An up-close analysis of General Hummel's moral conflict in Michael Bay's last great movie in a pre-9/11 world.
13 Jul 2026
Less Mean About Movies - Episode Zero
Some notes
28 Mar 2026
Five Movies I've Watched: It's Kind of a Part II
Part II: This time it's five!
Woman of The Hour
Terrifier 3
Renaissance
Send Help
Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die
20 Mar 2026
Ten Movies I've Watched
Hey I'm back!
No Other Choice
Primate
Swordfish
Jackie Brown
Faults
El Mariachi
Desperado
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The Man From Hong Kong
16 Jan 2026
The Secret Agent
In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.
Cast
Wagner Moura as Armando / Marcelo Alves and Fernando (adult)
Enzo Nunes as Fernando (young)
Carlos Francisco as Sr. Alexandre
Tânia Maria as Dona Sebastiana
Robério Diógenes as Euclides
Maria Fernanda Cândido as Elza
Gabriel Leone as Bobbi Borba
Roney Villela [pt] as Augusto Borba
Kaiony Venâncio as Vilmar
Alice Carvalho [pt] as Fátima
7 Jan 2026
Avatar: Fire & Ash
Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.
Cast
Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver as Kiri
Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
Oona Chaplin as Varang
Jack Champion as Miles "Spider" Socorro
18 Dec 2025
Bottle Episode Vol 1: Cena Taps Out
The first of many side project episodes where I decide to record when I need to yap about a topic that I can't stop thinking about. This is about pro wrestling, and I try to be as educational as possible on the subject. So, if you're unfamiliar, hopefully this clarifies things.
I'll be back to movies very shortly. Happy Holidays!
John Cena's 23-year WWE career ends in defeat and why I loved it.
My thoughts on my history with pro wrestling, my relationship with Cena's legacy, and why WWE ran out of ideas years ago.
9 Dec 2025
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Uma Thurman as Beatrix "the Bride" Kiddo
Lucy Liu as O-Ren Ishii (code name Cottonmouth)
Vivica A. Fox as Vernita Green (code name Copperhead)
Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver (code name California Mountain Snake)
Michael Madsen as Budd (code name Sidewinder)
Sonny Chiba as Hattori Hanzō
Julie Dreyfus as Sofie Fatale
Chiaki Kuriyama as Gogo Yubari
David Carradine as Bill (code name Snake Charmer
18 Nov 2025
Bugonia
Bugonia by Yorgos Lanthimos
Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Cast
Emma Stone as Michelle Fuller
Jesse Plemons as Teddy Gatz
Aidan Delbis as Don
Stavros Halkias as Casey Boyd
Alicia Silverstone as Sandy Gatz
18 Nov 2025
Hereditary
Hereditary by Ari Aster
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Cast
Toni Collette as Annie Graham
Gabriel Byrne as Steve Graham
Alex Wolff as Peter Graham
Milly Shapiro as Charlie Graham
Ann Dowd as Joan
Mallory Bechtel as Bridget
28 Oct 2025
Spooktober: Cape Fear
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Cast
Robert De Niro as Max Cady
Nick Nolte as Samuel G. Bowden
Jessica Lange as Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis as Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker as Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum as Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck as Lee Heller
Martin Balsam as Judge
Illeana Douglas as Lori Davis
17 Oct 2025
Spooktober: P2
P2 directed by Frank Khalfoun
A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Cast
Rachel Nichols (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Nichols_(actress)) as Angela Bridges
Wes Bentley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Bentley) as Thomas Barclay
13 Oct 2025
Spooktober: Hush
Hush directed by Mike Flanagan
A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.
Cast
Kate Siegel as Madison "Maddie" Young
John Gallagher Jr. as The Man
Michael Trucco as John Stanley
Samantha Sloyan as Sarah Greene
10 Oct 2025
Spooktober: When A Stranger Calls (1979)
When A Stranger Calls (1979) directed by Fred Walton
A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.
Cast
Charles Durning as John Clifford
Carol Kane as Jill Johnson
Colleen Dewhurst as Tracy
Tony Beckley as Curt Duncan
Rachel Roberts as Dr. Monk
Ron O'Neal as Lt. Charlie Garber
6 Oct 2025
Spooktober: The Descent
The Descent directed by Neil Marshall
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Cast
Shauna Macdonald as Sarah
Natalie Mendoza as Juno
Alex Reid as Beth
MyAnna Buring as Sam
Saskia Mulder as Rebecca
Nora-Jane Noone as Holly
3 Oct 2025
Spooktober: High Tension
High Tension directed by Alexandre Aja
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Cast
Cécile de France as Marie
Maïwenn as Alexia Soral
Philippe Nahon as The Killer
28 Sept 2025
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter.
25 Sept 2025
Double Team
Double Team directed by Tsui Hark
An international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist.
Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jack Paul Quinn
Dennis Rodman as Yaz
Paul Freeman as Alex Goldsmythe
Mickey Rourke as Stavros
Natacha Lindinger as Kathryn "Kath" Quinn
23 Sept 2025
Fear X
Fear X directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.
Cast
John Turturro as Harry
Deborah Kara Unger as Kate
Stephen McIntyre as Phil
William Allen Young as Agent Lawrence
Gene Davis as Ed (as Eugene M. Davis)
Mark Houghton as Diner Cop
Jacqueline Ramel as Claire
James Remar as Peter
Amanda Ooms as Prostitute
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