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01/29/26
MERCY (Theaters;
2026)
Starring Chris
Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson,
In
the near future, a detective accused of murdering his wife has 90
minutes to prove his innocence to an advanced AI judge. Pratt and
especially Ferguson are fine here, and the storyline is overly familiar
but, if you leave your brain at home, this is serviceable sci-fi action
adventure.
MEMORY OF A
KILLER (Fox/Hulu; 2026)
Starring Patrick Dempsey, Michael Imperioli, Tracey Malone.
A hitman, near the end of his career, discovers that he is suffering
from early onset Alzheimer’s, which couldn’t come at a worse time since
his family is in danger from bad guys from his past. Only watched one
episode so far and it seems overly complicated and messy, however,
Dempsey is good enough to give it another episode or two at least.
STUMBLE
(NBC/Peacock; 2025)
Starring Jenn Lyon, Kristin Chenoweth
A mockumentary exploring the world of junior college cheerleading. A
cast of mostly hilarious characters make this worth watching, although
it does go off the rails here and there … and maybe that’s a good thing.
01/22/26
THE RIP
(Netflix; 2026)
Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Steven
Yeun, Tayana Taylor, Kyle Chandler, Nestor Carbonell
Damon and Affleck play part of a team of Miami cops who come across
twenty million dollars of crime money and suddenly begin to question
their lives, their futures and their loyalty. Tight and intense, with
plenty of taut drama, some surprising twists and brutal action, "The
Rip" is worth checking out, if you're into that sort of thing.
SONG SUNG BLUE
Starring Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Elia
Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi
The true story (air quotes) about a Neil Diamond interpretation band
(not a tribute act) and its big ups and even bigger downs. It's not
quite the feel good movie you might be expecting but the cast is utterly
amazing here with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in great form and
featuring performances by actors we don't see enough of: Jim Belushi,
Fisher Stevens, and Michael Impeiroli of the Sopranos, who actually
sings and plays guitar in the film (most often as a Buddy Holly
impersonator). This is based on a documentary about the act, Thunder &
Lightning, which I haven't seen so I don't know how much is true but
this film is interesting enough to make you want to get the real story
behind it.
01/15/26
HIS & HERS
(Netflix; 2026)
Starring Jon Bernthal, Tessa Thompson, Pablo Schreiber
When a murder is committed in her home town, a fallen journalist uses
the killing as a way to get her old job back, despite the fact that the
crime involves those she knows well. Tense but sometimes silly thriller
features some terrific performances and it watchable although it
inevitably falls apart in the later episodes.
PRIMATE
(Theaters; 2025)
Starring Troy Kotsur, Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander
A group of teens just wants to spend a nice vacation at their father’s
fancy Hawaiian home. When their pet chimpanzee becomes infected with
rabies and goes homicidally insane, however, the vacation proves to be
difficult to enjoy. Old-school type horror movie with lots of jump
scares and truly gory effects especially when you realize the horrors on
screen have also happened in real life.
STONE COLD FOX
(Netflix; 2025)
Starring Kiernan Shipka, Jamie Chung, Krysten Ritter, Kiefer Sutherland
Kiernan stars as the title character, a woman who will go to any length
to protect her sister and, in doing so, uncover a series of crimes.
Great showcase for Kiernan, who proves she can play this type of
rough-edged role (after being Sabrina the Teenage Witch) but this film
seems to think it's a Quentin Tarantino knock-off when it’s more along
the lines of a bad, 70s action film.
01/08/2026
MARTY SUPREME (Theaters; 2025)
Starring Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Odessa
A’zion, Penn Jillette, Sandra Bernhard
Marty Mauser, a young man tennis table player— This isn’t a ping pong
movie, it’s a table tennis movie—will do anything to accomplish his
dream: To be the greatest table tennis player of all time. With hurdles
thrown in his way every step of the way, Marty and the other characters
here make nothing but bad decisions throughout the entire film, in
search of their individual greatness … or support of Marty’s. Extremely
well-made, -written directed and acted with Chalamet being yet again the
stand-out, but often very frustrating and grim.
THE COPENHAGEN TEST (Peacock; 2025)
Starring Simi Liu, Melissa Barrera, Saul Rubinek
An intelligence analyst discovers that his brain has been hacked and is
sending everything he sees and hears to a mysterious enemy. Should he
de-activate? Or should he keep it on to find out who the bad guys are?
Interesting spy thriller that falls halfway through a straightforward
John Le Carre novel and a minor James Bond film. Certainly entertaining
enough, even though there are few real surprises to be found here.
THE PICKLEBALL EXORCIST (Various Streamers; 2025)
Starring Mike Hartsfield, Chris Lohman, Paul Bradford
A pickleball player finds a paddle that contains a demon and goes on a
violent killing spree. Lots of walking from murder scene to murder
scene, lots of smart phone special effects blood and not a heck of a lot
more. One of the worst movies I’ve seen in years. I’m only watching it
so you don’t have to.
01/01/2026
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