The bad news is I finally saw Snow White and it was even shittier than I could have imagined.
Compare the creativity in this with something like Wicked.
That movie also obviously had a ton of CGI but it also felt unique with some entertaining musical numbers.
The songs in this movie felt like a chore that no one wanted to do besides Rachel Zegler.
I get that Zegler is obnoxious in real life but she’s not the reason this stinks.
She’s not giving a brilliant performance but she’s fine enough.
It also takes all the fun out of Dopey and makes him an after-school special.
Gal Gadot doesn’t have the acting chops to play a villain.
Also, the Gadot musical numbers go over as well as when she sang Imagine with her celebrity friends.
You just want it to end.
No one will want to pass this trash on to their kids.
Snow White: D
Warfare is one of the most intense and authentic military movies you’ll ever see.
You’re left with only the soundtrack of bullets in the background.
Warfare tells the true story of a group of Navy SEALS in 2006 Iraq.
They wound up being stuck in a house while the enemy starts surrounding and shooting at them.
This is a very good movie but it’s also a difficult watch.
Co-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza do a magnificent job building up the suspense in the first act.
I also loved the choice of trapping the viewer in the house.
All the guys playing the SEALS feel real.
It’s remarkable how calm under pressure these young guys are.
It shouldn’t surprise me because the SEALS are obviously incredible but it’s a nice reminder.
I don’t know if I’ll ever watch Warfare again but I am glad I saw it.
Warfare: B+
The Amateur is Death Wish meets Breaking Bad.
Like the latter, this is also elevated by a great lead performance and unique science-based deaths.
Don’t get me wrong, the TV show far exceeds the movie that’s a very high bar.
This has a pretty boilerplate script about a husband who works for the CIA and his wife gets killed.
All of the CIA stuff, you’ve seen a million times before.
It also veers into the cliche zone far too often.
But every time it does, Rami Malek grounds the movie with an excellent performance.
Malek is grounded and believable even when the movie tests your limits.
This is easily the best performance of 2025.
But for an action thriller, he’s as good as you’ll see.
This is a competent movie that is at times very entertaining.
It has good performances and is shot well.
The Amateur never feels cheap.
TheAmateur: B
Drop is a thriller that’s smarter than it should be with a very likable lead.
There are a lot worse ways to spend 96 minutes.
Almost the entire movie takes place in a single restaurant and yet you’re never bored.
The movie keeps you engaged the entire time.
Fahy was just in White Lotus but also the horrible movie from earlier this year, The Unbreakable Boy.
In that movie, she played a Sad Mom who was a Mom that was mostly sad.
Here, there is a lot more for to do.
So much that I think she could have a really nice career.
This works as a date movie or something to see as friends.
I’m recommending Drop because it’s a creative spin and entertaining.
More moving should aspire to just those things.
The first act of this is, by far, the best.
The filmmakers do a nice job setting up who everyone is while also individualizing who each character is.
You get a good understanding of the setting as well.
It’s not scary enough to be terrifying and not suspenseful enough to be exciting.
You honestly just want to chill out with these people more than watch them scream and run around.
This ends up being just fun enough to work.
