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Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos (2025) 🌀You know Yorgos’ filmography is so messed up when this ends up being his most accessi...
01/20/2026

Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos (2025) 🌀

You know Yorgos’ filmography is so messed up when this ends up being his most accessible movie, but honestly… it rips. Still strange, still uncomfortable, still doing that thing where you’re laughing and uneasy at the same time, just a little more inviting than usual.

Carried hard by two unreal performances from Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone. Plemons leans fully into the unhinged spiral while Stone once again proves she’s basically in a creative sweet spot with Yorgos right now. Their dynamic is weird, funny, tense, and kind of hypnotic.

It’s not going to convert people who hate his style, but if you’ve ever bounced off his stuff before, this might be the entry point. Still sharp, still cynical, still very much a Lanthimos joint, just polished enough to pull you in instead of pushing you away.

Definitely one of his most watchable and one of my favorites.

Watched The Rip on Netflix and this one was frustrating. I had super high expectations going in based on the casting and...
01/17/2026

Watched The Rip on Netflix and this one was frustrating. I had super high expectations going in based on the casting and the crew, and it just never lived up to that potential. With this kind of budget, it should have been more than a mostly one location thriller. Damon and Affleck together feels like it should be electric, but the story plays it way too safe. It really could have used more backstory, especially with the police captain, to give everything more weight. Same with Teyana Taylor. There was something there, but the movie never goes deep enough into her or the world. Nothing about it is terrible, it just feels surface level. The ending does save it a bit, but the whole time watching it I kept thinking about how much better this could have been.

Just broke open this set for the first time since I got it a few years back. Just reread Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli...
01/17/2026

Just broke open this set for the first time since I got it a few years back. Just reread Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli, which of course meant I had to throw on The Godfather again. And somehow this movie gets better every single time. The performances, the characters, the chemistry, all of it feels so lived in. Every look, every pause, every quiet threat carries weight. The locations feel real and textured, like you are stepping into a specific place and time, not just watching a movie set. Brando is still unreal, Pacino’s slow burn transformation is perfect, and the whole cast just locks in. This is true cinema. The kind of film that reminds you why movies matter in the first place.

Together really got under my skin. Can’t believe we got 2 big back to back body horror movies in 2024 (Substance) and 20...
01/05/2026

Together really got under my skin. Can’t believe we got 2 big back to back body horror movies in 2024 (Substance) and 2025 (Together)

My wife started it with me but about halfway through it became a little too unsettling for her, so she headed to bed. I finished it on my own and was glad I did. The practical effects and body horror are excellent in that uncomfortable, very physical way. The imagery is creepy and lingers, not because it’s loud, but because it feels too close to real.

Alison Brie and James Franco are a huge reason this works. Their relationship dynamic feels lived in and quietly strained, like two people who love each other but have slipped into routine and complacency. The film uses horror to explore that stagnation, the fear of change, and what happens when staying together becomes easier than actually growing together.

There’s also a strong thread about codependency and the transition from city life to the suburbs, that sense of safety slowly turning into suffocation. Together isn’t just trying to scare you. It’s asking uncomfortable questions about commitment, identity, and whether comfort can be just as terrifying as instability.

This is intimate, unsettling horror that sticks with you long after the credits roll. Definitely not a casual watch, but a very effective one if you’re in the mood for something that crawls under your skin and stays there.

Look. Technically this thing is unreal. The CGI is insane. The sound design rattles your bones. Saw it in D BOX and the ...
01/04/2026

Look. Technically this thing is unreal. The CGI is insane. The sound design rattles your bones. Saw it in D BOX and the seats moving the whole time honestly was amazing. The rumbling the swaying the suit reacting to every explosion and creature made it feel like a theme park ride in the best way.

But here’s the problem. I’ve seen this movie already. It is basically Way of the Water again just swap the enemy and the environment. Same beats. Same pacing. Same final act with a massive ship and a big chaotic showdown. By the time we got there I was like wait are we really doing this again.

I’m kind of over it. These movies are incredible to experience and have some great action sequences - but they absolutely do not need to be three hours long. At some point spectacle stops carrying the weight when the story keeps looping. The acting to me always feels a bit off and corny.

Worth seeing for the visuals and the D BOX experience alone. Just don’t expect anything new story wise.

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