#Get Out the Popcorn! January Movies

JANUARY:

1. Mr. Mercedes – (Netflix) – Love Brendan Gleason…but NOT in this. Turned it off after 3 episodes – disappointment 
2. Lost Illusions (Apple) – Movie only tells only  part 2 of the book…does NOT do Balzac justice! – Bah
3. Pluribus (Netflix) -I like Rhea Seehorn…otherwise I would have turned it off after episode 3 – boring
4. Murder in Monaco (Netflix)- Sloppy production, boring and waste of my time.  – boring  – 01.01.2026
5. Weapons  (Apple) –  Beyond bad…! Nothing remotely creative/intelligent …just a bunch  of zombies. Bah. o2.01.2026
6. A Real Pain (Disney) – Not what I expected…Culkin is too crazy…..and Eisenberg too stiff. 04.01.2026
7. His Three Daughters – (Netflix) -..It was okay…not great.  New York Times films 2024.  06.01.2026
8. Man on the Inside (Netflix) – NOT funny…each episode felt like cringy …stopped after 5 episodes. 17.01.2026
9. Cover-up (Netflix) – many memories about the news in 1960s  – EXCELLENT
10. The New Yorker 100 Years (Netflix) – my favourite magazine! – EXCELLENT
11. Sunday Best: the Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Netflix) – EXCELLENT
12. The Holdovers – (Netflix)  ….good feeling movie, loved it!  – EXCELLENT
13. Evil Under the Sun (BBC 2)..love Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith = EXCELLENT
14. Documentary (Art History)   “Basquiet: Rages to Riches”. (53 min)
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23gz8pbPKOI  = WOW…just WOW!