A collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses.

Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Elvis Costello, Guillermo Diaz, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Martha Plimpton, Paul Rudd altogethr in a classic cult movie at the turn of the Millenium. They don’t make movies like that, great real stories, good music, nice vibes. This is over 25 years and it shows how much the world has changed. A great watch, six popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.

If you relax, you can have a good time. Even if you smell like dog shit.

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A charismatic criminal, while on the run from the police, hides in a hidden space of a toy store. There, he adopts a new identity and becomes involved with an employee, beginning a relationship as unlikely as it is risky.

The Fugitive meets The Notebook. It’s light-hearted dark comedy with drama elements, about the true story of Jeffrey Manchester, and it’s starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Juno Temple, Peter Dinklage, and is directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine). Five popcorns.

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In a desolate world, a young girl devoutly guards an egg of unknown origin, and encounters a boy carrying a cross who begins to question the nature of his faith and his mysterious mission.

Written and directed by Mamoru Oshii, this is a surreal dark fantasy set in a dystopian future. It’s bizarre, but it’s also properly made, setting a tone and vibe that will lead Mamoru Oshii to write and direct Ghost in The Shell (among others). It’s a hard to watch movie because of the slow tempo, often off-beat, and while the story could fit properly in a short one third of the time, the details and composition of this make it feel more like visual poetry than an animated movie. It requires a particular mood, and if you’re in that mood, it’s a great experience. Four popcorns.

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A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as “The Long Walk,” in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.

I should have read the synopsis before watching this, as it’s directed by Francis Lawrence. The gist of the movie is that you’re watching the Hunger Games and the game is “walking”. While the reviews praise it, it’s just a m mediocre movie. There are some decent moments in some of the actors’ performances, but that’s it. The tension builds up, and then everything gets flat and ends up with an unexplainable fizzle, just like many of the movies based on books by Stephen King. It’s so bland, not even Mark Hamill can raise the level, as he’s severely under-utilized and it’s mostly a cameo. Three popcorns because it’s an okay watch as background noise, but that’s it.

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An accidental killing leads a man down a dark hole of intrigue and murder. Just as he finds love and freedom, one phone call brings back the nightmare.

After trying a few other series based on novels by Harlan Coben, this one managed to stick with me. It’s dark, thrilling and keeps you at the edge of your seat. However, I am starting to see patterns in Coben’s work and they do become annoying, because while he creates some nice puzzles and mysteries that overlap and interconnect, the entire universe feels overly complicated and convoluted and it requires suspension of disbelief. The series is well made, another good hit by Oriol Paulo, it’s a nice watch, but too much Coben in one sitting can get tiring quickly. Four popcorns.

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The secrets and lies of suburban families are made public by the appearance of a stranger.

Good thriller based on the novel by Harlan Coben. I didn’t read the book, but the movie is pretty solid. It’s interesting enough to keep you binging, although you need to suspend disbelief here and there. The writing is not stellar, but the series is a good watch over the weekend. The cast is absolutely great, featuring a lot of good British actors, the production is also nice as well. Three popcorns.

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Fifteen young women break barriers in one of the most demanding sports in the world, in an effort to bring a female driver back to the Formula 1 grid.

It’s nice to see women in racing, but at the moment you can see the immense gap between these girls and other racers. It’s nice they have a ramp of their own, but unfortunately, the sport needs more than this. The series itself is “eh”, as it’s too much fluff and not enough racing. It’s a good idea to show a bit of background of each racer, but there’s just too much behind the scenes rather than focusing on the racing and their motivations. And. Too. Much. Damn. Bianca. Bustamante. Two popcorns. Women deserve better.

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A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.

For Battlestar Galactica: Razor I recommend watching the extended version. It also helps watching the Razor Flashbacks, a series of 7 Webisodes, that can be found on Youtube.

The Razor TV movie is a two-hour special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica. It’s basically everything that happened in the last 10-15 episodes, but from the other side of the barricade. Love to see these in-depth looks at the facts.

Five popcorns for a great story told from the other side as well.

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The 10 webisodes, entitled “The Face of the Enemy,” tell a story that takes place between seasons 4.0 and 4.5 of Battlestar and follow Lt. Gaeta when he is sent off in a Raptor with a handful of strangers and one of them mysteriously dies. The psychological human-vs.-Cylon struggle is played out in the restrictive confines of a Raptor as everyone is a suspect, and paranoia sets in among the group.

This is a web miniseries that follows Lt. Gaeta during a routine Raptor flight that goes wrong, leaving him and a small crew, including a Number Eight Cylon, stranded in deep space.

You can watch all the parts together in a single movie, on YouTube, and unfortunately, episode 10 is lost because it keeps getting copyright striked. So here’s a spoiler summary for episode 10.

Four popcorns.

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Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance is an online series that aims to fill in the gaps between seasons two and three of the Re-imagined Series. The webisode series was written by Battlestar Galactica veterans Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, and directed by Wayne Rose. The entire series is 27 minutes long in total, divided into 10 episodes.

This 10 episodes miniseries bridges the gap between the humans’ settlement on New Caprica and the start of the Cylon occupation. The story focuses on the growing underground movement that forms to resist Cylon control, highlighting key characters like Tyrol, Tigh, Anders, and Cally as they grapple with collaboration, rebellion, and survival under oppressive rule

You can watch all the parts combined, on YouTube. Alternate version here.

Four popcorns.

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A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.

For Battlestar Galactica: Razor I recommend watching the extended version. It also helps watching the Razor Flashbacks, a series of 7 Webisodes, that can be found on Youtube.

The Razor TV movie is a two-hour special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica. It’s basically everything that happened in the last 10-15 episodes, but from the other side of the barricade. Love to see these in-depth looks at the facts.

Five popcorns for a great story told from the other side as well.

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When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

I’m not going to write too much about the Battlestar Galactica universe and TV show generally. You can see the full series and movies watch order in this article, but the gist of it is simple: if you like space-themed dramas, definitely watch this if you haven’t already. Seven popcorns in one of the greatest shows of all time.

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