imho people should really manage their expectations whenever deciding to spend their precious time watching these kinda movies. I believe they're simply meant for entertainment purposes only, the kinda movies you watch simply just to unwind & pass the time and don't have to utilize your brain power much. That's what Tarot is to me at least.

I'm fully aware that Tarot garnered mostly negative reviews left & right but I'm a sucker for horror/thriller and I almost always will be down for one. Not to mention my penchant for tarot/horoscopes IRL as well. Having said that, I'll have to agree that the story was really weak as in no clear rules whatsoever as to who will die & when, etc etc and filled with all the cliché horror tropes you can recall. The characters are also super bland and made uber stupid decisions.

TL, DR: go see this if you're a horror buff and don't mind a popcorn movie filled with stupid characters whose only purpose was to be death's fodder. Also if you're quite the adrenaline junkie, since you'll get enough rush from all the cheap jumpscares, at least if they still work for you.

Fully aware coming in that it'll be a tearjerker still didn't prepare me for crying so badly that my glasses got foggy & my nose became stuffy.

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Lahn Mah) offers a simple slice of life story, but just like music, movies tend to be way way better when they resonate with the audience on a personal level. I guess this is why I cried so bad during my viewing in which I also brought my mom. Despite no longer having any grandparents, I still relate so much to the movie as there are so many things which feel like slaps to myself as I don't think I've been a very good son to my parents.

So I presume that those who see this movie will definitely enjoy it more if they could relate with the theme. Go see this movie with your elders, may them be parents or grandparents, hopefully it'll wake something within you.

Ok, The First Omen was better, let's get that out if the way 1st. That aside, it doesn't mean Immaculate was anything bad whatsoever. In fact I wonder why it didn't fare better in terms of reviews.

Recently found out that it's Sydney Sweeney's passion project that she actually auditioned for this role way back when she's 17 but the project never materialized so she kinda hold on to it to the point now when she can produce it herself she championed the movie herself from reaching out to the writer, getting a director, etc until the project finally bore into fruition.

Sorta being labelled as a bombshell, Sydney as a Scream Queen was something I didn't expect to see but she kinda "delivered" here, especially on that provocative ending scene. Nell Tiger Free might be more primal & have more physicalities during her "possessed" scene in The First Omen, but Sydney was quite visceral here too.

I also enjoyed the setting & tone of the movie very much, I think it was beautifully shot & the score was decent as well. My only concern was the cheap jumpscares the movie resorted to, thankfully there's just a few of them. I think the movie didn't need that at all, especially the dreaded "oh, it's just a dream" trope.

TLDR, I went into this with bare minimum expectations & I was pleasantly surprised that it was a very decent viewing despite the majority of less than favorable reviews.

Despite liking Radio Silence's previous offerings, Ready or Not and the latest 2 Scream installments, I unfortunately can't say the same about Abigail. I kinda had high hopes for this one, especially since I also love the cast: Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, and Melissa Barrera. Imho, the buildup was too long and the payoff wasn't really worth it in the end. I also kinda wished it'd be more thrilling, perhaps more intense chases? I barely felt any tension during this one sadly. I don't mind humor in my horror movies, but the humor sadly also didn't really work for me in this. Long story short, it's a decent flick & I like to support my fave directors & actors so I didn't regret seeing this at all.

Never been a fan of war movies so I initially have no plans to see this movie whatsoever despite the fact that it's an A24 film & we all know that A24 almost always delivers. Then the reviews started pouring in and as usual I was intrigued by the rave reviews but it was CineCrib's review that finally sealed the deal. I bought myself a ticket 2 hours later to the nearest IMAX and oh boy, it was such a pleasant surprise!

Follows a road trip of our 4 central characters whom I ended up super invested in each & every 1 of them that I feared for their lives. Alex Garland scored a home run with this 1. Despite not being a horror movie, this film jumpscared the heck out of me the kinda jumpscare that made literally jumped out of my seat and the horror from the war just shooked me to the core. I felt so many emotions & it was so overwhelming that I cried a lot of times during my initial viewing.

My 1 and only concern was the song choices. The score was fine, but the songs I sadly didn't get except for that 1 powerful country song, Sturgill Simpson's Breakers Roar? Dang, it also played during 1 of the most heartwrenching yet beautiful scene in the movie.

TLDR, a very recommended movie, in fact I myself plan to go for seconds.

They clearly underestimated her, only 10 out of 120 seats were empty on the only show they gave her during my viewing yesterday..