The TODDcast

Alec Baldwin as Klaus?  Superhero team-up analog? Barely Xmas adjacent?  Worked for me as a parent. #riseoftheguardians #12daysofxmasmovies

Best RDJ movie ever? He thinks so. Xmas adjacent? Barely but mostly? Kilmer and Monaghan light up this neo-noir thriller. #kisskissbangbang #rdj #12daysofxmasmovies

It lives up to the title.  If you can look past the raunch, there is a heart to this story that is worth the time. Especially on Xmas Eve night as you wrap presents. #badsanta #billybobthorton #12daysofxmasmovies

Home invasion slasher set at Christmas? You bet!  Plays off post-modern like Scream and others with capable final girl. Won't give away any twists, some you will see coming... #betterwatchout #amazonprime #12daysofxmasmovies

LGBTQ xmas movies? Yep.  Techno miracle shot on Iphones?  Non-Actors stealing show. Sean Baker has a style that works!  #tangerine #12daysofxmasmovies

2021 Unconventional Xmas movies open with a great rom-com. Reynolds and Smart kill in this comedy. Definitely worth a spin if you have Netflix through the end of 2021.  #justfriends #12daysofxmasmovies

The best part? No seeing the original actually pays off? Well done not as a sequel, reboot, or rehash- just "hand off?" McKenna Grace is awesome. The nostalgia factor is turned to 11 but I'm okay with that. #ghostbusters #afterlife #movie

Future Oscar winner!  Cumberbatch, Campion, Smit-McPhee, Greenwood and even Dunst bring their A-games. Metaphor heavy and character built. Old West giving way to modernity is parable of change overwhelming. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED #thepowerofthedog #cumberbatch #netflix

SIX 20 minute episodes? How was this not a movie? Predictable as a Goosebumps and BARELY any reason for it to be set at XMAS In fact, in Danish winter, shouldn't there be snow?  Not scary enough for most, not tame enough for kids. #elves #netflix

Real life bio pic #50 for Benedict Cumberbatch. Definitely worth a watch if you liked Imitation Game Interesting character and well done look at his life #louiswain #amazonprime #cumberbatch

Will Smith's finest biopic portrayal and there is a lot to pick from. Good solid sports underdog vibe, with only a few warts glossed over. Worth time if only tangentially interested but be wary of 2hour 20 minute run time. #hbomax #kingrichard #willsmith

Bob Odenkirk as John Wick? Yep. And it works. Little more like Bruce Willis's RED, but with more violent sensibility. Highly recommended. #nobody #odenkirk #cheaprental

I don't love Clifford the Big Red Dog. Don't hate'em either. Inoffensive ET narrative with differences are okay message. Good for those of you with 7 years and younger kids who even KNOW the Big Red dog. #clifford #whitehall #paramount+

Ripping off other movies, better movies? Yes.  Are they stylized versions of themselves? Yes? Will you see Aviator gin in the movie? Yes. Still recommending? Yes!  #galgodot #ryanreynolds #rednotice #netflix

Johnson and Blunt clearly having fun.  CGI bogs down back 1/3 of film, but score lifts it.  Derivative but an excellent distillation of other such films. #junglecruise #disney #therock #disneyplus

Awful Christmas Rom-Com. Allowing your catfisher off the hook? GAH! Avoid. Awful title, too. #netflix #lovehard

Marvel makes the ultimate Rorschach test. Is this a Marvel movie or isn't it? How you feel about that question will probably answer how you feel about this movie. #eternals #marvel #

"Urban cowboy?" Maybe. True to life, not. Realistic, a stretch. A good time? YES! While unreal new sets and costumes tended to pull me out, and the music might get you too... the movie otherwise works on the strength of its true to genre plot, earnest acting, and excellent direction. #hardertheyfall #idris #netflix

German actor/director Matthias Schweighöfer brings his best Danny Ocean. As one of the better parts of the Snyder "Army of the Dead" his character ably carries the film Nothing originally but ably executed like the heists in the film #armyofthieves #netflix # Schweighöfer

Crazy name- crazier series. Both on Netflix. No spoilers, run don't walk for this PERFECT Halloween two-fer!  #netflix #nsitwt2

Kate Siegel, you are better than this. O'Meara, at least you "got it." SKIP SKIP SKIP to mylou? No, just THUMBS DOWN this and move on. #netflix #hypnotic

Did you love the books? You'll love this Haven't read the books? But like Villenueve and Zimmer? Probably? Adaptations should stand on their own and not need footnotes. But that's me. #dune #hbomax

Terrible title, interesting movie. Imagine a behind the scenes look at Underworld meets Blade style LA run by vampires. Ryan and lead are good.  Worth a Halloween watch #netflix #nightteeth

Sequelities with same powered villian. Harrelson and Hardy do good work overall. Slight, like the first one- if you liked, this should work too.  #venom #lettherebecarnage #tomhardy

Part of the Blumhouse Halloween dump. Effective scares of old age and medically placed into home. Ending lets down otherwise decent movie. #themanor #amazonprime