The hand guiding this ride doesn’t really nail it. The cast all show up though. Some script alterations and tone control would have gone a long way.
Categories: Movie and Series Reviews, Comedy
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) 3/5
I get why Deadpool & Wolverine has exploded, it is a fan-service and in-joke theme park ride. However, this also cuts out the legs from under it. Deadpool 2 did a lot to push more towards a plot and an accompanying tone shift from the first, and this latest outing undoes most of that while mixing the Marvel staples. What are the staples? Story and character motivations take a backseat to puns and cameos, like without spoiling anything consider how quick Wolverine’s motivation turns off at the end (literally zero response).
There are a lot of other issues I took but I don’t want to make this a spoiler review. Also it was weird for them to still make one character an integral part of the story while also being unable to get the original actor, at that point rewrite the part. It isn’t like the plot wasn’t already paper thin or had not already been sidelined numerous times by that point.
Distant (2024) 3/5
Categories 3/5, Comedy, Drama, Movie and Series Reviews, Sci-Fi 
It is not a perfect, there is a scene that looks cool but moves nothing and a hint of romance crops up that is awkward, but I think anyone who enjoys Sci-Fi can find something here. I think the first half is a stronger movie, but thrill junkies may disagree. Seeing what the planet has to offer was fun, even if not surprising. Anthony Ramos was a solid lead.
It is a shame people are going to be so hard on this movie. I have zero regret watching Distant.
Dear Santa (2024) 1.5/5
Categories 1.5/5, Comedy, Fantasy, Movie and Series Reviews 
I am not sure who will be watching this once it disappears from feeds. It does not commit enough to any direction and turns its premise and in-world rules about wishes into nonsense by the end of the film, and it does so for no payoff.
Jack Black’s costume was cool though.
But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) 3.5/5
Categories 3.5/5, Comedy, Drama, Movie and Series Reviews, Romance 
A lot of charm and a great cast.
The instigators (2024) 2/5
The Instigators struggles to feel cohesive and make sense at times. Not everything is satisfying because it feels like it is making and dropping ideas as it goes. Affleck’s character feels like he shortly devolves into a character of his character.
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) 2.5/5
It felt odd for the movie to not have Lisa Eilbacher as Jenny in some capacity. I think it would have worked better if Axel stayed with her while in town rather than the whole shakily done house acquisition thing that didn’t really deliver the laughs.
II Has sometimes transcends parts of the original, but it has trouble maintaining any momentum it gets. The dialogue gets sloppy, with characters repeating information the others would already know. The villain has an actual motivation but it is not leaned into so instead of Casino Royal we get mustache twirly.
Rosewood is fun to see escalate but the last ten minutes of the movie goes too hard and the action is very sloppy. It is really the ending that shaves off another half star. Sloppy action can be said for most of the movie though, it really is the whole way the finale was written. Too quick, too little, and too much somehow all at once.
Having said all that, I don’t regret watching the movie. I think there is some strong moments in the earlier half.