The Life Of Chuck is a beautiful and deeply moving film that is filled to the brim with an insanely talented cast. It offers a deep exploration of the important things in life - friendship, family, and human interactions. We are all going to die one day, so it is important to make the most of our time while we are here. This movie blends genres, and, to be quite honest, it had me crying my entire drive home after leaving the theater. It will be ed as one of the greats. If you can see it on the big screen, I highly recommend doing so.

In the comics, Valeria Richards has quite a convoluted origin story. Before retcons, she was introduced as the daughter of Doctor Doom and Sue Storm from an alternate universe. I feel like that would be the perfect way to add Valeria to the MCU. The Avengers movies could have Valeria be the daughter of Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, and after them, when RDJ leaves the MCU for good, perhaps with his Doom dying, she could continue on Earth-616 as part of the Fantastic Four, bonding with this world's Sue and being a sister to the young Franklin Richards.

Okay, I have to say it, we want more of The Phantom. It is time for his return! Andrew Lloyd Webber and Joel Schumacher really did such a brilliant job on the 2004 movie, and to this day, it is my all-time favorite movie. Did you know there is a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera? It's called Love Never Dies. It is a screenplay also written by the amazing Andrew Lloyd Webber, and it would be a fever dream if the original cast (Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson) returned for the sequel. All of the actors are older, so it would make sense. If you have not had the chance yet, check out Love Never Dies, it was filmed on stage and available for view. Making it into a movie with the original cast would do fantastic and thrive.

It has been announced that Tom Felton will reprise his role of Draco Malfoy for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. That has sent me down a rabbit hole of whether a movie adaptation of the Harry Potter play could happen in the future. Sadly, due to Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Stone's career trajectory, as well as the controversy regarding J.K. Rowling's recent comments, I don't think the movie will ever happen. Instead, new versions of Harry, Ron, and Hermione will rise for HBO's Harry Potter reboot series.

If you are wondering if Dangerous Animals is worth seeing in theaters, all I really need to say it is a movie following a serial killer who feeds his victims to sharks. That should be enough to make you want to see it on the biggest screen possible. In all honesty, though, it truly is a great movie. It is a ton of fun, and Jai Courtney is having the time of his life. This one is a blast to go see with a bunch of friends in a packed theater. Don't miss the experience of the year.

Many of us know of a movie that we know is brilliant, or perhaps isn't and is worth recommending anyway, but we hesitate to do so because the film's premise is so bonkers that you worry you'll put them off. For me, it's a film called Womb, which stars Matt Smith before he was the Doctor. Smith's character dies, and his childhood friend/girlfriend grows and births his clone, raising him as her child. It's a strange concept, but an amazing movie.

During the pandemic and after, I found it too hard to watch movies about it. COVID was a tough time, but I've recently been checking out some of these titles. The Bubble was the only one I saw at the time, mainly because of Karen Gillan, and I thought that was fascinating. I just checked out Dumb Money, and I thought it was brilliant how they implemented songs that went viral on TikTok during the pandemic. It was eerie and gave me déjà vu, brilliantly.

A few different popcorn buckets for Fantastic Four: First Steps have been revealed. The Galactus bucket is certainly impressive with the LED eyes (though it looks like it's going to be pretty pricey), and the Fantasticar is cool too. However, my favorite has got to be HERBIE which will apparently have compartments for popcorn, soda, and candy.

Major studios like A24, Neon, Netflix, Paramount, and Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw are currently bidding on the rights to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and the results could see a vastly different movie getting made. Jordan Peele is, in my opinion, the most interesting filmmaker of those who were listed, though I'm somewhat curious to see Taylor Sheridan's take, as it'd be a new genre for him.

Mia Goth has ed Ryan Gosling in the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter, and I'm excited to see what sort of character she'll play. My instinct is to have her play a villain, given that I'm used to her playing characters in horror movies, but I think that's an excellent opportunity to play against type and have her be a fellow starfighter pilot, working alongside Gosling's character.

Though I don't know if it's necessary per se, I’m actually kind of excited about the live-action version of How To Train Your Dragon. The original movies were so magical that I’d love to see what those dragons look like in a real-world setting, but it's hard to imagine that actually being done well. That said, the live-action version needs to keep the heart of the animated version. If it becomes too dark or loses the charm, it’ll miss the point entirely.

Tom Cruise and Iron Man are a match made in heaven, but it never worked out for the actor to play Tony Stark on the big screen. However, the Avengers movies could change that, as the Multiverse Saga offers a final opportunity for the MCU to finally make that happen. Since Cruise praised The Flash movie in the past few years, it is clear that he is still aware of the superhero medium, so an offer to play a huge hero like Iron Man in movies that are sure to make over $1 billion could entice him. I'm hopeful.

I read an article from Variety today about how Richard Kind has starred in what feels like every project known to man, and funnily enough, I happened to be watching one of the episodes of Scrubs he was in last night. The actor has appeared in everything, from Curb Your Enthusiasm to the recent Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. I personally love him as the voice of Marty Glouberman in Big Mouth, and funnily enough, his character is the father of John Mulaney's, too. 

After watching the new Lilo & Stich with my nieces, I ended up rewatching the original animated movies. While I was already bummed about how Jumba was left as a vilain with zero redemption, watching Stich! The Movie definitely makes it even worse considering the entire movie is about eveything doing everything they can to save Jumba (becuase he's part of their Ohana!). If live-aciton sequels happen, I'm really hoping Disney does a couse-correct.

There are so many iconic droid models in the Star Wars galaxy to choose from. Rather than going for a droid who could speak English like a protocol droid or a KX-unit like K2-SO, I think I would prefer beeps and whistles like an astromech. Then again, a mouse droid rushing around everywhere could be pretty fun too.

Ballerina's reviews are decent, and I'm not trying to diminish anyone involved in the film. However, with The Continental being a failure and now Ballerina projected to have a relatively underwhelming box office run, I have doubts about future spin-offs like Donnie Yen's Caine. If you take John Wick out of John Wick, it's just another action movie, especially now that Chad Stahelski's style has become so common in the genre. Audiences love Keanu Reeves, and I think that was the more appealing aspect of the original movies, not the world-building.

As expected, Wicked: For Good looks to be taking the first movie up a notch. Everything about the trailer excites me, bringing out the world-building qualities and darker narrative that were established by the end of the first one. I'm all for the singing and the fun performances, but I'm excited for audiences to embrace the more mature story that everyone knows is coming.

Theo James, known for projects like the Divergent movie franchise and The White Lotus, has become one of the favorite candidates to take over the role of James Bond for the 007 franchise reboot. I would love to see that happen, as the actor has shown in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen series on Netflix that he has what it takes to provide the same kind of mysterious and charismatic performance most of the beloved versions of James Bond are known for. Theo James' James Bond could be as serious or lighter as the franchise needs, offering a layered performance.

Madame Web's box office sits at $100.5 million, which is terrible for a superhero movie. While Dakota Johnson's performance as Cassandra Webb was not particularly exciting, I don't blame her for the movie's failure. Recently, the actress talked to the Los Angeles Times about the film's issues, revealing that Madame Web started as a completely different project but was changed by decisions made by "people who don’t have a creative bone in their body." Johnson also claimed its failure wasn't her fault. Madame Web's most glaring issues were its story and dialogue, which were boring and convoluted, not the cast.

The Man In My Basement teaser trailer offers more than enough of the story to have me super intrigued. As someone who did not read the book, I have no idea what is happening, but I cannot wait to find out. Willem Dafoe is perfectly creepy, and I would probably take his money too if he offered to pay me that much a day, but something is clearly not right here. I worry that a full trailer will reveal too much and take away from the surprises, so if Hulu releases one, I will skip watching it so that I can go into the movie knowing next to nothing about it.