50 Movie Reviews 2026

                                                                                                            3 Stars out of 4    It must have been hard work to make Rachel McAdams look so frumpy. Plus, she’s not very likeable. She’s trying too hard, talking too much, and kind of needy. She also happens to be the smartest person in the room. If the movie had stopped there, it would have been an interesting commentary about women in the workplace hitting glass ceilings, the dangers of “old boy’s networks” and women being underestimated in the workplace. But holy shit does the movie not stop there. The second part of the story happens after a plane crash, which leaves McAdams (Linda Little here) stranded on a ...

3.5 Stars out of 4   There was something magical about going to the movies when I was young. Part of it was the era I grew up in. I got to watch ET fly across the moon on a bike. Was terrified every time Darth Vader appeared on the screen in the Star War’s movies. This was way before Netflix and cell phones and streaming. Going to the movies was an event back then. I sometimes get that sad sort of nostalgia that so much of that has now disappeared. Really big “event’ movies are mostly a thing of the past now. Which is why Project Hail Mary is such a breath of fresh air. Grabbing my bucket of popcorn and heading to my seat, I felt that childlike anticipation once again. It’s been a long time. Having read the book first, I knew what kind of guy Ryan Gosling’s Grace was going to be. He’s the kind of guy that says “heck” instead of hell and “darn” instead of damn. In the book it kind of annoyed me, but on the screen his innocence translates better. He’s a very mild, risk-averse...

Is this thing on? 3.5 stars out of 4. A wise man once said, Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. That’s a good place to start with this movie. The couple in this film seem like they get along well enough, but they’ve agreed to get a divorce. They are both trying to be as nice as possible despite the massive Elephant in the room. They have kids and a house and a community. There are going to be some logistical issues. You kind of wonder why these two are breaking up. A key piece of understanding comes from Lara Dern’s character towards the end of the movie when she says, “ I was unhappy in our marriage. I wasn't unhappy with our marriage.” It's the key line in the whole movie. These were two people who had dreams. She was going to be a professional Volleyball player. Her dreams were clear. His are a little more hidden, and where the movie spends most of it’s time. He has a vague job in “finance” that’s nice enough to pay for a big house in the New York suburb...