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This review may contain spoilers.

It’s not necessarily a bad film but it lost me completely with the last two stories. 

I did love the production design, cinematography and score. Honestly might be some of the best I’ve seen in a Wes Anderson film yet but the story just honestly disappointed.

Look… I had a social reaction planned but my health is just sucking out all the energy from me rn. 

I’m gonna write a full review soon if I can find the motivation. I will say though, this wasn’t my cup of tea but I love Ben Wang and will always be ing him. He’s the star of this film and I wished I was able to like it more.

Embargoed.

I kind of need Wes Anderson to return and do another silly heist film like this. 

All I could think of while watching is that this feels exactly like my GTA Online lobbies with my friends when we try to do heists. It never goes well for any of us.

Wes Anderson, you’ll always have something great for me. This is the start of a journey and I can’t wait to see the point where he finds his style.

This film was an absolute snoozefest anytime Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige or Catherine Zeta-Jones weren't on screen.

It's hilarious how this is one of Tom Cruise's best performances, and he truly did try his best to save this dumpster fire of a film.

This felt like a glorified lost episode of Riverdale.

If this film is an indication of the other Fear Street films currently in development, PLEASE KEEP THEM. This has already done such a disservice to the trilogy, which was honestly just a bare minimum serviceable horror trilogy. They didn't have to do much to be on the same level.

It’s a real issue that we’re dealing with, and Mountainhead perfectly showcases that all of this power is not only becoming harder to identify but is being put in the hands of people who barely understand the damage that it can cause. Armstrong does a genuine good job of giving you a laugh, even during the movie’s chaotic climactic moments, but also does a great job of instilling fear into you, making you realise that this isn’t just some fictional story; it’s the harsh reality, and most of the people watching this film are likely to go back to social media and continue absorbing and believing the fake news they consume.

Full Review: featurefirst.net/mountainhead-review-jesse-armstrongs-political-power-display/

Tom Cruise could play Kirk Lazarus but Robert Downey Jr could not play Les Grossman

Yeah that whole Batman and Catwoman roleplaying scenario. I get it. I also get following Elizabeth Olsen around everywhere, but fortunately I'm not a stalker.

Ballerina is a great addition to the World of John Wick with its ice-breaking, bone-crunching and gut-spilling action. Len Wiseman brings a fresh set of eyes to the franchise with his style, offering a great balance of storytelling and action that hasn’t been felt in the John Wick series before. 

Ana de Armas is the perfect fit for Eve, and she kills it in her best action role yet, portraying a character that’s not only lethal but nuanced.

The movie is nicely paced with phenomenal camerawork that stands out and set pieces that topple the early days of the John Wick franchise with stunts and action sequences that feel unique to Eve and her Ruska Roma upbringing. 

Its ending might feel stale and boring in comparison to the rest of the franchise, but this is still a film that kicks total ass.

There’s genuinely some things I like from both cuts. If you were to take some bits from here and place them in Lester’s cut, I think we would have the definitive Superman 2. 

That being said, this was still a blast to watch and I love how it handles Clark and Lois’ relationship.

Lilo and Stitch is the embodiment of everything that Disney represents. It is without a doubt one of the best Disney live-action remakes and is easily the best family movie of the year. The meaning of ohana has never been more important than with this film as we get more depth with Lilo and Nani’s sisterly relationship. 

Maia Kealoha shines in the spotlight with her breakout role, perfectly encapsulating the essence of Lilo, bringing both tears and laughs with her performance. 

There are some scenes which feel like a 1:1 recreation, and there are also new additions, some welcome and others questionable, as character dynamics are switched around. 

If you’re a fan of the original, you’ll appreciate what this film has to offer and how closely they’ve stuck with the messaging with its changes. If this is your first time with Lilo and Stitch, prepare to have a new obsession.

This movie will always just be one of the best animated films I’ll ever watch in my life. 

It’s so expressive, has a touching story about family and is absolutely hilarious. 

I have my worries for the live action but I’m also still super excited to check out. 

List of Worries:
No Captain Gantu
No Elvis representation 
If Lilo doesn’t fight
No Fun montages 
If good, no tease for a second film.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is the Avengers: Endgame of the Mission: Impossible franchise. 

This movie is an absolute spectacle to behold on the IMAX screen with set pieces that are some of the best in the franchise. It’s action-packed, tense and absolutely jaw-dropping. 

Unfortunately, the film can feel rather sluggish with its exposition dumps combined with the odd editing choices that make it feel like you’re watching A New Hope. 

The finale is breathtaking, but when stripped down, it’s just a grander version of the Fallout finale, which ends up feeling like it slightly lacks in originality.

I'm very curious to see if this stays my favourite MCU film/project during this rewatch. It'll always hold a special part in my life, and it's the first MCU film to really step out the barriers of what these films were capable of.

It feels more like a political conspiracy thriller than it does a Marvel film. How the Russo's achieved this and then slowly went downhill from here, I'll never know.

I also couldn't help thinking that this would work perfectly as the story for a Mission: Impossible film. That's all that was on my mind.

This isn't a 5/5 film, but it's very close to one. I believe Steve and Nat going undercover and coming across Zola slows the film slightly, and I hate how Zola is just used as a throwaway villain. Aside from that, the rest of the movie is strong.

I really loved this film when it first dropped aside from what they did to Ilsa Faust.

Let's talk about some issues. It takes 30 minutes before we even reach the title credits of this movie. The Submarine and the scene in the desert feel pointless in the grand scheme of things as we get flashbacks to those moments later on and are also recapped about the events although it's the same film where those events just took place. The Washington DC scene would've been a great scene to have opened up on, caught the audience up with what's going and then cut to the title sequence. I'd even take a shortened version of the desert sequence.

How Ilsa Faust is handled doesn't sit right with me and feels in bad taste after where we leave her in Fallout. It's a poor ending for her story and her alongside Rebecca Ferguson deserved so much more.

That aside, I think this film has a great story with a unique and intriguing villain being the Entity. There's not much interest in Gabriel and feel like the personal connection with Ethan doesn't really add anything to the overall plot of this movie. Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff are great last minute additions to the franchise as Grace and Paris respectively and I can't wait to see more of them.

The score is the grand standout in this film, specifically in the moments leading up to Ilsa's fate with Ethan trying to catch up to her. What was a slight disappointment is that the set pieces don't feel like that much of a spectacle after coming off a film like Fallout, The train sequence is outstanding and the car chase in Rome are the only points worth talking about when it comes to stunts and set pieces. (The motorcycle doesn't impress as it was shown in its full glory in all the marketing and doesn't really land the same after a second or third viewing.)

I think it's a solid first part with its flaws but I have faith that Final Reckoning will be everthing we wanted out of this film and will bring this story to a satisfying action-packed and emotional conlcusion.

What’s so great about Fallout is that it feels like a genuine sequel to Rogue Nation and helps improve that film. 

I don’t know how I was blinded before but this has some of the best action sequences in the franchise, the best stunts and set pieces and just an overall great story. It had outstanding sound design  and a score that could be heard across the BFI IMAX. 

Honestly just an amazing action movie, that’s it. That’s all I have to say. 

I love Benji, Ilsa Faust, Ethan Hunt, Luther Stickell and EVERYONE. Not DIRECTOR SLOANE. 

Hands down, Henry Cavill’s best performance too

LOVE YOU VANESSA KIRBY.

“Hunt is the living embodiment of destiny”

I’m sorry but Rebecca Ferguson helps me endure this movie. That and also the back to back chase sequences. 

I would also lock in if I had to save Rebecca Ferguson, I get you Ethan Hunt

We’re here for the second Mission: Impossible marathon and it began with Ghost Protocol. 

If you wasn’t persuaded with how cool Ethan Hunt was, this film proves that even when he’s disavowed with no one to back him but 3 other agents, he’s more than capable enough. 

Simon Pegg getting more of a ing role in this than what felt like a guest role in 3 is what was deserved. He’s hilarious and really brings something that was missing to the whole dynamic of Mission: Impossible. 

Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton were great additions. It kind of feels criminal that Patton didn’t return considering she is actually the first woman in Mission: Impossible that isn’t just  bogged down to a shitty love interest for Ethan. 

From Burj Khalifa climb to Sandstorm chase in IMAX at the BFI IMAX, I couldn’t ask for anything better. 

Mumbai feels like it slows down a bit before kicking back up but still a decent third act.

Don’t know how I forgot but I wanted more out of Lea Seydoux

It's crazy to think that they had Chris Hemsworth as Thor, great casting, and just wasted him numerous times.

This isn't the worst Thor film... anymore, but it's still a bad MCU movie. It has terrible writing; visually it doesn't look great, although you can tell they're trying to land with a dark and gritty style to fit the Norse world of Thor. The villain is once again uninteresting, which is currently back-to-back failures for Marvel at this time.

Loki stays being the only character who seems to be written well enough and feels like an actual character in these films.

It's one of the weakest films in the MCU, and if memory holds up well, it's the weakest film in this second phase.

Similar to The Incredible Hulk, this film does have a great score with Into Eternity by Brian Tyler being one of my favourite tracks within the MCU. So I'll give props for having a good score that does genuinely elevate some scenes.

A return back to the first film in the MCU that dealt with trauma. It still played it safe in a lot of ways, but it actually allowed for this Iron Man film to feel different from the first two.

I think AIM's use in the MCU is unfortunately wasted (give us that soft reboot) and Aldrich Killian as a villain was extremely weak. I could also talk about the use of The Mandarin in this film, but that would be an honest waste of my time.

What this film truly boils down to is Tony Stark finally having to deal with who he is without that suit of armour and what actually makes him a hero. He's facing a battle with himself throughout this film, and the moments with him and Harley are some of the best.

The third act, while cool, ends up looking pretty bad with the Extremis power set on full display, and the CGI is honestly not the best. This movie does make me wish that sometimes we got to see how the fallout of some events affected the characters mentally. Some of the best projects in the MCU deal with that. If only it wasn't for the poor villains, CGI and overall story with the US military and President and this film could've easily been considered one of the greats.

This is a movie that’s made for the fans that have stuck through 25 years of “storytelling.”

It’s best watched in a packed crowd on an IMAX screen to experience the ludicrous blood fest that this film is. While the kills stay surprising, they never reach the heights of their predecessors, and their continued use of CGI in 2025 for kills only adds to the total wackiness of them. 

This is the perfect movie (even if it’s not the best one in the franchise) to close out the franchise on, and Tony Todd gives one of the best performances for his final role.

I will always hold this film dear to my heart, as it was the first MCU film that I got to watch in the cinema. An experience that I won't forget. But when you rewatch this film without nostalgia clouding your mind, you begin to notice some glaring issues, which are largely just some of the dialogue.

The Avengers brings together six people who all have great arcs throughout this movie. There is a balance between the characters on screen, with a returning villain who finally gets to work with material that allows him to feel like a threat. From this movie alone, Loki and Iron Man are two standout characters. An honourable mention being Bruce Banner, as the film slightly dips into how he mentally deals with the Hulk and the suicidal tendencies living with the Hulk has brought him.

As said before, Marvel tends to make good team-up movies compared to their solo ones, and with the release of Thunderbolts*, that hasn't changed.

As this brings the end of Phase One of the MCU, it's safe to say that Iron Man stays the reigning champion of this phase, and unfortunately the weakest link was The Incredible Hulk.

From one of the worst Final Destination films to what you'd expect from a Final Destination movie.

The deaths in this were gruesome, and I loved the opening bridge scene, but most importantly, this film added some new rules which took the story in an interesting direction. It also connected it with a previous film, which was unexpected but allowed for an entertaining watch.

It's so funny how you can tell when a film from the 2010s was supposed to be watched in 3D. That end credits sequence is somehow one of the worst things I've seen but also one of the best.

The theater scene, the escalator scene and… well that’s it actually. 

I still struggle to find the actual purpose and enjoyment of these films but that escalator one actually happened to me so I felt some representation.

I genuinely used to adore this film. I think I was just too young to understand. 

This is bad and I’m talking painfully hard to sit through. At one point, I paused and started playing Whodle (Guess the Doctor Who episode)

This film has great action, the train heist and the Kessle heist are genuinely some of the best in the franchise. The visuals are great but the story itself is weak. The appearance of Qi’ra, Crimson Dawn and Darth Maul are also highlights for me so I’ve got this film to truly thank for. 

I can understand why they didn’t move with making that Kenobi film. It didn’t save the show though and should’ve been left alone.

Happy Birthday, Izzy!

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I’m glad Abrams hasn’t been able to make a film after this. 

Just completely shat on The Last Jedi and undone everything Rian Johnson worked so hard to achieve. 

The Rey Skywalker ending is a complete fuck you in the face but I can understand from her character’s point of view why she would end up taking their name out of respect. I would’ve just preferred her to have looked at their force ghosts, back at the woman and then say “Just, Rey”

Only one man can make one of the worst Mission: Impossibles and one of the worst Star Wars films.

I am so sorry to all of the sequel trilogy haters, but it was never The Last Jedi which ruined your precious franchise.

The only real downside to this film is how they handle the storyline with Finn and Rose Tico. It's not necessarily bad, but it really slows down the movie when we're getting strong developments between Rey and Luke.

The film starts to open up interesting discussions surrounding Rey's heritage, her connection to the Force and to Kylo Ren. These ideas are further amplified once we reach the Throne Room and get that shocking moment with Snoke that leads to one of the best visual battles that this movie has to offer.

The tension from that scene to the hyperspeed scene and finally the final act on Cait. It's one of the best third acts in a Star Wars movie and deserves more respect. It's one of the best-looking Star Wars films and has a great story that, unfortunately, as we know, doesn't have the greatest conclusion. John Williams kills it with the score and has just outstanding direction from Rian Johnson.

The movie takes risks; not all of them work, but a lot of them do. The Force Awakens haters wanted a movie that was original and different. The Last Jedi is exactly that, and yet you still complained. Take each film as it is and stop allowing The Rise of Skywalker to taint the achievement behind these first two films.

I’ve always liked this film and never got the force hate it received after several years. 

It’s a solid start to the sequel trilogy and I recently got told that it rhymes like poetry with how each first film in a trilogy follows similar story beats. 

The action is great, the twists are well executed and Rey’s journey is set up perfectly. While I do wish Finn was better treated as a character, I don’t have this film or truly even the next to blame for his characterisation. 

Supreme leader Snoke is a looming threat where his presence can truly be felt and Adam Driver’s performance as Kylo Ren is one that will always stay with me. He caught my attention when the trailers originally released and completely met my expectations. 

Now onto my favourite!

With this being the third and final film of tonight’s marathon, it was quite difficult to stay up but I pushed through. 

Phillip Seymour Hoffman stays being one of the best villains out of the entire Mission Impossible franchise. The film is still entertaining and some good action sequences such as the bridge attack. 

There’s still no interest for a character such as Julia, no background and is just dropped into this film as the fiancée/wife. It felt weird considering there’s no mention of Thandie Newton. 

The rating has to go down just ever so slightly for that reason alone. It’s not believable how hard Ethan Hunt is trying to protect this “love of his life.”

It’s not a surprise that women weren’t written well back then when they barely are now.

This movie is a complete fever dream. 

Like I want it to hate it but I’ve come to that you enjoy it more when you accept it as a campy action romance. 

That third act is ridiculous and feels like a parody version of Ethan Hunt. He’s never had aim like that since this film. 

You tried John Woo 💜

YOUR MISSION IS TO WATCH THE FIRST THREE MISSION IMPOSSIBLES AT BFI IMAX IN ONE NIGHT, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT

What an absolute iconic film and start to one of my favourite franchises. 

A film full of betrayal, twists and turns at every single corner. 

I think what I love so much about this film is you question Ethan’s stupidity not to realise he’s being conned only to discover he knew the entire time. 

I also kept thinking Emmanuelle Béart looked a lot like Ana De Armas…

THANK YOU TOM CRUISE!

This used to be my favourite film within the original trilogy but has been dethroned during this rewatch by Empire Strikes Back.

I think what has changed is there are a lot of moments on Endor, specifically with the Ewoks, that just slow down the film for me. It's thanks to how well this film ties up loose ends that it is such a great film and close to a trilogy.

It has a great opening and an explosive and emotional ending, but everything in between just isn't as great.

Ian McDiarmid, while not having that much screentime, always impresses with how great a performance he delivers as the elusive and threatening Emperor.

Those final moments between Luke and Vader will be some of the best in the entire series, and it's safe to say that George Lucas was great at writing and not too much at directing, which is why the original trilogy is much stronger than the prequels.

Took my niece to go see this, as it's one of the few films from this year that she has genuinely been excited to see.

She was shocked by how depressing it was but loved Yelena and Bob and gave it the same rating as I did, which is rare from her.

Also, FUCK YOU to the guy next to me who was just on Tinder or stalking women on Instagram Stories and moved away from me when I told him to put his phone away. Don't go to the cinema if you can't have your phone in your pocket for a minimum of 2 hours.

This is the movie where you begin to realise how great a villain Darth Vader is. This is the pinnacle of what Star Wars is and still to this day stands as one of the greatest sequels to release.

I usually bounce back and forth between this and ROTJ. I've come to with the fact that this movie just works better with its pacing and has much more going on for it. From the Battle of Hoth to Luke's training with Yoda to Bespin and the battle between Luke and Vader. It keeps your heart pumping the entire time, and I'm hoping one day that I can watch this in the cinema.

It’s genuinely not a bad film. Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal and Lois Smith all deliver great performances that help with the extended dialogue scenes. 

Those scenes could’ve done with being slightly shorter and the film handles how women are seen in Hollywood quite well with the three women of different ages but it still feels like there’s something missing from this that’s holding it back.

I hate the order that I’m currently watching in as I always have a better time with The Skywalker Saga when watching in release order but that doesn’t change this from being a great film. 

It’s a classic, there’s so much to love and so many questions you want answered. 

George Lucas’ best work at the time. 

It’s a shame that Disney+ only has the CGI version, I don’t know why Lucas was obsessed with it.

Thunderbolts* is EASILY one of the best MCU movies to release since Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 that has been able to replicate those grounded character studies which make the best of the MCU feel so relatable. 

It’s intimate, funny and touching and makes the “misfits banding together” trope feel fresh once more. It doesn’t shy away from depression or mental health. It’s one of those films that deliver an all-star cast that just bounce off each other so well, but Florence Pugh and Lewis Pullman have some of the best chemistry and a story that will pull at your heartstrings. 

Not to forget, some of the best visuals seen in a Marvel film in an extremely LONG time.

Full Review: Popped

This movie did NOT need to be two hours long. It eventually just got lost in what it was intending to do and I myself also began to lose interest. 

Love you though Rami Malek and Rachel Brosnahan 💜

So this still remains a tad better than The Phantom Menace but only because it feels like a tighter film. 

I still stick by my words and say that this film is more bearable when you’re playing Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. 

I’ve watched the Prequel trilogy in such a backwards order but overall the Prequel trilogy is messy. It slightly reminds me of the issues Lucasfilm is having now with filling in the gaps between The Clone Wars, the Original trilogy and what comes after.

I love this film and I’m never going to pretend that I don’t. 

It’ll always be hilarious that the first two films are just questionably bad and then this film is the sole saviour of the prequel trilogy. It’s got so much to do in such a small amount of time but it pulls it off well. 

A Shakespearean Tragedy. 

Happy 20th Anniversary to Revenge of the Sith and thank you BFI IMAX for this screening.

Thankfully, this movie can be entertaining at times but I feels sold a lie after being hyped from the trailers. 

A lot of the kills happen off screen or in a shitty montage. 

The jump scares feel like they derive from a PG-13 film and overall this just feels like a subpar version of what the game was. 

Starting to think I’d rather have just had them follow the original story and kill off whoever they wanted to throw everyone off.

Everybody laugh at Chris, he thought he'd be able to rewatch this and Attack of the Clones before sleeping, but now he's too tired and won't have time to rewatch Attack of the Clones before his screening of Revenge of the Sith later in the evening.

HE TORTURED HIMSELF BY REWATCHING THIS, AND IT SOMEHOW GETS WORSE EVERY TIME.

The pod racing scene is iconic, but does it need to be ten minutes long???

Just give me the Darth Maul cut and let me go about my day.

I did learn something new from this rewatch, and that's the fact you can hear Darth Vader's breathing at the very end of the credits. I normally close the film so fast but decided to listen to the music today.

I have to be honest, I didn’t love this film as much as I wanted to. 

I’m a huge fan of The Raid and The Raid 2 and love what I’ve seen of Gangs of London. I thought this would be at least on a similar level to Gangs but it’s far from it. 

Gareth Evan’s Q&A really did help contextualise some things I wasn’t too fond of but it doesn’t change my overall opinion of the film. 

The story is convoluted and messy, it’s hard to feel attached to characters they want us to care about and Ellie deserved more screen time as Jessie Mei Li’s performance as her was great. 

The action was the standout of the film and that’s to be expected from Evans. It takes an hour to truly kick in but when it does, it’s gory, fast paced, snappy, gritty and overall just badass. I just wish the story could’ve been better as this easily could’ve been a film that I loved.

The highlight of the Q&A was that Gareth Evans revealed that he’s announcing a remake that he’s making in roughly two weeks. I wonder what it could be.

My condolences to everyone just not watching this in an IMAX screening. I got to see it at a Dolby Cinema screen which served the film justice with its sound. 

It was my dad’s first time watching and also the first time we’ve been cinema together since Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning. This was so worth it.

There’s no denying that this is quite a silly film, but it’s an enjoyable one that still manages to be tense and entertaining. I thought Meghann Fahy was great; I wish we got more out of Violett Beane, and Brandon Sklenar was genuinely just alright.

I love how they handle Violet’s backstory and how they open up the film in general. It had me thinking it was going to go in this cliche, predictable way, but thankfully it didn’t, and they went for something rather original, which 100% helped the film.

"For a few hours, before the sun went down, we were truly free."

Hmmmmm yeahhhhh that ending was never the best but still a hilarious film that has its moments. 

Nothing will beat that first time watching it in the cinema. 

I know Izzy is gonna read this so just know we’re locking in for that second film.

All Wes Anderson films I’ve watched Ranked

1. Fantastic Mr. Fox
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. Bottle Rocket
4. Isle of Dogs
5. Rushmore
6. Bottle Rocket
7. Asteroid City
8. The French Dispatch

Every 2025 film I watch ranked.

Festival films will be included.

1. Sinners
2. Magic Hour
3. F1 The Movie
4. Ne Zha 2
5. Black Bag
6. Thunderbolts*
7. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
8. Predator: Killer of Killers
9. Mickey 17
10. Lilo & Stitch

...plus 48 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Toy Story
• Up
• Inside Out 2
• Inside Out

All Tom Cruise films ranked based on his performance

1. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
3. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
4. Rock of Ages
5. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
6. Mission: Impossible
7. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
8. Mission: Impossible II
9. Mission: Impossible III

This is going by UK release date. Any films rated 3.5 or higher have met my expectations.

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash
2. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
3. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
4. Sinners
5. Jurassic World Rebirth
6. Superman
7. Thunderbolts*
8. 28 Years Later
9. F1 The Movie

   ✅

10. The Monkey

    ✅

...plus 17 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Dark Knight
• City of God
• Pulp Fiction
• Amélie
• 12 Angry Men
• Blade Runner
• A Clockwork Orange
• The Deer Hunter
• Casablanca

...plus 96 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This will include Nobody and Atomic Blonde as they’ve talked about films which could crossover

1. John Wick: Chapter 4
2. John Wick: Chapter 2
3. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
4. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
5. John Wick

Only includes Modern Disney Live Action Remakes

1. Lilo & Stitch
2. Cruella
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Aladdin
5. Maleficent
6. Snow White
7. Alice in Wonderland
8. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
9. Mufasa: The Lion King
10. Mulan

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All DC films I've watched, ranked.

1. The Batman
2. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
3. The Suicide Squad
4. Blue Beetle
5. Zack Snyder's Justice League
6. Joker
7. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
8. Shazam!
9. Man of Steel
10. Wonder Woman

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every Superman film I've watched, Ranked.

1. Superman
2. Superman II
3. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Every Comic Book Movie that I’ve watched ranked.

1. The Batman
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Killer
5. Spider-Man 2
6. The Lego Batman Movie
7. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8. Watchmen
9. Spider-Man
10. Thunderbolts*

...plus 51 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Mission Impossible films I’ve watched ranked.

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
3. Mission: Impossible
4. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
5. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
6. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
7. Mission: Impossible III
8. Mission: Impossible II

All films and shows ranked that are on Letterboxd.

1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Thunderbolts*
3. Iron Man
4. Captain America: The First Avenger
5. The Avengers
6. Iron Man 3
7. Captain America: Brave New World
8. Iron Man 2
9. Thor
10. Thor: The Dark World

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every Film That Features Vanessa Kirby Where A Villains Falls To Their Death From A Rocky Cliff After Being Defeated In The Final Battle.

• Mission: Impossible – Fallout
• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

All Final Destination films, ranked.

1. Final Destination 2
2. Final Destination 3
3. Final Destination Bloodlines
4. Final Destination 5
5. Final Destination
6. The Final Destination

Includes the Anthology films

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
5. Star Wars
6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
8. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
9. Solo: A Star Wars Story
10. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

This is all according to me and films that will stay with me all the way through to the afterlife.

• Sinners
• Godzilla Minus One
• Robot Dreams
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Oppenheimer
• The Batman
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Past Lives
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Rye Lane

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Studio Ghibli films I've watched, ranked

1. Castle in the Sky
2. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1. Scream
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. Aftersun
4. The Batman
5. Parasite
6. Whiplash
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
9. Phantom Thread
10. Dune: Part Two

...plus 33 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every Nomination For Best Animated Feature, Ranked

1. Shrek 2

   2001 - 74th Academy Awards

2. Shrek

   2004 - 77th Academy Awards

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Watchmen
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
4. Zombieland
5. Up
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Avatar
8. Fast & Furious
9. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
10. Orphan

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Aftersun
2. The Fabelmans
3. The Batman
4. The Northman
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
6. The Woman King
7. Babylon
8. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
9. Nope
10. RRR

...plus 75 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every 2001 film I’ve seen, ranked. 

(I’m bored so I’m beginning to rank all the years. I’ve seen a lot more than 9 2001 films but they’re not logged.)

1. Mulholland Drive
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Training Day
5. Shrek
6. Ocean's Eleven
7. Bridget Jones's Diary
8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
9. The Fast and the Furious

Every 2026 film I’ve seen, ranked.

1. 28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple

Just the official numbered Disney Animated Features

1. Moana
2. The Little Mermaid
3. Pinocchio
4. Fantasia
5. Moana 2
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• The Wedding Banquet
• Ponyboi
• Hot Milk
• A Few Feet Away
• Rent Free
• NGGAK!!!
• Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn
• Queens of Drama
• Drip Like Coffee
• Soviet Fantasia

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Films that have released in 2024 and are eligible for 2024’s award season. 

Films seen at festivals in 2024 are included.

1. The Wild Robot
2. Dune: Part Two
3. Better Man
4. Nosferatu
5. Anora
6. Sing Sing
7. The Room Next Door
8. The Brutalist
9. Longlegs
10. The Substance

...plus 128 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every The Lego Movie Cinematic Universe film I’ve watched, ranked.

1. The Lego Batman Movie
2. The Lego Movie
3. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
4. The Lego Ninjago Movie

All Marvel films I've watched, ranked

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. Spider-Man
5. Iron Man
6. Captain America: The First Avenger
7. Spider-Man 3
8. The Amazing Spider-Man
9. Venom
10. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every Marvel One-Shot I've watched, ranked

1. Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2. Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer
3. Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

1. Malcolm X
2. Training Day
3. Inside Man
4. Gladiator II
5. American Gangster
6. The Equalizer

Films I’m most looking forward to releasing in 2026

• The Odyssey
• The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
• Clayface
• Avengers: Doomsday
• Super Mario World
• Hoppers
• 28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple

• Untitled The Batman Sequel
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4
• Avengers: Secret Wars
• Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2024 films I’m excited for and hoping are 7/10 and above.   

Anything below that did not meet my expectations

1. Argylle

   ✅

2. Dune: Part Two

   ✅

3. Kung Fu Panda 4

   ❌

4. Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire

   ✅

5. Civil War

   ✅

6. Challengers

   ✅

7. The Fall Guy

   ✅

8. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

   ✅

9. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

   ❌

10. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    ✅

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Venom
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
3. Venom: The Last Dance
4. Kraven the Hunter
5. Morbius
6. Madame Web

My personal ranking of the James Bond films

1. Goldfinger
2. From Russia with Love
3. You Only Live Twice
4. Dr. No
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6. Thunderball

• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Dark Knight
• City of God
• Pulp Fiction
• Amélie
• 12 Angry Men
• Blade Runner
• A Clockwork Orange
• The Deer Hunter
• Casablanca

...plus 96 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every film I watch at the 67th London Film Festival

1. The Wild Robot

   Awaiting Review - The Streamr

2. Anora

   Reviewed -  The Hollywood Handle

3. The Room Next Door

   No Review. 

4. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

   Awaiting Review - The Hollywood Handle

5. Blitz

   Reviewed - The Streamr

6. Flow

   Reviewed - The Streamr

7. Saturday Night

   Awaiting Review - The Hollywood Handle

8. Grand Theft Hamlet

   Reviewed - Screensphere

9. Nickel Boys

   No Review.  

10. Memoir of a Snail

    Reviewed - The Hollywood Handle

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Animated Movies I’ve Watched, Ranked.

1. The Wild Robot
2. Robot Dreams
3. Transformers One
4. Mars Express
5. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
6. Inside Out 2
7. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
8. Kubo and the Two Strings
9. The Bob's Burgers Movie
10. Toy Story

...plus 35 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Anime Films I’ve Watched, Ranked.

1. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
2. Ultraman: Rising
3. SPY x FAMILY CODE: White
4. Blue Giant
5. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
6. My Hero Academia: You're Next
7. My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

All My Hero Academia Movies That I’ve Watched, Ranked.

1. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
2. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
3. My Hero Academia: You're Next
4. My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Films I’ll be watching/reviewing at LFF 2024

• Blitz

  Reviewing For The Streamr.  ✅

• Piece By Piece

  Review for The Streamr 

• Anora

  Reviewing For THH ✅

• The Apprentice

  Reviewing for The Streamr. 

• Conclave

  Only Watching ❌

• Emilia Pérez

  Rewatch

• Hard Truths

  Reviewing For THH

• Joy

  Reviewing For THH

• Maria

  Only Watching… maybe

• Nightbitch

  Reviewing For THH

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This is my ranking of 2023 released films based on eligibility for award season. 

Films seen at festivals in 2023 are included.

1. Hit Man
2. Godzilla Minus One
3. The Killer
4. Robot Dreams
5. Anatomy of a Fall
6. Oppenheimer

   
   

7. John Wick: Chapter 4
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
9. Barbie
10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Suicide Squad
2. Zack Snyder's Justice League
3. Blue Beetle
4. Shazam!
5. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
6. Man of Steel
7. Wonder Woman
8. Aquaman
9. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
10. The Flash

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Zack Snyder films I’ve seen ranked.

1. Watchmen
2. Zack Snyder's Justice League
3. Man of Steel
4. Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
5. Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
6. Army of the Dead
7. Sucker Punch
8. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
9. Snow Steam Iron

All films post Covid that have reached a billion ranked.

1. Avatar: The Way of Water
2. Barbie
3. Inside Out 2
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
6. Spider-Man: No Way Home
7. Deadpool & Wolverine
8. Jurassic World Dominion

1. Aliens
2. Alien
3. Alien: Romulus
4. Predator
5. Alien: Covenant
6. Prometheus
7. Predator 2
8. Alien³
9. Alien Resurrection

Every film in the Alien Franchise ranked

1. Aliens
2. Alien
3. Alien: Romulus
4. Alien: Covenant
5. Prometheus
6. Alien³
7. Alien Resurrection

Zak made this list. 

For every 3 films completed, 1 new film gets added.

1. TÁR
2. The Iron Giant
3. Close-Up
4. Taste of Cherry
5. Where Is the Friend's House?
6. Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
7. Akira
8. The Worst Person in the World
9. The Beast
10. Flee

...plus 138 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every film that Zak recommends me ranked.

1. Do the Right Thing
2. Blue Giant