Comedy – Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare

“Power Ballad”

By Brett_G on June 21, 2026June 16, 2026

7.7

Get ready to love a super cheesy movie that seems to stupid to believe. This wouldn’t work with any other actors. I just can’t see it landing without Rudd and Nick Jonas’s onscreen chemistry. Their comedic chops play so well off each other that it makes everything have just the right balance and believability. I really can’t believe this insane plot worked and was as entertaining and genuinely enjoyable as it was. A tale of brotherhood, the golden rule, love, family, and music – the universal language.

Comedy Drama

“The Sheep Detectives”

By Brett_G on June 20, 2026June 16, 2026

8.1

I’ll go as far as to say this is one of the best films of the year. It has everything. I laughed, I cried, I was on the edge of my seat most of the runtime… all of it completely unexpected. One of those delightful surprises chancing cinematic art on the big screen every week. A wonderfully warm tale of intrigue and a masterfully executed whodunnit. Take a chance on the live action sheep murder mystery movie – you won’t regret it!

Amazon Prime Comedy Rom-Com

“Red Oaks”

By Brett_G on March 27, 2026

7.9

Similar to “The Holdovers,” this series did such a great job of world building that I simply enjoyed hanging out at the country club for a couple of weeks while this all played out.

The summer love stories, awkward dates, lifelong friendship forging, and endless 80’s classics on the soundtrack took the caddyshack wannabe vibe and blew it out of the water.

The main problem I had was the fact that it had the most awkwardly abrupt ending this side of “Hung.” Really bummed that Prime Video pulled a Netflix here and rug pulled my could have been comfort show.

Comedy Horror/Thriller

“Ready or Not 2: Here I Come”

By Brett_G on March 23, 2026March 22, 2026

7.1

There was a “fun” involved in the first film that made it unique. A tongue in cheek sense of cleverness that subverted the genres and provided an originality that was all but gone here. Too many scenes came across as cruel in this one for me to enjoy the more fun centered moments. I was skeptical to begin with, as the first “Ready or Not” was lightning in a bottle, but this did nothing but help cement that sense of “why are we doing this” almost the entirety of the runtime.

Comedy Drama Indie

“Is This Thing On?”

By Brett_G on February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

8.2

It’s amazing what trying to dodge a cover charge can lead to…

This one surprised the hell out of me. If you’ve listened to podcasts at all in the last decade, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a stand-up comic gushing about the life of a comic, grinding it out for years to build a set, learn to work a room, and the cost-benefit analysis that goes along with every step of the journey. This movie somehow tells that tale in a way that doesn’t seem stale and keeps you engaged the entire runtime in the sea of quirks. There’s not really a single character wasted in this entire thing, and each interaction’s awkwardness is somehow a springboard to a therapeutic release of sorts put to film. Will Arnett and Laura Dern absolutely kill it here.