Movies & TV Archive

Christopher Nolan rebuilds Batman from scratch — non-linear origin, Liam Neeson's mentor-villain reveal, Cillian Murphy's Scarecrow. A 10/10 that rewards every rewatch.

The DCU launched with an animated show about monsters on a black-ops mission. It's weirder than it sounds, better than expected, and episode 6 is an absolute standout. Rating: 8/10.

Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix make a DC film with no interest in being a superhero film. A character study in the Scorsese tradition. Uncomfortable, brilliant, essential. 8/10.

Todd Phillips turns the Joker sequel into a jukebox musical. Joaquin Phoenix is still committed. The film around him is a 5/10 disappointment — and the box office agreed.

John Cena, a helmet shaped like a toilet, and one of the best DC shows ever made. Peacemaker Season 1 is chaotic, hilarious, and weirdly moving. Rating: 8/10.

Peacemaker Season 2 starts disappointingly slow — then absolutely detonates in episodes 6 and 7. Stick with it. This is Gunn's DCU at its most deranged best. Rating: 8/10.

Matt Reeves' The Batman puts Robert Pattinson in Year Two as a detective-first Dark Knight. Atmospheric, technically brilliant, and occasionally too long. 7/10.

Heath Ledger's Joker redefined what a superhero villain can be. Christopher Nolan's most ambitious film, the genre's greatest performance, and a 9/10 that was never going to be anything else.

Christopher Nolan closes the trilogy with Bane, a broken Batman, and an ending that earns the full weight of three films. Not the best in the trilogy, but the right conclusion. 8/10.

HBO's The Penguin gives Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb eight episodes and a flooded Gotham to conquer. Outstanding crime drama, one of 2024's best TV series. 8/10.

James Wan's Aquaman is a gloriously maximalist underwater blockbuster — bright, brash, and committed to spectacle. Jason Momoa is effortlessly charismatic and the world-building is genuinely impressive. 7/10.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a fun, self-aware farewell to the DCEU — not the franchise's finest hour but a genuinely entertaining adventure that closes the old universe with more warmth than expected. 7/10.

Ben Affleck is a revelation as Batman, Gal Gadot announces herself as Wonder Woman, and the ideas are genuinely ambitious — but the execution is a compromised, overstuffed mess. 7/10.

Birds of Prey is Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn fully unleashed — colorful, chaotic, and brutally funny. Director Cathy Yan delivers one of the sharpest action-comedy scripts in the DCEU. 8/10.

Black Adam has a committed Dwayne Johnson performance and a legitimately great Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, but a thin script, generic action sequences, and franchise setup that overshadows the actual story. 6/10.

The theatrical Justice League is a compromised, tonally inconsistent team-up that shows the collision of two directors' visions. Fun in places, hollow in most. Watch Zack Snyder's version instead.

Zack Snyder's dark, grounded Superman reboot starring Henry Cavill is one of the decade's finest superhero origin stories — emotional, spectacular, and uncompromising.

Shazam! is the DCEU's most heartfelt origin — a foster kid wish-fulfillment fantasy with genuine warmth, hilarious Zachary Levi, and a surprisingly emotional core about family. 7/10.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods delivers more of what made the original charming — Zachary Levi's teen-in-hero-body energy, genuine family warmth, and surprisingly effective villains in Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu. 8/10.

Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and Will Smith's Deadshot are great. The film around them is a choppy, studio-interfered mess with a forgettable villain and tonal whiplash. 7/10.

The Flash is a better film than it had any right to be — Ezra Miller is compelling, Michael Keaton's Batman return is genuinely extraordinary, and the multiverse mechanics are emotionally grounded. A flawed but heartfelt 8/10.

James Gunn's Suicide Squad is a genre masterpiece — R-rated, hilarious, brilliantly violent, and structured with the confidence of a filmmaker at his absolute peak. Everything the 2016 film wasn't. 8/10.

Wonder Woman 1984 squanders its 80s setting, Gal Gadot's charisma, and a genuinely promising villain concept on a weak script with nonsensical wish-mechanic logic. A frustrating 5/10.

Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman is the DCEU at its absolute peak — epic, emotionally resonant, and built around Gal Gadot's magnetic, career-defining performance. One of the best superhero films ever made.

The Snyder Cut is everything the 2017 theatrical version failed to be — a grand, flawed, deeply personal superhero epic that earns its four-hour runtime through genuine emotional architecture. 8/10.

The most misunderstood Pixar film in years. Lightyear explores time dilation, loss, and obsessive focus with surprising maturity. SOX the robot cat is an instant classic. Rating: 7/10.

Space Jam (1996) is an 8/10 cult classic — the Looney Tunes are genuinely great, Michael Jordan does his best, and the 90s nostalgia hits differently when you watch it with your kids.

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) is an 8/10 family spectacle — critics wrote it off, but the father-son theme works, LeBron brings genuine heart, and the Looney Tunes still deliver.

The 1995 Pixar original that rewrote the rules of animation and told a story about jealousy, friendship, and being replaced that hits differently when you are a dad.

Toy Story 2 is the rare sequel that matches and arguably surpasses the original. Jessie's backstory will ruin you. Woody's identity crisis is real. Rating: 8/10.

Andy goes to college. The toys face the incinerator. Every parent in the cinema wept. Toy Story 3 is the finest animated farewell in cinema history. Rating: 8/10.

Toy Story 4 is technically Pixar's finest work. It is also an epilogue nobody asked for after Part 3's perfect goodbye. Forky is funny. The ending is wrong. Rating: 6/10.

Never played D&D, never watched Critical Role — and Season 1 blew me away completely. The first episode alone is a masterclass in how to hook an audience.

Season 2 goes deeper on every character and raises the stakes with the Chroma Conclave arc. No single episode tops Season 1's premiere, but the whole season is brilliant. Rating: 9.

Season 3 wraps the Chroma Conclave and pushes into Vecna territory. Still genuinely great animated television — a worthy ending to the trilogy, even if it's the least perfect of the three.

Zootopia 2 (2025) is an 8/10 sequel that almost surpasses the original — Disney deepens the world, gives Nick more screen time than he deserves, and sticks the emotional landing.

Zootopia (2016) is an 8/10 Disney masterclass — a sharp crime caper about prejudice and identity that plays differently every time you watch it with your kids.

GOAT (2026) is a 10/10 animated sports underdog story — a Space Jam meets Zootopia stunner that absolutely sings on the Apple Vision Pro. My favorite animated film of 2026.

LEGO Rebuild the Galaxy is a clever alternate universe comedy that works for all ages — Vader as a Rebel hero, Luke as a bounty hunter, and 25 years of LEGO nostalgia. 7/10.

Ewan McGregor is magnificent, the Vader confrontation delivers everything it promised, and young Leia steals scenes she had no right to own. Not perfect, but emotionally essential for prequel fans. 7/10.

A fun, forgettable space heist. Donald Glover's Lando steals the show, Alden Ehrenreich grows into the role, and the Kessel Run delivers. Not essential, but more enjoyable than expected. 7/10.

Decent Star Wars with an identity crisis at its heart. The two best episodes barely feature the title character. If you love The Mandalorian you will enjoy this considerably more than the name implies. 7/10.

Star Wars Resistance is a decent animated series set in the sequel era — charming for younger kids, less compelling for adults who have already done Rebels and Clone Wars.

The most fun Star Wars has been in years. Four lost kids, the outer rim, and Jude Law as a magnetic, morally ambiguous guide. The perfect gateway show for a new generation. 8/10.

Tales of the Underworld is the third entry in Filoni's Tales anthology — Hondo, Cad Bane, and the criminal galaxy at their most entertaining. 8/10.

A promising High Republic murder mystery that runs out of runway. Great visuals, one genuinely compelling villain, and a setting the franchise has never explored. Cancelled after one season. 6/10.

The show that reminded the galaxy why it loves Star Wars. Din Djarin, Grogu, and eight episodes that changed everything. 9/10.

Ahsoka live-action. Boba Fett back from the dead. And then a goodbye that broke the internet. Season 2 equals Season 1 and surpasses it in scale. 9/10.

Season 3 gives us Mandalore in full, Bo-Katan completed, and Moff Gideon in Beskar. It also gives us a season where Din and Grogu feel like supporting characters in their own show. 7/10.

Star Wars Visions is an experimental anthology that lets world-class animators reimagine the galaxy far, far away. Sometimes it touches genius. Occasionally it falls flat. The ratio matters.