Violent Night (2022)

Violent Night. A feel good Christmas movie that keeps the spirit of Christmas alive, then Santa uses a sledgehammer to smash the head of a bad guy.

Die Hard meets Santa Claus with a sprinkle of R-Rated Home Alone while simultaneously feeling like a Christmas movie.

The Christmas feel of this movie actually has a very wholesome relationship between Santa and the little girl hostage. Without her, this whole movie doesn't work. Santa has his own redemption arc and has get back his Christmas spirit while having to find his violent origin to save the day. This movie does a really good job of feeling like a Christmas while also being very gruesome with kickass action scenes. This is not a family movie and it's very bloody.

Downside, beside the little girl, the rest of the hostages you don't care about. None of them feel likable to me. The bad guys are bland and only serve as cannon fodder for Santa.

Overall, 9/10. I highly recommend. I could use a Santa origin story for sure.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Well, it was better than Thor: Love and Thunder. I thought the tributes to Chadwick were good. Other than that, the movie was kinda just boring and way too long. Shuri was a favorite for me in first film, but the role of Black Panther does not suit her. Should've just cast him. And female Iron Man wasn't good either. Just annoying. Of course, the race swaps to Namor and his entire origin and some other on the nose social commentary were cringe AF. Even without the wokeness, the movie is far inferior to the previous installment. How Black Panther dies is pretty stupid. Should let him go out like a hero instead of dying from not Covid.

There were some entertaining portions though. Had some spots where you could feel the sadness. Most of the acting was good, but way too much overacting. The actress who played the Queen was really good.

Overall, it's boring, too long, and the wokeness sucks. Disney Marvel kills another franchise as M-She-U Stage 4 ends with a flatline. 3.5/10.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Wanda in the Multiverse of Madness is a classic bait and switch that is a well acted movie with an underwhelming plot where the titular character takes a back seat in his own movie and continuity means nothing.

The writing is horrendous. Sacrificing a character to make another character look better is not good storytelling. Male characters are dumbed down and made to look terrible just to make to the female characters look good. It doesn't make any sense. Doctor Strange is the titular character, so the story is supposed to run through him, but the story completely runs through Wanda (main antagonist) and America Chavez (supporting character). Doctor Strange is essentially cucked the entire movie. He doesn't even defeat Wanda, she has a change of heart. These Hollywood weirdos can't seem to stop inserting woke identity politics and when they do, it completely kills continuity and makes no sense in the story. Oh yeah, capitalism is evil. Super powerful characters die when how they died should not have killed them. How does a statue kill Captain Marvel? Shredding Reed Richards won't kill Reed Richards.

The cameos are underwhelming and they completely disrespect a pillar of Marvel. Everyone wanted John Krasinski as Reed Richard/Mr. Fantastic, but he shows up and 10 minutes later is insta-killed by Wanda, same as Patrick Stewart as Professor X and Black Bolt. On par with wokeness, the females characters are the only ones that actually put up a fight against Wanda.

Wanda devolves as a character as well. All the progress she made at the end of WandaVision, she just goes evil because the Darkhold is corrupting her. It is such a cop out.

The only redeeming part of this movie, apart of the acting, is the horror elements from Sam Raimi. There were some very good horror scenes in this movie.

I could keeping going on, but this movie is woke garbage and that's not even the worst part. The story writing is nonsensical and it completely betrays the very fabric of the MCU. Welcome to the M-She-U. Rating: Trash..3/10.

X (2022)

A B-List horror flick with very minimal plot lines and does a terrible job trying to connect Christianity to the ensuing massacre. The preacher, who was the prior mentioned attempt, rambling on the tv the entire movie has no use to the plot except for a last ditch effort to connect him to the main character. I guess the killers calling the group a bunch of degenerates is the attempt to connect to christianity, but the wife's motivation is sexual sadisim/jealousy. The acting is average, but doesn't detract from the movie. Some kills are gory, but not to an extreme level. There isn't anything ground breaking about any of the kills. None of the characters are likeable, except for the guy who got killed off first, so I actually found myself hoping most of them would die. The movie does well in giving a creepy vibe throughout. Overall, the movie is below average. I wasn't not entertained, but definitely only see it if there is nothing else. 4/10.

Uncharted (2022)

Based off the Naughty Dog video game franchise starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor "Sully" Sullivan. Both the lead actors were excellent, but too much of Mark Wahlberg in Sully and it's hard to imagine Tom in that role. I can definitely see room for growth into their game counterpart as this is an origin movie so I forgive this aspect. The action sequences were top notch, but again, but it was toned down for what Uncharted was in the video game. The movie looks fantastic and some of the scenes are stunning. I have a love for treasure hunting/archaeological movies, so I did find great enjoyment in the story. Overall, this is an excellent adventure movie and that alone is worth price of admission, however, it does not feel like Uncharted for the most part. With that being said, you do leave feeling thoroughly entertained. As an adventure movie, 8/10. As an Uncharted movie, 6/10.

Blacklight (2022)

Blacklight is a standard action flick that doesn't do anything that is original. I left the theater feeling neither impressed nor disappointed. It tries to go into some intellectual commentary about people, but again, it's nothing that hasn't been done before. Liam Neeson's character is pretty much the only redeemable thing about the film. He isn't some super agent and does well playing a guy close to retirement. His daughter is unbearable and it feels they tried to make her the voice of reason. Every opinion she has is a bad take on the situation. Overall, there are some entertaining aspects to it, but the movie is mostly just boring. 4/10.

Jackass Forever (2022)

Jackass is disgusting, painful, graphic, and hilarious. The only question that matters, is it entertaining? You are damn right it is. I was laughing hard and cringing. Jackass delivers like Jackass does. I recommend.

Moonfall (2022)

Moonfall is much better than I thought it would be. It is essentially 2012 meets Independence Day, which is not surprising considering they are all directed by the same director. The story could have been executed better than what is was, but it was super entertaining and I felt I could overlook some of the flaws. The CGI is essentially visual porn. The main characters played by Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry and John Bradley are great as usual in their roles. Michael Pena is great as always. He is such a likable guy that it carries over for me into his roles. The rest of the cast is hit and miss. The story is intriguing and the concept is original and unique. The use of conspiracy theories always is a fun concept for me. Everyone loves good a conspiracy theory. They set up a sequel that actually makes me want to see a sequel. I recommend specifically on the entertainment value. 7.5/10.