We are back, and when we last looked at this list, we counted down #20-11 of the best non-new-release films that I watched in 2025. I had seen 169 such movies in the calendar year, so we are talking some great pictures across the board here. Everything from #20 onward has been at least a 4.0 out of 5.0! Now it’s time to finish this … Continue reading Top 20 First Time Watches In 2025: #10-1
So far this January, I’ve discussed the worst movies that released in 2025 and my favorite movies that came out in that same year. But it’s time to leave the past in the past, as we move on to looking at… the more distant past, I suppose? My perpetual New Year’s Resolution for the past few years is to watch 200 movies in a calendar … Continue reading Top 20 First Time Watches In 2025: #20-11
I love ranking franchises! Even bad franchises. And I think that’s what shocked me the most after my recent watch of the entire Alien franchise: it’s not particularly good! Whereas many of the classic horror franchises I’ve ranked to this point (your Halloweens and your Friday The 13ths and your Child’s Plays, etc) tend to have a roller coaster like experience of highs and lows, … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: Alien
All right, after two rounds of foreplay, we are ready for the main event, as we count down the top ten (well, MY top ten) movies of 2025. This is just the culmination of my completely subjective listing of the films that brought me the most joy over the last twelve months! I am excited to share them with you and hear your favorites in … Continue reading Top Ten Movies Of 2025: #10-1
Last week when we started this list, I noted I had seen 117 movies released in 2025, and I was counting down my top 30 (or just about the top 25%) of those that I had watched. With 117 being my new record for new movies watched in a year, I’m curious as to whether I’ll be able to top that in 2026. I’m sure … Continue reading Top Ten Movies Of 2025: #20-11
As of the start of this list–December 22nd 2025, whereupon I figured I was done watching new movies for the rest of the year–I have bested my record for most new release films watched in one year. According to my Letterboxd, I’ve seen 117 pictures that came out in the past twelve months. That tops the previous high of 113 from 2023 and last year’s … Continue reading Top 30 Movies Of 2025: #30-21
It’s always a bit unpleasant calling out the worst anything of the year. For starters, there are people behind these projects that presumably put their heart and soul into them and, I’m sure, produced the best final product they were capable of. For another point, there are undoubtedly folks out there who enjoy some, if not all, of the movies I am about to start … Continue reading “Top” Ten Worst Movies Of 2025
After my defense of Phase Four, we still find ourselves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Post-Endgame world. And this will be my last Ranking The Franchise for the MCU for quite some time; Phase Six’s culmination is nowhere in sight in the near future yet! So enjoy this article while it lasts. After two straight [at least somewhat] extended phases, the MCU returned here to … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Five
Well, here it is: the dreaded “Post-Endgame” Marvel Cinematic Universe that we all hear so much about. With the, admittedly exemplary, third phase of the MCU in our rearview mirror, it’s time to look at just how the cinematic juggernaut shook out in its wake. And let’s be very real about two things here before we start: First, Phase Three, as we examined, was top-to-bottom … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Four
After reviewing the first two phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you almost get the feeling someone behind the scenes messed up when it came to Phase Three. Phase One and Phase Two, as you may recall from my recent reviews of them, were each six movies long. So when we dive into Phase Three, we find out that it is… almost twice as big?! … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Three
With Phase One in the rear view mirror for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, success was already well in hand for the burgeoning juggernaut. After a stellar start in Iron Man, they may have had a few mid-level follow-ups, but The Avengers proved there was a voracious desire to see more from Marvel. So how would they fare with their next several offerings? It was time … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Two
I’m back on my franchise ranking horse! I do love taking a look back at an entire movie franchise I have watched every entry of and deciding how it goes from best to worst. It’s a great conversational piece, too, for the comments section. How would YOU rank them, et cetera, et cetera. One of the franchises I’ve had a strong desire to do for … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase One
It’s rare, but every so often, I get a bug in me to watch the entirety of a franchise I’d never seen before. Last year, it was Mission: Impossible. This year I decided to watch the entire Final Destination series. I blame Amazon Prime, through which we have our HBO Max subscription. I was fishing around for something to watch, and Prime kept throwing FD … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: Final Destination
Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve actually done this list before. I’m not even going to link to it because it was years and years ago, and a lot has changed since then. I’ve watched and re-watched a lot more movies. And new movies have come out, affecting some franchises’ positioning on the list… for better or worse. Also, the previous list had one glaring omission… … Continue reading Top Ten Favorite Movie Franchises
Having recently ranked the Mission: Impossible franchise after it [allegedly] wrapped up with The Final Reckoning, I got to thinking about what other franchises I could do a ranking of. In addition to Tom Cruise’s nearly 30 year action journey, I had previously done the Halloween, Friday The 13th, and Nightmare On Elm Street series from bottom to top. Which is little surprise, as horror … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: Child’s Play/Chucky
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