#Mercy is nowhere near as provocative as its premise wants you to think. It’s a perfectly serviceable action thriller that works better with your brain off than if you try to engage with it in a way that could be additive to the conversation of society’s growing reliance on AI.

#SendHelpMovie is a total blast. Equally hilarious and chilling, Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien’s excellent dynamic keeps the story moving even during slower-paced sections. Sam Raimi’s signature wacky flair makes this a movie experience you’ll be happy to be stranded with.

If you haven’t tuned in to Retro//Ranked yet, this would be a great season to start! We found a really fun and analytical rhythm this season that I hope to keep up in the show’s future and I had a spectacular group of guests to do it with @therollingtape.bsky.social.

#AvatarFireAndAsh underwhelms, largely showcasing more of the same rather than unearthing new layers of Pandora and the story of the Sully clan. James Cameron introduces one major twist, but it doesn’t help the film from feeling mostly derivative of what’s come before.

#TheHousemaid surprised me in ways I wasn’t expecting. Sexy and complex, it entertains enough in its first half with a relatively predictable, albeit intriguing setup. However, once it gets past a long period of exposition in the third act, the movie ends with an absolute bang.

Rob Reiner is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. He was a master of genre, whose films touched millions of people’s hearts. Stand By Me, Misery, When Harry Met Sally. The list goes on and on. I’ll always remember the impact his work has had on my life and love of cinema.

Epic in structure and themes, #WeaponsMovie will have you sunken in your seat from fear in one moment and laughing on the verge of tears in the next. Its intricately engrossing plot is backed up by a slew of tremendous performances from its ensemble cast. It’s an instant classic.

#TheNakedGun is the best comedy I’ve seen since “Joy Ride.” With its nonstop barrage of jokes, there is something here for everyone no matter what style of humor appeals most to you. Liam Neeson’s committed performance is one of my favorites of 2025. See it with a large crowd.

#Superman  is an exciting, action-packed and unabashedly fun spectacle that wears its heart and hopeful themes on its chest. It’s a movie that leaves you with a smile and inspiration to create some good in the world. I can’t wait to see more stories told in this new DC Universe.

#JurassicWorldRebirth is another disappointing entry in this franchise. Director Gareth Edwards utilizes his deft sense of scale to make the dinos feel larger than life. It’s the paper-thin writing and characters that put the film on a path to extinction in viewers’ minds.

#NowWatching… in IMAX F1 (2025) dir. Joseph Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, and Kerry Condon

#BringHerBack is an attempt from the Philippous at something more serious in tone and themes that often doesn’t measure up to its lofty ideas. The relationship between its central characters explores the complexities of grief better than the underdeveloped supernatural premise.

#FightorFlight is the most fun I’ve had at the movies this year. It takes a cliche action premise and pumps it full of frenetic violence and a vicious sense of humor. Josh Hartnett embodies a complex action hero that I’d love to see more of in the future. See it with a crowd!

#Thunderbolts is a return to form for Marvel, not just from a quality perspective, but it’s the first project in quite some time that you can actually feel that the heart is there. Excellent character growth, well-constructed set pieces, and more make this entry a well-earned win

#Sinners is a generational event. A brilliantly original blend of genres, styles, and culture that contextualizes a story that would remain engrossing even if the genre aspects were completely removed. Ryan Coogler provides the type of rare movie magic that we’ve been begging for

#NowWatching THE AMATEUR (2025) dir. James Hawes, starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, and Rachel Brosnahan

#NowWatching WORKING MAN (2025) dir. David Ayer, starring Jason Statham, Eva Mauro, and Arianna Rivas

#NowWatching DEATH OF A UNICORN (2025) dir. Alex Scharfman, starring Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, and Will Poulter

Happy #Oscars  Day! In honor of the big day, I’m dropping my first ever Top 25 Films of the Year video. For years, I’ve felt inspired my the masterful work of @davidehrlich.bsky.social, @pnemiroff.bsky.social, and many others who share annual montages. I hope you enjoy! vimeo.com/1061679861

Watch this space for something special, just in time for #Oscars   Day 🎞️.

Happy #Oscars week! Now that I’ve finally seen #ImStillHere, I can finally reveal my rankings of this year’s #BestPicture 10. Pretty strong crop of films this year, but not on the same level as the last couple years for me personally, overall.

The best part about Awards Season is the conversation it provides film lovers to take part in, especially in the imminent lead-up to the Oscars. Listen to @therollingtape.bsky.social’s final predictions episode to understand why it may be my favorite Oscars prediction conversation yet.

I’m so glad I had the opportunity to talk noir with @bryansudfield.bsky.social for the first round of @therollingtape.bsky.social’s new series, The Rolling Roulette! Tune in as we discuss “The Third Man” and pay tribute to director David Lynch with a conversation about “Blue Velvet.”

#NowWatching COMPANION (2025) dir. Drew Hancock, starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, and Lukas Gage

Do I make my girlfriend sit through “The Brutalist” for my birthday?

God, I hate A24 for what they did to “Sing Sing,” a movie I still haven’t seen.

LET ME HEAR CHALLENGERS IN SCORE & ORIGINAL SONG, I WANNA SCREAM FROM THE ROOFTOPS WHILE I BLAST COMPRESS/REPRESS AND MATCH POINT

As a body horror monster movie, I thought #WolfMan knocked it out of the park with gruesome makeup work and creatively frightening sequences. The character work is what left me disappointed and makes this remake pale in comparison to director Leigh Whannell’s previous efforts.

I am not okay, what the fuck is going on?

Quite crazy how we just can’t manage to not fail as a society for one fucking second.

Imma feel a certain type of way if “The Brutalist” doesn’t win Best Picture because voters didn’t feel like it was worth their time to actually watch it.

#NowWatching WOLF MAN (2024) dir. Leigh Whannell, starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Matilda Firth

It’s July 12, 2024. #SingSing is in theaters and isn’t playing anywhere relatively close by. It’s January 17, 2025. #SingSing is in theaters and isn’t playing anywhere relatively close by.

RIP to one of cinema’s greatest artists, a man single-handedly responsible for launching a new cinematic language that changed storytelling in filmmaking, as well as in all other art forms for the better.

Hoping #BetterMan gets an adrenaline shot at the box office, similar to what Michael Gracey’s last film, “The Greatest Showman,” was able to pull off late into its respective run. With how dry January and February are, I don’t think it’s all doom and gloom yet.

I’ve been Dune-pilled, I’ve been Conclave-pilled. Now I’m Brutalist-pilled.

And if I said Joe Alwym is Oscar worthy in “The Brutalist,” what then?

#NowWatching in IMAX THE BRUTALIST (2024) dir. Brady Corbet, starring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones

Realizing I forgot to post #LetterboxdWrapped stats. Bumped my numbers up from last year somehow.

Locking in my Best Picture nomination predictions ahead of the Globes tonight 🔐. Check out @therollingtape.bsky.social’s Oscar Board to see our entire team’s predictions in every category. therollingtape.com/oscar-board/

An Oscar nomination I would love to see happen later this month: “Hundreds of Beavers” for Best Costume Design. On the cool meter, I’d probably put this right up there with “Godzilla Minus One” getting nominated for (and winning) Best Visual Effects last year.

“Conclave” has become my favorite to win Best Picture. Wouldn’t be my personal top choice of potential nominees to win, but it’s what I believe is going to happen and it would deserve it.

Locking in Brian Tyree Henry for my supporting actor 5 🔐.

Today’s triple feature is The Fire Inside Babygirl Nosferatu.

If “Challengers” doesn’t at the very least get an original score nomination, I may never watch another movie again.

The holiday Criterion haul is complete. Only two of these films are rewatches. Folks, I’m gonna be eating good this weekend.

Person who has already seen 130 new releases this year: “I’ve got too many movies to see before I release my Best of the Year list” (me)

The Criterion haul has been MASSIVE so far this holiday season.

My mom has just updated me that she’s on episode four of “Squidward” on Netflix.

Inside every Prime Video subscriber, there are two wolves this Christmas.