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Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks to ring in 2026!

This segment started out as a monthly column (and could return to that if there is enough support on Patreon!), but the new year always started with an assessment of the entire year, which is even more difficult in some ways.

The year-in-full edition of 6 Flicks Picks works the same way it always has. Rather than being limited to just six for this list like I would for the monthly editions, I'm going to be breaking down my top six as well as some supplemental groups of six for different tier lists, in a sense, of how much I want to see those movies.

Still, the general question remains: If you could only watch six movies for the entire year, which ones would those be?

Obviously, not every film that will come out this year is currently announced, and I haven't seen trailers for the vast majority of them. That is part of the fun when you can look back and see which movies you enjoyed more and which ones were surprises.

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2026!

6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2026

As far as January 1st is concerned, I don't have anywhere remotely close to my top 30 like I've had in previous years. In fact, this is the weakest year of movie releases that I can think of since the pandemic. That is really going to make me question paying for AMC A-List every month if there are stretches where I wouldn't see much value in seeing one film, let alone two to justify the price. How the mighty have fallen. I used to be such a movie hound, and they're just not releasing much anymore that piques my curiosity, even though I'm still going around on the lookout.

Miscellaneous Honorable Mentions:

If they receive good enough reviews, I might check out:

• Project Hail Mary
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
• Michael
• Masters of the Universe
• Coyote vs. Acme
• Disclosure Day
• How to Make a Killing 

They're all on the chopping block as far as me not really being too super into watching them, or not being sure if they just had some good trailers, but having at least some minimal interest.

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. [TIE] Scary Movie 6 / Untitled Jumanji Sequel — I tied these, rather than to pick one of them to go into the other category below at #13, because they're about on par with each other until I see a trailer or more information. Scary Movie 1 and 3 are amazing and I absolutely love them. Every other Scary Movie film has been either meh (#2) or just straight-up bad. Considering how much I disliked 2025's Naked Gun compared to how much the original is one of my 5 favorite comedies ever, this doesn't give me a lot of faith Scary Movie 6 will be awesome. The same for Jumanji. The first of this series from The Rock was fun enough for me to see the second, but the second wasn't so great to make me HAVE to see the third.

11. The Mandalorian and Grogu — Speaking of liking something from before and being beaten down. I absolutely loved Star Wars from around the time of the special editions in the 90s up until The Force Awakens just ruined the series. Nearly every single thing that has come out under Disney has been something I either hated or just couldn't get into. Even solid projects like Rogue One, Kenobi, and the original Mandalorian seasons at points, just all lead to the terrible events from the sequel trilogy, and those 3 films ruined the franchise for me so much that it taints EVERYTHING in the series, so much so that I didn't even watch shows like Andor or The Acolyte. Why should I see this? I don't even know if I will. It looks like a slightly longer episode that they just want to try to get box office receipts from and I doubt it will help undo all the damage from the other films. Unless there's a scene in here that says "nothing with The First Order or Snoke or Palpatine or Rey or any of that garbage is canon and we're starting over from Return of the Jedi", I doubt my fandom can truly be saved.

10. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — The first was fun. I'm a Mario fan, so even though this isn't going in the direction I was hoping and I was pitching for (check out my layout) I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that this could be a fun kids film to check out.

9. The Odyssey — Christopher Nolan doesn't have a 100% success rate for me, but he's close enough that I have to give him the benefit of the doubt. For every Dunkirk that I don't dig, you've got something amazing like Inception. I've never been fond of The Odyssey story, but it's an epic that will probably be more along the lines of Oppenheimer, which even though it didn't rank as my favorite movie of the year, was certainly one of the *better* films that year.

8. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — All three of the previous movies were things I enjoyed. There's no reason why I shouldn't go into this expecting it to be as interesting as its predecessor.

7. Toy Story 5 — I have a lot of complains about Toy Story 4, and I think this movie is going to undo some of those while also creating some other problems. But it's Toy Story. Of course it makes the list high up. It's kind of crazy that it isn't in the top 6, but...

What Made the Final Cut:

6. Mortal Kombat II — Look, it's not going to be better than Toy Story 5 or whatever. I get that. It's not like the previous one was a good movie. But it's popcorn nonsense. I had a lot of fun watching that one, and sometimes, you just want to go to the movies and see some stupid action flick from your childhood.

5. Street Fighter — When it comes to my childhood, by the way, I was always more of a Street Fighter fan than a Mortal Kombat fan. That gives it the edge here, as well as how I'm obviously into pro wrestling (Smark Out Moment) and when you've got Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns among the cast for this, I really hope it's a fun watch, because this looks INSANELY ridiculous.

4. Clayface — Batman project? You sold me. Mike Flanagan is involved? Even more so. And it's a serious movie about Clayface? Hell yeah. I loved that same episode of the animated series that Flanagan was so inspired by.

3. Supergirl — I happen to be one of those people who really liked James Gunn's Superman, so even though Kara has never been in my top 10 favorite superhero characters by any means, I still value the property and I'm curious to see a film revolving around her.

2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — My top two favorite superheroes of all time are Batman #1 and Spider-Man #2. I don't need to explain this.

1. Avengers: Doomsday — Just hook it to my veins. This isn't going to be as great as Infinity War, but it's going to be a mashup of a huge number of characters from my childhood as well as this awesome journey of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU has been in a rough state after Endgame, so I'm hoping this is what turns everything around and makes it all worthwhile.

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Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks to ring in 2025!

I still wish I had the time and resources to go back to making this a monthly feature. While I cannot promise 2025 will be a return to that, given the state of the world in many different facets (as well as my own personal struggles throughout 2024 and seemingly, how things could get more difficult in 2025), I do want to put it out there that if I can find a way to do this monthly, I will certainly try. It does make it harder to do than in previous years before COVID changed how movie release dates are announced in advance and how theatres often don't stick to their releases, and will change them frequently.

With that being said, the year-in-full edition of 6 Flicks Picks works the same way it always has. Rather than being limited to just six for this list, I'm going to be breaking down my top six as well as some supplemental groups of six for different tier lists, in a sense, of how much I want to see those movies.

Still, the general question remains: If you could only watch six movies for the entire year, which ones would those be?

Obviously, not every film that will come out this year is currently announced, and I haven't seen trailers for the vast majority of them. That is part of the fun when you can look back and see which movies you enjoyed more and which ones were surprises.

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2025!

6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2025

As far as January 1st is concerned, here are my top 30 picks.

* Update Addendum: I completely overlooked "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" is coming out this year. As I'm a fan of Knives Out and Glass Onion, I'll certainly be watching this. Insert it maybe at the #11 spot and push everything else down accordingly.

Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions:

30. Novocaine — Just like Love Hurts, this is a movie that I immediately thought I'd want to watch, but as the trailer progressed, the less interested I became. By the end of it, I'm on the fence, as it could just be too...I don't know the word. Not "silly" or "hokey", but the type of Ryan Reynolds kind of meta wink and nod sarcasm humor that I'm frankly getting tired of. The slow motion shot of the knife going into his hand, for instance, didn't make me chuckle, and I'm starting to think this movie won't actually be all that funny. But on paper, it sounds like something I'd like.

29. Paddington in Peru — Can I put this on the list if I haven't even seen the other movies, but I'm just going on the assumption I would like them since they're so highly rated? I really do have to just sit down and watch them this year before this comes out.

28. Trey Parker & Matt Stone live action musical — No name or any information about this, so I have to put it down low. But based on their track record, I think I'll be checking it out. Book of Mormon was so much fun and South Park is just amazing, Team America is underrated, etc.

27. Companion — Stop showing me the trailer before every single movie, as I'm starting to get annoyed with this. It seems interesting not knowing what this is really about. I want to be kept in the dark.

26. Mickey 17 — Based on the premise and how Parasite was so good, they've earned enough good will to get me to see this, even if the trailer didn't wow me.

25. The Accountant 2 — I remember digging the first one enough to warrant watching a sequel, even if I'll have to watch a YouTube video to refresh my memory of what the hell even happened in the first one at this point since it's been nearly a decade.

Low Tier Honorable Mentions:

24. Saw XI — All of these movies are the same, and they're not all that great anymore, but since they're a legacy franchise, I'm sure my wife will want to see this and we might have a fun time in the theatre with people reacting to the traps.

23. Black Bag — Let's see what Michael Fassbender and Regé-Jean Page would have done as James Bond, starring alongside James Bond himself Pierce Brosnan and James Bond's Moneypenny Naomie Harris. This took me by surprise recently, as I hadn't heard anything about it, but after seeing the trailer before Nosferatu, I immediately wrote it down as an option to check out.

22. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 — The first one was pretty dumb, if I'm being honest, but it was a fun time in the theatre. That's worth seeing a second one, so long as it's with a packed house.

21. Zootopia 2 — Solid first film. They've earned the right for me to see the sequel.

20. The Black Phone 2 — As will continue to be echoed, I liked the first one enough that on the strength of that, I'll see a sequel. I'm not sure how they can do a follow-up, though. 

19. The Bad Guys 2 — Echo again. The first was pretty fun.

Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:

18. How to Train Your Dragon — Three solid animated films. A live-action version of the first one, which was arguably the strongest of them? Thumbs up.

17. Nobody 2 — Let's keep that echo going. I enjoyed the first one, so I'll watch the second. There isn't much more than that. However, this is definitely going to be one that I watch at home. My wife didn't watch the first, wouldn't like it, so I'll just wait to watch this on demand at home by myself.

16. M3GAN 2.0 — This, on the other hand, will again be a theatre watch to get the fun reactions from the crowd. The first was the right type of silly for me when it comes to comedic horror films.

15. The Running Man — Can they actually take the Arnold Schwarzenegger film that had a good premise, but is mired by that style of schlocky action writing, and turn it into a Minority Report type of project? Maybe. Maybe not. This gets a midway spot until I see a trailer that convinces me to upgrade or downgrade it.

14. Happy Gilmore 2 — I used to like Billy Madison better, but I'm curious what the story is for this sequel. I hope I actually laugh, rather than feel embarrassed about the comedy.

13. Predator: Badlands — This ranks this high strictly based on me hoping they learned their lessons from Prey, which was the best Predator film since the first. I hope this is more like that and less like...well...everything else we've gotten over the years.

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. Jurassic World Rebirth — Ugh. Damn it. You're going to get me in the theatre for this just because I'm a kid that was wowed by the first film.

11. Mortal Kombat 2 — While not a "good movie" by most metrics, the previous Mortal Kombat film was a fun ride and I'm down to see this.

10. 28 Years Later — The amount of times I can just repeat "well, I liked the first one/two, so I'll see this by default" is staggering, but...well...that.

9. Tron: Ares — Man, I wish this had Daft Punk on the soundtrack. I happen to think not only is that score one of the best in film history (yes, for any film, ever), but I think TRON: Legacy is underrated for a movie that massively stepped up the game from the previous film. I don't like the first TRON movie. Legacy rocks. I hope Ares is a worthwhile successor. It's a shame this doesn't seem to be following the events of Legacy in the way that I would have liked.

8. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina — As I wrote last year, when this was supposed to come out in 2024, I binged the John Wick films in early 2023 and was surprised at how much I enjoyed them. Having since also watched The Continental, I'm down for anything this world throws my way.

7. Karate Kid: Legends — In a similar vein to the John Wick series, I binged all the Karate Kid stuff in 2022 and loved it all. Well, not The Next Karate Kid, as that sucks, and I didn't watch the reboot with Jackie Chan yet, but Cobra Kai is amazing and I really hope this is more of that quality. I'm also very curious how this is going to tie into that, or if it doesn't, how they're going to explain why it doesn't.

What Made the Final Cut:

6. The Fantastic Four: First Steps — This is not at all how I want my Fantastic 4 film to be, as I wouldn't have gone with anyone in this cast except Vanessa Kirby, I wouldn't have done the 60s aesthetic, I wouldn't have set this in an alternate universe, I wouldn't have had a Silver Surfer that isn't Norrin Radd, I wouldn't have RDJ as Doctor Doom, and I wouldn't have even bothered to do any of this prior to Secret Wars, as I would have just gone with introducing F4 as the first film AFTER that...but it's Marvel, it's the MCU, and it's an important movie in the franchise, so I'm OBVIOUSLY going to be here on opening night.

5. The Naked Gun — Naked Gun is one of my top 5 favorite comedies of all time; possibly #2, behind Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The other 3 in the running, for anyone who is curious, are Not Another Teen Movie, Dumb & Dumber, and Clerks. Considering 3 of those are spoof films, that says a lot. Normally, I wouldn't be down for this type of reboot, and I'm nervous this is going to be more of a Scary Movie 4 situation rather than a Scary Movie 1 or 3 (two other spoof films I love), but Liam Neeson has great potential to have the sort of delivery that will work for this. Please just make it like the first one and not even the Naked Gun sequels, that I feel are just shit in comparison to how good the first one is. I don't want Epic Movie or Superhero Movie levels of crap. If so, this is going to be my most disappointing movie of 2025.

4. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning — These movies keep killing it. I'm excited and anxious about the grand finale, but I trust them to deliver.

3. Captain America: Brave New World — All these rewrites have me nervous, and I'm not particularly sold on this concept being the best thing going forward, but you had me at MCU.

2. Thunderbolts* — After seeing the trailers for all the MCU movies coming out this year, this one seems the best. If you count Daredevil: Born Again into the mix, though, that one wins. But that's not a film, so it doesn't go on this list. I hope we get a proper Sentry.

1. Superman —LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. They even have a perfect tagline in "Look up". While some of the choices aren't the ones I'd have made, like having the red trunks and putting Guy Gardner and such in this, the trailer was awesome, and I think James Gunn is going to knock this out of the park. I'm so down for optimistic, hopeful, inspiring Superman, especially after the shit fest that was 2024 and the impending doom of 2025 in the real world.

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Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks to ring in 2024!

I miss the days when this used to be a monthly feature. Not only was that fun to break down, but it allowed me a better understanding of each movie being released each month. However, COVID killed that, and the strikes from 2023 had another huge problem with releases.

These days, not only are movies not being released when they said they would be, but they're not even giving them updated release dates until close to that time frame. Then, they're only saying they're delayed, but not giving new dates.

That makes it far too stressful and difficult to break down like I used to, as I can't keep track of these movies, let alone keep wasting time double checking updates.

With that being said, the year-in-full edition of 6 Flicks Picks works the same way it always has. Rather than being limited to just six for this list, I'm going to be breaking down my top six as well as some supplemental groups of six for different tier lists, in a sense, of how much I want to see those movies.

Still, the general question remains: If you could only watch six movies for the entire year, which ones would those be?

Obviously, not every film that will come out this year is currently announced, and I haven't seen trailers for the vast majority of them. That is part of the fun when you can look back and see which movies you enjoyed more and which ones were surprises.

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2024!

6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2024

As far as January 1st is concerned, here are my top 24 picks, as I couldn't quite get to 30.

Note: I'm working under the assumption that Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse isn't going to be released this year. It seems more likely for 2025. However, if that does end up being released in 2024, you might as well put that as the #1 spot.

Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions:

• Saw XI, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Bad Boys 4, The Beekeeper, Borderlands, Love Lies Bleeding and Imaginary are on my "eh...idk, maybe" list.
  

Low Tier Honorable Mentions:

24. Transformers One — I have a feeling this is a movie I'll end up NOT watching, but if it gets any buzz, I'll check it out. Transformers wasn't my favorite franchise, but I did used to like it, and the first Michael Bay film is good. It's a shame everything that came after that was disappointing to awful. With this being an animated prequel, maybe it'll give everyone the "constantly fighting robots" aspect they always want.

23. Inside Out 2 — I'm not as massively in love with the first one as a lot of people are, but it was still good enough for me to see the follow-up.

22. Spaceman — Is this going to be the type of film that makes me interested with the super fast teaser, and then, if I find out more information about it, I'll be less interested? Maybe. So maybe I'll not bother with that and I'll just watch it when it comes out.

21. Mufasa: The Lion King — The Lion King in animated form is one of my 3 favorite Disney/Pixar films. The pseudo-live action version doesn't hold a candle. Still, maybe there's a story to tell with Mufasa's backstory. At least, on a weak year like this, this makes the list.

20. Madame Web — Yikes...this is going to be awful. There's no way this is even a serviceable movie, let alone a good Spider-Man series film.

19. Road House — The original is ridiculous, but it was a fun watch to check out just to laugh. Out of pure curiosity of how they're remaking it, I'd like to see this and compare it.

Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:

18. Kraven the Hunter — I'll copy and paste what I said last year, when this was supposed to be released, and also echo the Madame Web entry. This is the section we call "you've burned me too much in the past, but I'm going to see your shitty film because I'm a fan of the source material." There's no way in hell Sony pumped out a halfway decent movie with Kraven. It's not happening. But I'll sit through 2 hours of this crap nevertheless.

17. IF — I have a feeling this might be a little too much of the same Ryan Reynolds joke style, but I'll be damned if I didn't come out of this trailer thinking there was potential. Even if it's just for a few gags, I think I'll enjoy this.

16. The Fall Guy — If done well, this could be a really fun send-up of various tropes in the action genre, and even the comedy-action genre. If done poorly, it's just going to be a one-note movie that takes forever to end. But I'm banking on Ryan Gosling doing a great job in pulling it off.

15. I.S.S. — COOL IDEA!!! I'm sold.

14. Civil War — Potentially ham-fisted with a message that will beat you over the head. I'm worried about that. But A24 makes some good movies here and there. Maybe this is their rendition of The Purge?

13. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — Those 3 movies are overrated, but I still watched all 3 of them. Might as well watch the fourth, if not just for the theme song.

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Fury Road was SURPRISINGLY good. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that this could rock, too. But I can't say it's as high up on the list compared to some other series.

11. A Quiet Place: Day One — For instance, A Quiet Place has 2 really solid movies. This might be the third to round it out. What even is the story? Doesn't matter. It's going to be handled by the same team, so it'd be weird if it was suddenly a bad film.

10. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Granted, I'm not as into Shadow as I would have liked this movie taking a different direction, being about Knuckles and not having him in #2. But if they pulled off the previous 2, then I'm down to see #3 by proxy. That's obviously the recurring theme of this list, isn't it?

9. Venom 3 — Speaking of that, the previous two Venom films aren't GREAT, but they do the job enough for me to see Venom 3. Three different Spider-Man spin-off movies this year. Crazy. Venom's always been one of my favorite characters, so he gets a little leeway. Plus, Venom 1 is better than Morbius, for example.

8. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — Big monsters go smashy smashy. I'd imagine this won't be as good as Godzilla Minus One, but holy shit did that take me by surprise in the first place.

7. Argylle — Kingsman is awesome. Give me more of that. I'm not sold on the cat jokes in this, but the rest of it should be a fun ride.

What Made the Final Cut:

6. Ballerina — I finally watched the John Wick films before #4 came out. Guess what. They rock. After watching The Continental as well, I firmly have to put Ballerina on the top list, as they've got a great track record so far.

5. Untitled Karate Kid Movie — How is this not connected to Cobra Kai? Is that going to be a mistake? I've loved Cobra Kai. Once again, like John Wick, binging all the content in a short time frame allowed me to appreciate the series, so I'm down for anything they send my way now.

4. Beetlejuice 2 — The first film was one of my favorite films as a kid. I'm EXTREMELY hesitant to think this will live up to it. Even if it gets terrible reviews, I'll still see it, as I want to know what story they finally thought was good enough to pull the trigger on this.

3. Joker: Folie a Deux — Oh boy...Lady Gaga is going to be insufferable, isn't she? I'll err on the side of caution, though, and say that since the previous one was so awesome, they might not botch this just because of her.

2. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — I called it that this would be delayed in 2023. Afterlife was pretty damn good. Not perfect, and not as good as the first film, but I'd say it's on par with the second one. They've earned the right for me to be excited about this, and the trailer looked even cooler. No pun intended.

1. Deadpool 3  — Do I even need to explain this one?

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Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks to ring in 2023!

I had fully intended to bring this segment back to a monthly edition in 2022, only to just do January and not pick it back up. Admittedly, part of that was just on my schedule making it too difficult, and on the film slate having some rather bland months.

While I won't make any promises that this will go back to that monthly format in 2023, I wanted to at least do the beginning of the year mass post, as that's frequently the most interesting anyway.

With that being said, the way this works is different from the monthly editions. Rather than being limited to just six for this list, I'm going to be breaking down my top six as well as some supplemental groups of six for different tier lists, in a sense, of how much I want to see those movies.

Still, the general question remains: If you could only watch six movies for the entire year, which ones would those be?

Obviously, not every film that will come out this year is currently announced, and I haven't seen trailers for the vast majority of them. That is part of the fun when you can look back and see which movies you enjoyed more and which ones were surprises.

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2023!

6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2023

As far as January 1st is concerned, here are my top 24 picks, as I couldn't get to 30 as I originally had planned.

Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions:

n/a

Low Tier Honorable Mentions:

24. The Little Mermaid — Realistically, I'm not going to watch this unless we end up doing a FanTracks.

23. John Wick: Chapter 4 — I still haven't watched any of these John Wick films, but I keep wanting to. I just haven't gotten around to it. Maybe by the time this comes out, I'll have watched them, enjoyed them, and will be looking forward to this.

22. Barbie — This has SO much potential to be horrendous...but it could also be kind of great?

21. 65 — Admittedly, I was a lot more interested in this movie when all I knew about it was that an astronaut was stranded in some fashion, rather than seeing that he's gone back in time and will fight dinosaurs. With that being said, it's about an astronaut fighting dinosaurs that had a good enough script (most likely) to attract Adam Driver. Who knows. This could be fun.

20. Missing — Run sucked hard. Searching was good. Give me more Searching.

19. Elemental — Disney and Pixar get a pass for a lot of things just by being them, even though their track record isn't spotless.

Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:

18. Kraven the Hunter — This is the section we call "you've burned me too much in the past, but I'm going to see your shitty film because I'm a fan of the source material." There's no way in hell Sony pumped out a halfway decent movie with Kraven. It's not happening. But I'll sit through 2 hours of this crap nevertheless.

17. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts — See what I mean about this part of the list? The first Transformers movie was great. Everything else has been crap. This most likely will, too. But hey, it could look good on screen, at least.

16. Blue Beetle — DC got shattered and this film is just one of the leftover shards they forgot to pick up. I'm not expecting much, but I'm curious what they decided was a good enough breakdown for a Blue Beetle film.

15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem — Animated? Let's see what the animation looks like. Let's hear what the voice acting is like. This could be great, or it could look and feel as weird as the last series I saw a clip of that made me not want to watch it.

14. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — Aquaman isn't great as is. When you throw the Amber Heard stuff in there, along with all the stuff with DC falling apart, we're not in store for anything awesome. But it's still a DC film.

13. The Flash — I repeat, it's still a DC film, despite the lead, how I feel like the plot is probably not going to work, and how none of this seems like it will lead anywhere worthwhile.

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. Oppenheimer — This could be amazing like Memento or one of Christopher Nolan's boring projects that fall short for me like Dunkirk. Give me more Inception and less Tenet.

11. Knock at the Cabin — This seems interesting as hell based on that first teaser. M. Night hasn't been crapping out garbage, either.

10. Creed III — The Rocky franchise is one that mostly consistently delivers if you go into it expecting what you got from what came before it. I liked the last two Creed films. Sign me up.

9. Shazam! Fury of the Gods — Again, DC. Shazam isn't even that great, and Black Adam was horrendous. But...well, superhero. You've already got me.

8. The Marvels — Ugh. Captain Marvel is one of my least favorite MCU films, and I couldn't get past midway through the second episode of Ms. Marvel. But this is an MCU movie, so I'm going to watch it.

7. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — I didn't hate Crystal Skull as much as everyone else. It wasn't as good as the first or third, but it was better than Temple of Doom in my mind. Blasphemy, I know. But let's see what this crew put together.

What Made the Final Cut:

6. Untitled Ghostbusters Afterlife Sequel — Get ready for this to be on the 2024 list, too, because there's no way this is going to actually come out in 2023 as expected. It will certainly be delayed. But I thought Afterlife was solid, and I'm a big fan of the first two movies. Of course you have my loyalty.

5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One — These movies keep getting better and better. By Rogue Nation, they sold me that I'm going to love the next installments, too. Opening night, for sure.

4. The Super Mario Bros. Movie — It can't be as bad as the live action movie, right? Some stuff so far has looked fantastic and some stuff has been a little wonky. But this isn't the type of movie I can just pass up seeing. It's Mario after all.

3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — The first one is SO good. There was no way this wasn't making the top 6. Give me everything Spider-Man, as it's my #2 favorite superhero character.

2. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania — Yesssssssssss.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3  — This is probably going to be fantastic.

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Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on Wikipedia as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in January 2022?

RELEASE DATE: January 7, 2022

The 355

Will I watch? = Maybe

Amityville Karen

Will I watch? = I don't know enough about it to say

RELEASE DATE: January 14, 2022

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Will I watch? = No

Scream

Will I watch? = No

RELEASE DATE: January 21, 2022

Cyrano

Will I watch? = No

The King's Daughter

Will I watch? = No

Redeeming Love

Will I watch? = No

RELEASE DATE: January 28, 2022

Home Team

Will I watch? = No

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild

Will I watch? = No

Morbius

Will I watch? = Yes

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Which films make the cut?

6. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild — A little hard to watch on eof these when you've not seen any of the other movies and never thought they looked good enough to justify checking out, right? But nothing's coming out this month. That's the name of this game and why it's so hard.

5. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania — I've not seen a single minute of these films, either, but this is the month we're dealing with.

4. Scream — I've never seen the other movies, but they have a level of cheese to them with their self-referential humor that there's more to this than many other options here.

3. Home Team — Maybe there's a good joke or two?

2. The 355 — This looks halfway decent. Maybe it's surprisingly good and just one of those generic action flicks that gets the job done. It certainly looks better than most things on this list.

1. Morbius — It's a Spider-Man entity, so even though I don't think it'll be anything great, of course I'll see it.

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Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks to ring in 2022!

This segment was absent for a good portion of 2020 as well as the entirety of 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt on most movie premieres. Now that films are being released on a more regular basis, it's time to go back to breaking down the movies that are set to come out each particular month and settle on the six best options (from a personal perspective).

This particular post, though, switches up the formula just a tad by looking at the current overall release schedule from January 1st and asks the even more daunting question: If you could only watch six movies for the entire year, which ones would those be?

Obviously, not every film that will come out this year is currently announced, and I haven't seen trailers for the vast majority of them. That is part of the fun when you can look back and see which movies you enjoyed more and which ones were surprises.

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2022!

6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2022

As films still aren't being as widely released as they used to (STILL...ugh) and another variant is making things worse, some of these films have little to no information about them and many of them may even be pushed back to further release dates. But as far as January 1st is concerned, here are my top 30 picks.

Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions:

30. John Wick: Chapter 4 — I still haven't seen a single John Wick film. However, they look interesting. I'd like to get the time to binge the previous 3 before this comes out (if I like them, that is).

29. 65 — An astronaut crashes on a planet and finds out that he's not alone. That's all we know. It sounds interesting, but without seeing anything about the movie beyond that description and that Adam Driver is in it, it's hard to rank this higher.

28. Halloween Ends — Boy, that last film was pointless, wasn't it? Way to stretch out a story. But I'm curious how they plan on "finishing" this and I want to see if they stick the landing.

27. Turning Red — It's Pixar. While it doesn't come off to me as the most interesting concept, it's still Pixar, so I trust it'll be decent.

26. Deep Water — Virtually nothing about this movie has been released. The idea sounds intriguing. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are good actors, so they could pull it off, too.

25. Bullet Train — Show me a trailer. Sell me on this. The pitch sounds cool, but again, without seeing a single still image, I can't rank it high.

Low Tier Honorable Mentions:

24. Secret Headquarters — Is it a comedy? A drama? Both? Does it look cheesy and stupid, or is it going to be something right up my alley? Virtually no information about this one, too, so I'm flying blind.

23. Samaritan — Just the same as Secret Headquarters, but this seems to be set as a dramatic film. Maybe it's got the right level of grit, but maybe it's just something that frames itself as "a dark take on superheroes" and actually sucks. Without a trailer, it's impossible to know.

22. Uncharted — I never played the video games or had much interest in them. The trailer looks generic as all hell, but maybe it's a fun action flick to pass the time?

21. The 355 — Speaking of generic action flicks, that's what this could very well be. However, I do think it looks more interesting than Uncharted. I'd imagine this is the type of film I'd watch, go "that was alright" and then never really think about again. But the same could be said for other movies that surprised me.

20. Top Gun: Maverick — Top Gun's decent. It's not some movie I'd recommend to a lot of people, but for watching it just in the past few years for the first time ever and not when it had originally come out (where I'm sure I'd be more inclined to accept it for what it was), I enjoyed it enough to want to see this follow-up.

19. Jackass Forever — You know what you're getting with this.

Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:

18. The Black Phone — Cool concept. This is the only horror film on this list. My wife brought it to my attention and I normally don't find horror movies too up my alley, but this got my vote for a future ticket, for sure.

17. Avatar 2 — Let's see what this shit's all about. Avatar didn't impress me all that much, to be honest. The visuals were great for its time, but the story itself wasn't something that made me want to see a sequel. After all these years James Cameron's been working on this as arguably his biggest passion project, I want to see what he was obsessed about. But it's still Avatar. There are much bigger fish to fry, so to speak.

16. DC League of Super-Pets — Krypto and all? Okay. This is the type of movie I'd have pitched to WB to make a long time ago, because it's such a softball move. You get the superhero crowd and the animated kid audience and the families.

15. Lightyear — This is so interesting. A prequel that doesn't even address Toy Story itself, but treats some of the backstory like a legit tall tale or something? The idea of casting Chris Evans and not just going with Tim Allen took me by surprise.

14. Morbius — Oh boy. This can't be good, right? But it's a Spider-Man property. I'll be seeing it even if the reviews come out that it's a 0/10 film.

13. Jurassic World: Dominion — These past two films weren't great by any stretch of the imagination, but I do want to see how this ends. Maybe they learned their lessons, too?

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. Creed III — What's the story here? I still don't even know. But these past two films were rock solid and the Rocky franchise as a whole tends to have good stories, even if the execution per movie isn't particularly good.

11. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — Superheroes. Even Aquaman. Cool.

10. The Flash — Michael Keaton's Batman is back?!

9. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — I'm still in the camp that I don't know how this movie is going to work without just recasting T'challa. I understand why they wouldn't want to, but how do you spend the last films building up that character and doing stories about unknown family members and resurrections and all, just to have the character die off and get replaced with someone new? I'm worried about it, but I loved the first film, so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt to have it this high up.

8. Mission: Impossible 7 — These movies keep getting better and better. By Rogue Nation, they sold me that I'm going to love the next installments, too. Opening night, for sure.

7. Black Adam — The Rock is so passionate about this that even I, who doesn't love the Shazam line and saw no reason for a Black Adam solo film, am being convinced that this is going to kick ass.

What Made the Final Cut:

6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — The first one was surprisingly really good. Now that we've seen the trailer for #2 and it not only includes Tails, but Knuckles, and seems to be following the most logical plotline, I'm confident this will be a success, too.

5. Mario — I'm so curious about this. The idea of Chris Pratt as Mario sounds so off, but for them to be making a movie after all these years is very cool to try. Since it's unknown, that's why it's slightly above Sonic 2.

4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) — The first one is SO good. There was no way this wasn't making the top 6. Give me everything Spider-Man, as it's my #2 favorite superhero character.

3. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — I almost had this at #2 because I'm fairly sure we're going to see some cameos from X-Men characters and variants and all sorts of crazy stuff. However, I ultimately chose to put it in the #3 spot because I'm not the biggest Doctor Strange fan, I don't care about America Chavez, and there's a chance this is less a buffet of amazing things and more just a collection of some appetizers. Still, after Spider-Man: No Way Home, I'm more excited than ever about this movie.

2. Thor: Love and Thunder — Ragnarok was a lot of fun and the MCU gets priority with these things due to my massive fandom and their impressive track record (outside of Eternals).

1. The Batman  — It's a Batman movie. Of course it's toward the top. Batman's my favorite fictional character ever created in any medium.

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Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks that will jump-start the year 2021!

Normally, this would have followed an entire 12 months of seeing lots of films the previous year. However, the COVID-19 pandemic absolutely destroyed that idea, with most movies being pushed to the next year or onward (although Onward didn't, surprisingly). Only some made it out to streaming platforms and theaters, which made for an abysmal 2020 at the theater.

This means 2021 is packed with a lot of holdovers from 2020 and this list is going to be similar to last year's, albeit with a few changes. Some of the films did come out, some new ones are in the running and I've learned more information about the movies, which may bump them up or push them further down the list.

For those who haven't seen 6 Flicks Picks before, the way this goes is rather simple: out of all the options scheduled to come to theaters, you are given six choices of what you'd want to see. If there aren't six worth watching, you have to pick from the ones you don't want to. If you want to see more than six, you have to narrow down your list.

Usually, this goes month by month. But at the beginning of the year, I do one overall 6 Flicks Picks list that encompasses the entire lineup as of January 1st.

Keep in mind the pandemic is not yet over and it's guaranteed some of these films will see different release dates, so by the end of 2021, this list could look much different in hindsight.

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2021!

6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2021

This year, I have 24 films I had written down, which evens out to a proper split of several different tiers of 6. As per usual, this is largely based on blockbusters, as most smaller films are just meaningless titles to me that I know nothing about.

Low Tier Honorable Mentions:

24. Dune — I haven't seen the original, but this looks impressive enough for me to go along for the ride. Maybe it's full of itself. Maybe it's an amazing epic. Let's find out.

23. Jungle Cruise — This wasn't listed last year, but likely would have been #25 in 2020. It's still at the bottom of the list, as I don't imagine it'll be spectacular. But it could be some mindless fun to shut your brain off and enjoy.

22. The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard— To be honest, I was disappointed with the first one. However, I enjoyed it just enough to think that maybe this time around, they can get some more laughs out of me. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek are great. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

21. Space Jam: A New Legacy — The first film is one of those movies most people loved as a kid. I wasn't as big on it as everyone else, but I did enjoy it back then. I watched it a few years ago and boy, it does not hold up. But maybe this can be some childhood fun in a way.

20. Mortal Kombat — The original two films are terrible. Admit it. Likely, this film will be bad, too. However, at least the CGI shouldn't be as rough. Since the game was something I liked, I'm definitely revisiting this. However, I was always more of a Street Fighter guy.

19. Snake Eyes — This stayed exactly at #19 compared to last year's list, funny enough. G.I. Joe was never my biggest passion, but I did enjoy it when I was younger. I saw the other two films and if this movie is better than those, then cool. It can't be that hard to beat them, right?

Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:

18. Morbius — This also stayed exactly at the #18 position from last year. I am positive Sony has made a lackluster film here. However, it's connected to Spider-Man. I pretty much have to see it.

17. Top Gun: Maverick — This fell down some spots. Last year, it was #14. I hadn't seen Top Gun until 2019 and while I wasn't totally in love with it, I understood why people could be high on it when it came out. It was a decent enough film that I do want to see this, though.

16. A Quiet Place Part II — I enjoyed the first one quite a bit. Of course I'll watch a sequel if that's the case. This fell a few spots as it was #11 last year.

15. Coming 2 America — This fell some spots, too. Last year, it was #12. I had first seen Coming to America in 2019 as recommended by my then-girlfriend, now fiancée. Guaranteed, this will be a date night for us.

14. Free Guy — Admittedly, this doesn't look as great now that I've seen more than one trailer. I do still think it can be a lot of fun, but I dropped it down a spot. Last year, it was #13.

13. The Forever Purge — I wasn't big on the first Purge film. The second, third and fourth, though, I did enjoy, and I liked the television series. I'm down. This fell a few spots, though, as it was #8 last year.

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. The Matrix 4 — I'm not as big on The Matrix as most people. I think the first film has a lot of merit and the second and third bring up some good points, but the series is largely stuck up its own ass and has overrated visuals that no longer hold up and at the time, were only innovative because people forgot slow motion existed. With that being said, I'm curious as hell how they take the franchise in a different direction.

11. The King's Man — Down several spots. It was #5 last year. I absolutely love the first Kingsman. The second one was a massive departure and I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as I felt they made some terrible mistakes in the direction of the series. I hope they've learned their lessons.

10. The Suicide Squad — The first film is pretty horrible. I actually think this will be bad, too. But I trust James Gunn to deliver something interesting, no matter how bad it is. He did pull off Guardians of the Galaxy, after all. I really, really, really hate the title, though. Adding "the" in front of the other movie's name is so stupid.

9. Eternals — I know virtually nothing about The Eternals. However, it's the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You've got my money.

8. Godzilla vs. Kong — This was bumped up one spot from last year. I still don't know how they're going to make this work by stepping backward and doing two babyfaces against each other while they already had Godzilla fight everyone else the last time. But hey, King of the Monsters was a visual spectacle, so that should at least be a selling point. However, if this is released at home and not in theaters, I'd imagine it won't have the same impact.

7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage — This stayed at #7. The first film had some major flaws, but also some charm. Since it's a Spider-Man thing and I love the Venom character, as well as Carnage, I'm still hoping for the best and seeing this no matter what.

What Made the Final Cut:

6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — I know virtually nothing about Shang-Chi, too. However, MCU and the real Mandarin? Neat.

5. Mission: Impossible 7 — These films basically keep getting better and better. Take my cash.

4. Ghostbusters: Afterlife — This actually stayed in the #4 spot compared to last year. I really, really don't want them to screw this up. I absolutely love the first film and I still maintain some fondness for the second, even though it's nowhere near as good. Bustin' makes me feel good. Don't make me feel bad.

3. Black Widow — Down one spot. It's an MCU property, so it gets high priority. Black Widow is great and this movie has a lot of potential to set up some interesting things going forward.

2. No Time to Die — Down one spot. I'm getting increasingly more nervous that this film is going to go in the direction I don't want it to, where they're setting up Nomi to take the lead with the franchise and try to either kill James Bond off or retire him for real, with her being 007 going forward. I watch Bond films to watch Bond, not to watch some other character. Give me an opening gun barrel, a better film than the previous one, something that FOR ONCE doesn't entirely revolve around Daniel Craig being "not Bond yet" (Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace) or "too old already" (Skyfall and Spectre). Then, end it where we can recast Bond and reboot the series again. Don't play any other games.

1. Spider-Man 3 (title unknown) — No shit, right? It's an MCU film revolving around my #2 favorite superhero of all time. You've got the multiverse coming into effect here. I'm going to go BONKERS for this film. Aaaaaaaaaah!

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Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in March 2020?

Onward

Synopsis: Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic out there.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Way Back

Synopsis: A former HS basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his old demons. But will it be enough to set him on the road to redemption?

Will I watch? = No


My Spy

Synopsis: A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.

Will I watch? = No

Bloodshot

Synopsis: Ray Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Hunt

Synopsis: Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.

Will I watch? = No

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Synopsis: A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

Will I watch? = No

I Still Believe

Synopsis: The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

Will I watch? = No

The Roads Not Taken

Synopsis: Sally Potter's film follows a day in the life of Leo (Javier Bardem) and his daughter, Molly (Elle Fanning), as he floats through alternate lives he could have lived, leading Molly to wrestle with her own path as she considers her future.

Will I watch? = No

Inside the Rain

Synopsis: Facing expulsion from college over a misunderstanding, a bipolar student indulges his misery at a strip club where he befriends a gorgeous, intelligent, outrageous woman and they hatch a madcap scheme to prove his innocence.

Will I watch? = No


A Quiet Place Part II

Synopsis: Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.

Will I watch? = Yes


Mulan

Synopsis: A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. A live-action feature film based on Disney's 'Mulan.'

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. The Way Back / The Roads Not Taken — I have no interest in either. Flip a coin.

5. My Spy — There's no way I'm seeing this, but it does have Batista in it and since I cover pro wrestling over on Smark Out Moment and other avenues, I'd get more out of seeing this and approaching it from that angle than some of the other movies.

4. Mulan — To be honest, I haven't even seen the original. It never appealed to me. This doesn't, either, but it's a bad month for movies.

3. Bloodshot — As I've mentioned before when I thought Bloodshot was coming out in February, this is a movie based on a comic book that has actiony superhero-esque elements to it. By default, that's more my speed than a lot of other things, so I'll check it out at some point, even if I don't see it in theaters.

2. Onward — This seems cute and I can't help but assume any Pixar movie deserves the benefit of the doubt that it will be at least decent, if not great.

1. A Quiet Place Part II — I really enjoyed the first one. You bet I'm seeing this.

Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in February 2020?

Birds of Prey

Synopsis: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.

Will I watch? = Yes (ugh)

The Lodge

Synopsis: A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

Will I watch? = No

And Then We Danced

Synopsis: A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

Will I watch? = No


Sonic the Hedgehog

Synopsis: A cop in the rural town of Green Hills will help Sonic escape from the government who is looking to capture him.

Will I watch? = Yes

Blumhouse's Fantasy Island

Synopsis: A horror adaptation of the popular '70s TV show about a magical island resort.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Photograph

Synopsis: A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.

Will I watch? = No

Downhill

Synopsis: Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

Will I watch? = No

Ordinary Love

Synopsis: An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

Will I watch? = No

What About Love

Synopsis: Two young lovers change the lives of their parents forever when the parents learn from the joyful experience of their kids, and allow themselves to again find their love.

Will I watch? = No

First Lady

Synopsis: Katherine Morales, a woman not married to the President, runs for First Lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. First Lady is a classic romantic comedy with the backdrop of Presidential Politics and Royal Charm.

Will I watch? = No


Bloodshot

Synopsis: Ray Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Call of the Wild

Synopsis: A sled dog struggles for survival in the Alaskan wild.

Will I watch? = No

Brahms: The Boy II

Synopsis: After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Will I watch? = No

Emma

Synopsis: Based on the classic Jane Austen novel.

Will I watch? = No

Greed

Synopsis: Satire about the world of the super-rich.

Will I watch? = No

My Boyfriend's Meds

Synopsis: A woman's island getaway with her boyfriend is thrown for a loop when he forgets to take his prescription medications along.

Will I watch? = No

Goldie

Synopsis: A teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. A story about displaced youth, ambition and strength.

Will I watch? = No


The Invisible Man

Synopsis: When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Will I watch? = No

Wendy

Synopsis: Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.

Will I watch? = No

The Whistlers

Synopsis: A policeman is intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison in Romania. He travels to Gomera, an island in the Canaries, where he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language which includes hissing and spitting.

Will I watch? = No

Saint Frances

Synopsis: After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting.

Will I watch? = No

A White, White Day

Synopsis: In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. The Invisible Man — Weak month. Let's just go with a plot I've seen before.

5. Wendy — They're trying something different, at least. But let's be honest, I'm not going to watch this.

4. Blumhouse's Fantasy Island — They took a weird TV show and turned it into a horror thing? Okay, I'm curious.

3. Bloodshot — It seems very generic, but it's also a comic book kind of movie and that speaks more to my likes than some of the other things on this list.

2. Birds of Prey — It's a DC movie, so I'll see it. It involves a lot of characters I'm very fond of, but the style of the movie, the tone, and the way it is adapting these characters looks HORRENDOUS. I'm not expecting it to be anything but hot garbage.

1. Sonic the Hedgehog — Big fan of the original games on Genesis. This can't be some super amazing movie, but the second trailer convinced me that it should be at least worth checking out.

Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in January 2020?

The Grudge

Synopsis: A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.

Will I watch? = No


Like a Boss

Synopsis: Two friends with very different ideals start a beauty company together. One is more practical while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.

Will I watch? = No

Underwater

Synopsis: A crew of aquatic researchers work to get to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. But the crew has more than the ocean seabed to fear.

Will I watch? = No

The Informer

Synopsis: An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison.

Will I watch? = No


Bad Boys for Life

Synopsis: Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.

Will I watch? = No

Dolittle

Synopsis: A physician discovers that he can talk to animals.

Will I watch? = Maybe


The Gentlemen

Synopsis: A British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.

Will I watch? = No

Run

Synopsis: A home schooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is keeping a dark secret from her.

Will I watch? = No

The Turning

Synopsis: A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw".

Will I watch? = No

The Last Full Measure

Synopsis: Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.

Will I watch? = No


The Rhythm Section

Synopsis: A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family.

Will I watch? = No

Gretel & Hansel

Synopsis: A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

Oh boy...this month is not good. There are so few picks to begin with and I'm not interested in a single one of them.

6. Underwater — No interest in this, but I had to pick something and it wasn't going to be Like a Boss.

5. The Gentleman — Guy Ritchie's gangster movies have disappointed me in the past and I didn't even come close to smirking at this trailer. But crime is more my speed than some of the other options here.

4. The Informer — Again, crime over horror.

3. The Rhythm Section — Again...crime over horror.

2. Bad Boys for Life — I saw Bad Boys 2. Oddly enough, I didn't see Bad Boys 1. At least this will be stupid action fun.

1. Dolittle — Maybe this is interesting or heartfelt enough to not make me feel like I wasted my time. However, even this is a movie I just know that I'm not going to bother watching.

Welcome to the annual New Year's edition of 6 Flicks Picks that will jump-start the year 2020!

Naturally, this breakdown won't be listing the releases of every single movie that will be coming out in the year—partially because that's too daunting of a task and partially because even the studios don't know all of those yet—but it will still follow the same format as far as the picks go.

This will be much harder, as there are hundreds of films that will be coming out, but it still boils down to the same concept: if I had to pick only six movies that I could watch, which ones would they be?

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2020!

What is so difficult about this type of thing is that I have to go by the general breakdown of the big releases, as there can definitely be movies that pop up that I'm completely unaware of that are smaller in scale. A major summer blockbuster is already in promotion now, but what about the little indie flick?

Those end up being ignored in this generic year scope, but on the monthly basis, they'll get much more attention, so keep that in mind.

Last year, I had over 30 movies on my list, to varying degrees. I didn't end up seeing all of them. Naturally, I also saw some other films that weren't on my list, so that's proof in the pudding that there are always movies that you're not aware of at the start of the year that will catch your attention.

This year, I don't have 30 movies to pick from. That means I'll be narrowing it down to 24 and taking out the Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions list. Then, I'll proceed to break things into 6-film lists, leading up to the main 6 Flicks Picks that made the final cut.

Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions:

n/a this year.

Low Tier Honorable Mentions:

24. Dolittle — I don't have the highest hopes for this, but this narrowly beat out some other "meh" entries like Jungle Cruise, as well as Bill & Ted Face the Music (I remember liking the other movies as a kid, but I have a feeling if I rewatched them now, I'd hate them). Dolittle isn't something I'll probably actually watch, but if I'm feeling like I need to get out of the house, maybe I'll peep it.

23. Bad Boys for Life — Funny enough, I've seen Bad Boys 2, but not the first one.

22. Fantasy Island — Uh....

21. Onward — Pixar.

20. The New Mutants — I still think this needs to be released on Hulu...

19. Snake Eyes — G.I. Joe was never my biggest passion, but I did enjoy it as a kid. I saw the other two films and if this movie is better than those, then cool.

Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:

18. Morbius — I have little faith in Sony to pull this off, but since it's tangential to Spider-Man, I'll see it.

17. Bloodshot — I know nothing about this, but it's based on a comic, so it might be cool.

16. Birds of Prey — This absolutely 100% is going to suck. Not a single thing about the movie, from its title to the way they dressed the characters to the choice of characters in the movie makes me think this is anything but an ENORMOUS disaster.

15. Wonder Woman 1984 — I have little faith in this movie, particularly as the first one is massively overrated and I don't think the time period aspect is going to be anything but "wouldn't it be neat if we referenced ___" masturbatory nonsense. But...like many other superhero things...it's a Wonder Woman film, so I'll see it opening night.

14. Top Gun: Maverick — I actually didn't see Top Gun until 2019. While I wasn't totally in love with it, I can see why people were high on it when it came out. Some of that nostalgia is completely lost on me, but on the strength of that film alone, I'll be interested to peep this.

13. Free Guy — This looks super fun! I didn't know anything about it until seeing the trailer before Jumanji: The Next Level. I'm so down.

Top Tier Honorable Mentions:

12. Coming 2 America — I actually also just watched Coming to America for the first time in 2019, as recommended by my girlfriend. She and I will definitely be watching this together.

11. A Quiet Place: Part II — Big fan of the first one.

10. Sonic the Hedgehog — Gotta go fast. Give me Tails and Knuckles in there somewhere, too.

9. Godzilla vs. Kong — I don't know how they're going to make this work by stepping backward and doing two babyfaces against each other while they already had Godzilla fight everyone else the last time. But hey, King of the Monsters was a visual spectacle.

8. The Purge 5 — It's weird. The first Purge was blah. The second, third and fourth, I enjoyed. I'll go see this one on the strength of that trajectory.

7. Venom 2 — The first film has its flaws and its charm. It's a Spider-Man related movie. Naturally, it's an opening night viewing for me.

What Made the Final Cut:

6. The Eternals — I know virtually nothing about The Eternals, but this is the MCU, so it gets a top spot by default.

5. The King's Man — The first Kingsman film is amazing. The second one suffered from some really bad decisions, like killing off certain characters. I hope this is a step backward to what worked the first time.

4. Ghostbusters: Afterlife — Pleeeeeeease don't screw this up. I absolutely love the first film and I have a fond attachment to the second one, too. Bustin' makes me feel good. Don't make me feel bad.

3. Tenet — I still have no idea what this is about, but it looks neat and it's Christopher Nolan.

2. Black Widow — MCU. Of course this is high up on the list. Black Widow's a great character and although I'm nowhere near as excited about this as I was last year for Avengers: Endgame, I'm more confident I'll like the movie than most things on this list, strictly because it's the MCU.

1. No Time to Die — After the Star Wars sequels and Terminator: Dark Fate, I'm entirely convinced this movie is going to piss me off by either killing off James Bond and/or trying to make Nomi the lead going forward, rather than "hoping for a spin-off." However, it's still a James Bond film (at least, for now, it seems) and I'll be there opening night, hoping there's a gun barrel at the start, that it does the series justice and that it doesn't end with passing the torch or anything like that.

Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in December 2019?

Playmobil: The Movie

Synopsis: Animated feature film inspired by the Playmobil brand toys.

Will I watch? = No

The Aeronauts

Synopsis: Pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.

Will I watch? = No

En Brazos de un Asesino

Synopsis: Victor (William Levy) is one of the world's most handsome men, but he has a deep secret - he is a cold blooded assassin. Smooth talking and seductive, Victor was raised to do one thing only, which is to kill for money. When he is sent to the home of a brutal drug lord to collect payment for his most recent hit, he encounters the beautiful Sarai (Alicia Sanz), who has been forced to spend the last 9 years of her life with the drug lord. After Victor leaves the compound, Sarai seizes her chance at freedom by hiding out in Victor's car. But things don't go as planned and instead of being transported back to her home, she finds herself free from one dangerous man only to be caught in the clutches of another. While on the run from the vengeful drug lord and his brutal henchmen, Victor's conscience catches up with him as he risks all that he stood for to protect his captive. In the end, the power Sarai unknowingly holds over Victor and their undeniable attraction may be what places her right in the arms of a killer.

Will I watch? = Maaaaybe?

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Synopsis: On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

Will I watch? = No

Little Joe

Synopsis: Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe.

Will I watch? = No

Midnight Family

Synopsis: In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help.

Will I watch? = No


Jumanji: The Next Level

Synopsis: The gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game.

Will I watch? = Yes

Black Christmas

Will I watch? = No

Synopsis: A group of female students are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy.

Will I watch? = No

Richard Jewell

Synopsis: American security guard Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist.

Will I watch? = No

Uncut Gems

Will I watch? = No

Synopsis: A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Will I watch? = No

Seberg

Synopsis: Inspired by real events about the French New Wave darling and Breathless star, Jean Seberg, who in the late 1960s was targeted by Hoover's FBI, because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.

Will I watch? = No

A Hidden Life

Will I watch? = No

Synopsis: The Austrian Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.

Will I watch? = No

Cunningham

Synopsis: The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg.

Will I watch? = No


Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Synopsis: The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga.

Will I watch? = Ugh. Yes.

Cats

Synopsis: A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Will I watch? = Hell No

Bombshell

Synopsis: A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Will I watch? = No


Little Women

Synopsis: Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Will I watch? = No

1917

Synopsis: Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldier's brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Will I watch? = No

Spies in Disguise

Synopsis: When the world's best spy is turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer to save the world.

Will I watch? = Download?

Clemency

Synopsis: Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

Will I watch? = No

Just Mercy

Synopsis: Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free.

Will I watch? = No

The Song of Names

Synopsis: Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in an emotional detective story spread over two continents and a half century. Beneath the film's stunning and pulsing musical revelations burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. 1917 — Bad month. I have no interest in this, but even less interest in everything else.

5. En Brazos de un Asesino — The plot is solid. I'm not much for foreign films, but maybe it could be decent.

4. Richard Jewell — My interest in this basically is only based on the lead and how well he did in I, Tonya. I have no interest in the story itself.

3. Spies in Diguise — This seems kind of funny and cute. Sure. Why not? It's a weak month.

2. Jumanji: The Next Level — The last one was pretty fun. I'll definitely check this out.

1. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — The Force Awakens was disappointing. The Last Jedi was a nightmare that legitimately turned me off as a Star Wars fan to a level I didn't think it could, where I just stopped caring about the franchise. Solo was so blah, too. I have my ticket for this, but I have zero faith that I'll feel okay afterward.