Category: Movies
Movies high, low, action, adventure, comedy, drama, sci-fi, horror, western, zombie, samurai, dvd, blockbuster
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David Erlich’s 2025 movies supercut
Every year, David Erlich creates a music video supercut of his top 25 movies. Superbly edited, it celebrates movies with wit and verve.
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A Space Movie by Caroline Klidonas
Caroline Klidonas created an entertaining space movie without ever leaving her apartment. Hilarious and enthralling.
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Top 10 animal movie performances
The Ringer proposes a top 10 list of animal movie performances. Amusing at the very least, and the top choice is, well, a choice.
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Lettervoxd
A fun site if you like worms: Lettervoxd. Look up where words used in movies.
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New York Times 100 best movies since 2000
The New York Times compiled a list of the 100 best movies since 2000. All in all, it’s solid list, and to me, the top pick is deserving. Included in the list, are check boxes so you can track which ones you have seen, what/need to see, and even submit your own top 10 choices. I’ve seen 80, and here’s my top choices in no particular order.
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Whac-a-mole movie
No, it’s not The Onion. A Whac-a-mole movie is in development.
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Speed in 4K
Pop quiz hotshot. What 90s action movie starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Dennis Hopper holds up nearly 30 years later?
It check all the boxes you want in in action movie:
✔️ a cool underdog to root for
✔️ a charismatic villain
✔️ a diverse cast of side characters adding life to the story
✔️ tight pacing with just enough breaks to catch your breath
✔️ snappy dialogue
✔️ thrilling action sequences that defy physics
✔️ explosions
✔️ a satisfying endingThe cinematography and camera work look excellent in 4K. One thing I appreciated was the sound mixing. The dialogue wasn’t drowned out by music or action, something that seems to be rare these days.
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The Oscar Best Picture Nominees, each uniquely weird
Wesley Morris ties all the 2025 Oscar Best Picture Nominees with a common thread: they’re each uniquely weird.
They’re weird — every single one. They take weird forms. The people in them do weird stuff. They induce weirdness in you.
I’ve seen 9 out of 10 of the nominees (still waiting for I’m Still Here to be available), and my vote would either be Conclave or Anora. Each contains beautifully composed cinematography for their respective stories with casts that held my attention the entire time. But they’re vastly different. Conclave runs along as a tense thriller, while Anora is a fable with a Three Stooges episode in the middle.
And regarding Wicked, I texted two friends:
begrudgingly and surprisingly enjoying it. It’s like skittles in movie musical form
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The story of Neon films
Whenever you see the buzzing, fuchsia Neon title card, you know your going to get at the very least something different and interesting. Eric Ducker at the Ringer tells of how six people in a WeWork space grew to a 55 person team consistently supporting awards campaigns.