one of my favorite blogs 1001plus' comment section, I was reminded of one of the most long standing disappointments for me when it comes to Oscar wins; Best Actor in a Leading Role. So to air my grievances, I figured I'd put together a quick Who won/Who should've won list going as far back as I need to in order to fill out a Top 5.  2024   Who won: Adrian Brody - The Brutalist Who should've won: Ralph Fiennes for Conclave or Colman Domingo for Sing Sing 2023 Who won: Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer This was correct! Cue "it's been 84 years" meme. We've got a bit of a gap until we hit #2 2022 Who won: Brendan Frasier - The Whale Who should've won: Colin Ferrell - The Banshees of Inisherin  2021  Who won: Will Smith - King Richard Who should've won: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog  2020 Who won: Anthony Hopkins - The Father Who should've won: Riz Ahmed for The Sound of Metal, or Chadwick Boseman for Ma Rainey's Bl...

It's that time of year! I've already shared my Top 10 TV shows, and My 10 Worst films of 2025, now we get to the stuff I love. Like every year, it's hard to narrow down the 10. So first is a list of honorable mentions that nearly made the cut. Honorable Mentions 1. Sentimental Value 2. Mickey 17 3. Zootopia 2 4. Black Bag 5. The Ugly Step Sister 6. Thunderbolts* 7. The Roses 8. Rental Family 9. It Was Just An Accident 10. Bugonia Top 10 Films of 2025 in no particular order Did any of these end up on your list? Tell me your favs!

Normally I don't even hate enough films in a year to fill out a top 10. I usually tack a "5 worst" at the end of my Top 10 of x year list. But this year, I somehow managed to watch a lot of bullshit. So here's what didn't work for me this year. If you like a film that's on this list. I'm jealous, trust me. I watched all of these films hoping I'd like them. 10. Superman - I've never cared for Superman as a property, but I thought if someone could make me like him, it would be James Gunn. Turns out he only made me like Lex Luther. The dialogue in this movie was horrendous and only Nicholas Hoult sounded natural.  9. Snow White - Rachel Zegler is a star and deserved a better film that didn't include nightmare fuel CG dwarfs and a walking cardboard cut out playing the evil queen. 8. Death of a Unicorn - The trailer for this looked like such a great time and it ended being so dull. Easily the biggest disappointment on this list.  7. The Woman in C...

Despite watching as much TV as I do, I don't think I've ever put together a yearly Top 10 like I do for movies. Thankfully one of the few bright spots of 2025 was some excellent television. Here are my Top 10 TV series of 2026 10. The Handmaid's Tale - The #10 spot ended up being the hardest one for me to fill between this, White Lotus, Abbott Elementary and Hacks, but ultimately I decided this show deserved the spot since we're sending off such an iconic show. The finale wasn't without its issues, but it can't be stressed how important this show is. 9. Stranger Things - Season 5 was a mixed bag overall, but the finale absolutely nailed it. I loved how they integrated flashbacks from the earlier seasons. It fit with the nostalgia this show has always been about, and it was so sweet to see the kids little again. I cried three different times. I feel like it's a bit hard to find positive things about the finale online, because there's a very loud section ...

Happy Holidays, all! On this Christmas Eve, I thought I'd share a quick top 5 of the films I re-watch every holiday season in no particular order. What are your favorite Christmas movies? Tell me in the comments. 1. Home Alone How can you not love this Macaulay Culkin classic? This is also a favorite of my son's, so we watch it several times throughout the month of December.  2. A Christmas Story Remember when TNT used to show this for 24 hours a day on Christmas? I get it. Even though I've seen this 1000's of times. I still sit down and watch. I was also low key jealous taht I never encountered a mall Santa with a slide in my childhood.  3. The Holdovers This is the most recent addition to my list. I was not expecting to love The Holdovers as much as I did, but it instantly became a new favorite and one I tell everyone to watch during the holiday season. (Or any time of the year, it's that good) 4. Gremlins One of the quintessential "Is this a Christmas movie?...

It's that time of year! You know, that time where I'm three months late with my favorite films of the previous year. The ironic part is the few movies that were stopping me from publishing this list due to their later release dates didn't even make it. Without further ado... Honorable Mentions These films held a top 10 spot at some point throughout the year before they were bumped off A Quiet Place: Day One, Cuckoo, Deadpool vs Wolverine, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Blink Twice, Maxxine, The Outrun, Babes, Nosferatu Bonus Pick: This was technically a 2023 release, but it made huge waves in 2024 that I felt it deserved its own place. Red Rooms No movie got under my skin the way Red Rooms did. A movie I saw for the first time on an airplane screen. It's disturbing without showing any gore and may make you completely rethink how you consume true crime. My Top 10 Films of 2024 10. Wicked Little Letters *Saorise Ronan voice* WOMEN! I adore this charming little flick...

It's been another year of tracking down all the Oscar nominated Shorts! Thanks to my pals over at r/oscarsdeathrace as always for helping me fill in the gaps with finding these films online. I've broken them down into each category and ranked them from best to worst. Have you seen any of these? Tell me what you think! Best Animated Short Film Our Uniform - The clear favorite for me. I loved how unique the animation was in this! And at 7 minutes, it's the shortest watch of the bunch. Very easy to enjoy. A Ninety-Five Senses  -There's a lot of feelings packed into 13 minutes. The animation is very unique and fun to watch. Not a fan of Tim Blake Nelson's hillbilly voice performance though. B War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko -  This is the most emotional I've been over an animal death for a while, but I suspect the music used is giving this a lot of goodwill. Animation is cool, though. C+ Pachyderm -  The animation was not very pleasing to look...