Directed by: Jon M. Chu Starring: Cynthia Ervio, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum Release Date: November 21, 2025 Runtime: 2h 17m My Rating:
The epic conclusion to the Broadway show that became a theatrical smash hit. Elphaba is officially the Wicked Witch of the West and is hunted by all of Oz, but she’s determined to expose the Wizard. From what I understand, the play and these movies are vastly different from the book (pub. 1995). Personally, I think this movie doesn’t quite live up to the first one.
Directed by: Luke Greenfield Starring: Kevin James, Alan Ritchson Release Date: 11/12/2025 Runtime: 1h 33m My Rating:
Brian (Kevin James) becomes a stay-at-home dad to his step-son. He accepts a playdate invitation from another stay-at-home dad (Alan Ritchson), who turns out to be a loose cannon.
This movie is getting absolutely roasted by folks despite it being the most-streamed movie on Prime Video in November. It’s a fun parent-comedy movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously. I considered giving this movie four stars because I don’t have the icons for 3 1/2 stars.
Over the summer, I read and reviewed the book, which also contains the teaser trailer for this movie. Well, the official trailer for the movie just came out this week, and you can check it out below.
Again, if you’ve never read this book, I highly recommend it. Once you’re done with that, then I recommend that you read The Martian next. In fact, I want to read the book again after watching that trailer, and I just finished it a few months ago.
I still like Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace; I think he’s going to crush the role. Some people are complaining that showing Rocky in the trailer ruins the surprise, but Rocky isn’t the plot of the book. He is critical to the plot, but he isn’t THE plot. I’m excited for this film which comes out in March, 2026.
“Jazz hands”
“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” – Stanley Kubrick
Sorry for the delay; the end of the year is always busy. It was scary movie season. Granted, I don’t watch many scary movies, but I do enjoy the occasional creepy flick. As I’ve mentioned in the past, there are several default movies that I watch every October, if I can fit them in, because I enjoy checking out other films. Here are the default (perhaps even classic?) films I watched this Halloween month.
I had read that they were making a biopic about Michael Jackson. I did not listen to his music when I was growing up, but he was still the King of Pop, and he defined a generation. You could probably summon any GenXer by simply playing Thriller, Bad, Smooth Criminal, or Black and White. Anyway, in case you missed it, here is the Michael Jackson biopic teaser trailer.
Fun fact: the actor cast to portray Michael Jackson is Jaafar Jackson. Yes, he is the nephew of the legendary pop artist, and this is his film debut. How cool is that??
I may not have been a fan, but I’ll still watch this movie. I wasn’t a Ray Charles fan either, but I still really enjoyed Ray. Hopefully, this movie will have similar success. Although I hope the film focuses more on his music and maybe steers clear of some of his more eccentric life decisions.
Enjoy.
“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” – Stanley Kubrick
I love martial arts movies, and Jackie Chan is the major reason behind that. I’ve been watching Jackie Chan movies before Rush Hour, when the only movies he was in were dubbed. Fun fact: Jackie Chan dubs himself in his non-US movies (e.g., the Police Story franchise, Who Am I, etc.). The selections this month are some of my favorite Jackie Chan films in the US.
Also, September was an ambitious month this year due to the numerous special event movies; it’s almost as busy as May.
