I miss the simplicity of films like White Men Can't Jump. It's a very self-contained comedy that immediately throws you into its world and never looks back.

Am I too old to find this entertaining? Turns out that I still have a teenager's sense of humor because I found Jackass Forever to be hilarious.

Passing is a beautiful, yet tragic, display of how racial disparity in this world affects everyday life.

Though there is much to admire about The French Dispatch, this was one of the first times that I struggled with the content of the film.

My kindergartner said it best, "Daddy, why was the movie full of action and not funny?" Out of the mouth of babes. Maybe she should start writing my reviews.

Delightful. Better Nate Than Ever achieves the goal of putting a smile on your face throughout its entire runtime. It's a love letter not so much to Broadway, but a love letter to the love of theatre.

I am not someone who falls asleep during movies, but I really struggled to say awake during Free Guy. It took me multiple viewings to get through this movie. It's a great concept, but director Shawn Levy takes the opposite approach of less is more.

I Want You Back knows what it is and does it really well. If you heart romantic comedies, this will quickly be added to one of your favorites.

I have never seen the other reiterations of Cheaper by the Dozen, so I had absolutely no expectations except to have a fun viewing experience with my family. Did this 2022 version provide that? Certainly. But man, this movie was all over the place.

At first glance, it seems like a lot of my film community is trashing this film. I can completely understand how Belfast can be seen as an Oscar-bait checklist. It may seem to be utilizing a very tragic movement to elicit false emotion, but similar to Jo Jo Rabbit, I think the contradiction of sentiment is justified by the perspective of the child protagonist.

Much has been made about the symbolism of Turning Red and as a dad of two young girls, I'm here for it. Like Inside Out (although not as complex), Turning Red does an excellent job of blending the mental hurdles of youth with animated fantasy.

Just by watching one trailer, I knew The Batman was going to be a gloomy tale. As one friend said to me, "I don't know how excited I am for a grim, 3-hour Batman movie." What I didn't expect was a David Fincher-like detective story with social commentary on class and angst.

I'm a bit befuddled by how this movie received a Best Picture nomination. Not because it's a bad movie, but because a three-hour international drama about a man processing grief somehow pushed out other contenders.

I don't know how he did it, but Steven Spielberg pulled off a remake that is both reverential and original. This version is not a reimagining either. It's West Side Story through and through.

There are two sides to every story, which makes me more fascinated to see the documentary that this film is based on. But it's hard not to leave this movie feeling more empathy for Tammy Faye.

Ironic doesn't seem to be an apt enough word to describe my timing of watching this innovative, animated documentary. I was already quite stunned by this film before I started to receive the headline notifications about the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Even though this film leans more into film noir, director Guillermo del Toro has become the master of cinematic fairy tales. The carnival aspect of this tale leans into these tropes and del Toro has always loved exploring the sinister nature of man. He goes all-in with Nightmare Alley, making us follow Stan (Bradley Cooper) who is not a good guy from the get-go and never seems to follow a path of redemption.

There is no denying that there are scenes in Being the Ricardos that work better than others, but I love the rhythm and flow that Sorkin gives to the characters of this film.

I can't claim to be a Shakespeare scholar, so I can't aptly say how well The Tragedy of Macbeth holds up to other film adaptations of his work, but I was enraptured by this film.

I can't claim DMX as my favorite artist, but after watching this documentary, I certainly have a greater understanding of his influence.