What Movies Did You Watch in May 2025?

The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

Horror: This one is from out of Germany and plays with the Cinderella story. There were a couple of scenes where I had to just look away. Anyhow this was basically two stepsisters competing for a chance to marry the Prince at the ball. Pretty decent.... 5.5/8
 
Amityville: Where the Echo Lives (2024)

Horror: Don't be fooled like I was and thought this had something to do with the Amityville Horror films. Nope, this was just a really bad movie that we will slip a title to it that might get people to watch based on that.... 1.5/8

The Requin (2022)

Horror/Suspense: This one got really bad reviews and a pitiful 2.7 rating on IMBD. A couple vacation in Asia and stay at a cottage that is actually on the ocean that is until a storm arrives and takes them out to sea. Requin is French for shark so we all know what that means. This one was bad but I like shark movies so I was able to salvage through it..... 3.0/8
 
The Quilters (2024) 7/8

Netflix short documentary. Set in a Missouri maximum prison, about inmates who make quilts for foster children. Would have liked for this to have been longer, but still well done.
 
The Parenting (2025)

Horror Comedy: Two gay guys think it is about time to meet each others parents and invite them for a weekend getaway. What suppose to be something special turns into a nightmare in this "Meet the Parents" vs "Evil Dead" flick. The first half of this film was superb (6.5/8). The characters were great. The 2nd half though got a bit too silly for me at times (4.5/8) .... averages out to ... 5.5/8
 
A Cat in the Brain (1990)

Horror: Lucio Fulci wrote and directed this one as well as staring in it playing himself. A director/writer of horror movies starts to take its toll on Fulci as he descends into madness.... 3.5/8
 
Too much CGI where "no no no no no" is considered higher level dialogue (looking at you Andor) decided to go old school where acting, dialogue and story has to carry the entertainment. This was a good one. And it fits my own interests, military trial that keeps you hanging, explores social conscious and is pretty much, non judgemental.
 
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Babygirl (2024) - 2/10

That was so bad. Just one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen
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if non-action movies are something you like, give that one I posted just above you a try. I found it easy to place myself into several of the roles and question myself what would I have done?
 
Continuing a march through a list of trial movies:

And Justice For All (1979) 4/10: A bunch of NYawkers playing Baldemeres with no effort to sound like they were from Baltimore. Acting generally sucked. Not sure why this one is so highly rated other than it's speaking to choirs/ Admittedly, I'm not a huge Pacino fan. But when he nails a scene, he nails it. And there were several iconic scenes and it was first movie for a few actors that made it bigger later.
 
Inherit the Wind 6/8: Dick York (later Darren Stevens). Dude could act. Had hurt his back the year before this while making a movie. This injury is what eventually turned Darren Stevens gay. Other than the actor playing his girlfriend, the other actors chewed scenery. IMDB comments this was purposeful director decision, not bad acting. Frederick March was particulalry good.

My one bug, maybe it reflects the real Scope's trial but this movie didn't debate teaching "theory" so much as the right to teach what they personally believe. Unlike "Time Limit," this one leaves no room for disagreement.
 
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13 Ghosts (2001) - 8/10

Decided to watch this again after hearing there might be a tv series explaining the back stories of each ghost which would be awesome. WOW I haven’t seen this since I was a kid and was surprised how well this held up. The story is very good and the ghosts pre CGI looked great
 
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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning - 5.75/8



It was very good, but to be honest, probably my least favorite of the last four. Cruise prizes himself on doing his own stunts and creating believable action sequences that are put to film, but this was probably the first movie in the franchise where I felt there was an action sequence that I truly believed that there was no way his character would’ve actually survived that. That was a bit of a letdown.

Also kind of surprised the way the movie ended.

If that is truly the last one, this is how I would rank them:

5
7
6
4/8 (can’t decide there)
3
1
2


Quietly, one of the best franchises ever made.
 
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The Wretched (2019)

Horror: Tree witch who preys on children is discovered by teen boy Ben. Who's going to believe Ben so it is up to him to deal with this. This one was great especially when the kiddies are getting hidden. Usually, I root for the evil in movies but they did a great job in making the characters likeable and going for the good over evil..... 6.0/8
 
Terrified (2017)

Horror: "Aterrados" A 10 year old boy mysteriously appears at the dinner table of his home. The problem is that he died 4 days ago. He is motionless and the investigators are not sure if the mother dug him up or that something more sinister is going on. We are in Argentina with this one and it reminded me a bit of the Conjuring movies and it gets creepy at times ..... 5.5/8
 
The Wolf Man (2025) 5.5/8 A man takes his family to a remote farm in Oregon to recover his dead father's belongings. A strange creature attacks the family, wounding the father, and an "infection" starts to take over. Solid movie with a bunch of tense moments. Worth a watch if you like monster movies. Directed by the guy who did The Invisible Man, as well as the Saw and Insidious movies.
 
Strange Darling-- 3/8... stupid but its getting good reviews from the "experts" ending was prob best part .
 
Life of Pi (2012)

Following a shipwreck, a teen boy must survive at sea sharing a life boat with a tiger.

There's a commentary towards religion and faith that I appreciate even as a person not belonging to a faith. I set up the sound bar and my spaceman star projector in my high ceiling living room. Turn out the lights and the Oscar-winning VFX has you in it. That's really why I turned it on. There's quite a bit of character setup but once we got to the shipwreck sequence my kids were enthralled for the rest of it.

6.5/8
 
PantherProud said:
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning - 5.75/8



It was very good, but to be honest, probably my least favorite of the last four. Cruise prizes, himself, undoing his own stunts and creating believable action sequences that are put to film, but this was probably the first movie in the franchise where I felt there was an action sequence that I truly believed that there was no way his character would’ve actually survived that. That was a bit of a letdown.

Also kind of surprised the way the movie ended.

If that is truly the last one, this is how I would rank them:

5
7
6
4/8 (can’t decide there)
3
1
2


Quietly, one of the best franchises ever made.
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i was waiting for your review.... i was going to go yesterday.... but finally...it was nice weather outside.... i do love Mission impossible movies... but then i loved the TV shows way back when also...
 
In the Name of the Father (1993): Describes the brutality of British police in convicting completely innocent of an IRA bombing. Spent a long time in jail, one died, before being exhonerated. Conviction based on brutal interrogation to get confessions. Didn't help that the accused was a derp. The court scenes were more infuriating then even the forced confessions. Considered very accurate.

Murder in the First (1995): another unjustice in the justice system. Brutal conditions in Alcatraz, change a gentle kid convicted of stealing $5 to feed his sister into a prison murderer. Except that's not how it was. Conditions were brutal. But unlike In the Name of the Father in which they had no problem depicting the derp as a derp, they turned this guy from the reality of multiple crimes and murder into a near choir boy, not trusting that the viewer could see the travesty of torture for the pleasure of torture or conformity. regardless who it is commited on. Pissed me off.

In Cold Blood (1967): A much more honest take. Didn't seem to need to make the murderers less desirable than they actually were (even if possible) or the police more or less than they were.
 
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In the Name of the Father (1993): Describes the brutality of British police in convicting completely innocent of an IRA bombing. Spent a long time in jail, one died, before being exhonerated. Conviction based on brutal interrogation to get confessions. Didn't help that the accused was a derp. The court scenes were more infuriating then even the forced confessions. Considered very accurate.

Murder in the First (1995): another unjustice in the justice system. Brutal conditions in Alcatraz, change a gentle kid convicted of stealing $5 to feed his sister into a prison murderer. Except that's not how it was. Conditions were brutal. But unlike In the Name of the Father in which they had no problem depicting the derp as a derp, they turned this guy from the reality of multiple crimes and murder into a near choir boy, not trusting that the viewer could see the travesty of torture for the pleasure of torture or conformity. regardless who it is commited on. Pissed me off.

In Cold Blood (1967): A much more honest take. Didn't seem to need to make the murderers less desirable than they actually were (even if possible) or the police more or less than they were.
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After Robert Blake's wife was murdered, I couldn't help but wonder how much he actually had to act in In Cold Blood. Judgemental? Maybe.

Robert Blake Murder Trials

How would you rate these movies? I'd like to watch them sometime (I think). Spectrum recently took TMC from me (while adding some apps I don't use). :(
 
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StoneEagle said:
After Robert Blake's wife was murdered, I couldn't help but wonder how much he actually had to act in In Cold Blood. Judgemental? Maybe.

Robert Blake Murder Trials

How would you rate these movies? I'd like to watch them sometime (I think). Spectrum recently took TMC from me (while adding some apps I don't use). :(
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All I remembered was Baretta and he was an Our Gang kid. I didn't know that about his wife. That definitely would have affected my viewing of In Cold Blood.

I don't always rate because there are well made movies I just don't like the story or poorly made that entertained me. My favorite in both categories was the one above those, "Time Limit," which I linked to. It's free on youtube.

Of the three in that post, I put Murder in the First way at the bottom, because of how much they distorted the background of the prisoner. Well made? Good acting. Hell yeah. Even has one of my favorite actors, Kevin Bacon doing a great job in a very gritty role but I still didn't like they didn't trust they could make the movie depicting the real criminal as he was and still get across the message.

In Cold Blood is a classic. Got to watch. But I'm a trial fan, I like the court room scenes and this was more investigation movie.

In the Name of the Father was probably really well made and acted but everyone is an asshat so I probably wouldn't watch it again. Part of me also believed they really over-played the eagerness of the British interigators. It wasn't until after those scenes it occurred to me that to them these weren't criminals. They were terrorists.

I've watched a couple movies based in British courtrooms. The difference is fun for me. Witness for the Prosecution is the classic there.
 
September 5 (2024)

A historical drama that covers the '72 Munich Olympic massacre from the perspective of Roone Arledge and his ABC Sports crew that covered the crisis.

Includes archival footage of the Late/Great Jim McKay.

Caught this one on Prime.
 
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September 5 (2024)

A historical drama that covers the '72 Munich Olympic massacre from the perspective of Roone Arledge and his ABC Sports crew that covered the crisis.

Includes archival footage of the Late/Great Jim McKay.

Caught this one on Prime.
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Caught this one a few months ago. Really enjoyed it. A good double feature with "Munich," to let off some steam.
 
A Time to Kill (1996): Lots of stars. 6 or 7 eventual oscar winners. Good story, debate worthy conclusion. Kind of obvious but it's all how they get to it. Definitely not up with Mcconaughey's Lincoln Lawyer or Amistad. Best parts happen outside the courtroom so I put it mid of the court movies I've seen.
 
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The Brutalist (2024) ... 2.0/8

Brutally boring. Took 8 days to watch this as I kept nodding off. 3 1/2 hours long... over 4 hours with the ads on MAX ... this story could of been told in less than 100 minutes....
 
the new month is over 10 hours old....

:D

Scared Still Waiting GIF by Looney Tunes
 
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