Well we are halfway through the year!!
These are in no particular order...
Not wasting time here so...lets go....
PROJECT HAIL MARY
Based on the book by Andy Weir, Hail Mary follows a teacher Ryland Grace who gets sent into space to save Earth because the sun is losing its ...well..sun. While in space Ryland comes in contact with an alien who is there to also save his planet.
I really enjoyed this film. Ryan Gosling is fantastic in almost a one man show. He will be tough to beat at Oscar time. Also a wonderful performance by Sandra Huller as Eva Stratt.
If I have to say anything negative it will be...if you did not read the book...do you really know what Ryland is doing. It seems they cut out a lot of info...so you really don't know what Ryland and Rocky are doing you are just waiting for a reaction.
The Good is the relationship between Gosling's Ryland and Rocky voiced by James Ortiz...oddly, so far, the best relationship on the big screen this year.
I have watched this maybe 3 times and each time I think I like it better. I forget I have no idea what the project is or what they are doing, and I understand maybe the film is about a loner who opens himself up to others..Think about this. Ryland is sacrificing himself not only to save everyone on his planet...also to save everyone on Rocky's planet!!!
Project Hail Mary is available on Prime.
Well Project Hail Mary..welcome to my top 5.
LORNE
Lorne Michaels. The leader of Saturday Night Live. Agreed to do this documentary, yet he hates doing the documentary. Which makes this documentary amusing and entertaining. He is a curmudgeon.
Still even with his dislike for the camera, Director Norman Neville does a great job of giving the viewers a look behind the scenes of Lorne and his work weekly with Saturday Night Live. He adds great interviews with former cast and writers. There was never a moment in this informative and often funny documentary that I was bored. I was kinda sad it was over which says a lot.
Lorne is already available for home viewing. Watch it, you will not regret it.
You can rent Lorne or watch it on Peacock
Lorne...welcome to my top 5.
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
Directed by Kyle Balda giving me the first real surprise of the year. Wow. It is a family film, with a little bit of Knives Out. It's a mystery; it is funny; and yet kinda emotional.
Great voice work highlighted by Julia Louis Dreyfus; Chris O'Dowd; Regina Hall; and Patrick Stewart. A wonderful sweet emotional film!!!There is a reason why it is so high on Rotten Tomatoes., because it is that good.
Soooo many people have ran up to me and said I LOVE THIS MOVIE! My answer is always..because I am so wise!
You can catch The Sheep Detectives on Amazon Prime. Trust me.
Welcome to the top 5 SHEEP DETECTIVES.
PRESSURE
As odd as it is..it is a Meteorology film. As D-Day approaches the decision of when to hit the beach is on the reading of the weather forecast. I learned a lot and found the film entertaining and intense. Performance! Not Brendan Fraser as you would think....in fact Fraser may have been miscast as Eisenhower. The star here is Andrew Scott as James Stagg...this is an Oscar worthy performance for sure. This film should not be missed. I promise you ..most of this film takes place in one room and it sounds boring but I did not look at my phone once to check the time. I was all in.
Pressure is available to stream at home.
TOY STORY 5
In Toy Story 5 it deals with many issues highlighted by Tech vs toys and lack of using imagination.
Also it deals with peer pressure and FOMO.
Plus the sadness of being forgotten.
This is Jessie's movie, and you cannot help but love her, plus there are many new toys to visit.
This is a fantastic upgrade by PIXAR compared to the choppy and odd Toy Story 4
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Is this the year of family films. I mean Sheep Detectives; Toy Story 5; and the wonderful Hoppers.
Maybe!
TOY STORY 5 is still in theaters.
Well there you have my top 5 of the year so far...
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