Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

 

Dark, dirty, and dreary. Not as fun as the series. While it was good to see some of these characters again, I wish they would have trotted them out for something more upbeat. 

Rating: C

Dune: Part Two (2024)

It was fine. I had to watch some recap videos to remember what happened three years ago in the first one. The sequel doubled down on the holy prophecies and sand worms.

How does one board their entire clan on one of those things anyway? How do you get off? How do you steer them? How do you stop the worm from going underground? Don’t bother asking these questions. The movie has no answers. It’s fine. 

Rating: C

Dune (2021)

 

I thought they did a pretty good job developing the story without confusing the audience. The desert planet was full of creative surprises. Love those dragonfly ships. At two and a half hours, I felt some editing was in order. Plenty of extended shots with dramatic music playing that could have been whittled down. But I’m definitely in for the next installment. 

Rating: C+

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

One implausible action sequence after the next, held together with unfailing luck and an army of guardian angels. At any given moment I barely knew what was happening on screen, and after the movie ended, I could only tell you it had something to do with nuclear bombs and espionage. How this got a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is the real Mission Impossible. I suspect Tom Cruise and Scientology were involved.

Rating: D

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

A by-the-numbers Hollywood spy thriller with one impossible scenario after another. Looks slick on the surface, but not much going on under the hood.

Rating: C-