Let's go through the ones I've seen so far.
Game Changer
Theater. I must admit boring. But great songs. Great.
Sankranthiki Vasthunam
Theater. Par for Ravipudi. The comedic mode and editing is a joy. Some great extended sequences that exemplify what I like in this industry.
Snow White
Surprising how much I liked certain moments. When they slide into songs occasionally a spirit emerges. When they're going through the actual script, it's the worst movie you've ever seen. 2025 Hollywood.
Jaat
Theater. Seeing a 2025 Sunny movie is a nice experience. Militaristic extravaganza.
Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Some awful parts, sure. You can feel the Marvel influence on the script. Complete cancer. But there are some great action sequences that make those fade away. The underwater scene is just magnificent. That's all I need. I'm find with the other 2 hours of crap if I get that. And also the flying stuff at the end is interesting.
Highest 2 Lowest
Not very memorable, though I think parts of this worked. I liked seeing 2025 New York City. Some large sections were slogs though.
F1
This was a very good time. In some ways though, a shocking lack of substance. Like you get to the end and feel "that's it????". But there are far worse ways to spend your time. And Kosinski fundamentally just makes everything pleasant to look at.
Happy Gilmore 2
A shocking lack of a script. Like they set things up and then it's like there's no second half of the script. Like something has to happen! But there are many great Sandlerisms early on. It's still a success. But please like can't we do better?!
Caught Stealing
Hmm. Fine I guess. Like give me way more baseball stuff. Just talk about the Giants the whole time... I want this movie but it's just Austin Butler with a drinking problem + Zoe Kravitz + 90s NYC. Scrap the gangster stuff.
The Smashing Machine
Great milieu. Early UFC before technical refinement. Just jacked guys. Hard to not like a movie that's secretly about a couple who argues. That's it. Just arguments.
One Battle After Another
Pleasant. Except for when Jonny Greenwood occasionally plays the maracas or whatever. There wasn't much of that, thankfully. A grating score has ruined many a PTA movie. Silence literally would improve so many scenes. Really like the 3 main actors. Leo, the true revolutionary, and their daughter. That is key for me since I tend to find lead performances annoying in PTA movies. End to end among the best of the year for me.
Tere Ishk Mein
Theater. My wheelhouse. I've watched several other ALR movies. They all hit. Just note perfect (though brutal). Maybe number 1 so far for this year.
What remains to see? A lot.
Not yet out.
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