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SKYFALL is a frustrating movie and it’s a particularly difficult one for me to RANK, because precisely one half of me loves it, while the other half f***ing hates it.

The guys who wrote The World Is Not Enough are back to once again give Bond a shoulder injury that hardly has any bearing on the plot while they try their best to remake GoldenEye, the story of an older and (according to other characters in the film) washed up James Bond who faces his equal but opposite, his shadow, an ex-00 agent named Silva who just like Alec Trevelyan heads up his own criminal enterprise taking on missions for cash instead of for king and country.

However, where GoldenEye had the advantage of coming on the heels of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War (the very reason the 00 program was instituted in the first place), Skyfall has what? The Internet? Does that mean war and threats from rogue states and the necessity of maintaining boots on the ground is suddenly outdated? The whole argument is that the shadows don’t exist anymore, which is absurd because this movie takes place ten years after 9/11.

It’s all meant to give the impression that this movie is super smart and meaningful, which perhaps it is in part, I’ll definitely give it good bad guy status, but simultaneously it is by far the most annoyingly contrived and self-aggrandizing Bond film to date, which we’ll get into in excruciating detail by tearing apart the plot, and when it crumbles, we will stand tall and face it all, together.

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7. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
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10. John Wick: Chapter 4
11. Tetris
12. Gran Turismo
13. Air
14. Creed III
15. Sound of Freedom
16. A Haunting In Venice
17. The Creator
18. The Flash
19. Fast X
20. Asteroid City
21. The Killer
22. Napoleon
23. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
24. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
25. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
26. M3GAN
27. missing
28. The Machine
29. Barbie
30. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
31. The Exorcist: Believer
32. Scream VI
33. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
34. Dumb Money
35. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
36. Renfield
37. The Equalizer 3
38. Blue Beetle
39. Evil Dead Rise
40. The Pope’s Exorcist
41. Magic Mike’s Last Dance
42. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
43. Knock at the Cabin
44. Insidious: The Red Door
45. Five Nights at Freddy’s
46. The Nun II
47. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
48. Plane
49. Haunted Mansion
50. Cocaine Bear
51. Knights of the Zodiac

❝I don’t know much about Godzilla movies, but I know enough about movies to know that Godzilla Minus One has everything the body needs:

Starting with the big stuff, Godzilla himself is absolutely incredible. The visual effect is of such a high quality that at times I felt I had the suspension of disbelief of a child. But that’s all just a cherry on top. Down at ground level is a story that leaves nothing to be desired. Among other things it’s the tale of one man’s struggle to rid himself of his survivor’s guilt following the Japanese army’s defeat after World War II.

On a larger scale the story is a metaphor for post-WWII Japan’s fear of a loss of cultural identity to the looming threat of American influence and power done in the most Japanese way possible with a giant city-destroying monster and crowds of people running away screaming. Even if that’s not really your thing or you’ve never seen a single Godzilla movie you can and should still check it out because this movie brings it on every level.❞

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Previous Episode 2023 RANKED List:
1. Oppenheimer
2. The Holdovers
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Beau Is Afraid
5. Infinity Pool
6. Talk to Me
7. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
9. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
10. John Wick: Chapter 4
11. Tetris
12. Gran Turismo
13. Air
14. Creed III
15. Sound of Freedom
16. A Haunting In Venice
17. The Creator
18. The Flash
19. Fast X
20. Asteroid City
21. Napoleon
22. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
23. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
24. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
25. M3GAN
26. missing
27. The Machine
28. Barbie
29. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
30. The Exorcist: Believer
31. Scream VI
32. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
33. Dumb Money
34. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
35. Renfield
36. The Equalizer 3
37. Blue Beetle
38. Evil Dead Rise
39. The Pope’s Exorcist
40. Magic Mike’s Last Dance
41. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
42. Knock at the Cabin
43. Insidious: The Red Door
44. Five Nights at Freddy’s
45. The Nun II
46. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
47. Plane
48. Haunted Mansion
49. Cocaine Bear
50. Knights of the Zodiac

The Killer is about an assassin who for the first time botches a job and has to deal with the consequences. Throughout the film we see how meticulous this man is in the planning and execution of his work. We see his seemingly unlimited resources and false identities put to use internationally while he fills in the downtime with voiceover of his murder wisdom and nihilistic philosophy.

All of this would be great if there was a story attached because this is a film we’re talking about, not a TV show, but that’s exactly what it feels like in the end, a very good pilot episode of a TV series meant to establish a main character. It feels like an introduction with no followup, like a series of events that suddenly ends.

A person has to be killed and the killer kills them with little to no trouble. He even complains early on about the lack of creativity in his latest gigs. One would expect this to herald the coming of some exciting and unique killing sequences, but no. Just about everybody gets shot with a gun after a bit of stalking so we really never see his killing skills at their best, even after things get personal. Needless to say this is one leaves a lot to be desired.

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2. The Holdovers
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Beau Is Afraid
5. Infinity Pool
6. Talk to Me
7. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
9. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
10. John Wick: Chapter 4
11. Tetris
12. Gran Turismo
13. Air
14. Creed III
15. Sound of Freedom
16. A Haunting In Venice
17. The Creator
18. The Flash
19. Fast X
20. Asteroid City
21. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
22. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
23. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
24. M3GAN
25. missing
26. The Machine
27. Barbie
28. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
29. The Exorcist: Believer
30. Scream VI
31. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
32. Dumb Money
33. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
34. Renfield
35. The Equalizer 3
36. Blue Beetle
37. Evil Dead Rise
38. The Pope’s Exorcist
39. Magic Mike’s Last Dance
40. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
41. Knock at the Cabin
42. Insidious: The Red Door
43. Five Nights at Freddy’s
44. The Nun II
45. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
46. Plane
47. Haunted Mansion
48. Cocaine Bear
49. Knights of the Zodiac

Napoleon focuses almost exclusively on Mr. Bonaparte’s relationship with his hussy wife Josephine, and not so much on painting the portrait of a small statured military genius turned emperor that conquered most of Europe, you know, a topic of absolute fascination. This makes it a frustrating movie, because it’s not like it needed to be ALL guts and glory, but did it have to be mostly simping and cuckery?

Perhaps this would have worked if there was any spark between these two characters, but the movie makes it difficult to care about two people that mostly stare at each other blankly and then go cheat on one another, especially when the filmmakers fail to properly connect those story threads to his military motivations. So even if that was the point it still falls flat.

And I mostly blame Joaquin Phoenix who is horribly miscast. At this point in his career he’s too much of a wild card to have the discipline for a role like this. That which made him perfect for movies like Joker or The Master makes him a liability in this historical drama, hence people laughing at inappropriate times in my theater.

Frankly, the movie is a damn mess. It tries to be funny when it should be serious. It’s too stale when it should be romantic, and all of the interesting historical plot points are glanced over in favor of flatline Josephine. Prepare to be underwhelmed and let down.

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7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
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10. Tetris
11. Gran Turismo
12. Air
13. Creed III
14. Sound of Freedom
15. A Haunting In Venice
16. The Creator
17. The Flash
18. Fast X
19. Asteroid City
20. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
21. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
22. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
23. M3GAN
24. missing
25. The Machine
26. Barbie
27. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
28. The Exorcist: Believer
29. Scream VI
30. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
31. Dumb Money
32. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
33. Renfield
34. The Equalizer 3
35. Blue Beetle
36. Evil Dead Rise
37. The Pope’s Exorcist
38. Magic Mike’s Last Dance
39. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
40. Knock at the Cabin
41. Insidious: The Red Door
42. Five Nights at Freddy’s
43. The Nun II
44. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
45. Plane
46. Haunted Mansion
47. Cocaine Bear
48. Knights of the Zodiac

The Holdovers is what they call an “instant classic.” It’s what people are talking about when they say “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” It’s one of those snapshot of life, full range of emotion type of movies that keeps you hooked from beginning to end because the story flows as naturally as a stream as opposed to the artificial canal of formulaic story structure. It’s nostalgic without being forceful. It’s hilarious in a subtle, very down-to-earth way. And it’s never more melancholic or dramatic than it needs to be.

It’s everything that Wes Anderson movies used to be, before he left reality for his quirkily filmed stage-plays. Instead, this movie reads like a classic American novel, with a limited cast and setting and by the end you fully understand (and therefore love) each character because they ARE real people trapped in the tragic shortcomings of real life where the losers lose while watching the winners win and making the best of it regardless.

Therefore it’s not triumphant. It’s not even particularly heartfelt or inspiring. Hardly anything changes from beginning to end, other than a greater understanding and connection between a small group of disparate people. And to that end, it is beautiful.

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4. Infinity Pool
5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
7. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
8. John Wick: Chapter 4
9. Tetris
10. Gran Turismo
11. Air
12. Creed III
13. Sound of Freedom
14. A Haunting In Venice
15. The Creator
16. The Flash
17. Fast X
18. Asteroid City
19. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
20. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
21. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
22. M3GAN
23. missing
24. The Machine
25. Barbie
26. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
27. The Exorcist: Believer
28. Scream VI
29. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
30. Dumb Money
31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
32. Renfield
33. The Equalizer 3
34. Blue Beetle
35. Evil Dead Rise
36. The Pope’s Exorcist
37. Magic Mike’s Last Dance
38. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
39. Knock at the Cabin
40. Insidious: The Red Door
41. Five Nights at Freddy's
42. The Nun II
43. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
44. Plane
45. Haunted Mansion
46. Cocaine Bear
47. Knights of the Zodiac

Talk to Me is a refreshing take on the possession genre, taking the essence of an exorcism or seance movie and reducing it to an immature party drug allegory. The premise is so captivating and terrifying that the film doesn’t need to rely on jump scares, of which I don’t recall there being a single one—the mark of a true horror movie.

Instead the horror comes when you realize the complete lack of reverence that the young party kid cast has for discovering a method of communicating with spirits of the dead. Instead of falling to their knees and repenting to God having found proof of the afterlife, they film each other freaking out, not under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but under the influence of these ghosts they willingly allow into their bodies. The kids eventually become addicted to the act, including the dopamine hit from carelessly posting these videos online. The horrific thing is that nobody is afraid of the horrific thing happening right before their eyes and iPhones.

This of course reflects the age we live in, where nothing is too sacred to post and everyone seems keen to take a video of someone in distress rather than step in and help them out. Carelessly conjuring fiendish spirits for the almighty click is a terrifying glance at how the pursuit of digital attention is slowly but surely dehumanizing and desensitizing all of us digital addicts as we communicate exclusively through our devices instead of face to face, hence the brilliance of the title.

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