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For whatever reason, I didn't enjoy this as much as most others did. It's my third Eggers film - I loved The Witch and enjoyed The Lighthouse - and definitely my least favorite. The film is still utterly gorgeous and exceptionally cast (Anya Taylor-Joy is, appropriately, always a joy). I think my issue is the genre. Whereas Eggers' other films are suspenseful thrillers, mythical fantasy doesn't work as well because there's no mystery to propel the story forward.

I’m not sure what it is I didn’t love about this movie the first time through. It really is the progenitor of deep space hard sci-fi on film. Sean Connery is great, the music is great, the sets are great, Peter Boyle is magnetic. There’s nothing about this I don’t love. It’s the first movie to look at deep space and say “what if people just had shitty jobs, in space.” Before Outland sci-fi space exploration was largely limited to adventure into the unknown or horrifying alien encounters.

Sorry but this was a tough sit for me. I've had trouble with some of these early National Lampoon/Zucker Brothers/SNL movies from the late 1970s and early 1980s. They just seem to age much worse than other comedies. There were a few laugh-out loud jokes for me, but not nearly enough. Overall, it's just a loose collection of set-pieces and the less said about the gender and racial politics, the better. I guess the gross-out comedy is just what the culture wanted in 1978.

Continuing my MCU rewatch ahead of Doomsday. Been a while since ive seen Captain Marvel, I still love it. The 90’s aesthetic with the music and the look for parts of it. Was glad to finally have Carol Danvers finally arrive in the MCU. Having a more in depth look at Fury and Shield before it would become the organization we see in the Avengers. #rewatch 2026 avengers marvel mcu

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Continuing my Road to Doomsday rewatch of the main MCU. It’s been a while since I’ve watched Ant-man and the Wasp, overall still an enjoyable watch. Loved the micro photography in this. That is arguably my favorite part of an Ant-man movie. Did what story telling it needed to get us ready for Endgame while still having the comedy of the first. It was just hard going from the bleak ending of Infinity War to this movie. Up next is Captain Marvel looking forward to this rewatch.

This might be the first time I’ve watched this since my Endgame rewatch in 2019. This movie still packs a punch with every beat. This is the MCU as it’s best the decade of story building getting to see all the story telling pay off. I remember the feeling of the snap just have silence hit my theater. #rewatch 2026 marvel mcu avengers

As a big fan of Evil Dead ‘13, I was scoffing a bit at early reactions to the brutality and “meanness” of this film however those reactions aren’t completely unwarranted. This thang is pretty hardcore! The beginning is a bit clunky and the finale isn’t the best, but the middle 70 minutes or so is like getting tattooed on a rollercoaster crazy.

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This was very enjoyable! It took a minute for me to realize Bill Skarsgard was playing the Tony character because, as usual, he disappeared into the role. I didn’t know the real story of this incident, but I thought the inclusion of actual news footage was a nice touch. I highly recommend this! Reviewed by John Rhoades ★★★★