Scott's Self-Indulgent Movie Podcast

Fight or Flight is a great showcase for Josh Hartnett with enough gonzo hand to hand fights to satisfy action junkies. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Jurassic World: Rebirth's script is too unfocused and buried in the franchise's earlier successes to give the franchise new life. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

A Minecraft Movie is a middle of the road family movie. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Novocaine delivered the gimmick movie goods I was hoping for. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Evolving from the standard zombie fare, 28 Years Later brings added emotional heft to the atrophied genre. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Love Hurts has a great idea that's poorly executed. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Speed's secret weapon is Keanu Reeves Jack Traven, a near perfect movie cop. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Warfare is an unflinching look at one platoon's experience that frustrated me immensely. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Suberbly written, acted and directed His Three Daughters is intimate, human and beautiful. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

With a solid setup and even better execution, Your Monster is an absurdly good time. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Hacks "1.69 million" is a masterclass in audience priming. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

By keeping its stakes and scope small and escalating its action as the film progresses, Badland Hunters delivers the B-movie goods. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Today we're breaking down Allison Janney's hilarious performance in Drop Dead Gorgeous. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

A wild genre-hybrid with clear love for slashers and rom-coms, Heart Eyes is a bloody good time.

By refusing traditional structure and emphasizing moments and experience, The Brutalist is wonderful mercurial and open to interpretations. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Though it often veers away from its most appealing elements, The Killer's Game delivers enough of the action comedy goods for a once over. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Though it can't replicate the original's blend of camp and tension, Another Simple Favor is enough cheesy fun for a once over. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

By avoiding grandeur in favor of a personal/political angle, Conclave crafts an intriguing and ultimately uplifting film. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Buoyed by Malek's strong central performance and a novel twist on the spy thriller, The Amateur does it's job. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

While it's unlikely to earn any new fans, The Accountant 2 is a more straight-forward and fun film than the original. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

I thought now would be a perfect time to go through each Mission Impossible film and address its appeals, what it lacks and what it added to the franchise as a whole. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

By focusing on its characters versus its larger universe, Thunderbolts* delivers the best MCU movie in years. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Packed with ideas and effortlessly engaging, Sinners more than lived up to the hype for me. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

With strong central performances and direction, The Rule of Jenny Pen terrifies and inspires in equal measure. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Havoc is that it has a lot of good moments, but doesn't have either the narrative simplicity or cohesive world-building to make it really work. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Though it doesn't quite separate itself from its influences, Ash demonstrates Flying Lotus' creative potential as a filmmaker. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

A hilarious buddy comedy, One of Them Days makes the most out of its lead performers and its premise. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Blade 2 is bursting with creative energy. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

While the action beats are as solid as ever, the script's lack of focus prevents A Working Man from hitting Beekeeper highs. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

The Accountant is at its best when it focuses on its title character. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Though it's not quite as advertised, the great cast, direction and script more than make up for it. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Cleaner needs more meat on its action thriller bones. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

The Order might be the best crime movie of 2024. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

There's a lot to like in Y2K. I just wish the movie didn't feel the need to undercut itself for shock value or for jokes. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Hilarious, incisive and full of visual splendor, Poor Things may not be for everyone, but it might Lanthimos' high water mark. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Scamanda is a compelling bit of true crime with a notable weakness. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Today I pay tribute to the late Val Kilmer. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

I didn't know that I was looking for a queer centric campy horror comedy, but The Parenting delivered exactly that. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

With more character to back up its heist movie thrills, Den of Thieves 2 did the trick for me. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Despite a great premise and spin on the familiar concept, Wolf Man fails to execute it. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Novel in its premise and approach to action, Baby Assassins was right up my alley. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

Today I'm going to talk about the smartest part of Dumb and Dumber. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

SLY Lives! is a welcome and overdue celebration of the life and legacy of a musical legend. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

I fully understood what this movie was going for, but was still underwhelmed. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Does the Caligula: The Ultimate Cut deserve all of the hype or is it just excess for excess sake? Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Equal parts funny and heartfelt, Thelma is a treat. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Resurrected abandons its most enticing mystery. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.

The Bad Shepherd unravels the core appeal of its premise. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Mayhem! has great action but a contradicting plot. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

Character driven and smartly crafted, The Silent Hour was an unexpected surprise. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/

The Gorge's lead performances and romantic elements are a welcome addition to a samey blockbuster movie space. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/