For many years I’ve been tracking the movies I watch by a monthly post with my 5 word move review and invite for others to join in. I linked it up to money for charity if people participated. I gave away $600 to charities top participants chose. It was fun. But over the years my blogging has become inconsistent and my own participation in the blogging community at large has dwindled. I hope that will change, but only time will tell. So, I’ll be discontinuing my 5 word movies reviews after this post. 

There are $85 on the table so, if people post their 5 word review of any 15 of these movies or on any of the movies in the past (scroll through them here) I can dole out another $100 to charity as a last hurrah. 

Leave the World Behind, 2023 (Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Kevin Bacon) Grade B+

Better start digging that bunker!

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No Hard Feelings, 2023 (Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Natalie Morales, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti) Grade B

Somehow she had me rooting for her.

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A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2004 (Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O’Hara, Billy Connolly, Meryl Streep, Jude Law & many other familiar faces)  Grade B

Best ending the Baudelaires will ever get.

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The Out-Laws, 2023 (Adam Devine, Nina Dobev, Ellen Barkin, Pierce Brosnan) Grade C–

Bonnie & Clyde with some laughs.

In a comment, give me your 5 words (or less!) and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

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The Adjustment Bureau, 2011 (Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly, Terence Stamp) Grade B

Who decides what’s meant to be?

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Cocaine Bear, 2023 (Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Brooklyn Prince, Alden Ehrenreich, Christian Convery) Grade B

Don’t judge. This nonsense was exactly what I needed after the Ohio State-Michigan football game.

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Operation Petticoat, 1959 (Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O’Brien, Dina Merill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Arthur O’Connell) Grade B

Generational gender stereotypes aside, Funny!

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A Haunting in Venice, 2023 (Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dorman, Camille Cottin, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Kyle Allen, Jude Hill, Ali Kahn) Grade B

Venice is its own character.

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To Catch a Thief, 1955 (Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams) Grade B-

Thief steals wealthy heiress heart.

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, 2023 (Chris Pine. Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis) Grade B-

As D&D novice still enjoyed it.

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Us, 2019 (Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elizabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker) Grade B-

Twinning is a bad look.

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Good, 2008) (Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker) Grade C+

Is neutrality possible in 1930s Germany?

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What Happens Later, 2023 (Meg Ryan, David Duchovny) Grade C

Scattered RomCom with likeable actors.

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Locked In, 2023 (Famke Janssen, Rose Williams, Alex Hassell, Finn Cole, Anna Friel) Grade C-

Twisty, but marred with unlikeable characters.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s, 2023 (Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Matthew Lillard) Grade C-

Best not to dwell on it.

So behind on this space, but envision more engagement in the next few months. I miss my blogging peeps!

In a comment, give me your 5 words (or less!) and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

We’re at $85 right now.  Your charity could be next 

Listed in the order I liked them best…

Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019 (Shia LaBouf, Zack Gottsagen. Dakota Fanning, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, John Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Yelawolf) Grade A

Everyone deserves to be seen.

Air, 2023 (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, Chris Messina) Grade A

Is MJ really MJ without his Jordans?

Rush, 2013 (Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancisco Favino) Grade B+

Racing greats very different approaches.

The Gift, 2015 (Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton) Grade B

Careful who your friends are.

Super Mario Bros Movie, 2023 (Voices-Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Seth Rogan, Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Armisen) Grade B

Surprising fun. Peaches is addicttive.

Superbad, 2007 (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogan, Bill Hader, Emma Stone) Grade B-

Husband made me watch it.

Paranormal Activity, 2007 (Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Ashley Palmer) Grade C

I was expecting more scares.

The Hating Game, 2021 (Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Damon Daunno, Corbin Bernsen, Sakina Jaffrey) Grade C

Playing with lusty fire.

Chaos Walking, 2021 (Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelson, David Oyelowo, Nick Jonas, Demian Bichir, Cynthia Erivo) Grade C-

Why do this to a perfectly good trilogy?

Notice something about my March movies? They are all one word titles!!

In a comment, give me your 5 words (or less!) and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

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Streaming – Jason and I finished season 3 of Emily in Paris. Love that show.

Joker, 2019 (Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy) Grade A

Mesmerizing, horrifying, & everyhing in between.

Moxie, 2021 (Hadley Robinson, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Lauren Tsai, Nico Hirago, Patrick Schwarzeneggar, Amy Poehler) Grade A-

High schoolers leading cultural change.

Solace, 2015 (Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell) Grade B+

Interesting serial killer thriller.

Nope, 2022 (Daniel Kaluuya, Kiki Palmer Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, Keith David) Grade B

Slow moving, unique alien discovery.

Creed III, 2022 (Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Phylicia Rashad) Grade B

Past catches up to Adonis.

Bliss, 2021 (Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson) Grade C

Bizarro.

When I started this monthly list forever ago it was a way for me to track the movies I watched and to involve others on my blog. I’ve been less involved in the blogging community and some of my main participants around anymore, but I’m still going to plug along and hope a few of me will join me when you can.

In a comment, give me your 5 words (or less!) and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

We’re at $85 right now.  Your charity could be next 

True Spirit, 2023 (Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Anna Paquin, Josh Lawson) Grade A

Inspiring true life sailing adventure.

Luckiest Girl Alive, 2022 (Mila Kunis, Finn Wittrock, Jennifer Beals, Connie Britton) Grade A-

Overcoming trauma can be impossible.

Knock at the Cabin, 2023 (Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint) Grade B

Totally messed up and intense.

Your Place or Mine, 2023 (Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Wesley Kimmel, Jesse Williams, Zoe Chao, Tig Notaro, Steve Zahn) Grade B-

Predictable friends to lovers romcom.

Shotgun Wedding, 2023 ( Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Callie Hernandez, D’Arcy Beth Carden, Desmin Borges) Grade C

Destination romcom wedding goes awry.

You People, 2023 (Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nia Long, David Duchovny) Grade C

Cringe and funny, heavy on former.

When I started this monthly list forever ago it was a way for me to track the movies I watched and to involve others on my blog. I’ve been less involved in the blogging community and some of my main participants around anymore, but I’m still going to plug along and hope a few of me will join me when you can 🙂

In a comment, give me your 5 words (or less!) and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

We’re at $85 right now.  Your charity could be next 

Streaming- We finished up Emily in Paris season 2 and The Recruit season 1

Bullet Train, 2022 (Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito Antonio, Martinez Ocasio, Sandra Bullock) Grade B+

Brad Pitt at his Bradliest.‘

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 (Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Dave Bautista) Grade B+

More Detective Benoit Blanc please!

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The Pale Blue Eye, 2023 (Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Robert Duvall, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Harry Lawtey) Grade B-

Slow moving fictional Poe mystery.

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Long Story Short, 2021 (Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng, Dena Kaplan, Noni Hazelhurst) Grade B-

Whimsical take on meaningful life.

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To All the Boys: Always and Forever, 2021 (Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, John Corbett, Henry Thomas, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Ross Butler, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Saraya Blue) Grade B

Touching end to sweet trilogy

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Effie Gray, 2014 (Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Greg Wise, Tom Sturridge, Julie Walters, David Suchet, Derek Jacobi) Grade B-

Real love triangle, quiet film

What have you seen this month that I need to watch?

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We watched the Terminal List, it was okay, but not great, and finished up the second half of season 4 of Stranger Things, loved it!

All the feels of original +

Lightning and aging connection, lol.

Dumpees team up for mischief.

Sweet romance for older set 🙂

Funnish buddy mistaken identity comedy.

Cute addition to the franchise.

No one to root for.

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Shows I binged this month… We finished the first season of the network comedy Ghosts (so much fun!), watched the first half of Stranger Things, season 4 (started slow, but looking forward to series finale next week), and the mini series The Night Manager with Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston.

Dark, post war, backwoods, all-star cast

Fitting soapy end to trilogy.

Dark psychological thriller from Argentina.

Revenge is a dish served bold. Tony

Murder trial by social media.

Trilogy perfect for insomnia binge.

Insomnia solution, not much else.

Worst of the bunch.

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Shows I binged these shows last few months… Ozark (second half of season 4), Bridgerton 2 (where were the naughty bits?), The Lincoln Lawyer (fun!), Survivor 42

Search for replicant baby ignites.

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Based on true murder mystery.

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Don’t ever judge by stereotypes.

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Tears begrudgingly shed.

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Chilling and dark trafficking thriller.

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A lovely trip to Ireland.

Sonic finds family and friends.

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I’ve already forgotten the secret.

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Coma stole cheerleader’s Prom crown.

You know the drill, add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

We’re at $84 right now.  Your charity could be next 

Shows I binged these last few month…Ozark (first part of season 4), Great British Baking Show (season 9), A Discovery of Witches (season 2) , Reacher (season 1)

Love this post apocalyptic family!

This post apocalyptic family one more time. (Bill)

So much personality! wink, wink

Unprepared King Henry V navigates throne.

Unprepared Henry V assumes the throne and finally succeeds. (Bill)

Fun idea, many head scratching moments.

Fun idea, some head scratching moments but it has Ryan Reynolds. (Bill)

It had its moments with nod to the original.

Cute enough royalty romcom.