“The Rivals of Amziah King”

8.4

Still not sure how to sell this one, other than to say you have to go see it to believe it. I expected a heaping pile of charm thanks to McConaughey, but I’ll be damned, I was enthralled with a movie about honey bee theft for 2 hours! Angelina LookingGlass carries the second half of the film, holding her own against the likes of Kurt Russell. There’s an unexpected amount of depth in this one and much more than meets the eye. I felt it oddly enlightening, especially in the music department. A spiritual experience of sorts – a fever dream turned transfusion of wisdom from the screen into the heart of the audience. Highly recommend!

“Resident Evil” (2026)

7.5

I haven’t played the games or seen the other movies, so don’t be worried about that here. It still hits just as well. An unbelievable apocalyptic clusterfuck put to film with a tight hour and a half run time. Just enough of a video game feel without getting goofy… just enough humor to break the tension. Perfectly balanced execution of a niche genre that hasn’t been attempted in a hot minute. I had a fun time with this one!

“The Dink”

8.2

It’s like “Book Club,” with the charm of “New Girl”… I may not be the biggest fan of Pickleball, but I loved this movie! The cast works surprisingly well and the I laughed a lot more than I expected. It fell on the funny-dumb side of the dumb-funny movie line, which I was relieved by. Really really well done sports movie!

“Tow”

7.9

Dominic Sessa’s in it, I’m there! The guy can’t miss!

Rose Byrne also NAILS it… for such a simple plot (retrieving an impounded car), this one had me on the edge of my seat the entire run time! A story of the worst of modern society, the best of human nature… an amazingly human and humorous heroic tale!